Recently, I watched Long Way Down, which is the sequel to Long Way Round. Both of these star Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman. You probably recognize the first name, but possibly not the second (unless you are a huge fan of Deliverance). I’m not sure if a documentary about guys riding around the world is [...]
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Adding a Roku to a Logitech Harmony Remote
I got a Roku HD player from Woot.com recently and, as with any electronic device for displaying content on your television, it came with a remote. I have a refurbished Logitech Harmony 880 remote that I use to control all of my devices so after verifying that the Roku worked (and adding my Netflix, Amazon [...]
Zombie Apocalypse: Choose your weapon
It’s a question I’m sure we’ve all struggled with at one time or another… What weapon would you choose in the event of zombies? Basically, you have two broad categories: 1. Melee 2. Ranged
Zombie Review: Gungrave
A friend recently recommended some new anime to me: Gungrave. Some of the guys that did Trigun were involved in this as well which also piqued my interest. Gungrave is about the same length as Trigun (approximately 650 minutes), so it is a fairly quick watch. Overall I found it quite amusing, except for one [...]
Ride Friday: On Pedestrians and Traffic
Recently, I found myself on my motorcycle enjoying a pleasant ride through Kings Beach, CA. Kings Beach, in case you are unaware, is a high traffic (for Tahoe) touristy area. It features 4 lanes of traffic, and a plethora of crosswalks, so that pedestrians do not have to walk very far to safely cross the [...]
Kindle 3 announced, joy ensues
At the beginning of the month, Amazon unveiled the 3rd generation of the Kindle DX which was now ensconced in a Graphite colored shell, provided a better contrast ratio, and faster refresh times. This all but guaranteed we would be seeing the Kindle 3 shortly. Yesterday, it was noticed that the Kindle 2 was out [...]
Review: Predators
Last night, I went and saw Predators, which is a sequel to Predator and Predator 2. It was decent. Not bad, but nothing very exciting. There will be minor spoilers, but nothing terrible unpredictable.
Error: SQL1159 Initialization error with DB2 .NET Data Provider, reason code 10, tokens 0.0.0, 9.7.0
This past weekend I spent way too much time with Jon while trying to get our new work machines setup. Normally most of the time is spent waiting for Visual Studio to install (seriously that thing takes forever), but not so this time. DB2 kept refusing to work and play well with others. Specifically the [...]
iPhone 4 Antenna Problems
Last month, Jon talked about the iPhone 4 and one of the things he discussed was the antenna design and like many new things, “The real question is: will it work well?” Thus far, the answer seems to be a resounding no.
Ask me about Online Dating
Recently, I’ve been fielding more and more questions about Online Dating. The most common thing I have heard is that people are scared to try it. I will admit that I was initially a little timid about the concept, but as I discussed previously, I eventually jumped into it and thus far haven’t had any [...]