To Wii or not to Wii

For a while now I've been contemplating purchasing a Nintendo Wii. This weekend, I finally got permission from the wife to buy one, along with the Wii Fit Plus. My justification is that I need to exercise more with a method that will keep me motivated. I personally hate most forms of exercising and was looking for a way to make it more entertaining. We have a treadmill in the corner of our living room that I've been sporadically using. Walking on the treadmill is just plain boring. For the short time that I have tried the Wii, I have had fun exercising. It hasn't only been fun for me, but entertaining for the whole family. My wife and son enjoy watching me make a fool out of myself trying the different exercises. My son has even tried getting into the action. He's not bad for a three year old.

Computer Control Via iPhone & iPod Touch

I found an app for my iPod touch that let's me remotely connect, view, and control my work laptop. I'm not quite sure what kind of use I'll have for it, but I don't care. Just the fact that I can do it is way cool. If interested check out RDP Lite in the app store.

Office anywhere

My work finally got my laptop set up with a VPN (virtual private network) that actually works. My job requires me to spend a lot of time at clients sites rather than at my office. Before I had a reliable VPN I would have to go into the office to get specific task done. Now my computer gives me access to everything I need. The tricky part is making the mental adjustment of doing work in the field that I used to only do in the office.

[Posted with iBlogger from my iPod touch]

Internet killed the record company

I recently saw a Twitter post by Moby promoting his latest album on www.twt.fm it's a site that allows musicians promote their music. Now more than ever technology gives musicians the ability to get their music heard. Sites like this may drive the final nails long into the record companies coffins. It has been far too long that record companies have profited off talented artists while the talent receives next to nothing. If you're trying to make it in the music business, tap into the power of tech to make yourself known.

[Posted with iBlogger from my iPod touch]

iPod blue tooth

During a break today, I decided to try to connect my blue tooth headset to my iPod touch. I was pretty surprised that it worked and that I was able to listen to music through it. Now when coworkers come by I can pretend that I'm on the phone when I'm actually just listening to a podcast. Sometimes I just love technology. Now if I could just get the microphone to work over blue tooth.

[Posted with iBlogger from my iPod touch]

Windows 7 Finally

After countless hours of downloading and troubleshooting, I finally got Windows 7 installed and working. I ended up installing it on my dad's 5 year old Dell laptop. At first use, I really like it. Of course I'm one of the few who actually likes Vista. One of the features that I think has the most potential is the Gadgets on the desktop. This to me seems like a way to make the computer desktop function more like an Iphone. Hopefully no lawsuits will be filed. The only unfortunate thing is that Microsoft only offered the $50 upgrade for a limited time and I missed it. I'm hoping that they offer it one more time.

The digital mixing conversion

A few weeks ago I had my first opportunity to mix sound on my church's new digital mixing console. The DigiDesign SC48 is quite a powerful tool and a much needed upgrade from our old analog console. The console has so many tools that it's easy to get overwhelmed with options. It took quite a bit more mental energy for me to get used to this new tool. Included is a video I took of the board in a demo mode. I added some ambient music that I composed many years ago for your listening pleasure.