The Holy Grail of Synchronization

Okay all, here is "The Plan":



Seems simple enough right. For anyone who wants to play along at home I am following this guide:

The Holy Grail of Synchronization: How to synchronize Microsoft Outlook (multiple locations), Google Calendar, Gmail, iPod, and mobile phone with Funambol / ScheduleWorld. « //engtech -

It has been a crazy couple of weeks. I have been putting in some long hours both at home and at work. The light at the end of the tunnel is a beach in Mexico.

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Athens Tour de Farm

Okay, 32 miles in one day down. 100 miles over 3 days to go?:

Athens Tour de Farm

Look at me, I'm white and nerdy ...

... I edit Wikipedia ...

Wikipedia: Waffle Fry Paradox

São Paulo No Logo

Thanks goes to Beeza44 for getting me hooked on NPR/WNYC's On the Media which is where I heard about this in their April 20, 2007 podcast (skip to 18:46 to get right to it or listen to another interesting article about the Virginia Tech Tragedy). From the On The Media website:

Clearing The Air

In January, South America’s largest city officially banned outdoor advertising. Billboards, neon signs, bus-stop ads, even the Goodyear blimp - all were suddenly illegal. Folha de Sao Paulo reporter Vinicius Galvao describes seeing his city as though for the first time.

On a completely unrelated note does anyone have a school bus for sale? Cause I have a new project.

Adobe Tour Tracker - 2007 Tour De Georgia

Everyone tune into the Adobe Tour Tracker - 2007 Tour De Georgia to get your TdG fix. Live coverage today starts at 11:00AM EST.

Happy 30th Birthday Nemesassy

New franchise rules for cable may yield choices, lower costs | ajc.com

Not to be an AT&T zealot with 2 posts in a row but, here is another good one: New franchise rules for cable may yield choices, lower costs | ajc.com

P.S. Thanks to Charles N. for bringing it to my attention on the ABBA list.

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Someone lost their bling at the RaceTrac

Press Release: AT&T takes major sponsorship role in Tour de Georgia

I had heard a few weeks back that the Tour de Georgia was still seeking a title sponsor. While at that time I heard that "Title Sponsor" = $1,000,000, I am sure that AT&T's $500,000 is _VERY_ welcome.

Thank you AT&T. Proud to be your customer.

Press Release: AT&T takes major sponsorship role in Tour de Georgia

Southern Shelter: Of Montreal @ 40 Watt 3/24/07

Thanks Sloan and crew. The sound quality is fantastic!!!

Go get you some packets full o' tunes:

Southern Shelter: Of Montreal @ 40 Watt 3/24/07

A New Blog Profile Picture...

... from one of my recent conquests.

 

Wii are going home to play.

Some Random Tracklist

For those of you who were fortunate enough to receive a disc of 18 random tracks of my collection. Here is the tracklist:

1) Noah's Dove, "10,000 Maniacs", Our Time in Eden
2) New Genious (Brother), Gorillaz, Gorillaz
3) Spies, Coldplay, Parachutes
4) Amy Hit The Atmosphere, Counting Crows, This Desert Life
5) Razzle Dazzle Rose, Camera Obscura, Let's Get Out of This Country 6) April 29, 1992 (Miami), Sublime, Sublime
7) Brothers On A Hotel Bed, Death Cab For Cutie, Plans
8) Perfect Hair, Dangerdoom, Mouse & The Mask
9) Pretty Good Year, Tori Amos, Under the Pink
10) This Love, Maroon 5, 1.22.03 Acoustic [EP]
11) Jesus Walking on the Water, Violent Femmes, Add It Up (1981-1993)
12) Approaching Pavonis Mons By Balloon (Utopia Planitia), The Flaming Lips, Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
13) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise), The Beatles, Love
14) Bedlam, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, The Delivery Man
15) The Abandoned Hospital Ship, The Flaming Lips, Clouds Taste Metallic
16) Truckers Atlas, Modest Mouse, The Lonesome Crowded West
17) Circus, Tom Waits, Real Gone
18) Dark Center Of The Universe, Modest Mouse, The Moon And Antartica [Bonus Tracks]

My MII likes to think too.

