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Continuation from Typical Food Day.

When I cheat, say, lunch with the guys what does that mean for the total food that day?

Total Est Calories: 1755

This is part of the How to Lose Weight and Keep it Off article.

This is a continuation of How to Lose Weight and Keep it Off.

What do I eat in a typical day? Here’s a food diary from last Monday:

Total Est Calories: 1695

Note, there’s no coke or other worthless drinks in a day. I do try to have 2 cups of milk most days – there have been medical studies that show calcium aids with weight loss. I don’t know, but I do know that nuts and milk are filling for me. Some kind of protein is also helpful to me first thing in the morning. Again, I don’t know why, just that it is.

Sometimes I need a Cheat Food Day.

BRYAN MORGAN JR.
Dec. 3, 1945- Jan. 9, 2008
Age: 62
Residence: Windsor
Tribute: Bryan Francis Morgan Jr. was born in Washington, D.C., to Bryan and Isabelle (Driscoll) Morgan and was known as "Butch" to all of his family and friends as he grew up. Mr. Morgan was a Navy Seal and served during the Vietnam War. After the war, he joined the Prince George's County Police Department in Maryland and retired in 1983. After retiring, he worked various jobs, including one as a bailiff at Grand County Courts. Mr. Morgan was known to everyone around him as the resident caregiver. No matter who was in need, he was there for them. He was very proud of his role as "Mr. Mom" to his daughter, Kacie. His family was always his first priority and will remember all he did to care for them. He also enjoyed cooking, sailing, kayaking, photography, skiing and spending time in the mountains. Mr. Morgan was a member of Our Lady of the Valley Catholich in Windsor. He died Wednesday at the Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland. Survivors: His wife, Gayle (Pflugrath) Morgan of Windsor, a son, Michael Morgan and wife Wendy of Wartrace, Tenn.; a daughter, Kacie Morgan of Windsor; and three sisters, Joan Patton of Clinton, Md., Katherine Johnson of Bryans Road, Md., and Patricia English of Inwood, W.Va. Preceded in death by: His parents; a sister, Nancy Morgan; and a granddaughter, Cierra Marie Morgan. Memorial services: 10 a.m. today at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church in Windsor. Rosary will be recited at 9:30 a.m. before the service. Notes: Instead of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the American Diabetes Foundation in care of Mark's Funeral and Cremation Services, 9293 Eastman Park Drive, Windsor, CO 80550.
"Original Link":http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20080111/OBIT/214891799&template=art2

Ok, so with all the traveling that I’m planning to do this year, I didn’t want to drag a laptop along, but still wanted to be relatively connected and recharged.

So I bought a Nokia N800. Comes with a worldwide charger and very long standby time for a device like this – 10 days. I know 14 days doesn’t work – recently left it in standby in my car as I went to Hong Kong for almost 2 weeks. I got to reset the date/time upon return.

The N800 is turning more and more into a multi protocol mobile communication device for WiFi connections. If you have a cell phone with a data plan, you can connect via bluetooth and usae it. I don’t.

First thoughts:

• For the first day, I couldn’t get it to connect to my household Wifi. Thankfully, the 2nd day, it connected WPA2 and life was good.
• The web browser is really nice. Not just nice for a hand held, but nice for any platform. I have more trouble with Firefox on my laptop than I did with the built-in N800 browser.
• I spent toooo much time the first 3 days trying to find acceptable input methods (typing, stylist, handwriting recognition). I’ve decided to teach it the old Palm Graffiti. Well, that didn’t work – too much overlap between upper/lower/numbers, since letters and numbers aren’t entered into different parts of the screen.
• First thing I needed to do was upgrade the firmware from OS2007 to OS2008. Fairly easy and it seemed to be helpful with app compatibility.
• 2nd thing became obvious quick – I needed more disk. The included 128MB SD simply wasn’t any where near enough. Ordered an 8GB MicroSDHC.
• The default apps are lacking. Basically, it is a web browser with trivial video and audio playback. Oh, and you can IM lots of ways. I don’t IM, so who cares?
• That isn’t to say it didn’t come with other applications – it did. Email, SIP client, GoogleTalk, Skype, and a bunch of games that are worthless to me.
• The built-in contact manager is worthless. I’d be embarrassed if I were Nokia. Phone is an optional entry for each contact. Crazy. Even after I setup the SIP client, it insisted on using gtalk for phone calls. I HAVE A PAID SIP VOIP SERVICE! Let me use it!
• Ok, so I started grabbing free applications for this baby.

