Yoga in San Diego
After hurting my back, I've decided I need to get into a regular Yoga class to continue to work on my bodies allignment and strength.
An article in Sign On Sandiego on Yoga
Update:
This is the location I finally selected, they have a location in Point Loma and Bay Park.
San Diego Yoga Studio
4134 Napier Street
San Diego, CA 92110
Cost: $12.00
There are two Yoga places near me...
Radiance Yoga
1618 W Lewis St
San Diego, CA 92103
Phone: 6192991443
Cost: $14.00
and
Astanga Yoga Center Hillcrest
1450 University Ave.
San Diego, CA 92103
Phone: (619) 294-7792
Cost: $12.00
Video PodCasts onto your PSP
One of the interesting things about the new Video iPod is the ability to subscribe to Video Podcasts, and have the ability to sync them to your Video iPod... this all assumes that you have an Video iPod, which I don't. But I do have a excellent Sony PSP, which actually has a larger screen. I have also found that the most recent Google Video site, allows you to download the uploaded content in PSP format as well as iPod. So I set about trying to make this work
Bottom line... I now can podcast the Suicide Girls Video and transcode it into PSP format and have an excellent viewing experience on my PSP. There are notes on how to do the same with the DVD's in my cabinet... but that is another weekend project.
http://video.google.com/
http://www.apple.com/itunes
Sony Media Manager
http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/shopping/item.asp?pid=378&disp=1
How to Convert
http://hardware.gamespot.com/Story-ST-11721-1725-x-x-x
http://www.pqdvd.com/psp/ - PSP Movie Creator
http://www.jakeludington.com/ask_jake/20050328_convert_dvd_movies_for_your_sony_psp.html - DVD to PSP
http://www.imtoo.com/pspvideo.html - IMToo
http://www.pspvideo9.com/ - PSP Video 9
RSS Feeds
http://www.makezine.com/blog/index.xml
http://www.videora.com/ - Downloader for PodCasts
PSP Casting
RSS->PSP Video 9->PSP
http://www.pspvideo9.com/pspcasting.html - PSP Video Converter
http://www.videora.com/en-us/Download/trial.html - Videora - BitTorrent client?
PodCasting Software
http://www.podcastshuffle.com/2005/07/one-click-subscribe-itunes.html
PodCast XML/RSS structure
http://www.podcastdirectory.com/help/createxml.php
Spongebob meets ED from Iron Maiden
Not much to this entry, but think of all the Album Art for Iron Maiden albums... but rather than Ed in it, its Sponge Bob. 🙂
http://kebawe.com/wallpapers/maiden/SpongeEd.shtml
My hurt back
I don't have time to update all the details about how I hurt my back, or how I'm doing, but I thought I would share a handful of pictures that atleast show WHAT happened. The first picture of the two shows a part of the nerve column where it ISN'T herniated... the second picture shows how the nerve column becomes 'pinched' by the herniated disc.
SPINE
DISC
Seven Deadly Sins
| Greed: | Medium |
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| Gluttony: | High |
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| Wrath: | Medium |
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| Sloth: | Medium |
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| Envy: | Low |
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| Lust: | Very High |
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| Pride: | High |
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Take the Seven Deadly Sins Quiz
Discount Car Rental and other Coupons
This is a good site for finding coupons for car rentals... I am sure the main site has links to coupons for other things, but when you want to rent a car for $36 a day, or $140 for a week... this is the site.
http://www.rentalcodes.com/budget.html
BartPE beats out WinPE
Bart PE is the best boot CD for windows to date. You can throw away the limited use WinPE system CD, which limit what you can do once booted.
Many of my friends understand the power and flexibility of using the Windows PE (Preboot Environment) for making a Windows LiveCD's, which allow you to have a CD that boots on most any PC system, and gets a running version of Windows XP going, allowing you to use diagnostic tools from that CD, on a Hard DIsk that is not locked by the Opertating system.