T-Mobile Disses Opera, Says "Get Less!" - Gearlog

I admit that I only made it halfway through the comments of this post because I was turned off b the signal to noise ratio but, I thought that it was post worthy because I have been personally bitten by this on more than one occasion.

Those who know me know that I am an early adopter and one to use more than the standard 2% of a phones features. It may be just me getting lazy but, I have all but given up on trying to make a mobile phone do what the feature set and specifications claim that it can do.

I have only recently been able to use Gmail and Google Maps on my Motorola handset. It was network blocked by T-Mobile until about 6 months ago and by the sound of this article it may be blocked again in the future.

T-Mobile Disses Opera, Says "Get Less!"

Herschel the cage fighter.

Finally a sign.

Breakfast in chattanooga. IT IS SNOWING!

Yeah baby.

Of Montreal w/ Elekibass!!

Please note that according to the Of Montreal website they are touring with Elekibass. Click on Shows and note the "***".

P.f'n.S. I will most likely be on my way home from IL/MO and not be able to make it.

Guess what fits in the garage again...

...this makes me happy.

Wii Would Like to Play

Well the coverage, so far, of this momentous event has been over at SchlenkerDoodle's Blog [1,2] but, I figured that I would add my POV.

Late last Saturday night I became one of "those guys" who is willing to camp out for a video game system.

E and I were over at Team Chambers' until about 1:30 and since we were close to Target and I knew that they were supposed to receive a shipment, I figured that we could swing by on the way home. There was absolutely no activity, we found out later that other Targets had received some but not Athens.

The big blue box was just up the road so we stopped by there too. I counted 9 brave souls. On the way home I made up my mind to drop of E and turn around and come back. I had planned to wake up at 6 or 7 and head straight there but, I didn't want to miss this shipment and have to wait another month.

I dressed warmly and made a pot of coffee. I put 1/2 of it in a travel cup and the other 1/2 in a thermos. I grabbed a lawn chair and off I went. I sat down at 2:30am as number 11 in line.

There wasn't much activity inline until sunrise: people trying to sleep, the Racetrac guy offering us free coffee, iPods, books, etc. It was cold but, not unbearable. After sunrise we got more chatty we compared stories and kept each other company.

The first guy in line was there before the store closed the night before and had been told that there would be 30 available. The first BB employee got there about 6 am (a full 5 hours before the store opens) he was very professional and told us that he would confirm the number and let us know as soon as he could. He posted within the hour that the number was indeed 30 and gave us details on how they would be distributed.

The 30th person got in line at about 9:00. At about 10:45 the BB manager handed out numbers to the first 30 people in line. When the store opened at 11:00 they marched us into the employee breakroom and called us 2 at a time to run through the "buffet" of games and accessories and to the registers. By the way that people were grabbing things guy number 30 probably had some slim pickings.

H and A came over and we each created a Mii and played for a couple hours but, after having stayed up all night, I fell asleep, literally, in the middle of playing Zelda.

In the days since I have played a good bit. I consider it well worth the wait and effort. My family is coming up this weekend to play.

Thanks to Mom for the Christmas present and E for being my SAG Wagon with breakfast in the morning.



P.S. If we know each other in meatspace and you have a Wii send me your "Wii Number".

The wait is over.

I can now sit at the cool kids table that is Beta Blogger. Perhaps my posting hiatus will now come to a close.

Happy New Year 2007

Happy New Year 2007

Fun hat poker.

Girl takes pic of herself every day for three years

This one is for herschel.

We found a kitten who had been hit by a car on the way to work this morning.

PB&Jam

Every once in a while my brain is able to synapse correctly and I am able to remember the right thing at the right time. I walked out of the SLC and wanted to find a nice spot outside to eat my lunch. Like a flash it hit me Thursday = PB&Jam. Thanks guys!

Prez Dispenser

Courtsey of ATHICA (http://www.athica.org):

They're back.

System Administrator Appreciation Day

In honor of today's celebration of System Administrator Appreciation Day, I suggest that all of you read this informative article titled: "Advice to employees on the proper use of the System Administrator's valuable time"

Take me out to the ballgame.

