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Continue reading →: Potential Seagate 1TB Hard Drive Failures
Weeks after I updated the firmware on my Seagate 1.5TB hard drives, I learn that the previous model, the 1TB 7200.11 Barracudas might also have a firmware bug in them. Great. Just great. I have several of these drives, most of them being used as my main drives or as…
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Continue reading →: I now have the power to bestow and remove the gift of mobile Internet.
This year, Rae and I anticipate we’ll be traveling a lot as we screen and promote Autumn Gem across the country. Because of this, it will be critical for us to have Internet access wherever we go and whenever we need it. Over the past twelve years, I’ve had periods…
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Continue reading →: 5'6" Darren Sproles Leads the Chargers Over the Colts!
Last night was a terrific evening for San Diego Chargers fans. It was even better for me, as I got to see one of my favorite players, Darren Sproles, break out for 328 all-purpose yards. At 5’6″ tall, the same height as me, Sproles made play after play throughout the…
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Continue reading →: Somei Yoshino Taiko Open House
On New Year’s Day, Rae, Dardy, and I went up to Oakland to attend Somei Yoshino Taiko’s annual Open House. Ellen, Jimi, and Kallan opened up their studios for their friends. Guests brought delectable food items for the potluck lunch; we especially liked the various soup dishes that were served…
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Continue reading →: An Ode to the Domke F-3XB
Christmas brought the new Canon EOS 5D Mark II to my camera collection. I’m looking forward to exercising its 1080p video and high ISO capabilities. In addition, I’m pleased by its reduction in size of my current 1D-series cameras. For the past six years, I’ve been stuffing my cameras into…
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Continue reading →: Detroit Lions 0-16
Went to Old Pro in Palo Alto today to watch the Detroit Lions fall to a historic 0-16 for the season with Joon-Mo, Felix, and Johnny. I never knew that there were two Old Pro’s in Palo Alto. I once went to the old location near El Camino and Page…
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Continue reading →: WP-SmugMug 2
WP-SmugMug 2 is here! This plugin completely replaces the previous version that I wrote several years ago. It has a number of great new features, including the ability to display photos from multiple galleries within the same post or page in WordPress. Read more about the plugin here. Here’s an…
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Continue reading →: COBA Holiday Party Photos
The final meeting of 2008 and the last meeting in Stanford’s Cordura Hall was held last Wednesday. Members heard two great presentations from Oliver Klink on the parallels between wildlife and people photography and Edward Casati on the San Francisco Lines Ballet Dance Company Calendar. We also had our holiday…
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Continue reading →: Felix's Birthday Party
The Rising Sun lives to dawn another day! A week ago, we celebrated Felix’s birthday party at Dashi’s in Menlo Park, a Japanese restaurant that was highly regarded on Yelp! Johnny, Felix’s brother, brought Felix early to the semi-surprise dinner, though we suspect Felix knew beforehand of the impending party.…



