April 2006

Went to check out the new Pier 1 Imports in Kailua on their Grand Opening day. Saw some nice things but only bought a seat cover that was on sale.
Here are some pictures. The front of the store is still missing its sign.
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If you want interesting insight about using Macs to run the next Microsoft OS, Vista, be sure to check out I, Cringely’s latest column. If true virtualization is achieved in the next version of OS X aka Leopard, then users can run both OS X 10.5 and Vista concurrently. This could have the [...]

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TBS is running funny commercials for their showing of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Each commercial pokes fun at the various Middle Earth characters. The best one has got to be “Secret Lovers” featuring Frodo and Samwise. Here’s a YouTube version if the Windows Media format at TBS gives you trouble.
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Don’t know if this works or not, but here is a technique to turn negative thoughts into positive reinforcement. The author describes this technique as mental kung fu (or judo) where you redirect the negative thoughts into positive thinking.
If your inner voice says “I’m a dork” or “this sucks,” then maybe this technique will [...]

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Talk about Lean Six Sigma and poke yoke! Toyota manufacturing goes to great lengths to produce high quality automobiles. Their kaizen, or continuous pursuit of improvement, is ingrained at every level of the organization. Here’s an example of Toyota’s training activity to learn how to paint cars.
Students practice paint jobs by spraying [...]

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Here’s a quick followup on my previous post about having a Computer in Your Living Room. This guy used a Mac Mini and El Gato’s PVR hardware and software to setup a living room computer to watch DVDs, videos, and television. Sounds expensive but seems like he had a good (and easy) experience [...]

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Pulpconnector T offers this article about corporations and business being hurt and helped by blogs. The voice posed by bloggers have been able to both positively and negatively affect corporate images, causing increases and decreases in sales.
Much truth in the article, and I think companies have figured out they should be monitoring the blogosphere [...]

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In this guy’s estimate, each web page done for a corporate web site costs approximately $10,000. That’s $10K per page!!
He explains how the true cost of making a single page includes the time of all involved (clients, vendors, stakeholders, etc.). But then, he goes on to say why it’s a good move for [...]

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Google is launching its next free service, Google Calendar. Set your schedule and share calendars with others.
If you already have a Gmail account, you got a Google Calendar. Give it a shot.
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CNNMoney.com has an overview of the best jobs in America. Factors include growth, pay, and stress level. Here’s the top ten:

Software engineer
College professor
Financial adviser
Human resources manager
Physician assistant
Market research analyst
Computer IT analyst
Real Estate appraiser
Pharmacist
Psychologist

Here’s the Top 50 list. Ever consider a career change?

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With ABC’s pending release of fan favorite television shows on the Internet, is it time to have a computer in your living room to watch these (and other) shows? ABC will be freely offering Desperate Housewives, Lost, Commander in Chief, and Alias on the web but of course, you’d need a computer to view [...]

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It could happen. The Honolulu Advertiser has an article about social gatherings with coworkers becoming too intrusive and demanding. Although supposedly voluntary events, workers feel obliged to attend.
while management plans off-hours events in good faith, most employees would rather have the time off.
So the trick is to have work events during work hours. [...]

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CNNMoney.com has an article listing the top paying college degrees for 2006. Sorry, English majors writing blogs for a living wasn’t at the top of the list. Chemical engineers are expected to bring in the highest starting salary at $55,900. Electrical Engineers are second at $52,899.

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The redesign of ESPN.com using standards-based structural markup (CSS) happened some time ago, but here’s an interview giving a behind-the-scenes look at the thoughts that went into the redesign.
The bottom line is that by undergoing this redesign, ESPN.com has been able to reduce bandwidth costs by about 730 terabytes of data per year.

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Had an informal tasting session of the new Coke Blak coffee/soda, and the general consensus is that it tastes somewhat like Root Beer. Kinda like Root Beer Barrel candy actually. The coffee taste is very mild and the carbonation is tame as well. Overall, it’s a smooth blend of coffee and Coke [...]

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The new coffee-infused drink, Coke Blak, is in the house! Described as a “carbonated beverage that fuses Coke effervescence with coffee essences.”
Haven’t tried it yet but found it on sale at Safeway for $2 for a four pack. Normally, it’s $6.50 a four pack, but there’s special introductory pricing going on now.
The Blak [...]

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