I am going to the Braves game tonight with some of my friends from work. It is a event sponsored by IBM and we are going to be in the 755 Club.

My boss set it up for us in recognition of System Administrator Appreciation Day.

It is going to be fun.

Pictures may or may not follow.

TTFN.

HHBTM!

AB approved:

Happy Anniversary to Us!!!

Here's to 4 years of wedded bliss.

Karma Pays Off

I had a rough morning this morning. It was one of those days where you feel like you have two left feet. I almost walked out of the house with only jeans and a beater on, twice!

I knew that I was running late to catch the bus but, my mobile was in my bag and I left my watch at work so I didn't know how late I was.

When I rounded the corner, on my bike, I saw the bus sitting at the top of the hill about to turn the opposite way. I kicked it into overdrive. The driver saw me and he waited as I climbed the hill.

I don't know if I am on the karmic upswing or downswing at the moment but, definitely owe someone one.

Thanks Mr. Driver.

Avast ye maties!!!

The Pirate Party of the United States

Also of note:

I wish that I could work from home everyday.

Popfest Lineup

Courtesy of Athens Exchange I just learned that the Popfest Lineup and Schedule has been posted. Go get you some.

Reader crazy on my Personalized Homepage

In conjunction with a link this morning about Google adding its Reader module to the mobile phone version of its personal homepage I found this link:

Personalize Your Homepage

which allows you to add multiple instances of the Reader Module. Check out my Personalized Homepage:

Little Steven's Underground Garage

I may be the last kid on the block to know about it but, Little Steven's Underground Garage rocked my socks on the way home from ATL last night. Sunday nights on DaveFM.

Gnarls Barkley's - St. Elsewhere has been released on Rhapsody

Gnarls Barkley's - St. Elsewhere has been released on Rhapsody. I recommend this as a way for anyone without a Rhapsody Account to spend 16 of their 25 free plays this month. Or at least go and get your 30 seconds each worth of goodness.

1. Go-Go Gadget Gospel
2. Crazy
3. St. Elsewhere
4. Gone Daddy Gone
5. Smiley Faces
6. The Boogie Monster
7. Feng Shui
8. Just A Thought
9. Transformer
10. Who Cares?
11. Online
12. Necromancer
13. Storm Coming
14. The Last Time
15. Transformer (Instrumental)
16. The Boogie Monster (Instrumental)

Gnarls Barkley - "Crazy" Slices Video

Gnarls Barkley - "Crazy" Slices Video

Twilight fun has begun!!!

News from PC Magazine: Nokia To Open Store and Bring High-End Phones to US

Being a technophile is both a blessing and a curse.

Anyone up for a trip to Chicago?

News from PC Magazine: Nokia To Open Store and Bring High-End Phones to US

Bean Team: Stage 3 Behind the Scenes Pre-race.

Check out this 8 min footage of the Bean Team: Stage 3 Behind the Scenes Pre-race.

My favorite parts were Phil Liggett (sitting on the car) chatting with them while they were on the trainers and the bike weigh in (8.7 kg < 20 lbs!!).

Athens-Atlanta Passenger Rail GainsTraction

The Gwinnett Daily Post has a good article about the 20 year old project to connect Athens and Atlanta via passenger rail.

I remember being in middle school in the Lawrenceville area and hearing about this project.

I am all for it.

Isn't it ironic, don't you think ...

No search or filters {in Google Reader} like {in} GMail? Why Not?

Serious Moonlight Live

I have Bowie's 'Serious Moonlight Live' on repeat ... so far peat, peat, and repeat are still treating me well. I Love Bowie. I will probably move to Of Montreal soon to prepare for tonight. I am enjoying my Friday. :-)

Charter Car Crash

OnlineAthens.com has reported that the Charter Communications offices on Hawthorne Avenue was knocked out of service Wednesday when a car crashed through the entrance of the cable and Internet provider and pinned a customer against the service counter.

It seems like an accident but, I am sure that anyone who has stood in line there can sympathize.

