Archive for July, 2009



Simonsen homestead

Published on 2009/07/30

I have posted photos of the original homestead where Lars & Johannha Simonsen (my ancestor that emigrated to this country) settled.


HPA, Host Protected Area

Published on 2009/07/22

I’m a big fan of technology that helps users. HPA could be one of those “helpful” technologies. HPA is a “feature” of some motherboards whereby they steal hard disk space (typically the last few megs of your disk) and use it for backing up the system BIOS, a recovery partition, etc.
I just purchased a GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P [...]


Thank you Tim

Published on 2009/07/12

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said it was too soon to decide whether the U.S. economy would need the help of a second round of government stimulus to recover from recession. ”I don’t think that’s a judgment we need to make now, can’t really make it now prudently, responsibly,” Geithner said. –Reuters

Translation: The stimulus is doing [...]


Strawberry Ice Cream

Published on 2009/07/09

It all begins with fresh local strawberries. Add in some fresh cream, a mother’s love, a churn it in the Cuisinart Ice Cream Machine. It doesn’t get any better than this.


Is it worth upgrading to the iPhone 3GS?

Published on 2009/07/08

Short answer: yes.
Longer answer: Absolutely!
Hillbilly answer: You betcha!
Beancounter answer: I purchased my first iPhone 4GB (2G) in Oct 2007 for $300, direct from Apple. Today, I sold it on Craigslist for $225. I purchased my 16GB iPhone 3G for $300 in July 2008. That phone is about to get sold on Craigslist as well, for about [...]


Camping & Salmonberries

Published on 2009/07/01

Best things about camping: salmonberries and a hammock.