My wife and I took a 2 hour private lesson at Cranmore in NH, and my 6 yo son took a 1 1/2 hour lesson at the same time.
The instructors were great and we all had a blast. I think a little more practice is in order but we are on our way.
Cave Story is one of my favorite Indie Games. When I bought my Gp2x, Cave Story was one of the first games I downloaded for it. I immediately introduced it to my son so that I could share the sweetness of this game.
I think a Winter skills course with my wife would be a lot of fun. She and I like to hike and enjoy snowshoeing. I’ve gone to Crawford Notch in New Hampshire to photograph ice climbers and people taking mountaineering courses. I think it’s time that we do something like that ourselves. It’s a bit pricey (could be $300-$400+ per person) but I suppose it’s cheaper and more adventurous than most hotel stays.
I totally fumbled week 3 and didn’t do any, so I’m on week 2 again. Today is day 2 and I’m not sure my chest muscles will be able to take it..
Switching to a Mac has been unexpectedly easy. I can do almost everything I would want to do with the exception of watching streaming NetFlix movies - and that will hopefully be resolved soon. Besides that one nagging issue, here is a list of things I need to get used to.
“Finally got a Mac Book Pro by waiting until the price drop happened on the model being phased out. “
How I did it: I waited and waited and a friend, Mike Desjardins, told me about the price drops on Mac Book Pro laptops after the new model was announced. I just happened to have the cash on hand and did it.
Lessons & tips: Save up and wait until the new models are announced and take advantage of the price drop. These things are expensive enough, there is no reason to finance it, too.
Resources: I found my item on Amazon, offered by J&R Electronics in Brooklyn (I think). But Mac Mall had the same price on the same model.
It took me 3 months.
It made me Feel a little silly 
Makslane Rodrigues finally released the source for his game programming tool, Game Editor.
This is well overdue. Makslane himself has admitted that Game Editor wasn’t lucrative enough and he had to go get a job somewhere else. Once employed, he didn’t have enough time to make game editor into the tool the user base was requiring. Many people, including myself, expressed their frustration with the lack of support and regular release updates.
Today is the big day. T-Mobile will be holding a press conference at 10:30 EDT to announce the first phone with Google Android. The rehashed HTC Dream will be dubbed G1.
T-Mobile G1 with Google Android (Aw, it has an outie!)
I was just checking out the Palm Treo Pro. I already have the Palm Treo 750w, not a bad phone - but missing WiFi, which is one reason the Palm Treo Pro appeals to me. But, I have to say, this Palm form factor is so old, even with the centro-ishness of it, that it’s starting to look retro. This phone is like last years features in last decades form factor.
Because I like Palm, kind of the way I like Lindsay Lohan even though everyone seems to pick on her, I took the time to actually mock up what I think the Palm Treo Pro should have looked like. I’ve included an image of the original for comparison.
Eric Holsinger is a software developer at a start-up in Portland, Maine. His interests include game programming with his 6 year old son, aspiring to be a semi-professional photographer and outdoor sports.