The Torn-Up Credit Card Application

Check out the new Cockeyed Experiment: The Torn-Up Credit Card Application. Scary.

katrenema: State of the "Forgotten Part" of the Union Address

Everyone needs to watch this video: katrenema: State of the "Forgotten Part" of the Union Address

Yesterday's Zippy

So, I got a kick out of the scandal between James Frey and Oprah after the The Smoking Gun outed his book "A Million Little Pieces" as possibly a "A Million Little Lies" a couple of months ago. As such, I especially enjoyed yesterday's Zippy comic.

A Meditation On the Speed Limit

I picked this link up off of the BikeAthens Listserv. A group in Atlanta (pronounced with an emphatic "at") lined up across all lanes of traffic on 285 (aka The Atlanta Racetrack) and did the speed limit. Check it out:

Olympic Curling

Today's Google Doodle prompted me to break my blogging hiatus:



I have watched all but one of the US Men's Curling matches (and several of the Women's) at 3 hours a pop that is no small feat.

Good luck to Fenson and the rest of the team as they enter the metal round.

Super Bowl XL Commercials

The game was okay but, what about those Commercials!!!

Love is in the Air - Elephant Shoes

Here is the tracklist for my and Erin's "Love is in the Air" CD Swap submission titled "Elephant Shoes".

Origin of Love	Hedwig and the Angry Inch	6:03
What a Wonderful World	Louis Armstrong	3:20
Hard Headed Woman	Cat Stevens	3:48
These Are Days	10,000 Maniacs	3:42
Brown Eyed Girl	Van Morrison	3:07
I Love How You Love Me	Neutral Milk Hotel	3:26
Wonderful Tonight	Eric Clapton	3:39
Treat Her Right	The Commitments	3:39
Stickshifts and Safetybelts	Cake	2:08
??	Ween	3:29
Lovefool	The Cardigans	3:18
Young Hearts Run Free	Kym Mazelle	4:15
Sunday Morning	Maroon 5	4:14
Somewhere Over the Rainbow	Israel Kamakawiwo'ole	3:31

Type Check

Yes, I still have the physical ability to type an entry on this blog.

No, I don't have anything interesting to say.

Paul Oakenfold is currently rocking my socks.

fresh baked bread (thing)@Everything2.com

how fresh is your fresh baked bread?

Google Video "Put on Site" Feature

In celebration of the new "Put on Site" feature of Google Video. I offer this:

How to Brew Kung Fu Tea (from WikiHow)

How to Brew Kung Fu Tea (from WikiHow)

Strolling in the woods with my wifer.

Chauncey at the ArchCam

Anyone else think that Chauncey needs to make an apperance at the ArchCam?

That is all.

From the Christmas Parade

Joy to the World! Courtesy of the "Victory Chapel".

Cyber Monday Doesn't Exist (from Slashdot)

I had a suspicion that Cyber Monday was media hype.

Happy Birthday to Erin

After a week (and a half) of birthday celebration please join me in wishing Erin a Very Happy Birthday-Day.

Soggy

Here's hoping that everyone else makes it through this soggy dreary day in good spirits.

Wired: Eat, Sleep, Work, Consume, Die

Technology makes it possible for us to work harder than ever. If you're lucky, you get paid more for your labors. Then you consume more. And the cycle repeats itself. Is this the sign of a healthy society? Ummmm ... no. Commentary by Tony Long.

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,68742,00.html?tw=wn_story_mailer

Ambient Jazz + Headphones = Sanity

I can think at work for the first time in a month. I realized late yesterday that I have been getting absoultly crap done at work for the past few weeks. I hope that this is at least partly because I have had trouble adjusting to cubicle life. I purchased a set of good headpones yesterday and they seem to be doing a good job of blocking out the noise. I will be able to tell for sure when whatever it is in the ceiling that intermittently clang-clang-clangs begins its clang-clang-clanging.

Love's jerkey aisle.

Ru Sans a no-no

I would like to start by saying that I gave it a fair shot. I have been there three times. While, it has seemed to get better each time that I have been, I must draw the line in the sand.

Henceforth, Ru Sans is dead to me.

I would like to encourage you all back to the superior sushi restraunt in Athens: UTAGE.