So for example, you could use the CD:
* To boot up and move files around, restore deleted files, or rename a file you just installed and put an older version back in its place. When all things goto hell and a handbasket, being able to access your computer is key.
* Booting off the CD and using Nero to backup your computer to DVD's
* Booting off the CD and using Ghost to backup your computer to DVD's, or another hard drive.
The list goes on.
The BART PE site explains how to use a Windows XP CD that you already own to create the disk image. I also found pre built ones on the internet. Just search for BartPE LiveCD
Appliances
Had to call an appliance repair place today to get the Washing Machine repaired. The main cycle no longer spins, or agitates. I can do all my laundry on delicate... which works still but good luck getting my clothes clean. 🙂
I made a call to
http://www.appliancerescue.com/sandiego/home.html
I got a free magnet too, will let you know how the service goes.
Update:Ended up spending about $225.00 to have the 'timer' replaced on the washer. Also it seems that if you giggle the unit a bit, it starts working for a while. So if you do get stuck, try spinning the knob to different settings while the unit is ON, and see what luck that has. He checked the belts and they were all fine, just a worn down connector.
Google Talk from Trillian
Well I found Google Talk to be... less than interesting... It was very annoying that when I installed it and went to add people to my non-existant buddy list, that it sent them all an unsolicited email telling them to sign up. I was just adding gmail users... but oh well. So nobody I know really logs into Google Talk. So rather than running another client, I found out that since its based on Jabber, I can add GTalk to my Trillian client. I found the following instructions on the net.
I now have it running under Trillian 3.1 Pro Build 121.. easy as pie to add.
* If you don't already have it, download the Jabber plug-in from Cerulean Studio's site.
* Go to 'Preferences'.
* Click 'Plugins'.
* Activate the Jabber plug-in.
* Click 'Identities & Connections'.
* 'Add a new connection' ... 'JABBER'
* Enter your gmail address in the JID field (i.e. '[email protected]')
* Enter your gmail password.
* Select auto connect, if you're so inclined.
* Click 'Change'
* Set server host to 'talk.google.com'
* Click 'Save Settings'
* Click 'Connect'
* 'Close' preferences
Original link: http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2005/08/how_to_use_goog.html
Vacation to New Mexico
UPDATE These stops have been cancelled. Hoping to goto Atomic Museum at the bottom
This coming labor day I will not be going to Burning Man, but rather travelling to Albuequerque and on the way there will be stoping at the following places.
Montezuma's Castle
http://www.nps.gov/moca/
No map... just these instructions... Montezuma Castle is located 3 miles off Interstate 17. Use Exit Number 289 and follow signs.
Do both PIMA AMARC and Titan for $14.25 a person.
The PIMA AMARC is the location where the tour of the B-52 Airplane Graveyard leaves from. This reminds me I used Microsofts TerraServer to create a LARGE image of the Airplane Graveyard, this will take a while to load. Just wait.
Pima Air and Space Museum
http://www.pimaair.org/
390th Memorial Museum
(520) 574-0287
6000 E Valencia Rd
Tucson, AZ 85706
Tours are given M-F at 11:30 and 2pm, and last about an Hour in an AC bus.
Tram Tours:
The tram tour is a narrated experience of the museum’s outside aircraft exhibits, and lasts approximately one hour. Tram tour tickets cost an additional $4.00 per person. Trams depart daily at: 10:00am, 11:30am, 1:30pm, and 3:00pm
Contact: (520) 618-4806
Titan Missle Museum
http://www.tucsonattractions.com/titan1.htm
http://www.pimaair.org/TitanMM/titanhome.shtml
580 W Duval Mine Rd
Sahuarita, AZ 85614
520.625.7736
9-5pm tours - every hour 9am, 4pm
National Atomic Museum
http://www.atomicmuseum.com/tour/about.cfm
1905 Mountain Road NW
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87104
General Information: (505) 245-2137