Blog from the Loft

Year 2004 is a very different year for me. I normally, for privacy reason, not talk too much about my personal life on this blog. However year 2004 has been a very personal year. After waiting a long time, I am now the parent of the smartest, cutest little baby in the world (personal [...]

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At the end of 2002 I said I need to stretch more, read more, program more, travel more, and I left 2002 with a giant cliff hanger — my Loft project. 2003 ended up being a year of major changes. The Loft project is phase one completed. Moving from the burbs to downtown, selling a [...]

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Some resources for my loft design
Appliances

ventless washer dryer

ASKO manufacturer

LG manufacturer

Russound whole house audio and video distribution.

B&W speakers

Rotating AV Racks

Vimco, Lutron Controllable Shades

Lutron lighting control

Snake Tray for wiring, probably too industrial

Art work hanging systems

Art work hanging system 2

Avanti systems specifically from the UK

Furniture:

Topdeq office furniture
Bamboo Floorings
OCHO concrete furniture
Not quite home loft, but and article onoffice design, [...]

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Apple and iPod

Think Secret
iPod Lounge

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It is always nice to experience people doing a good job. Today I have two such encounters. I feel much better about service in this country –
I am closing my equity loan at my bank. Arrived at the appointed time and a very young looking staff took me to his desk. He looked at most [...]

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I watched Gosford Park last night. It got me thinking about service. First, to quote from the movie: Mrs. Wilson: I’m the perfect servant. When they’re hungry, the food’s on the table; when they’re tired, the beds are turned down - I know it before they know it themselves. This movie is about a hunting [...]

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Wiki is open source information. That is my definition. When applied to the business world, I say wiki is open source documentation. Wiki is invented at the Portland Pattern Repository, a website and database for software design patterns. You can read its full history there. In general wiki is a web site for simple, [...]

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Year 2002. This is the year of the 20G iPod, the 20th anniversary for James Bond films, the ten year anniversary for Mini discs. This is the year where everyone is buying digital cameras, and we finally have more than one GSM phone network provider in the U.S.
On my annual travel report, according to my [...]

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I have this collection of articles on the web that is worth reading — I don’t necessary agree with them, but it is thought provoking nevertheless. It is time to try putting them all in one place, so here we go:

elegant Hack, IA information
Black Belt Jones has a good list of links on web design [...]

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What’s new in gadgets in Tokyo? As I always say, the only thing that is important are things that deal with the newly digital media — MP3, JPG, MPEG — or sound, pictures and videos. Before getting to those, do you know that it is Minidisc’s 10th year anniversary? Just when you think it cannot [...]

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