tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63124057537982051352011-04-21T19:18:28.035-07:00Podcast about current events, technology and life.Stampgalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06776052315707686093noreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312405753798205135.post-8306180163223601602009-05-05T17:25:00.000-07:002009-05-08T13:20:44.425-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sygKjjy6fps/SgST4gBcQvI/AAAAAAAAACg/CkJIAiK4PN8/s1600-h/Cell.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 167px; height: 203px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sygKjjy6fps/SgST4gBcQvI/AAAAAAAAACg/CkJIAiK4PN8/s320/Cell.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333550457591448306" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Show Notes:</span><br /><br /><ul><li>San Marino, CA exclusivity</li><li>What is the appropriate age for children to have a cell phone?</li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Why</span> do children need a cell phone while at school?<br /></li><li>Should children take iPods to school?<br /></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6312405753798205135-830618016322360160?l=solpodcast.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Stampgalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06776052315707686093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312405753798205135.post-30190770907224686682009-05-02T12:30:00.000-07:002009-05-04T17:17:49.038-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sygKjjy6fps/Sf-DfPjyA8I/AAAAAAAAABA/68XL01WUnqg/s1600-h/0430092020.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sygKjjy6fps/Sf-DfPjyA8I/AAAAAAAAABA/68XL01WUnqg/s320/0430092020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332125056605750210" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Show Notes:</span><br /><br /><ul><li>Road trip</li><li>Mother-in-law hospitalized</li><li>Dodger game and blanket night. The boys in blue slam the Padres 8 -5!<br /></li><li>Swine flu? What swine flu?</li><li>New position awarded<br /></li><li>Job opening re-posted for those on leave</li><li>Scott's <a href="http://www.scottpodcast.com">Podcast</a><br /></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6312405753798205135-3019077090722468668?l=solpodcast.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Stampgalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06776052315707686093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312405753798205135.post-24942835975412216952009-04-06T19:29:00.000-07:002009-05-04T17:21:28.252-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sygKjjy6fps/Sf-GeADgeII/AAAAAAAAABQ/J5JQd1tGP6M/s1600-h/Nearby.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 174px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sygKjjy6fps/Sf-GeADgeII/AAAAAAAAABQ/J5JQd1tGP6M/s320/Nearby.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332128333798865026" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Show Notes:</span><br /><br /><ul><li>Social Networks and need for anonymity</li><li>Do males need to worry about personal safety when participating in social networks?</li><li><a href="http://nearbytweets.com/">Nearby Tweets</a> uses <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">IP</span> address to display tweets near your geographical proximity</li><li>How do you read Twitter posts? On your phone? On a notebook computer you carry with you? At work?</li><li>Like listening to music on the web via Last.<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">fm</span> or Pandora? Check out <a href="http://blip.fm/">Blip.<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">fm</span></a></li><li>If you're on lock down at work as I am, how do you listen to music while you work? I share my bungled solution.</li><li>Is God my intuition? My instinct? Do you trust <span style="font-style: italic;">your</span> instinct? Are you in tune with it? Do you trust that <span style="font-style: italic;">gut feeling</span>?<br /></li><li>Applied for different position<br /></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6312405753798205135-2494283597541221695?l=solpodcast.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Stampgalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06776052315707686093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312405753798205135.post-41029457093377740282009-03-05T19:28:00.000-08:002009-05-04T17:16:09.473-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sygKjjy6fps/Sf-FO5IUWaI/AAAAAAAAABI/PFHL68TASF4/s1600-h/Bejeweled+Twist.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sygKjjy6fps/Sf-FO5IUWaI/AAAAAAAAABI/PFHL68TASF4/s320/Bejeweled+Twist.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332126974730328482" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Show Notes:<br /></span><ul><li>Spring forward!</li><li>Work drama: Two gals posturing for status and supremacy</li><li>Mom's 83rd birthday</li><li>Seeing the Whole Picture</li><li>Pecking order in family</li><li>How do you de-stress? I play PC games: <a href="http://www.popcap.com/games/bejeweled?mid=bejeweled_pc_en_full">Bejeweled</a>, <a href="http://www.popcap.com/games/zuma/?icid=zuma_HP_DL_3_8_19_08_en">Zuma</a> and <a href="http://www.popcap.com/games/bookworm?mid=bookworm_pc_en_full">Bookworm</a>.<br /></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6312405753798205135-4102945709337774028?l=solpodcast.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Stampgalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06776052315707686093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312405753798205135.post-80506496765871093752009-02-08T14:26:00.000-08:002009-05-04T17:38:00.857-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sygKjjy6fps/Sf-J39X07MI/AAAAAAAAABg/T9UNLkjaVUw/s1600-h/0416091318.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sygKjjy6fps/Sf-J39X07MI/AAAAAAAAABg/T9UNLkjaVUw/s320/0416091318.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332132078290267330" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br />Show Notes:</span><br /><br /><ul><li>Ground Hog Day means extended winter. :-(</li><li>Experiencing fabulous weather and I <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">love</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">L. A.!