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My friend Troy recently put his new venture live – Fitropolis . Troy and I share an interest in fitness, and I am really excited to see the site serving the Seattle fitness and yoga community. The site brings together current news from the area about happenings in local fitness establishments and...

Using Fitropolis To Find Seattle-Area Gyms. →

My last two blog entries covered the first 15 days of a 30-Day Primal Challenge. I had fully intended for there to be a third entry that summed everything up on the 30th day, as if reaching that point would be some magical revelation. I assumed I'd have a nice tidy conclusion to the challenge; the...

The 30-Day Primal Challenge: Days 16 to 47 →

As of last night, I have reached the half-way point of my 30-Day Primal Challenge . Here is a brief update on progress. Dealing with “Life” Day 6 for me was a travelling day – long haul from London Heathrow to Seattle. I was concerned that I wouldn’t be able to eat primally at...

The 30-Day Primal Challenge: Days 6 to 15 →

As I have mentioned in a couple of older posts , in the past couple of years I have become very active and lost quite a lot of weight. Initially, a lot of running and cycling helped me lose about 30lbs, and then a switch about a year ago to more of a gym and cardio mix helped me build some strength....

The 30-Day Primal Challenge: The First 5 Days →

[Disclaimer: this post refers to Apple Mail in Snow Leopard. I haven't installed Lion and taken a look at the updated Mail.app yet.] I've been switching back and forth between Windows and OS X for a while now (as I learn to code for the iPhone/iPad). I generally like the Mac experience, but one...

Tech Tip: Preview in Apple's Mail Client →

I was travelling last week in the US, and noticed that Photoshop was taking a very very long time to open or create files - 2 or 3 minutes in most cases. After some trouble-shooting, I eventually realised that it was because my default printer was a network printer. After I switched my default printer...

Tech Tip: Photoshop Very Slow To Open Or Create Images? →

I already own a number of different video and still photography devices, including two DSLRs, multiple “point-and-shoots” and an HD video camcorder. Recently, I have been thinking about getting a waterproof camera, and I had been looking at some of the popular consumer point-and-shoot options...

Object Of Desire: GoPro HD Hero Camera →

I have monocular vision, I have had for my entire life. This means that I generally only ever use one of my eyes at a time (unlike most people who use both of their eyes together, all the time). I have been short-sighted in my left eye and long-sighted in my right eye for my entire life. As a result...

The “Future Of Film And Television” Is Lost On Me →

Back in April of 2008, I wrote a post entitled “ What Is Your Backup Strategy? ” Much of my approach is still the same as it was back then – a Mozy account for offsite backups, Windows Live Mesh (as an evolved version of FolderShare) to keep my data in sync across machines, and an external...

Massive Price Increase For Mozy Power Users →

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of spending a fun few hours on a photography field trip with my friend Daniel and his son Liam. We set out from Daniel’s house at 6am and drove (via a coffee house!) two hours North of Seattle to the Nooksack River, near Deming. Daniel regularly takes trips to this...

Photo Shoot At Nooksack River →