• The built-in video camera appears to be worthless. I loaded an app to snap pictures with it. Grainy is putting it nicely. For video conferencing, I could see where it may be nice, but I don’t do that today.
• FM Radio app – recently learned that the headphones are the antenna.
• GPS Mapping – there seems to be a bunch of software for this available. Probably due to the N810 having built-in GPS. Before I ran out of storage (128MB), I was able to get 1 size of detailed maps for Hong Kong and Atlanta. The zoom was bad, but what do you want when you’re missing 20+ detail levels? Can’t wait for that 8GB SD to arrive.
• I really need to get the SIP client working ASAP. I’d hate to be stuck without Skype-out as my phone when I’m out of the country. Also, wouldn’t it be cool if someone called my house and I answered when in Costa Rica or Hong Kong or Germany? That alone makes it worthwhile!
• IMAPS and SMTPS is working, but doesn’t work with my IMAP server folders … yet.

Ok, so what’s wrong that can’t easily (read free) be corrected?

1. Sucky contact management – I’ve never seen anything this bad. Heck, an XLS file with autofilter is better. It is unacceptable for a pocket device with Skype, SIP, and email capabilities NOT to include a contact manager at least as good as Palm had in 1996!
2. Text entry – the finger tip entry should be the default, not handwriting recognition or peck for letters. Palm Graffiti won’t work.
3. Bluetooth N800 Keyboard for data entry, typing.
4. How to delete the apps/games that I don’t want? Some that are part of the OS?
5. How to reorder the applications in their lists and re-group them?
6. Hotels have 100BT connections, not WiFi in the rooms – what am I to do since there’s no RJ-45 port? Ordered a tiny wifi router today.

They did do some things besides the browser well. 1-click installs using normal Linux tools, USB Drive when connected to a PC, SD memory (and all the smaller versions with SDHC up to 8GB), RSS feeds, Google search on the main page, World Clock shows local time based on where you click. There’s a bunch of GPS and phone connectivity stuff that I don’t plan to use too. Bluetooth connections for these devices is expected.

I’ll add more to other articles as I learn more. I’ve got to get a usable PIM app on this thing QUICK.

How much did this thing cost me? Nokia N800 Costs.

Here’s what you need to do before you call me.
VNC Method required for XP Home

1. Install UltraVNC
2. Forward your router ports for 5800, 5900-5901 to the PC to be helped
3. Open PC firewall ports for 5800, 5900-5901
4. Start the VNC Service (Start—>Programs—>Admin Tools—>Services)
5. Set a VNC password and tell me what it is
6. Connect to my web server so I can see what IP address you’re coming from.
7. Call me and watch as I troubleshoot your PC.

Remote Adminstration Method
Alternatively, if you have WinXP Pro (only) – enable "Remote Administration". How to do this should be in the online help. Follow the firewall port forwarding instructions for your router. Open port 3389 – the RDP port. I’ll need a login on the machine.

My TiVo WiFi stopped working with TTG – TiVo to Go – TiVo 2 Go
I saw the solution of wiping everything on a forum somewhere and didn’t like that thought, so I tried something different. v8.3.x tivo on my series2.

Steps:

1. Reboot the tivo.
2. During the reboot, before the power is really back on, disconnect the USB Wifi gizmo.
3. Allow it to boot up completely.
4. Verified that no network was seen.
5. Try to configure the network and the tivo asks for the usb wifi to be connected.
6. connect it.
7. configure the network settings – most were remembered (IP, netmask, WEP, WEP Key)
8. Now the https URL works AND Tivo2Go works from a client PC without changing any settings.

