Technology

I'm having technology issues at home. First, I got a digital TiVo for Christmas (thank you, Maggie!).  Then we found that it needed a wireless receiver to talk with our router (instead of using the phone line, which wasn't nearby).  Once it became operational, we next found that images were pixelating, so we switched televisions.  Now there's no picture, so we figure we need a card from the cable company to process the signal before it's passed on to the television. When we called the cable company, the agent said we needed digital service to use the digital card in the digital TiVo! Now I'm investigating whether to switch our television service to Verizon Fios and cancel our Comcast cable service. I'm getting tired just thinking about the whole process! -Chris

Flickr Mashups

I visited Mappr and found it to be a great idea and completely non-functional.  Then I tried Colr Pickr and was fascinated by the color matching capabilities, though repeated tests make it seem that it's drawing from a limited collection of photos.  Next perhaps Home Depot or Lowe's will connect Colr Pickr to its custom paint system, enabling users to select from someone else's photo rather than a physical object brought to the store. -Chris

Flickr

I toured the Flickr site and searched for photos taken near Neskowin, Oregon (where I vacationed in April 2006).  There are some very pretty images of a very pretty place!  I also searched for "owl" and found this fun photo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldphotography/352065409) of a "laughing" snowy ow. Nifty! -Chris