Archive for May, 2010
Recent reports have greatly increased the estimated output of the Deepwater Horizon’s oil leak. This raises doubts on the “official” numbers released by BP. How big is the leak, really? Nobody really knows. I’m not an engineer, but I like to indulge in rough “back of the envelope” estimations. Oil Pipe Diameter = 20 inches inside diameter. At 20 [ READ MORE ]
Karen and I took a short 4 day trip to San Francisco this week. We had a wonderful time touring the city and the wine country. We stayed at the Westin St. Francis, ate lots of wonderful food and walked our legs off. We had a one week pass for the Muni busses and cable [ READ MORE ]
Now you’ve got your iPad, there are lots of ways to get books loaded onto the device. First is the approved Apple iBooks app. There is a limited library of books for sale and quite a few free public domain books for download. The process of purchasing and downloading is easy and straightforward. The biggest drawback [ READ MORE ]
After traveling with the iPad for a month, I’ve finally found a great carrying case for the road. Tom Bihn Ristretto It’s not too big or bulky and offers a protected pouch for the iPad. There’s room inside for the charger and my Bose QC headphones. The construction quality is second to none. The Ristretto is [ READ MORE ]