</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Barry (AKA Surfing Trucker)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Randy (AKA The Nose 100)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Alzheimer Disease</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Taking care of a loved one and its toll on the care taker<br /></span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Acknowledging and appreciating our individual influence on others and being conscious of our actions</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Why are you here? Why am I here? Do we have a purpose?</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Positive interaction with others</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Accepting aging process and getting mom to leave the house<br /></span></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6312405753798205135-8050649676587109375?l=solpodcast.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Stampgalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06776052315707686093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312405753798205135.post-87216646470013629302009-02-03T19:25:00.000-08:002009-05-04T21:17:01.578-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sygKjjy6fps/Sf-9sQnZytI/AAAAAAAAACI/HE2BTaCUzVI/s1600-h/brightkite.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 273px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_sygKjjy6fps/Sf-9sQnZytI/AAAAAAAAACI/HE2BTaCUzVI/s320/brightkite.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332189051902085842" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br />Show Notes:</span><br /><br /><ul><li>Superbowl</li><li>FSA - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flexible_spending_account">Flexible Spending Account</a> sharing its use and benefit as it's helped me.<br /></li><li>Govenator attempting to balance California's budget on the backs of its citizens with outrageous taxation and increased sales tax</li><li>Financial Institution bail out</li><li>Economy</li><li>Sister finally has a computer and DSL connectivity</li><li><a href="http://twitter.com/">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://brightkite.com/">BrightKite</a> Social Networks</li><li>Randy's <a href="http://randomizedradio.com/">podcast</a><br /></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6312405753798205135-8721664647001362930?l=solpodcast.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Stampgalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06776052315707686093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312405753798205135.post-71730922622110186242009-01-26T11:03:00.000-08:002009-05-04T21:12:27.871-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sygKjjy6fps/Sf-8n1QIkRI/AAAAAAAAACA/3qWtpGC3OGk/s1600-h/Coach.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sygKjjy6fps/Sf-8n1QIkRI/AAAAAAAAACA/3qWtpGC3OGk/s320/Coach.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332187876325626130" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br />Show Notes:</span><br /><br /><ul><li>Charter Communications Internet has been down since yesterday afternoon. I've tweeted about it and, unlike Comcast Network, Charter Communications doesn't seem to have a Twitter presence. Disappointed.</li><li>Overall, Charter Communications Internet has performed flawlessly, have had more glitches with cable TV end.<br /></li><li>Experiencing Net withdrawal???<br /></li><li>Eye fatigue caused me to get specially tinted lenses for computer use. Also bought new prescription sunglasses that wrap around sides protecting eyes from UV rays.</li><li>Former Dodger manager Tommy Lasorda's favorite Chinese cuisine haunt.</li><li>Mom won't leave her house. Senior citizens tend to cocoon as they age.</li><li>Significance of relationships even business relationships</li><li>Breathing meditation to reduce anxiety</li><li>Do you have a back up service for Internet connectivity? Recommendation?</li></ul><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Addendum:<br /></span><ul><li>Thanks to <a href="http://kevininscoe.com/blog/category/blog/">Kevin Inscoe</a> for explanation of VPN (Virtual Private Network) uses and implementation. Read his excellent article!<br /></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6312405753798205135-7173092262211018624?l=solpodcast.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Stampgalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06776052315707686093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312405753798205135.post-28728911489192402862009-01-10T16:21:00.000-08:002009-05-04T21:06:04.858-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sygKjjy6fps/Sf-7F-uFFLI/AAAAAAAAAB4/htCPMC3tTOA/s1600-h/Audacity.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sygKjjy6fps/Sf-7F-uFFLI/AAAAAAAAAB4/htCPMC3tTOA/s320/Audacity.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332186195239965874" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br />Show Notes:</span><br /><br /><ul><li>Huge hug and thanks to Brian (AKA Trucker Llew) for his invaluable help in using drop.io</li><li><a href="http://drop.io/">Drop.io</a> for hosting and/or sharing files<br /></li><li>Snowball Mic by <a href="http://www.bluemic.com/products/snowball">Blue</a></li><li><a href="http://audacity.sourceforge.net/">Audacity</a> is free software I use for recording and editing</li><li>Social Networking sites: <a href="http://brightkite.com/">Brightkite</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/">Twitter</a></li><li><a href="http://search.twitter.com/">Summize</a> is a great search site for Twitter topics / user posts. Since work has me on lock down and I can't access Twitter, I use Summize to search my user ID and see if I have comments. In this way I can keep in contact with folks.</li><li>Bulletin Board System (BBSs) of the 80s and 90s and community<br /></li><li><a href="http://www.irfanview.com/">Irfanview</a> is a free small file size app for resizing photos</li><li><a href="http://randomizedradio.com/">Randy</a> defaced my avatar!<br /></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6312405753798205135-2872891148919240286?l=solpodcast.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Stampgalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06776052315707686093noreply@blogger.com0