Welcome the Wifer

I would like for you all to take note of the arrival of my better half on the blogging scene. She is new to this whole blarging thing so take it easy on her. Her Blog can be found here.

How to Exercise an Open Mind - WikiHow

I found an artice called "How to Exercise an Open Mind - WikiHow". It has some neat ideas. Need to put some of these into practice.

Rock Eagle 2005

I am up at Rock Eagle for the annual USG IT Conference. Mostly fun for only us geeks but, I do have a 3:55 tee time for a putt-putt tournament and there will be a fireworks show this evening.

Deutschland Update

I promised a update on my trip and here is ... a computer keyboard does not have 128 keys. I guess that I was tired.

The trip was a blast thanks to Ludwig our host and to Mad Ludwig II for building a crazy castle and to all, or at least most, Germans for being very welcoming. There is never enough time to see it all but, we gave it our best shot. A slide- show- show- and- tell- drink- the- doppleboch- dunkle- that- I- carried- down- a- mountain party will be soon.

Good to be back on US soil.

Stuck in Dulles on layover. Beginning cultural readjustment. Will update more completely when I have 128 keyes instead of 10.

Jittery Chuck

We survived the trip to and from St. George's Island for Chris and Cliff's Wedding. All in all it was a very good trip. The house that they rented for the occasion was awesome. It was on the far west side of the island. The weather held out fine and other than the wind and whatever was in the air making us all cough, everything was great. Due to the Bloody-Mary-Mimosa-Sangria-Margarita combination that I drank over the course of the day I had a rocking good buzz on. It was good as always catching up. The plethora of digital cameras made the event one of the most documented weddings that I have attended. Thanks to Jared and Tiffany for sharing the trip with us, we need to do more road trips together in the future.

I unoffically joined the EITS Coffee Club this morning. I was running late so I neglected to make a pot this morning. I came in and found the dripping pot overflowing all over the counter. I consider my cleanup efforts my 25¢ contribution for today and will join offically the next time I need a cup o' joe. Now for the Jittery part ... this coffee is STRONG. It is giving me the shakes.

My Blog Just Got Spammed.

Craziest thing just happened.

An anonymous comment advertising Adult Movies was posted with a link. Kind of smart if this was done by via computer. It may of course have been one of my buddies since we are engaged in an active round of the gotcha game.

I am on my way now to disable anon posting.

Standalone QuickTime Player

As of QuickTime version 7 Apple has chosen to advertise only a download of QuickTime that is bundled with iTunes. The Standalone QuickTime Player can be downloaded here:

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/standalone.html

This is it ...

... the blog. THE blog that you have all been waiting for. The one where I tell you all how cool my new job is, how cool my new colleagues seem to be, how cool my spanking new laptop is. Well ... it is all very cool, so there you have it.

On another note ... Anyone else heard of The Foundry Park's new "Melting Point"? (NOTE: Melting Point not Melting Pot; I am not talking about fondue here). The Melting Point is the new large scale music venue attached to the Steam Company Pub. The info hasn't hit the website yet but, one of my new colleagues showed me a glossy of it and says that it is open. I hope this is not detrimental to the regular local Jazz and Bluegrass that has been there in the past but, I welcome a new venue for touring artists. I will let you know when I have seen it in person.

TTFN.

Chicago Tribune | Amid urban surroundings, Chicago opens "green" school with living roof

I love the fact that Green Roofs are begining to pop up in major metropolitan areas. Checkout this artice about a "green" school with living roof in Chicago.

To continue our quest for the best BBQ in GA ...

.. I encourage all of you to join me to sample the fare of Rooster's at the corner of Hiwasee and BLVD at some point in the near future.

Webcam Snapshot of Me

For all of you who missed the Webcam Snapshot of Me. Fear not it is back and now dynamically updated. If you don't like what you see refresh. If you still don't like what you see look at someone else.

Unfortunately though, due to the hack that I had to use to load the dynamic images my Blogger Profile image now has to be static.

Résumé of Charles Leggett

Checkout this link Résumé of Charles Leggett. Who's résumé do you think that he is talking about? For the record yes, I had to lookup "curriculum vitae".

Kung Fu and Junk Food ...

