September 13 – Olympics

I slept in this morning, and woke up at about 8am. Got on the computer for a little bit, took a shower, and then decided to get some breakfast while it was still open. Going down there, I found that most of the girls were having breakfast, since they were in the bus that left… Continue reading September 13 – Olympics

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September 12 – Logistics

I woke up early again today, though only at 6 rather than 5. Got on the computer, and talked to some various online contacts. I still haven’t gotten source to continue on the website I’m working on, but the design piece is coming along well. At about 8:15 I headed down to the cafe in… Continue reading September 12 – Logistics

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September 10th – Arrival

I was dropped off at SeaTak at 7 am for my 9 am flight. The Air Canada check in was lumped with united, meaning that there was a long, unorganized or coordinated line to check bags. After reaching the front of the queue I was forced to scan my passport to login, the confirmation number… Continue reading September 10th – Arrival

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Skype

Created an account with skype, since I’ve completely blanked on what my old one was. My new username is willscott.name. There’s a status widget to contact me on the contact page to check if I’m online with either google or skype.

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China Checklist

Bringing ======= * Passport * Clothes – enough for a couple weeks * Laptop + cords * Scanner * pocket knife * notebooks * Camera + charger * Book for the plane * Books for research * Cellphone * Dictionary * Gifts & Toys (Frisbee, maybe some mcPhee stuff) * Contact Lenses Buying ====== *… Continue reading China Checklist

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The Shadoks Music Compilation

http://www.obatik.com/collections/songs/music-log/shadoks-catalogue/shadoks-discography

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Bumbershoot

10 – 12: Arrival ====== I arrived at 10:20, and got in line behind the Rockstar stage. I was probably a couple hundred people back, but in contrast to the size of the line I was near the front. The line moved very quickly at 11, with a bunch of volunteers scanning tickets. Got in,… Continue reading Bumbershoot

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Add My Location in 4 Lines

I’ve started using twitter as a very easy way to update this site, and since it integrates well with my iPhone I wanted to show off another cool feature. [Twitterific](http://iconfactory.com/software/twitterrific) Provides a feature to change your twitter location to that of your iphone. From this base, it becomes very easy to add a map showing… Continue reading Add My Location in 4 Lines

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Project Ideas

* IMDB API (Using SOAP). The only existing allows searching only a fraction of the database. * Songbird interfaced Web-Based Music Library. Allowing for quick access to a remote library, with last.fm support. Need to allow for playlists as the cake-icing. * Smart Ubiquity plugins for music and movie titles (the challenge is in natural… Continue reading Project Ideas

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