1. Even after all of this, you may need to double check your firewall settings. When I travel, I enable my software firewall in WinXP – no exceptions. I recently forgot to re-enable the firewall exceptions once I got back home. This stopped the TTG from working.

Your mileage may very, but this was much easier than wiping the TiVo AND only took about 10 minutes to try.

Places to visit – work in progress All All -

Travel See / Do

• 
  - North America
  
  
  
  • 
    - USA
    
    
    
    • 
      - Eastern
      
      
      
      • 
        - Kentucky
        
        
        
        • 
          - Louisville
          
          
          
          • 
            KFC Museum
          
          
          • 
            Kentuky Derby Horse Racing

      • - Maryland
        

        
        
        • 
          - Baltimore
          
          
          
          • 
            + - Natural Museum
            
            
            
            • 
              Bodies
            
            
            • 
              Planitarium

        • Annapolis

      • - Massachusits
        

        
        
        • 
          - Boston
          
          
          
          • 
            50 things

        • Cape Cod

      • - New York
        

        
        
        • 
          - NYC
          
          
          
          • 
            50 Things

        • Syracuse

        
        
        • 
          Buffalo

      • - Pennsylvania
        

        
        
        • 
          - Philadelphia
          
          
          
          • 
            Independence Tour
          
          
          • 
            Art Museums

        • + - Hershey
          

          
          
          • 
            Chocolate Tour

        • + - Troy
          

          
          
          • 
            Harley Davidson Factory

        • Gettysburg

      • - Virginia
        

        
        
        • 
          Fairfax
        
        
        • 
          Jamestown
        
        
        • 
          Williamsburg
        
        
        • 
          Charlottesville
        
        
        • 
          Roanoke
        
        
        • 
          - Richmond
          
          
          
          • 
            Pocahontas State Park

      • - Washington DC
        

        
        
        • 
          - Mall
          
          
          
          • 
            White House
          
          
          • 
            Capitol
          
          
          • 
            Washington Monument
          
          
          • 
            WW2
          
          
          • 
            Korea
          
          
          • 
            Vietnam
          
          
          • 
            Lincoln
          
          
          • 
            Jefferson
          
          
          • 
            Arlington Cemetary

        • Old house on Maple Drive

        
        
        • 
          Air and Space
        
        
        • 
          Potomac
        
        
        • 
          Great Falls

      • West Virginia

    • - Southern
      

      
      
      • 
        - Alabama
        
        
        
        • 
          Huntsville Space Center
        
        
        • 
          Mobile Martigras Parade
        
        
        • 
          Montgomery

      • + - Arkansas
        

        
        
        • 
          Blytheville
        
        
        • 
          Gosnell
        
        
        • 
          Little Rock
        
        
        • 
          Clinton Library

      • + - Florida
        

        
        
        • 
          Florida Keys
        
        
        • 
          Miami
        
        
        • 
          Disney World
        
        
        • 
          Space Shuttle Launch
        
        
        • 
          Cape Canaveral
        
        
        • 
          Titusville

      • - Georgia
        

        
        
        • 
          - Hikes
          
          
          
          • 
            Acadia Mtn
          
          
          • 
            Red Top Mtn
          
          
          • 
            Kennesaw National Battlefield
          
          
          • 
            Allatoona SP
          
          
          • 
            Pine Mtn SP

        • + - Atlanta Area
          

          
          
