Running Vista Business with VMWare Fusion on my iMac is slower than running it on my Macbook Pro. They have the same amount of memory and the Macbook Pro does have a slightly faster processor, but it seems like the hard drive might be the bottleneck. The main difference between the two is the Macbook [...]
Roz Savage is rowing across the Pacific Ocean. She launched from San Francisco at midnight on May 25, 2008 in a specialized high-tech row boat. She’s doing this solo… no crew, no ships tagging along. Why is she crossing the Pacific ocean in a row boat? Because she already did the Atlantic last year. To [...]
We all have a difficult time getting back into the swing of things at work after a three-day holiday weekend. It looks like Twitter is just one of us as witnessed when you click on the Older link:
Is it tired after the long weekend? Or does it have a fear of getting old?
-Al
Twitter can be addicting. It can also be very frustrating when it is down. Some people have suggested that Twitter charge for the service and use those funds to provide a more reliable “Pro” service. So, the question is “What is Twitter worth to you?”
23 May, 2008
Posted by: Al In: Leisure
Driving to work I noticed a rainbow tower in the southwestern sky, opposite the sunrise. I snapped some photos which didn’t really capture the view. Here are two versions of the same photo (cropped from the original).
Original
Sky & cloud colors adjusted to make the rainbow stand out
17 May, 2008
Posted by: Al In: Misc
Stripped by a Mechanical Shovel! - video powered by Metacafe
17 May, 2008
Posted by: Al In: Leisure
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09 May, 2008
Posted by: Al In: Leisure