Weather Underground is my favorite weather site by far. The forecasts seem to be among the more accurate out there, and they are based on both the official National Weather Service forecasts and observations by Weather Underground’s own meteorologists. Weather Underground was founded in 1995 by Dr. Jeff Masters, a meteorologist and former NOAA Hurricane Hunter from 1986-1990. With all the other sites out there, why this one?
Yearly Archives: 2009
PopPhoto.com’s “Still Cool Classic Covers”
Check out PopPhoto.com‘s feature, “Still Cool Classic Covers”, that features some iconic album cover images, along with details of the photography that led to their creation. A neat feature–be sure to check it out!
Pepsi Cola “Throwback”
Being fans of anything that does not use high fructose corn syrup, we tried a bottle of Pepsi Cola Throwback, which uses natural cane sugar as the sweetener rather than high fructose corn syrup. Our standard is the Mexican Pepsi that we get from a local grocer. How do the two compare? Read on!
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Zune Panic!!
Now I’ve gone and done it! I’ve almost filled up my Zune, and I have more to add. What to do?? Right now I’m paring down some of the stuff I don’t listen to all that often, and I’m only able to load about 2½ hours of video (three one-hour TV episodes) at a time now. Podcasts take up very little room, and I only subscribe to about five.
I’ve been tempted to get a 2nd Zune just for video, as I could load up a lot of my favorite TV episodes, cartoons and movies on there, and save my main Zune for audio. Thing is, 120GB just is not enough! I could have gotten more music on there had I gone with a lesser compression setting, but then I wouldn’t have liked the sound quality. I had guessed I could fit 20,000 songs on the Zune, and if I get rid of the video, my guess may be right on the money.
In the future if drive prices drop, I may attempt surgery and put in the 240GB Toshiba hard drive as an upgrade. I have a lot more that I’d like to put on there, including a lot of needle drops.
I’m still debating what to get for a memory-based player. I’d really like a smaller Zune, like the 8GB, or I may get the Sansa Clip 8GB since it is smaller, easier to clip on, and not to mention that it’s cheaper (about half as much as the Zune). Thing is, I prefer the Zune’s larger screen and interface. But I don’t really need that for something that’ll see a lot of outdoor use.
Simon & Garfunkel Bio: “Old Friends”
Old Friends (by Joe Morella and Patricia Barey) covers the dual biographies of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. While it may not be a definitive or all-inclusive look at their careers, it is still a good, entertaining starting point for listeners who know little about the duo, outside of their hits and albums. There are a few factual errors scattered throughout, but the continuity of their parallel career paths helps the reader understand how the duo formed, how they worked together, what forced them apart, and despite the outcome, how they still remain old friends even today. The timeline reaches back to their early childhood, up through Paul Simon’s “Rhythm of the Saints” solo release, along with their reunion concert in Central Park. Old Friends is a good read, and I’m giving it 3-1/2 out of 5 stars. Click here to view this book at Amazon.