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Thanks Darrell, I love this parable.. When things in your lives seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee.  A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of…

I’ve been looking for a blender for a while. The Consumer Reports top rated one isn’t available, but Cooks Illustrated via Consumer Search likes this $55 retro Oster Beehive Blender. The main issue appears to be the rubber piece between the drive and blades. This tears if the blades are…

I’m actually amazed, but got the Belkin F1PP010EN-SK Desktop Internet Phone for Skype and this no name Ipevo S0-20 wifi Skype phone. I have to say I’m really surprised at the call quality and the firmware. They are easy to setup and at least with Comcast Seattle and even with…

The new 4/3 cameras seem like the best compromise for high quality…Olympus E-P1. 13Mp and 12oz. The major drawback is that it doesn’t have a viewfinder and it has a slow focus in low light and the zoom is slow too. The good news is that image quality and noise…

OK, I have my heavy duty tripod Gitzo 2-series tripod with a nice Markins M10 ballhead and gave away my lightweight set as a gift 🙁 so what to get to replace it. With my LowePro AW 250, I can carry a Canon 5D II, 24-105 F/4 as the base…

Snow Leopard is out and upgrade went smoothly on two Macbook (unibody 2008) and just horribly on an older MacBook Pro (2007): EOS Utility crashes when trying to download photos from my Canon. This is on version 2.6.1 so that is not the problem. 2.5 also crashed. Blank Screen on…

Why is it so hard even with the web 20 years old to get a good answer to the question, where do I get a good massage in Seattle. Anyway, here are some resources: Seattle Times has a list of the best spas. Notables are Banya 5, a Russian inspired…

Mac Rumors: Apple Mac Rumors and News You Care About The current line of iPods is on its last legs, lending more evidence that an iPod refresh is just around the corner. Sources from Apple Authorized Resellers have confirmed to Ars that current stock is dwindling (if not completely gone…

Richard told me about Joseph Campbell and I just love this quote… Joseph Campbell: We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for…

MacRumors iPhone Blog: Apple Forces Removal of ‘Free Memory’ Functionality From iPhone Applications While third parties are limited from developing background applications for the iPhone, Apple allows their applications such as the iPod, Safari, and Mail applications to continue to run. After prolonged use, these background applications may take up…