Monthly Archives: July 2010

Olympic Gear For Sale

Posted on 2010/07/31 by sylvain

In case you missed some of the gear during the Olympics, Wilson (who apparently were one of the approved manufacturer) is selling some of their left over stock. They only have T-Shirts and it is today and August 21st only … Continue reading →

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Apple Site Not Easily Viewable from iPhone

Posted on 2010/07/30 by sylvain

I am surprised for such a company like Apple that their web site is still not reformatted to be nicely viewable on the device that really made them what they are today (ok perhaps I am exaggerating a bit). This … Continue reading →

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I Am Starving…

Posted on 2010/07/27 by sylvain

Been on a low carb diet since last week. Now it is not really a real no carb diet but a low version that I made up. Essentially I don’t eat any potatoes, rice, bread, cereal, and desserts. After a … Continue reading →

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Earls Not What It Used to Be

Posted on 2010/07/25 by sylvain

I drove by Earls on Fir and Broadway on Friday and noticed the nice line up of cars in their parking lot In case you don’t see it well, there is a Porsche Cayenne (bit cut off), Porsche 911 (or … Continue reading →

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Video of Our Trip Cannon Beach 2010

Posted on 2010/07/22 by sylvain

Since we got a new toy (Canon SX20 IS), we took some video and lot of pictures of your recent trip to Cannon Beach in Oregon. Here is the resulting video: Now I will credit the movie The Beach for … Continue reading →

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Last World Cup Pool Update

Posted on 2010/07/21 by sylvain

ok I know I am over a week late but I was on holidays last week. I got to watch the finals in a “lounge” at a McDonalds in Woodburn OR. Good thing my kids were enjoying the play area. … Continue reading →

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iBrick is back

Posted on 2010/07/20 by sylvain

My iBrick is now back to a iPod touch like device thanks to Todd. This post is actually straight from the device. Pretty nice. Now I can post from my couch…

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Google Chops Nexus One

Posted on 2010/07/19 by sylvain

Seems like Google is chopping the Nexus One. Now I was always skeptical about the whole Android thing since specially it was like Google showing the finger to all their partners (Motorola, HTC, and others) that had chosen Android as … Continue reading →

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OpenStreetMap Plugin

Posted on 2010/07/07 by sylvain

A friend of mine introduced me to OpenStreetMap (OSM) a while back. OpenStreetMap is much like Google Maps when Google Maps first started, the one difference is that it is operated by the public much like Wikipedia is. In that … Continue reading →

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World Cup Pool Update July 7th – Emrah wins

Posted on 2010/07/07 by sylvain

All right, the finals are set. Since no one picked Netherlands to win and Emrah1 is currently leading and he picked Spain to win, he will win the $180. I will leave till Friday for anyone to prove me wrong. … Continue reading →

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