          • 
            Stone Mtn
          
          
          • 
            Georgia Aquarium
          
          
          • 
            High Museum of Art
          
          
          • 
            Lenox Mall
          
          
          • 
            Buckhead
          
          
          • 
            Midtown
          
          
          • 
            Underground Atlanta
          
          
          • 
            Atlanta Botanical Garden
          
          
          • 
            MLK Museum
          
          
          • 
            Carter Center
          
          
          • 
            Cocoa Cola Museum
          
          
          • 
            CNN Tour
          
          
          • 
            Centennial Olympic Park
          
          
          • 
            Zoo Atlanta
          
          
          • 
            6 Flags
          
          
          • 
            Whitewater
          
          
          • 
            Atlanta Motor Speedway-NASCAR

        • + - Savannah
          

          
          
          • 
            http://www.tripadvisor.com/GoListOverview-g60814-Savannah_Georgia.html
          
          
          • 
            Savannah St. Patrick’s Day Parade
          
          
          • 
            Savannah Heritage Tours

        • + - Jekyll Island
          

          
          
          • 
            Walk the Beach
          
          
          • 
            Birdwatching
          
          
          • 
            Nature Walks

        • + - Warner Robbins
          

          
          
          • 
            WRAFB-Museum
          
          
          • 
            Rumble Jr High School

        • + - North GA Mtns
          

          
          
          • 
            Appalachian Trail

      • + - South Carolina
        

        
        
        • 
          Appalachian Trail

      • - North Carolina
        

        
        
        • 
          - Raleigh Area
          
          
          
          • 
            Duke Basketball Game
          
          
          • 
            Museum
          
          
          • 
            Mom's house
          
          
          • 
            Ann's house

        • Appalachian Trail

      • - Tennesee
        

        
        
        • 
          - Chattanooga
          
          
          
          • 
            Aquarium

        • + - Memphis
          

          
          
          • 
            Elvis Museum
          
          
          • 
            Graceland
          
          
          • 
            BBQ

        • Nashville

    • - Midwest
      

      
      
      • 
        - Ohio
        
        
        
        • 
          WPAFB Museum

      • Nebraska

      
      
      • 
        + - South Dakota
        
        
        
        • 
          Badlands
        
        
        • 
          Mount Rushmore

      • + - North Dakota
        

        
        
        • 
          Fargo
        
        
        • 
          Wapeton
        
        
        • 
          Bismark
        
        
        • 
          Elgin

      • + - Indiana
        

        
        
        • 
          Oshkosh air show

      • + - Illinois
        

        
        
        • 
          Chicago

    • - Southwest
      

      
      
      • 
        - Arizona
        
        
        
        • 
          Grand Canyon
        
        
        • 
          Hoover Dam
        
        
        • 
          Great Crater

      • New Mexico

      
      
      • 
        - Texas
        
        
        
        • 
          - Houston
          
          
          
          • 
            JSC
          
          
          • 
            Astrodome
          
          
          • 
            San Jacinto Battlefield
          
          
          • 
            Battleship Texas

        • + - Galveston
          

          
          
          • 
            Seawall
          
          
          • 
            Moody Center
          
          
          • 
            Ferry to North Island

        • + - Dallas
          

          
          
          • 
            JFK Assassination
          
          
          • 
            Southfork Ranch
          
          
          • 
            State Fair

        • - Austin
          

          
          
          • 
            AquaFest
          
          
          • 
            Capitol
          
          
          • 
            - UT
            
            
            
            • 
              50 things
            
            
            • 
              UT Football Game

          • + - Town Lake
            

            
            
            • 
              Watch the bats at dusk

          • Barton Springs Pool

          
          
          • 
            Lake Travis
          
          
          • 
            GM Steakhouse
          
          
          • 
            Wendy's Hamburgers (not a chain)
          
          
          • 
            Trudy's Bar
          
          
          • 
            + - 6th Street
            
            
            
            • 
              Maggie Mays

          • LBJ Library

        • + - San Antonio
          

          
          
          • 
            River Walk
          
          
          • 
            Japanese Garden
          
          
          • 
            Fiesta Texas
          
          
          • 
            Seaworld
          
          
          • 
            Mexican Food
          
          
          • 
            AlamoDome

        • + - Lubbuck
          

          
          
