Archive for September, 2005

“When It Rains: Refrain”

People my age enter into a complex stage of life. I’m not stupid, I knew it was coming but that doesn’t ease the transition. We often have children of various ages (mine happens to be 28 months), we have parents that are aging, we have jobs that are more or less exhilarating and fulfilling, and [...]

September 22, 2005 • Posted in: My Life • 3 Comments

Gregarius: Yet another aggregator

Gregarius is another web-based news aggregator that runs on your own server like Feed On Feeds, but it looks better and seems to have some cool features. I’ll let you know as soon as I get it set up.

September 21, 2005 • Posted in: Asides • 4 Comments

Spicing up Google Earth

Spice up Google Earth with custom models.

September 21, 2005 • Posted in: Asides • No Comments

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
by J. K. Rowling.

Great, after this I’ll be waiting for the next book like the rest of humanity. I’m horribly impatient.

Custom Google homepage

This looks powerful: Google’s integrated custom homepage with GMail, search history, weather, custom content aggregation and more.

September 21, 2005 • Posted in: Asides • No Comments

For lack of a better topic

DHL must have the “sorting facility” from hell because my new Vonage router has been “transiting” it for roughly 8 hours. I’m picturing my little package zooming down miles of Oompah Loompah-strewn conveyor belts which loop madly through a byzantine complex of weirdness. More likely is it’s sitting in a heap of other crap, of [...]

September 20, 2005 • Posted in: Tidbits • 2 Comments

Those cruel network execs

I work for a living. I generally get home at anywhere between 5:30 and 7:00. Then I eat, spend time with the girl before she goes to bed, rinse and repeat. Then I have to fit in my hobbies so my time is limited. So why oh why do network television executives have to give [...]

September 20, 2005 • Posted in: Television • 2 Comments

HD NHL hockey on HDNet

Hot off the presses, HDNet will be broadcasting 52 NHL games in high-def this season. I love HDNet.

September 19, 2005 • Posted in: Asides • No Comments