... if there is a better combination I don't know what it is. Thanks to EB and John Bryant (and others) for putting on the vet school's renegade movie night. I hope that you made some money on it. Kung Fu Hustle had us "boys" jumping around and acting the fool during our impromptu tour of the vet school. Had fun and can't wait for the next movie.

Of montreal rocked to unimaginable levels.

Feed Junkies be aware ...

... Google now offers News Feeds in both RSS (2.0) and Atom. There is even a customizable news feed search.

Insomnia and nausea

I had the worst night's sleep last night. Erin and I spent a long weekend in Gwinnett visiting her Family and celebrating Terry's birthday. I fell asleep fine but, I woke up around midnight and could not go back to sleep. My stomach was upset by the large quantity of pizza and wings that I ate at my folks house. I ended up dinking around on the net until around 2 and went back to bed only to wake up again around 3. I tossed and turned on the couch for the rest of the night. I feel like death rolled over. I will need a nap this afternoon.

On the plus side. My brother bought his tickets to Germany last night. This trip is going to be the bombsish (having the quality of being the bomb).

Popfest 2005 Official Lineup

The mystery guests have been revealed. Here is the full lineup/schedule:

August 9th Athens Music Museum Rooftop show FREE corner of college and
clayton
Keith John Adams - 3 PM
Geoff Reacher - 3:30 PM
Marshmallow Coast - 4:15 PM
Shot Heard Around the World - 5:15 PM

August 9th 40 Watt Club FREE doors open at 9 PM
Scout Niblett
No Parachute DVD premiere

August 10th Little Kings
the Elks - 4:00 PM
Ryan Anderson - 4:30 PM
the Ether Family - 5:00 PM
Tracer Matula - 5:45 PM
Folklore - 6:30 PM
small intermission
Superfallingstars - 8:00 PM
Cars Can Be Blue - 8:30 PM
Louis - 9:15 PM
the Eames Era - 10:00 PM
Palomar - 10:45 PM
Keith John Adams - 11:30 PM
Summer Hymns - 12:15 AM
The Great Lakes & the Late BP Helium - 1:00 AM

August 11th Little Kings
Cocker Spaniels - 3:30 PM
Charm School - 4:00 PM
Mouser - 4:45 PM
Fabulous Bird - 5:30 PM
the Mega Hurts - 6:15 PM

August 11th 40 Watt Club
Pipes You See Pipes You Don't - 8:30 PM
the Instruments - 9:00 PM
Scott E Spillane - 9:45 PM
the Visitations - 10:30 PM
Human Television - 11:15 PM
Bunnygrunt - 12:00 AM
Tullycraft - 1:00 AM

August 12th Little Kings
Lake Holiday - 3:30 PM
the French Horns - 4:00 PM
the Smittens - 4:45 PM
Fishboy - 5:30 PM
Col Knowledge & the Lickity Splits 6:15 PM

August 12th 40 Watt Club
Dan Deacon - 8:30 PM
Kiddo - 9:00 PM
Poison Control Center - 9:45 PM
We Versus the Shark - 10:30 PM
Casper and the Cookies - 11;!5 PM
the Marbles - 12:00 AM
Pylon - 1:00 AM

August 13th Little Kings
Good Lord to the Devil - 3:30 PM
Lil Kickers - 4:00 PM
Vetran - 4:30 PM
New Grenada - 5:15 PM
Ceiling Fan - 6:15 PM

August 13th 40 Watt Club
the Love Letter Band - 8:30 PM
Galactic Heroes - 9:00 PM
Red Pony Clock - 9:45 PM
Elekibass - 10:30 PM
the 63 Crayons - 11:00 PM
Circulatory System - 11:45 PM
Of Montreal - 1:00 AM

See http://hhbtm.com/popfest/ for more information.

V i d e o g a l l e r y of bike messenger races

Check out this v i d e o g a l l e r y of bike messenger races. Crazy Shite!

That's great, it starts with an earthquake, birds and snakes, an aeroplane ...

...It's the end of the world as we know it.

Apple has released the Mighty Mouse (not to be confused with Mighty Mouse) the first Apple branded multibutton scroll mouse. Hockey Puck eat your heart out.