October 2005

Previously I talked about getting videos to play on the new video iPod. Engadget.com has an article about getting DVD content on to an iPod using Windows-based tools.
Windows tools? Why would you want to do that? The way to do it is to buy yourself a new Mac. Just ask the [...]

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It was bound to happen. Wayne’s World, CCTWT, and Pulpconnection have joined forces for the latest blogging news. While each site will continue to offer its own original content, the Tabasco Man, WW, and Gee Why are now contributors to each other’s sites.
Wayne’s World will feature the latest deals and talk about events [...]

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If you have 80 minutes of time to be inspired, be sure to watch Steve Jobs present at the October 12 Apple Special Event that saw the release of a new iMac, the video iPod, and iTunes 6.0. Steve’s reality distortion field was at it again.
Watch the video from the Special Event.
Highlights6:00 Steve playing [...]

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Ack, my mind can’t take any more! Apple announced yet another special event scheduled for Wednesday, October 19. This is the third special event in less than two months.
Rumored to be released at this event are the last PowerPC-based G4 Powerbooks but with higher resolution screens and new Power Mac G5s with dual [...]

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Woo boy, went out to dinner in Kailua town after a long week at work instructing workers about systems. Ate Korean food at Ho-Jin’s Korean Fusion, a new place serving healthier Korean cuisine. Sorry, simply not enough-not enough food, food not hot enough, not tasty enough. Can ‘t beat Waikele BBQ or [...]

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Went through a name change of my blogging alias just because…

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Looks like Apple’s pretty much got a lock for gadget gifts this Christmas. With the introduction of the iPod Shuffle, the Nano, and just yesterday, the video iPod, Apple got all bases covered for the cool Christmas gift this year. Beginners and young’ens can start with the Shuffle, the trendsetters got to have [...]

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Read two articles that made interesting observations about the potential impact of Apple’s new announcements (video iPod, Front Row).
Apple’s Telegraphed PunchBrief Observations Regarding the New Stuff Announced at Today’s Special Event

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My wife was asking me if the new video iPod could play other things other than videos and TV shows available from the iTunes Music Store. How about movies legally backed up from your own personal DVDs then encoded to the H.264 format and copied to your iPod? Could you watch these movies [...]

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So after reading a bunch of recent articles about the popularity and growing use of blogs and learning a thing or two fromBuzz Marketing with Blogs for Dummies, I suggested the use of an internal blog system at a workplace improvement meeting.
There’s been complaints that information is not being shared with other staff members and [...]

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Lots of (unconfirmed) news coming out of Apple’s Special Event.

New thinner iMac with integrated iSight camera and media card reader
Bluetooth remote control “Frontrow”
Photobooth application??
New PowerMacs
New video iPods with TV out
New iTunes 6.0. Can now buy music videos and TV shows like Desperate Housewives for $1.99

Details, details are coming…
Update: Apple’s website is now updated [...]

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Thought you’d get a chuckle out of this one….

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According to Cosmopolitan, Jamie Keli’i Kaku Tamashiro is the top bachelor for Hawaii. This month’s issue of Cosmo features a bachelor blowout where the Honolulu based, 26-year old fitness instructor won Hawaii’s top honor. Here are a few excerpts from Mr. Tamashiro’s bio.
Crucial chick trait: “The number-one thing that I look for in [...]

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I finally finished my first sudoku puzzle in the daily paper. After the Mililani Packrat explained the rules, I decided to give it a shot. The “easy Monday” puzzle took me a while, especially while watching tapes of Charmed, Desperate Housewives, and Smallville.
I didn’t check my answers so I hope they’re correct. [...]

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NBA team, the Los Angeles Lakers, are holding their training camp in Hawaii, leading up to exhibition games against the Golden State Warriors on October 11 and 12. The Lakers missed the playoffs last year and don’t seem much improved this year other than the return of coach Phil Jackson.
The Lakers’ coaching staff has [...]

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Recently, there’s been lots of talk in the news about babies.
Britney and Kevin are tending to Sean Preston Federline. Nicholas Cage named his newborn super son, Kal-el Coppola Cage. Sex-ty year old Rod Stewart found out he’s going to be a father again. Engaged Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise are expecting a [...]

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Got some catching up to do…
Last week, went to the East side for dim sum and happened to catch the grand opening of Beard Papa’s, the maker of fresh ‘n natural cream puffs, located in the Koko Marina Foodland. The short line took forever to move. We ordered 6 puffs and [...]

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Recently found out that the Dunkin’ Doughnuts location in Kailua closed down. Not to worry though, since Coffee Bean & Tea is filling its void. Coffee Bean & Tea is a coffee chain popular on the mainland, known for their Ice Blended Mochas. These delights were the first ice blended coffee drinks [...]

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