At last, Podcasting comes to the masses. iTunes 4.9 (just released) now supports Podcasts natively from the iTunes Music Store as free downloads. Podcasts are organized by category and are searchable.
Over the past few nights I’ve spent some time doing some cosmetic and functional site updates. I revised the CSS (from the original Kubrik theme) to break it into an organization I am more comfortable working with. I never liked how it’s split into Typography, Structure, Lists etc. I rather have the code divided by sections like header, footer, posts etc. I added the menu on top which is powered by the standard wordpress pages. I’ve added some new plugins like Super Archives to power my archives section and removed them from my sidebar. I also added some more info to the About section like my bio and a list of the plugins the site is currently using.
I still have to iron out some CSS kinks on Windows IE ( of course ) and give some love to that sidebar. So if you are on WIndows IE and you notice there are some parts of the site that look kinda funky, my apologies. On the other hand, this will be a good time for you to browse happy.
update - I added Wuhan Goodies Comment Bubbles to display the current number of comments in a post ala Apple Mail. I also hacked Customizable Post Listings to show the gravatars and the most recent comment in the sidebar, something I’m still undecided about because it feels too lengthy and crowded. For those of you reading through RSS, come to the other side of the homogeneous web and take a look at it in your browser.Your feed back is welcomed.
Check out the very funny Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (abridged)
Last time we talked about the hardware needed for a simple kids computer setup. If you missed it go and read Kids Computer Part 1 and come back. Today we will be covering the tricky world of making disc images from game cds so they can be played from the computer without the need to load from a cd. The idea is to have all the games accesible from the desktop and be able to play all the games from the computer without the need of inserting cds. This is key for a great kids computer setup. CDs get scratched and lost. And CD players can be made to suffer at the hand of kids like my son Dante (read previews post).
This is Part 2 in a series for a kids Mac setup.
Last week, upon returning from a trip to New York I told my daughter to make a list of fun things we could do together. It was daddy and daughter day. Her number two item on the list, the Apple Store. She loves hanging out in the kids area while daddy drools over new gear. Needless to say, she is very computer savvy for her age.
Determining what computer a kid should have and at what age is a very tricky and personal matter. It varies from kid to kid and from parent to parent. For example, my daughter(5 years old) has yet to break anything on her iMac. However, my son(2 years old) has gone through 3 keyboards, two mice and has filled up the DVD drive with coins (a common trait amongst boys i’ve found). They each have had their own iMac since day one. These old iMacs are sturdy and durable. And although 12 gigs is not that much hard disk space, it can hold a good 10 to 15 game CD images.
This is Part 1 in a series for a kids Mac setup.
Peruvian restaurants are probably not as common in american culture, but they are within the south american cultures and for good reason. Peru is in the west coast of South America and it’s known for it’s amazing seafood platters and soups. A few years ago my dad came to visit me in LA and he caught us at the worst time for a family, we all had the flu. My wife and I were barely standing up and yet still had to take of the kids while they themselves were sick too. After seeing this my dad got us all in the car and took us to a peruvian restaurant to get us some Parihuela, a rich seafood chowder with spices and tomatoes. A guaranteed flu fighting soup. Since then, I’ve come to look forward to peruvian food every time he visit. This week on my last night in New York, my sister and I went to a Mancora, a great peruvian restaurant in Smith St. in Brooklyn just south of Brookly Heights. It turns out, Smith Street has a restaurant strip that goes on for almost 10 blocks. Killer food at Brooklyn prices ( as opposed to Manhattan ), of course she had to tell me this the night before I left so I had something to look forward next time I visit NY.
I left my camera at home, so I had to take the pictures with my phone camera
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the restaurant entrance
I was pleasantly surprised to see the original Apple, Macintosh and Newton at the Smithsonian American History Museum.
the original apple 1
Today I ended up in Harlem somehow. As I was trying to figure out exactly where I was. Then I looked up to read the street signs; oh yes, Harlem. I walked around and reached the famous Apollo theater that’s getting remodeled. I also had some coconut Ice Cream from a vendor car, the same kind of Ice Cream I used to have growing up in Puerto Rico.
Before I made my trip to NY I posted a request for “must eat” grub joints here. Last night I went to New Green Bo ( recommended by Vishal Goklani, thank you, thank you, thank you! ). It is in Chinatown but not on any of the main streets there, not that I would know for sure.
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