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Entries from April 2008

Twitter Updates for 2008-04-30

April 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Geek

figuring out the best printers to buy was fun, but figuring out Time Machine isn’t. Sooo tired…off to bed #
@brucery welcome home B ruce! #
Currently Browsing: http://tinyurl.com/2ujahy way cool! #
Battling Time Machine and Apple. Works on MBP, but slow on MBA #

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Kiva Rocks!

April 30th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Geek

Wow, microfinance works and Kiva really makes it sing. By having a lender page, you can see how well it works. You just put in $25 into any of a set of activities and you can watch folks repay and their lives get better. Cool!

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Snipe Racing

April 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Geek

The summer season snuck in on us. At Snipe Fleet 444 they race every Tuesdays April-September, so time to get started with at least the Summer series June 18-July 30.
These things are a class of boat, but there are lots of manufacturers and things to consider. Mike McLaughlin did a good overview article on them [...]

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Time Capsule Speeds

April 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Geek

So what should you be able to get out of a Time Capsule? Apple Insider has a good comparison of theoretical vs. actual, so here’s a table. This is a good way to see if your Time Capsule is actually performing correctly in MB/sec Theoretical Real World SATA 1.5Gbps 150 [...]

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Downtown Seattle Restaurants

April 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Seattle

Well, I said you could spend a year exploring downtown Seattle restaurants for lunch. Here’s a sampling of the latest so far in the definitely go there again. As a sampling of where to find reviews, Gayot.com and The Stranger I’d add to my list. The Gayot Top 10 is pretty good.

Steelhead Diner is [...]

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