jaegerfesting Comments

Two wheels -- whee!

b.logan — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:43:54 -0700

Awesome choice of gift. Now that Calvin's on two wheels, he's never going back. :-)

Wifi Analyzer

bouncing — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 11:40:54 -0700

I've found this tool to be invaluable in finding a good network channel.

Twitter app

bouncing — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 11:18:39 -0600

The official Twitter app is quite good, but if you want more features, Twicca is my current favorite. Its only weakness is the lack of a good homescreen widget, but I prefer to just launch the app anyway.

Twidroyd used to be the best, but when UberMedia acquired them, they sort of ruined it.

Also, if you download K9 Mail and APG, you can (sort of) use encrypted mail, though not with PGP/Mime. And of course, you need this app more than any other.

Speakerphone

Jäger — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:12:29 -0600

I haven't spent a great deal of time on speakerphone but I think that the handful of times I tried it seemed to work. Most of my speakerphone use cases involve Calvin talking to his grandmothers. Calvin hasn't figured out how to use the primitive telepresence device for two-way interaction but does react non-verbally to hearing his grandmothers on the phone.

Phone Calls

Zan Lynx — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 18:05:42 -0600

It makes phone calls? Show-off.

But how is the speaker-phone? My Sprint Galaxy S phone can also make phone calls, but the speaker-phone is really bad.

Which is sad because I enjoy being able to set a phone down and carry on a conversation and even include multiple people in the room.

Trade Joes

Linknoid — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 05:37:54 -0600

Lincoln recently installed a Trader Joe's in the Southpoint mall, a couple miles from where I live. So next time you visit Lincoln, you can feel how deprived you are by living in Colorado.

Overlapping toys

Jäger — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:58:58 -0600

There's clearly some overlap between what the cats find interesting and what Calvin finds interesting. I think the kangaroo is the strongest overlap; it's a six-inch-tall stuffed animal and Calvin can interact with it (especially now that he figured out that kangaroos hop, so he will wave it around, hopping from surface to surface, while he says "hop"; when he hops the kangaroo up or down his parents it's slightly more endearing than his driving cars up and down our torsos). The cats couldn't care less for his building toys but they do enjoy the occasional ball.

Cat Toys

Zan Lynx — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 09:53:20 -0600

Do all cat toys amuse Calvin? Or is it only a subset of cat toys?

What about Calvin toys, are they also interesting to the cats?

Just trying to see how much similarity there might be between toddlers and felines. :-)

Awesome!

Zan Lynx — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 23:30:51 -0600

That is very cool that you can get Jupiter and its moons with a consumer DSLR.

I am impressed!

Relative costs

Jäger — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:34:19 -0600

Q: How do you know you're in Boulder?

A: The bike on the Subaru is newer, better-maintained, and worth more than the Subaru.

I drove downtown for lunch and picked up two Continental Touring Plus tires, then installed them on my bike when I got home. They look nice, and they're supposed to be puncture-resistant. Calvin enjoyed spinning my bike's wheels while mounted on its repair stand and especially enjoyed the bike pump.