Posted in Software, Tech World on August 31, 2006 | 1 Comment »
If you don’t have a decent Word Processor on your computer (probably most of you have Word), then Google’s Writely.com can do the trick. Tried it out today to type a letter - worked well - you can even save the file on Google’s servers, if you are so inclined (probably not a bad [...]
Posted in Living in Germany, Personal, Travel on August 31, 2006 | No Comments »
Spent most of the night transfixed by Google Earth, zooming back to old places I used to live in Germany back in the late 60’s and early 70’s. Brings back a ton of memories.
I could even zoom in on the old Herbst Brauerei (brewery) where I used to slam them back as a 16 [...]
Posted in Canon, Photography, digital photography on August 30, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Our little cat “Willow” chilling. Unfortunately, Willow, now that she has been transplanted to the city, is scared out of her mind of every car that goes by on the street outside, in particular the garbage trucks. As soon as you open the door, the tail begins to swish frantically. I’m sure [...]
Posted in Software, Tech World on August 30, 2006 | No Comments »
I’m very late to this little adventure in cyberspace because until recently all I had was dialup. So finally I could download this tool - this is just too cool. One could easily spend hours playing with this. Read more about it at the Google Earth site and download a copy - it’s [...]
Posted in Investing on August 30, 2006 | No Comments »
Here’s an interesting idea that will come to market shortly.
SocialPicks is a community for stock market investors to share investment ideas, collaborate on market research, and track performance of peers.
Check it out and sign up at SocialPicks.com - if you’re lucky, you might know someone who is already using the beta and [...]
Posted in Tech World on August 28, 2006 | No Comments »
Here’s a neat new Microsoft Tool that lets you find free along with pay Wi-Fi hotspots and even produces a map for you. Pretty slick
Posted in TV on August 28, 2006 | No Comments »
Just learned today that “Huff” will no longer be on Showtime. The idiots cancelled the best show they had. Wonder what they thought when Blythe Danner won Best Supporting Actress? She had that role nailed and she certainly deserved the award. Check out the cast of characters - some great actors.
If showtime wants [...]
Posted in Canon, Photography on August 28, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Swallowtail on Echinacea
Canon 20D Lens: Sigma 70-300 f4.5-5.6 APO DG Macro - 1/1250th @ f8 300mm iso 800
My first attempt at uploading straight from Flickr to my blog. Seems to be fairly straightforward.
Posted in Canon, Photography on August 27, 2006 | No Comments »
Taken in April of 2005 at Brookgreen Gardens in Myrtle Beach, SC. Canon 20D with Canon EF 100mm Macro lens 1/250th @f5.6 iso 100.
Posted in Personal on August 27, 2006 | No Comments »
Blogger was giving me fits lately and so I decided to give WordPress a try. And besides, it coincided with my move from the mountains to the city. Seems like every 10 years or so, it’s time for a switch in our lives. From being a host of a B&B to being unemployed - doesn’t [...]
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