          • 
            Texas Tech U
          
          
          • 
            14th Street Bar
          
          
          • 
            Billy Holiday

        • El Paso

        
        
        • 
          Corpus Cristy
        
        
        • 
          South Padre Island
        
        
        • 
          + - Drive for an hour just east of Austin-Hwy 71
          
          
          
          • 
            Bastrop-Place for my ashes to be e spread

    • - West
      

      
      
      • 
        Hawaii
      
      
      • 
        - Alaska
        
        
        
        • 
          Northern Lights
        
        
        • 
          Salmon Fishing

      • + - Montana
        

        
        
        • 
          Glacier National Park
        
        
        • 
          Grand Tetons National Park
        
        
        • 
          Yellowstone

      • + - Washington
        

        
        
        • 
          Seattle

      • - Utah
        

        
        
        • 
          - Salt Lake City
          
          
          
          • 
            + - Mormon
            
            
            
            • 
              Tabernackle Choir

          • + - Skiing
            

            
            
            • 
              Park City
            
            
            • 
              Deer Valley
            
            
            • 
              Alta
            
            
            • 
              Solitude
            
            
            • 
              Brighton
            
            
            • 
              Snowbird

        • + - State/National Parks
          

          
          
          • 
            Zion National Park
          
          
          • 
            Angel’s Landing

      • - Colorado
        

        
        
        • 
          - Denver
          
          
          
          • 
            Downtown
          
          
          • 
            Coors Statium
          
          
          • 
            Buffalo Bill Museum

        • + - Skiing
          

          
          
          • 
            Beaver Creek
          
          
          • 
            Breckenridge
          
          
          • 
            Vail
          
          
          • 
            Copper Mtn
          
          
          • 
            Steamboat Springs
          
          
          • 
            Winter Park

        • Grand Lake

        
        
        • 
          Granby

      • - California
        

        
        
        • 
          - Southern
          
          
          
          • 
            + - Hollywood
            
            
            
            • 
              Walk of Fame
            
            
            • 
              Mann's Chinese Theater
            
            
            • 
              Rose Bowl Parade
            
            
            • 
              JPL
            
            
            • 
              Beaches
            
            
            • 
              Disney Land

          • - Santa Barbara
            

            
            
            • 
              - Carpenteria
              
              
              
              • 
                Beaches

        • - Northern
          

          
          
          • 
            - San Francisco
            
            
            
            • 
              Fishermans Warf
            
            
            • 
              China Town
            
            
            • 
              Stanford
            
            
            • 
              Alcatraz Prison
            
            
            • 
              Soho
            
            
            • 
              Golden Gate Bridge
            
            
            • 
              NASA Ames
            
            
            • 
              Half Moon Bay
            
            
            • 
              Redwood Forest

          • San Jose

          
          
          • 
            Palo Alto
          
          
          • 
            Mountains

  • - Canada
    

    
    
    • 
      - British Columbia
      
      
      
      • 
        Vancouver
      
      
      • 
        Whistler Mtn
      
      
      • 
        Blackcomb Mtn

    • + - Toronto
      

      
      
      • 
        Niagra Falls

    • Banff

  • + - Mexico
    

    
    
    • 
      Matamoros
    
    
    • 
      Mexico City
    
    
    • 
      Cancun
    
    
    • 
      Tulum Ruins
    
    
    • 
      Guatalahara

  • + - Carribian
    

    
    
    • 
      Puerto Rico
    
    
    • 
      Barbados
    
    
    • 
      Virgin Islands
    
    
    • 
      Cayman Islands
    
    
    • 
      Grand Bahamas
    
    
    • 
      Cuba

• - South America
  

  
  
  • 
    - Venezula
    
    
    
    • 
      Angel Falls

  • - Brazil
    

    
    
    • 
      Sao Palo
    
    
    • 
      - Rio De Janeiro
      
      
      
      • 
        Carnival
      
      
      • 
        Overlook
      
      
      • 
        Hang Glide

    • + - Amazon Trip
      

      
      
