Rooftop Plunge Pool
Holy cow, Playa del Carmen is unbelievably beautiful. I spent this morning lounging in the sun (after greasing myself up with SPF 40, of course). I’m about to put on my walking flip-flops and go look for a burrito on a bike.
Archive for February, 2007
HDR Photography
19Feb07Speaking of photos, I carried the new point ‘n shoot to the top of the hill behind our house and did some experimenting with high-dynamic range shots. From the aptly-named Grand View Park, you can see a big chunk of downtown, as well as the Golden Gate, Marin Headlands, and Ocean Beach. It’s a [...]
Flickr
19Feb07I’m a little peeved at Flickr. They’re forcing old members, people who pre-date the Yahoo aquisition, to switch to a Yahoo ID-based signin. I’m just concerned, because there’s absolutely no support at Yahoo for people who have problems with their Yahoo IDs, at least in my experience. Anyway, my subscription is up next week, [...]
Copying movies
18Feb07 Right now, I’m testing about 30 different utilities to see which is easiest and best for copying DVDs. I’m currently leaning toward AutoGK, which has vastly improved since the last time I tested it. It’s even ripping discs–like the Incredibles–which I previously had serious problems getting the audio and video sync’d.
Next up is ripping [...]
Cookies
05Feb07 While I’m sitting here not writing the intro for this month’s cover story, I wanted to throw some props to America’s Test Kitchen. Gina and I made three of their cookie recipes this weekend with great results.
The Thick and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies are brilliant. I generally prefer milk chocolate to semi-sweet, so I [...]
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