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Welcome to the show floor

palmsolo — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:43:28 +0000

Welcome to the show floor,
originally uploaded by palmsolo.

Day one of the actual show floor opened up early for me with a press event
at 7:30 am.

Smashed Google Nexus One box

palmsolo — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:39:24 +0000

Smashed Google Nexus One box,
originally uploaded by palmsolo.

I ordered a Google Nexus One for overnight delivery to my hotel in Vegas and
a destroyed box ended up arriving with the airbags inside completely
flattened too. Thankfully, the actual device box was very solid and
everything was good inside.

Poor Dayna undergoing reflux testing

palmsolo — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:27:41 +0000

Poor Dayna undergoing reflux testing,
originally uploaded by palmsolo.

My poor wife has to have a tube up her nose and down her throat to measure reflux. She is hanging with Kari in the blanket fort.

Teaching 3rd grade at Puyallup Foursquare

palmsolo — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:30:56 +0000

Teaching 3rd grade at Puyallup Foursquare,
originally uploaded by palmsolo.

Kari was excited to have me helping in Sunday school today.

The elusive Wii holder bench

palmsolo — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:30:00 +0000

The elusive Wii holder bench,
originally uploaded by palmsolo.

We hunted down this prized bench at a couple Costco stores. Highly recommended if you have a Wii and extra gear.

Welcome to 2010

palmsolo — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:39:18 +0000

It was a rare occasion when Dayna and I went out for New Year’s Eve
Welcome to 2010,
originally uploaded by palmsolo.

Honor and pray for Veterans today and every day

palmsolo — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:55:01 +0000

I should have posted this yesterday, but today is the official day of observance of Veteran’s Day here in the US. I was blessed by the Lord with that ability and opportunity to serve my country for 13 years and thank Him for that. It gave me an appreciation for our wonderful country and all the amazing men and women who served or are now serving to give us all the freedoms we have. Both of my Grandfathers and my Dad served in the Armed Forces and I thank them for their service.

I ask that you thank someone today who has or is serving and pray for them. If you haven’t served it is a bit tough to describe all the sacrifices that members of the Armed Forces and their families make for so little thanks and appreciation that so many in our country don’t give them. I was in the USCG and never went to war, but my family did have to deal with a dad being underway for 3.5 months, multiple moves, and 24 hour on-call status so EVERY person in uniform and their families are dealing with hardships and deserve honor and thanks today and every day.

Thank you Veterans for everything.

Sent from my iPhone

Thank God for the good news

palmsolo — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 01:54:44 +0000

I have been following the story about the Kim family since he is employed by CNET, the parent company of my ZDNet blog, and their disappearance was weighing heavy on my heart. I have been praying for good news and was relieved to hear that his wife and daughters have been safely found. Unfortunately,Mr. Kim has not yet been found as he apparently left the car to seek help. Please continue to pray for his safe recovery and comfort for his family.

UPDATE: Unfortunately, James Kim was found dead in the woods of Oregon. Please pray for his family in this time of tragedy.

In NY City

palmsolo — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 11:44:27 +0000

After taking a red eye, a couple of trains and then a cab I finally made it to New York city and will be going to the Nokia Open Studio event shortly. I understand from reading All About Symbian that there will be at least 3 new devices announced and I can’t wait to try them out. Check out my ZDNet blog later for pics and thoughts.

Sent from my Nokia E61

I LOVE the Q1 UMPC!

palmsolo — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 19:40:32 +0000

It seems like most everything I read online knocks down the UMPC devices, but after using one now for about a month or so I am extremely pleased with it and have NO regrets about the purchase. I have taken it on two business trips with it being the only PC I used for getting work done and entertainment.

I have seen some posts on jkOnTheRun and the Origami Project with thoughts about what people like and dislike so I would like to post some of my own.

Likes:

Awesome portable media center with very good stereo speakers. I use WMP and also iTunes and really like the AVS Now feature.
Portable slate tablet at a good price
Great in-car GPS system I use with Streets & Trips 2006 and my Bluetooth GPS
Very light and easy to carry on flights
Integrated stand is a great bonus I use every day
Nice to have integrated CF slot. I bought a SD to CF adapter too to use with my camera and other devices
Nice bright display
Good quality WiFi radio that picks up a ton of access points
High quality mics for Skype use

Dislikes:

Short battery life. I am using the Battery Geek Portable Power Station to help with this though.
Some Bluetooth issues. I am going to restore it as soon as the Targus DVD I bought arrives from ebay.
Navigational pad is junk with the 10 pixel or so jagged movement. A mouse/trackpad thing like the UX50 has would be perfect
Display resolution should be higher to avoid issues with dialog boxes. I also lost the ability to switch after I tried to restore using a CF card and hope to fix this soon too

Overall I am very happy with the Q1 and am using it for almost everything.

Sent from my Nokia E61