      • 
        Amazon Manaus

    • Brasilia

  • - Argentina
    

    
    
    • 
      - Iguazu Falls
      
      
      
      • 
        Moonlight Falls Tour
      
      
      • 
        Hike the falls
      
      
      • 
        Jungle Tour

    • - Beunos Aires
      

      
      
      • 
        Tango
      
      
      • 
        Recoletta Cemetary
      
      
      • 
        Goucho Trip
      
      
      • 
        Obolysk
      
      
      • 
        Coffee at Cafe
      
      
      • 
        Pizza
      
      
      • 
        Leather Shopping
      
      
      • 
        Pink House
      
      
      • 
        Train Station
      
      
      • 
        - Le Tigre
        
        
        
        • 
          River Boat Tour

      • Soccer Game

      
      
      • 
        Learn Spanish

    • Mendoza

    
    
    • 
      Moon Rocks
    
    
    • 
      + - Patagonia
      
      
      
      • 
        Glacier

    • Train to the Sky

  • + - Urugay
    

    
    
    • 
      Monteverde

  • + - Equator
    

    
    
    • 
      Galapagos

  • + - Chile
    

    
    
    • 
      Easter Island

  • - Peru
    

    
    
    • 
      Machu Pichu
    
    
    • 
      - Inca Trail
      
      
      
      • 
        Train

    • Cuzco

• - Central America
  

  
  
  • 
    - Costa Rica
    
    
    
    • 
      + - Beaches
      
      
      
      • 
        Wildlife
      
      
      • 
        Learn to surf

    • + - Volcanos
      

      
      
      • 
        Irazu
      
      
      • 
        Areolas
      
      
      • 
        Some other

    • Botanical Garden – Orchids

    
    
    • 
      Learn Spanish-Homestay
    
    
    • 
      + - Monteverde
      
      
      
      • 
        Butterflies
      
      
      • 
        Wildlife
      
      
      • 
        Zipline
      
      
      • 
        Skywalk
      
      
      • 
        Cloud Forest
      
      
      • 
        Learn Spanish

    • Drink Tico Coffee

  • + - Panama
    

    
    
    • 
      Traverse Panama Canal

  • Nicaragua

  
  
  • 
    Honduras

• - Europe
  

  
  
  • 
    - UK
    
    
    
    • 
      London

  • Ireland

  
  
  • 
    Scottland
  
  
  • 
    + - Germany
    
    
    
    • 
      Berlin
    
    
    • 
      Munich

  • + - France
    

    
    
    • 
      Paris
    
    
    • 
      Nice
    
    
    • 
      Venice
    
    
    • 
      Normandy

  • Finland

  
  
  • 
    Poland
  
  
  • 
    + - Russia
    
    
    
    • 
      Moscow
    
    
    • 
      St Petersburg

  • + - Italy
    

    
    
    • 
      Tuscany
    
    
    • 
      Rome

  • Greece

  
  
  • 
    Austria
  
  
  • 
    + - Belgium
    
    
    
    • 
      Antwerp
    
    
    • 
      Chocolate
    
    
    • 
      Waffles

  • Amsterdam

  
  
  • 
    Iceland
  
  
  • 
    Greenland

• - Africa
  

  
  
  • 
    South Africa
  
  
  • 
    - Zimbawia
    
    
    
    • 
      Victoria Falls
    
    
    • 
       

  • Madagascar

  
  
  • 
    Kilimanjaro
  
  
  • 
    Lake Victoria
  
  
  • 
    Victoria Falls
  
  
  • 
    - Middle East
    
    
    
    • 
      - Turkey
      
      
      
      • 
        Istambul

    • + - Egypt
      

      
      
      • 
        Great Pyramids
      
      
      • 
        Sphinx

    • Iraq

    
    
    • 
      + - Tanzania
      
      
      
      • 
        Star Wars Village

• - Australia
  

  
  
