Digital hoarders, help is here. Yes, I too have been living with daily messages that my startup disk is almost full. I love my MacBook Air with its speedy solid state drive, but at a mere 256 gigabytes, there’s only so much I can store. Yes, I’ve gotten rid of music files, transitioning to the […]
When the family was going to be in Hilo for a few days, I knew I had to contact @hawaii aka Ryan Ozawa about his personal recommendations since he’s been talking about Hilo for years. This simple inquiry led to a flood of advice for a short, three-day visit. Because his advice was so good, […]
Not too long ago, the Starbucks location in the heart of Kailua town closed for renovation. That was then, this is now. Regular patrons, what do you notice right away? Yes, you have to retrain your brain and walk to the far end to place your order. It’s no longer the drink pickup area that’s […]
Did you see Amazon’s latest release of their Dash buttons? You install these little physical devices around your household near consumable items. When you start running low on these items, push the matching Dash button and the item is magically added to an Amazon order for you to approve. Sounds like a nifty albeit prank […]
The sweet, sweet sixteen of ’15 looks like this: Kentucky (Nike) Purdue (Nike) Notre Dame (Under Armour) Wichita St. (Nike) Wisconsin (Adidas) North Carolina (Nike) Xavier (Nike) Arizona (Nike) Duke (Nike) Utah (Under Armour) UCLA (Adidas) Gonzaga (Nike) N.C. State (Adidas) Louisville (Adidas) Oklahoma (Nike) Michigan St. (Nike) Nike commands 62.5% (10 out of 16) […]
Like 2014, the Big 12 is well represented with seven teams in the 2015 tournament. But this year, the Big Ten tied the 12 with seven teams as well. The Atlantic 10 halved their conference representation going from six to three while the Pac-12 lost a deuce with four teams (but represented by all three […]
This morning featured a major, six-plus car accident on the H1 westbound. Not wanting to be stuck in that snarled traffic, I sheltered at Starbucks in Kaneohe and snacked on a bacon, egg, gouda breakfast sandwich that earned me 3 bonus reward stars. Checking Waze and Twitter for traffic updates, it still didn’t look good, […]
I’ve come to rationalize realize that the Apple Watch is in my future. The journey to this latest in wearable tech started back in 2005 with the advent of the Nike+iPod Sports Kit. The alliance of Apple and Nike, two of my favorite brands, materialized the idea of data-driven workouts for the masses. With a sensor in […]
It’s official. I am an older Asian lady. What other stereotype drives around in a Lexus RX SUV and a gold one on top of that? My older Asian lady namesake? It would be “Nancy.”
The new year has spurred on new small local businesses in Kailua with the opening of The Local and soon, Mahaloha Burger. Located down the street from the new Target, these businesses are poised to benefit from increased foot traffic in the area. The Local is a hybrid store selling clothing items in one half […]
Don’t believe the Starbucks online store locator for the Kailua Village location (Store 14494). It’s not open. It’s closed for renovation. Not sure when it started and not sure when it’ll end, but as of March 10, 2015, the location was definitely closed.
Any Lexus owners out there have poor radio reception with the stock deck? We got a used Lexus that’s newer than our (former) Toyotas, but the radio reception is so bad. Driving my normal routes, the FM radio reception is staticky and even drops out at certain spots. This didn’t happen with the Toyota stereos. […]