After a long, cold winter and over two months working on my newly acquired 1985 VW Vanagon Westfalia camper van, I finally got out camping in it over the past 3 weekends with Richele and the dogs. First, we attempted a trip to Moab over the weekend of 5/16-18, but we wound up just hanging […]
Interesting topic, huh? It turns out that metadata is one of things that is quietly in the background making things more efficient and productive without you ever knowing it. Every time you take a digital photograph, information is stored in an EXIF header that includes the camera settings (shutter speed, exposure time, flash, etc.) and […]
Today’s technology blows my mind. Not only are digital cameras so pervasive that they are found in almost every cell phone, but the quality of digital photographs and the methods of presentation are amazing. I have noticed a recent trend that is attempting and largely succeeding at treating the viewer as more than a mere, […]
UPDATE 8/21/2014: After using the free edition of LogMeIn very successfully for the past several years, the product is no longer offered as a free service for personal use. However, there are two other good alternatives that are worth considering. For free meeting-style remote access, JoinMe (also made by the LogMeIn company) is hard to […]
Another GPS based device I recently acquired (also thanks to my REI refund) is the SPOT Satellite Messenger. It is generally considered a sort of personal locator beacon (PLB), but those who know better quickly point out that it is based on completely different technology, so it is really in a category of its own. […]
I recently purchased a Garmin Forerunner 305 GPS to complement my running training with Fastforward Sports. I’m training for the Bolder Boulder 10K and the Rocky Mountain 1/2 Marathon and thought this gadget would be just what the doctor ordered. It is feature-packed, GPS-enabled wrist-top computer that is designed to assist in training for running, […]
I wanted to figure out this whole blogging thing, so I set up a free account with Google’s Blogger service. I am going to try to replace the main.html page on my website http://www.patrickbrown.org/ with my blog. This will mean that I can easily maintain portions of my website even when away from home. Here […]
Bush Flight from Dry Bay to Haines August 10, 2007 Even though it only lasted an hour, the bush flight that brought Brian, Janet, and I back to civilization was easily one of the most memorable parts of this Alaskan adventure and I have plenty of photos and movies to prove it. The flight took […]
Tatshenshini River Rafting July 31 – August 10, 2007 If Tracy Arm was the appetizer of this trip to Alaska, then rafting down the Tatshenshini River was absolutely the entree! Photo Album Walker Glacier VR Panorama Movies Roadside Grizzly Grizzly That Just Swam Across River In Front of Our Raft Story of the 3 Bears […]
