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For my I-pod loving friends

Tuesday, October 17th, 2006

I was online today while listening to some tunes, and was notified about a new version of I-Tunes that’s available for download. Being the good computer user that I am, I went to the Apple site to see if there were release notes on the new verison before choosing to download the new version. As it turns out, I-Tunes 7 is causing problems for a lot of users.

So, in case any of you were thinking about upgrading, think twice and maybe give it a couple more months so Apple can work the bugs out.

Cheers!

Tim

The Final Countdown

Thursday, February 23rd, 2006

doo do doo doo, do do do do doooo….It’s the final countdown….

Well, here it is, only 5 days before I depart on my trip. Where did the time go? I’ve spent the last few weeks shopping for gear, catching up on sleep, finalizing my packing lists, and just chilling out. Lots of happy hours too, and catching up with friends before I leave. 

I’m the type of person who keeps lots of lists, worries about the details, and always feels like I have too much to do. So you can imagine what trying to plan and prepare for a 9 month trip must be like for me. But the whole purpose of this trip is to relax and have fun and try some new things. So the first new thing I have to try is to not worry about it so much. I keep telling myself to just throw some things in a bag and go. The rest will take care of itself. (It somehow always does.) Part of what makes this trip so exciting for me is the unknown.

That said, there were two important pieces of gear that I spent a lot of time shopping for: a good backpack and hiking boots. For the next 9 months I will be living out of a backpack, so it had better be up to the task. And I love to hike, not to mention I’ll be spending a week trekking up Kilimanjaro, so a quality pair of boots is important.

And the winners are… [read on]