Crumpler 5 MDH
Still leaning towards the Crumpler 5 Million Dollar Home, but in the black or brown color.
Life
Cerealremix Followup
Just a quick followup after hitting up Cerealremix this morning. If you remember, I had some suggestions for this new cereal bar in my initial review.
- Steel cut oatmeal with azuki beans. Check and still a winner!
- Parking validation. Check.
- Gone with the funky tasting fruit. Check.
- Listening to their customers. Check and double check!! Modified store hours to accommodate customers. New non-cereal lunch items.
Give Cerealremix a try and follow them online.
Thanks for the Bold, Klout!
Now this was a welcomed surprise. Klout.com tagged me as an influence on Twitter coffee discussions, and as part of a new experimental promotion, gave me samples of Starbucks coffee. Cool!
No, I didn’t solicit Klout for anything, I just blog and tweet about Starbucks… a lot I suppose. So waiting at home, I found a delivery containing Starbucks’ Pike Place Roast, the bold Caffe Verona, and some coupons.
Oh, and since I did receive these goodies free of charge, I have to disclose that fact. But really, how can you complain about getting free goodies about something you enjoy and love? And how can you not appreciate a company for rewarding its customers? So kudos to Klout and Starbucks for a great partnership and promotion!
Now excuse me as a brew my cup of morning coffee. Will it be Pike Place or Verona? 🙂
What a Wuss!
Here I am with a coughing fit for the past few weeks. Then, like last time, all this coughing has strained the muscles around my ribs. So I’ve been taking anti-inflammatory medication to reduce the pain. The doc has now prescribed antibiotics, so I’m on Day 2 of the handy “Z pack.” To top it off, my coughing might be due to allergies which I’ve never had so I got meds for this too.
What a wuss! Getting old ain’t fun. 🙁
Oh wait, Truly Madly Deeply is playing on KRTR 96.3…
Congrats to the Obnubilated Newlyweds!
Congratulations!
And yes, the picture is purposely obnubilated… or is that obfuscated?
Playing Around with Animoto
I had heard about the movie making magic of Animoto.com but never really checked it out until now. Very cool and easy to use. For an automated system, the end product is very good. There’s not much you can do to edit the movie but really, you don’t have to. Here’s a movie I “made” from a few still pictures.
Warning: the default audio is very loud. Turn down the volume before you start playing.
Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.
Only bummer is that the free version of Animoto limits movies to 30 seconds. Otherwise, you have to pay per movie or an annual fee. Animoto is a well thought out service, covering the basics of movie making to easily sharing the great results.
Pulp on Pad!
What’s pulp look like on the new iPad? Like this!!
Not mine, but thanks Jason. I gave this pic a standing ovation when I saw it!
Looking for a New Mac App Launcher
I’m on the hunt to find a new Mac app launcher to replace my favorite but aging launcher, Quicksilver. Quicksilver hasn’t been under active development for some time and each Mac OS X release and update is one step towards Quicksilver’s demise.
After upgrading to Mac OS X 10.6.3, QS stopped launching at startup. Even after manually starting QS, it just didn’t act right. This problem might be fixable, but it’s also a good time to see what other app launchers are out there. But I am baffled that with all the MacHeist deals and MacUpdate bundles I’ve bought in the past, there isn’t an app launcher among them?!
I found this review which is a good start. I was told about Butler which seems to do a lot but has its own menu interface. I love the simplicity and speed of Quicksilver’s Control-Space key combo to kick things off. And of course, free is good.
Sorry, I still think Mac OS X’s Spotlight is too slow. I’m trying out Namely right now and customized the key stroke activation to mimic Quicksilver. We’ll see how this app launcher performs.
Anyone have recommendations for a Mac app launcher?
Sunday Afternoon Delight
A special Sunday afternoon treat when the colorful Tats Shave Ice van was spotted nearby.
President Obama, I still don’t know how you can get your Windward-side shave ice anywhere else?!
Spotted: Farmers Hawaii Above Easter
While delighting on free ice cream, there was Farmers Hawaii, spotted above an Easter display.
Personally Calling Out Google Gigabit
The entire state of Hawaii is campaigning for Google’s Fiber for Communities project with the goal of bringing ultra high speed network access to selected communities. Can you imagine gigabit speeds to your home?
I can’t, and I doubt Google can deliver on this promise. A 100x network speed increase? When donkeys fly! as Flo would say.
Prove me wrong Google and jack Pulp HQ into the matrix. I dare you! I double dare you!! I even triple dare you!!!
Heck, I’ll even throw in my Practical Peripherals PM2400SA modem in exchange.
Did You Get Your Free Ben and Jerry’s?
A double whammy! Not only was Tuesday free pastry day at Starbucks, but ice cream fanatics of Ben and Jerry’s got an afternoon treat with a free scoop.
From 12 to 8pm, participating locations were giving away ice cream. For Hawaii, that meant ice cold action at Windward Mall, the mall that cares. And yes, there was action with a line much longer than at Starbucks waiting for a free pastry.
But it was all worth it after getting some of these!
