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Wow, is it well into July already? How did that happen? Feels like it was winter just yesterday, and now suddenly everything’s exploding into Summer. And by that of course I mean the fireworks. I had a great 4th of July, marched in a parade in Sausalito, and afterward had the classic combination of barbecue and blowing stuff up! Sweet. Saturday and Sunday were spent mostly working out, climbing, playing tennis, or hanging with friends (mmm… Zachary’s pizza). Today, it’s back to the grind, sore in a good way from all that excercise, just sitting here recovering and working productively.

Well, during work I do two things: work, and listen to music. It’s a good combination. I’ve been using a few different music listening services, but mostly Pandora recently (especially now that they have this awesome desktop player, using Adobe’s AIR framework). I go on a Pandora spree to discover things, bookmark all the songs I like, and then go to Rhapsody or last.fm to listen when I want. If I like a whole album, I’ll buy it as mp3 off Amazon or go pick up the CD, and it gets into my collection, which I play with Winamp as I have for many years, or in my car on CD. When I get tired of a set of new stuff, there’s always more to discover. It’s a good music lifecycle.

So, read on for a list and comments on some great recent discoveries.

Ah, isn’t it great when you get finished with a nice productive day of work and are rewarded with a few days to do whatever the heck you want? I love these long summer weekends.

Speaking of summer, it is, in fact, the first day of summer (woo!) – the summer solstice, and the longest day of the year. I actually almost woke up at 5:47am this morning just to watch the sunrise from the top of my building, but my awesome Ikea bed was way too comfortable. Sunset is at 8:34pm, making the day a good 14 hours and 47 minutes long. Sweet.

It’s also unnaturally hot here in the bay area – I can only imagine what it’s like further inland (sorry people from the central valley, I hope you have pools). It was 93 degrees here today, and it still feels like it. I went to the gym at lunch and worked up a sweat, and then stopped at the car wash just to feel the spray from the high pressure nozzle! Then after work I scrubbed my bathtub, cleaned my sink, and took a cold shower, just to cool down.

I’m not sure why I enjoy cleaning and organizing things, but I won’t question it too much, since I think it’s a good thing. It’s got to be something about being physically productive after spending all day being virtually productive. I mean, you can program all day and all you might have is something that goes a little bit faster than before, but scrub a grimy bathtub and man you can tell the difference! It feels good to get something real done in-between lines of code.

Aaaaand I’ll leave you with that thought. Besides cleaning bathtubs, what are y’all doing to beat the heat this summer?

Not that I’m perpetuating stereotypes, because I like all kinds of weather, but this actually does happen in the summer!

Summer is here at last, the weather’s been absolutely goregous these past few days and I’ve been trying to get outside as much as possible when I don’t have to be stuck working in front of a computer screen. Hence, no trisweb.com updates for the last… oh too many days to count. Sometimes you just have to take a break.

But I’ve decided to start fresh. We’ve finally got some new photos to grace the top of the page, and hopefully some new musings in the next couple weeks. I figured there’s no reason to keep being silent just because I have been for so long. Might as well pick it up and get back to normal.

So who’s still reading this anyway? What would you like to read about? I’m looking for new stuff to write and new paths to follow. Suggestions welcome

After a long time “waiting” (I really didn’t care that much) Wordpress 2.5 is out and trisweb.com is running it. The upgrade went as smooth as any previous one and it’s been very nice to use so far. The admin redesign is beautiful (surprised me, even) and all is working well.

It’s been a very long time since I’ve posted anything here, but I’ve been very busy with my startup and everything else. I’m currently in Boston with my business partner coding away, we’re making huge progress, and I’m more and more confident that it’s going to be the ‘next big thing’ for our market, and indeed maybe a paradigm shift for enterprise software in general. Time will tell, but it takes a lot for me to be confident in an implementation, and I’m finally seeing it come together.

Other things that have been going on… hmm. Zenphoto development is as hot as ever. If you haven’t checked out the latest versions or the new site, now’s the time to upgrade.

Speaking of Zenphoto and Wordpress, despite Wordpress’ having some decent new photo management features in 2.5, I think a Wordpress+Zenphoto plugin to integrate with the new “Add image” pane would be great. I’ll look into it and see if it’s plausible.

Well, this is my april fool’s post then I suppose. I’m not really posting, it’s just a joke. Happy Spring!

I’ve had an on-and-off relationship with Linux for the past 10 years. It all started with RedHat 5.2, which I got on a CD that came with a book (because it would have taken 3 days to download on the old 56k modem, and I thought the book was a good way to start). Now, just to clarify, I was thirteen at the time.

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2007 ended today on a high note!

• The Cal Bears won the Armed Forces bowl in Texas, after putting “2nd string” quarterback Kevin Riley in the game in the 2nd quarter. He did an amazing job with a very consistent two touchdowns per quarter thereafter, and the team came back from a 21-nothing start to win the game 42-36. Go Bears!


• I got back from a great winter vacation in Tahoe, which involved my first day cross-country skiing ever, and two good days of regular skiing at Sugar Bowl and Alpine Meadows. Also, lots of scrabble, a puzzle, and yummy food. Sweet!


• Great homemade Thai food and good company!

That’s pretty much it. Just a good day and a nice evening. Here’s wishing everyone a happy new year, and best of luck and skill in 2008. I think it’s going to be a good year!

I’m about to go have breakfast at my Grandma’s house this morning after Christmas. It’s nice to go back to something that’s been the same as long as I remember, even if it’s only for a few days. It’s good to know it’s always there, and I know I’m lucky to have such a great family.

I’m going skiing in Tahoe now, leaving today! Woo! Should be lots of fun, two or three days skiing, two or three days relaxing and then back home (nor-cal home) for New Years.

Ok, well I just wanted to give a short update. My brother just came in and threw a pillow at me telling me to get downstairs for breakfast. Hahaha.

Best wishes to everyone, happy holidays and merry winter, and enjoy the last few days of 2007! Go Bears (please)!