Good morning all! It's a typical lather, rinse, repeat morning. I'll drop the girls off at middle school and head down to Boxborough. Michelle will be teaching her Hi/Lo class.
Smooth drive in. Offered a Rosary for the health of my wife, my mother, and my mother-in-law. I'm jealous of Claire, who gets to go with the chorus and band to Canobie Lake Park (related link) today. She couldn't pick a better day: sunny & in the mid-70's. Meanwhile I'll be debugging what are known as 3D textures... far less exciting.
Stepped outside a bit to grab some lunch. Pollen aside, it is gorgeous out. I hope Claire is having fun at Canobie Lake Park.
Smooth commute home, but have one last conference call with San Diego before my three day weekend starts. t-1 hour until grilled steak. ;-].
Conference call over. Weekly status written & submitted. Finished a few straggler emails. Time to the three day weekend to begin!!
Been experimenting with video transcoding again. Few consumer applications seem to set your computer fans a roarin' like it. I was thinking there might be a few kid shows/movies that might be handy to have in small cell phone format for those hurry up 'n wait times when the kids are getting antsy. Perhaps some episodes of Shaun the Sheep, or Phineas & Ferb. Anyway, good night all.
Bookmarks I made today:
Morning weather with Al
Comment: Who-hoo. Former WNDS weatherman and NH icon, Al Kaprielian, is coming to the The Telegraph. In this first video he doesn't have the wacky charisma he's known for up here, but give him some time. See http://youtu.be/FOf0n1dc7A8 for some examples.
Governor Christie Schools Teacher
Comment: Man! I want 49 clones of Gov. Christie. One in each state. He always gets under the skin of the entitlement generation.
Excerpt: Governor Christie of New Jersey goes head to head with a teacher during a town hall meeting. The teacher is complaining about her salary and the Governor is arguing that in these economic times we all need to sacrifice a little. ...
Obama, the Thin-Skinned President
Excerpt: For Obama to complain that the problems he faces are so much worse than any other president in the last 80 years is stunningly self-indulgent, to say nothing of ahistorical.
Oil Flow Is Stemmed, but Could Resume, Official Says
Comment: Fingers crossed!
Excerpt: The “top kill” technique has stopped the flow of oil in the gulf, the admiral in charge of the U.S. effort said, but the challenge would be to sustain it.
BREAKING NEWS: Gary Coleman Dead At 42
Comment: It scare me even more that he is my age!
Excerpt: The Illinois native's death marks the end of a long, sad road for the diminutive Diff'rent Strokes star, who struggled professionally and financially as his fame and fortune diminished since the show went off the air in 1986.
Fake Battery Android App Avoids Friends' Playtime Requests
Comment: Hilarious! If you have one of the hot new Android phones, someone made an app to fake a low battery warning. It reminds me of when my brother, Christopher Bilik, configured the home screen on his cell to say "No Service" so folks wouldn't borrow it to make calls.
Excerpt: Sick of everyone playing with your Android, draining the battery? It's as bad as the first weeks of the iPhone, somedays. Download the free Fake Battery app, so you have a legitimate excuse not to lend your phone to someone.
Sprint will allow #PDAnet tethering on HTC EVO, suggests it will also allow built-in Wi-Fi mobile ho
Comment: If true, this is my last barrier to buying an EVO. On my old Palm, I have a program a lot like PDAnet and it works well. I used it in Michigan and a few times when my cable modem service died.
Excerpt: Sprint will allow #PDAnet tethering on HTC EVO, suggests it will also allow built-in Wi-Fi mobile hotspot capability in 2.2 #Froyo:
Skype video calling on an HTC EVO 4G
Comment: Uses a program called Fring which can connect to Skype (and other networks)
Excerpt: http://www.androinica.com/ shows live video chat through Skype. This is made possible by the HTC EVO 4G's front-facing camera, and Fring's support for Skype.