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Pottermania in Silicon Valley

20July2007GeekTieGuy1 CommentPersonal

Here are some pictures from a Barnes & Noble store in San Jose, California. We went to participate in the costume contest. My younger daughter dressed up as Ginny Weasly, hair colored red and all. Alas, she didn’t win anything. We thought her costume was pretty creative. Nothing store-bought. All materials found around the house.

Shovelware / Crapware / Bloatware

18July2007GeekTieGuyOpinion

Over the last few monthsÂ I have read bloggers and journalists complain and complain about the software that you find on PCs you buy from “major” manufacturers. I’m tired of them. Very, very tired. Yes, PCs get loaded with software that the “experts” do not want. And they allÂ keep talkingÂ about it. Can you say “echo chamber”?

How to enjoy views of the Grand Canyon without the crowds

29June2007GeekTieGuyPersonal

I just got back from an amazing trip to the Grand Canyon. This was my first time going there. We chose the North Rim, partly because of a magazine article we’d read recently. The North Rim has about 10 times fewer visitors than the South Rim, which suits our style very well. The views from

Blog reading fatigue

10June2007GeekTieGuyOpinion

I’m nowhere near the crazy level of blog reading that Scoble goes through. I have 119 blogs in my google reader list. But I’m beginning to have blog reading fatigue. You know how people who give you blogging advice say that you need to post at least once a day, maybe even twice or more?

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Yearly Archives: 2007

Pottermania in Silicon Valley

Shovelware / Crapware / Bloatware

How to enjoy views of the Grand Canyon without the crowds

Blog reading fatigue