Here are a few shots of what I’ve been working on lately. Various 318 projects this month have taken me to downtown Minneapolis, Novi, Michigan and Hurley, Wisconsin.
Nerd overload…
I take back what I said in Detroit about not needing two channels of CBC. Cypress Hill, curling – more please!
One benefit of motel life: swimming pool, hot tub and sauna. Gotta get me one of these saunas next winter
The writers for Dexter and 24 can both go to hell
Al Capone ate here, right? http://twitpic.com/1f508h
Arrived safely at the Days Inn Hurley
I totally had one of these when I was little http://twitpic.com/1ezmda
Taking LA Tim to Famous Dave’s at Mall of America – fake north woods before the real thing
Shot a very rusty 95 at Faribault from the whites
Beautiful day for a round of golf at Willingers
I’m guessing the 4+ hours of thatch removal today in the front yard isn’t going to help my golf game tomorrow morning
Up earlier than planned, with only a wee headache. Today’s agenda: laundry, Jeff Galloway running clinic at MOA and prep for Hurley trip
Play profile. Ignore.
Lunch with the wife at Bonfire in Eagan today – wish I would have remembered my new frequent diner card
Masters.org video still amazes me year after year – bravo IBM
So much stuff to organize, clean up and file away today before heading back out on the road
Wild win three in Calgary?!? That alone should have been worth a playoff spot
Ran 7+ miles in Eagan and Apple Valley. Pitch black sidewalk + large stray dog = pure terror
I was on the fence about the iPad and really didn’t want to form an opinion until I actually got to use one. Kid one needed an iPhone case last weekend, so we visited the Southdale Apple Store and I got to check it out. After about 20 minutes (and some advice/prodding from a couple of Apple employees I know), I left with a 16GB model and Apple case.
Most of the first day was spent syncing, configuring, tweaking and installing apps and media. The kids had it the next few days and then I left town on business for a few days and didn’t take it with me. So I still haven’t spent much time with it, but here are some initial thoughts:
- Initial sync took a really long time.
- It’s heavy if you try to hold it with one hand for any length of time – it really needs to sit on your lap or sit tilted up in the case on a tabletop.
- The screen is gorgeous, but needs to be cleaned after almost every use.
- The battery is as good as everyone says – and the device never gets hot.
- I don’t like using any of my iPhone apps on it, with the exception of a few games.
- The lack of caching more than a few pages in Safari is supremely annoying.
- With the right set of apps, this is an awesome education tool for $500.
- Speaking of apps, The Elements for iPad, by Touch Press, is incredible (and almost 2GB in size).
- I like typing on it better than the iPhone, especially when it’s on a tabletop.
My hope was that this would be a good, affordable laptop substitute for my kids and I think it is. Strong apps, digital books, email, internet access, music, movies and more in a sturdy package for half the price of a Mac Book.
In my brief time using it, my favorite things are viewing photos, the New York Times app, watching videos via the ABC and Netflix apps and the Foxtrot iPad wallpaper I see every time I turn it on. I can’t wait to see what developers come up with next…
Oh yeah, the Masters is on
Twitterific on the iPad seems kinda weird after using Tweetie on the iPhone and MBP for so long
Landed MSP – so glad I wasn’t stranded overnight
Delta FTW!
I guess that would be lightning bolts and *thunder* claps
Have they always shut down airports for a few scattered lightning claps?