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Saw this obit in the tribune. He had some interesting pictures from the Holocaust. Check out his website.
Continue reading about RIP Phil Drell–Holocaust and WWII Photographer
I’ve heard a lot of talk about Moleskine and their products. Supposedly they are good, but I haven’t really found the need to spend that much money on one of their products. I was looking, though, at their new catalog…
http://www.chroniclebooks.com/catalogs/moleskine/index.html
I really like their planners (they do look cool) and the extra small looks like one that might fit into a pocket easily. Also, on page 83, there is a “desk calendar”. That is one cool idea!
Yeah, they are 2012 planners…but you already have your 2011 – right? If not, check them out at your favorite retailer. Dick Blick has a good selection of journals always at unbelievable prices!
Just wanted to wish everyone a blessed Advent season. I’m thinking it may be time to re-activate the blog again…but I am not sure what I should write right now….maybe tomorrow – or maybe not.
It has been a while since I’ve been able to make it to my regular parish on Sundays, but I can still remember one thing that an older gentleman in the congregation always talked about…proper manners for a man. You know, take your hat off indoors, no phones at the table, standing up for ladies when they leave the table, etc. He always mentioned that this beautiful tradition has gone out of style. Working at a coffee shop, I can not believe how rude people are! Ick.
The Setup
I opened the box from Telephony Depot and was greeted with a plain box with Linksys printed on it. Cisco Systems is in the midst of moving the Linksys VoIP products under the Cisco Small Business brand. (Oh, and Cisco is another product of Standford alums). The documentation is paltry at best. A matter of fact, the only documentation was an year old CD-ROM. Had Cisco provided the Quick Startup guide in print, I would have felt differently. Note The materials on the CD-Rom are quite technical!
I am thrilled to have been invited to Google Voice. Seeing as I have been using it for two weeks now, I thought I’d share my experiences.
What is Google Voice?
Google’s vision is that you will have one single number for people to reach you. THat means that Google Voice (GV) will forward calls to your GV number to other n
umbers you have. For example, you can have it ring your home, office, and cellular. No more trying to figure out the best number to call. GV will ring all of them (or just the ones you choose). You can set up dialing patterns – so your work phone only rings during the week, your cell phone on nights and weekends (except from your boss, who goes straight to voice mail), and so on.
So this past week I delved into the world of VoIP. I was lucky enough to get an invite from Google Voice, which is a fantastic service. Hard to believe that I started using Google when they were on Stanford’s servers and now look where they are. (Of course, I was on the Internet before Google was a glimmer in the net’s eye – but that’s another technoblog).
Ok, so I was perusing the internet this morning and noticed that the Chicago Tribune is reporting that the Chicago Cubs might declare bankruptcy. I guess if you are a crappy team you feel you can do this. Gosh I hate the cubs.