Archive for December, 2007
Saturday, December 29th, 2007
Santa (in the form of my in-laws) left me a new Trek 7100 bike for Christmas. I usually don’t like to ride a bike unless it has a couple hundred cc’s strapped to it but this one will do just fine until I can get my hands on a “real bike”. Plus, my wife got a bike for Christmas too and now we can get matching Spandex shorts and eat CLIF bars together!
Why I Like It
The Trek 7100 is a great bike for cruising around town. I’ve even decided that once the snow clears up, I’ll ride it to work- check back in 3 months and ask me how that one’s going! I’ve only ever had a mountain bike before this bike and I’m pretty excited about some of the differences between the 7100 and my old mountain bike.
The biggest difference is in the tires. The tires on the 7100 are skinnier than those found on a mountain bike but a little bit wider than the tires on Lance Armstrong’s bike. The result is a faster, more lightweight bike that makes it easier to ride on pavement. Also, I’ve never had a bike with shocks on it and the shocks on this bike make it really fun to ride.
I think the reason why I have never really been a bike rider is precisely because I have never had a bike that is easy to ride around town. My new Trek is easy and fun to ride and it was very affordably priced- it’s a great Christmas gift. Thanks, Santa!
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Tuesday, December 18th, 2007
Problem: Downloads Folder Filling Up With MP3’s
I find new music everyday with the help of sites like The Hype Machine, I download mp3’s on a daily basis. My downloads stack in Mac OS X Leopard quickly turns from a stack, pile, to a big mess of mp3’s. I needed a way to keep it clean and organized without having to manually move my mp3’s from the downloads folder into my iTunes folder.
Solution: MP3 Cleanup
I created an Automator application that imports audio files from my downloads folder to my iTunes library and then deletes the audio files from my downloads folder. Please feel free to download MP3 Cleanup and give it a try. After downloading, just unzip the .zip and run the MP3 Cleanup Automator application.
This is my first time offering something like this to my readers, so I expect some criticism. Please leave comments below and let me know how you like the program.
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Thursday, December 6th, 2007
I never thought that I would be one to openly show support for a presidential candidate, but after watching Mitt Romney’s speech “Faith In America”, I’ll do what I can.
Why I’m Voting For Mitt Romney
I think that there is a lot to be said for someone who stands up for what he believes in. Mitt’s speech showed me that he is just such a person. I think that his views on strengthening families in America are dead on and agree with his views about the separation of church and State being used as an excuse to remove God from the public domain.
So there’s my 5 cents.
UPDATE: Read what my buddy Stu has to say about Mitt’s speech.
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