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Well Apple announced the much-anticipated iPad yesterday. There has been a flurry of hands-on and other reviews, but at the outset I would have to say I’m underwhelmed. The folks at OWC have been offering a tablet mod for the Macbook for a couple of years now and I’d be more inclined to go that route even if the price difference is pretty huge. I’m a huge Apple fan but I hope it means a change in the price and availability of the iPod Touch because I would buy one of those instead.
I know…very exciting. I have been trying to upgrade the home theater computer but I ran into a few stumbling blocks. I ordered a GB of RAM, an AGP video card, and a huge hard drive for relatively cheap. The video card would not get recognized by the motherboard, the RAM displaced one slot, so I essentially only upped it by 1 GB, and the hard drive (after properly formatting) made horrendous clicking sounds. In the end, I decided to RMA the drive, return the card, and just buy another 2 GB of RAM. It made a significant difference in speed, and now I’m just waiting on the drive to be returned. With the new video camera, we’re starting to require a boatload more storage space so it’s entirely necessary. More updates when the transformation is complete…. We have entered the 21st century and bought a video camera. It is actually our Christmas present to each other, but the reason is simplicity. We had a camcorder that we bought before Olivia was born, so it’s a bit outdated. Plus- digitizing all the tapes is a pain. It’s a surprisingly common problem. The camera we went with is the Kodak Zx1. Good ole Kodak. (Click for a decent review) It’s in a class that includes the Flip Mino series and Sony’s “Webbie”. All are “candy-bar” style recorders that record to SDHC or an internal buffer. This one shoots 720p h264 video that is stunning. It runs on AA batts and it’s weather-proof. The main draw is the fact that you can take it out of your pocket and instantly grab up to an hour of crazy-good footage. We figured the kids are growing, tape is dying (dead actually), and it might make it easier on the web. Plus the long term storage is a lot more stable and small. Look for some updates on the site soon!
I know I know….I haven’t posted in a while but here’s my big chance. There’s some new galleries over on the right- Ivan’s birthday party and some holiday fun. Christmas is ramping up to a fever pitch here and there doesn’t seem to be enough time to anything let alone actually work on something creative. Time only shows how fast the kiddos are growing up….unfortunate. Oy! It’s that time of year again. Nutcracker is in full swing at the theatre. I have to say- before I came to work here, I wasn’t much of a Nutcracker fan….but the Butler Ballet does a pretty maxed out job. The set and a lot of the props and such are from the Ruth Page Chicago Tribune set and it’s a big one. We use up all 56 of our line-sets and then some. There’s a live orchestra, the Butler Symphony, (reeeeaaaalllyyy good BTW), a children’s choir, large format projection and some really great ballet. In short- the Real Deal. I’ll put up some stills of the show shortly. Right now we have to get through dress rehearsal….. Not sure what rock I’ve been hiding under…but there is an online version of Quake at Quakelive.com It is completely OS independent, runs in just about any web browser, and free as dirt. I was a huge Doom, Castle Wolfenstein, Duke Nukem fan…and now Quake! Check it out! Look for me on a server sometime …Kingcaffeine! Let’s all remember the sacrifice that our boys, girls, men, and women in uniform have made and ARE making for our country. For me to wake up and enjoy a bowl of cereal with my kids in a free and democratic country is a great privilege and I owe my gratitude to my Father and many other vets from the Gooch/Pomeroy clan. Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday dear Ivan….Happy birthday to you! Hard to believe it was 4 years ago today, but it’s true! We had a great time going to the Incredible Pizza Place (pics posted soon) and playing games this morning….party to follow on Saturday… I don’t know why…but I get a little misty when I think of how happy we are to have him in our world! What a joy! What a boy! Happy Birthday Mr. Ivan!!!! Ivan got a trophy! We had a veeeery cold Saturday morning game, but it was the last of the season and the kiddos got trophys for their effort. Lot’s of things going on in Fall! Here’s a few: Picking pumpkins, halloween costumes, beautiful scenery…
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