Monthly Archives: August 2008

The latest productivity killer in my life…ringtones

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Steve

Still digging out on your e-mails, corporate e-mails (ahh, Sallie Mae and the joys of their Bangalore call center) and I will get to you all. I totally forgot what a heck of a month August would be regarding 1998 … Continue reading →

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Wedding cakes for a pair of friends

Posted on August 10, 2008 by Steve

Another confectionary success for Somara! Definitely a comeback too. Matters didn’t go very smoothly last week for a different wedding cake but I don’t want to go into that. I will leave it up to Somara to explain if she … Continue reading →

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Gen Con 41 or Indy 2008 is soon, may it not be the last

Posted on August 10, 2008 by Steve

This year Gen Con turns 40 (just like me). But 10 and 20 years ago I attended it for the first and last time respectively. August 6th (Wednesday) was the tenth anniversary of my last trip but my iPhone prevented … Continue reading →

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This is more like it!

Posted on August 9, 2008 by Steve

It has been a long, long couple of days but my patience paid off. I haven’t been obsessing over it though, I just haven’t posted because other crises had to be tackled, namely Somara’s big two wedding cakes due today…they … Continue reading →

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Good thing I gave Somara mine and I took hers

Posted on August 7, 2008 by Steve

Oh well, it could’ve been worse such as the iPhone being shattered into a dozen pieces right after the box was opened. The guy at the AT&T Store did the best he could with what he had so I wasn’t … Continue reading →

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WALL•E

Posted on August 5, 2008 by Steve

Quick disclosure for this review. Pixar’s head guy is Steve Jobs. He is also the CEO of Apple…my employer but these facts don’t influence my review. Pixar also took a huge gamble with WALL•E and I’m not talking about the “environmental” … Continue reading →

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KMAG hits 800,000 songs

Posted on August 5, 2008 by Steve

Woo hoo! I actually got to hear my stream play this milestone song because I accidently “cheated” on making it happen. Yesterday, I took the Mini (which would also take Picayune and KMAG offline) offsite to be backed up before … Continue reading →

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Upgrades ahead, prepare for outages

Posted on August 3, 2008 by Steve

This month’s ugly colors are sponsored by the current scheme for GenCon. Why? Because 20 years ago was when I attended it for the first time with a five-dollar, one-day, guest badge and then it became one of the highlights … Continue reading →

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1998: Escape from North Carolina is executed

Posted on August 2, 2008 by Steve

How could I have forgotten this! Ten years ago, over this particular weekend, I began my return to Austin by a circuitous route through the Midwest for a well-deserved pseudo-vacation; I hadn’t really taken any serious time off since my … Continue reading →

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KMAG’s playlist exceeds 7000 songs now

Posted on August 1, 2008 by Steve

In my rush to pick up Somara in time for the evening showing of WALL•E, I forgot to confirm this landmark KMAG achieved. August is always its anniversary month and sometime later, the stream will have played its 800,000th song. … Continue reading →

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