Blog from the Loft

I don’t know how I let this one slipped by. American Express card used to allow redemption of points for cash for up to $300 per year. So at the end of each year I go check to see if I have enough points to get some money back. To my surprise, they now have [...]

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I wrote a while back about two people doing their (two different) jobs exceptionally well. Today I had another one of these encounter:
I needed to make a few copies of my new front door key. For some reason the key needed a key blank that is not easily available. The first place that tried to [...]

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I thought I found the perfect atheletic shoes — for walking, running, and more importantly, for doing wushu and tai chi. The Nike Free. When it first came out, I brought a pair online from Finish Line. It was great. I was happy. Until about a month and half later…
The mesh material started tearing from [...]

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Lexus has two new hybrids coming out. I was very excited about the RX400h, a hybrid SUV. Normally I think SUV is an energy waster, but the hybrid setup makes ie worth while. They are going to unveil the car and pricing very soon. More exciting news, however, is that there will also be an [...]

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Go learn a second or third language ! See Year of Languages, and see how Learning languages ‘boosts brain’.
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Finally, Netflix added a “move to top” button on their rental queue. No more typing in numbers to re-arrange the queue. A very small UI change that does a lot for the user!
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I helped my Dad installed cable modem at his house today. He picked Comcast. I use RCN myself, so I am not familiar with the Comcast setup. The documentation said it requires a sign-up process when connected for the first time. So I called their tech support.
While he is walking me through what needs to [...]

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I like to keep things organized. Two great resources:

Cable Safe
The Container Store

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An observation — for people who use the “mass” email provider like AOL, yahoo, or even gmail. Chances are, unless you are really creative, you ended up with email addresses like john_smith102@… . Not exactly easy to say or remember. Are there solutions to this problem? I don’t think so. Most people would not like [...]

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Very funny “comics”, an original idea, wonderful, go check out A Softer World.
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