  • 
    Sydney
  
  
  • 
    Melborn
  
  
  • 
    Aires Rock
  
  
  • 
    Great Barrier Reef
  
  
  • 
    - New Zealand
    
    
    
    • 
      Glacial Lake

• - Asia
  

  
  
  • 
    - Japan
    
    
    
    • 
      Bullet Train
    
    
    • 
      + - Tokyo
      
      
      
      • 
        Emporer's Palace

    • Yokohama

    
    
    • 
      Kyoto
    
    
    • 
      Hiroshima
    
    
    • 
      Mount Fuji

  • - China
    

    
    
    • 
      - Kong Kong
      
      
      
      • 
        The Peak
      
      
      • 
        Victoria Park
      
      
      • 
        Flower Festival
      
      
      • 
        Shopping at Mall
      
      
      • 
        Shopping at street market
      
      
      • 
        Soho
      
      
      • 
        Kowloon
      
      
      • 
        HK-Space Museum
      
      
      • 
        HK-Art Museum
      
      
      • 
        HK-Heritage Museum
      
      
      • 
        10,000 Buhddas
      
      
      • 
        Chinese New Year Parade
      
      
      • 
        Food
      
      
      • 
        Subway
      
      
      • 
        + - Lan Tau Island
        
        
        
        • 
          Big Buhdda

    • + - Macua
      

      
      
      • 
        Cemetary

    • Shanghi

    
    
    • 
      Beging
    
    
    • 
      Great Wall
    
    
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      Red Square
    
    
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      Palace

  • + - Korea
    

    
    
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      Seoul

  • + - Thailand
    

    
    
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      Bangkok

  • Vietnam

  
  
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    + - Malaysia
    
    
    
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      Kuala Lumpur

  • Singapore

  
  
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    + - India
    
    
    
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      Taj Mahal
    
    
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      Bombay

  • + - Indonesia
    

    
    
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      Bali

This guy has a good point – public officials should be video and audio recorded whenever they are doing the people’s business.

I’ve felt since the Rodney King trial that the right of the public to know something shouldn’t be absolute nor necessarily immediate.

Trials should be video taped and all tapes made public 60 days after the completion of the trial – jurors, not to be shown. Hostile witnesses should be given the opportunity to be hidden too. Also, plaintiffs should have the option to not be seen, unless they wish to – I’m convinced that ugly people are convicted too often. We’ve all looked at someone and determined he is guilty.

Any conversion with any public official acting in an official capacity should have an implied right of audio/video recording, period. That goes for police, military, TSA, dog catchers, CDC, Presidents or government teachers and government garbage collectors. No exceptions. Just think how much cleaner governments around the world would be if they expected every conversation was recorded? Graff would be reduced tremendously.

Think about it. Keep an MP3 player/recorder with you always.

Requirements:

1. User Authentication/Management – Guest, Comment, Poster – 5 levels of trust (0=admin) all views are dependent on the current user role.
2. Blog with comment ability for registered users
3. Search across all blog data
4. RSS / XML Feed
5. Calendar – published – CalDAV or iCal
6. Web file storage – WebDAV
7. Todo List Manager with subtasks
8. Contact Manager – LDAP xface
9. Stock Links to Google/Yahoo Finance
10. Picture Gallery
11. Podcast Publishing Organizer
12. REST/XML xface
13. Link Manager
14. AJAX where it makes sense
15. Management – comment cleanup and block
16. Site statistics
17. Administrative searching – for edits
18. Simple edits for the admin-level users. I should be able to click on any article and edit right there.
19. Fast!
20. If a DB is used, SQLite should be fully supported.
21. Simple backups (files make this easier than databases); rsync is wonderful!

What do I want in a PDA?

1. Core PDA functions as good as a Palm Pro
   1. Calendar, Contacts, Notes, Sync Linux, Windows, OsX …
   2. Open platform for 3rd party apps – like PDS & MS-Office editors/viewers
2. Color screen
3. Rechargeable battery – 4-7 days of use – LiOn is probably best
4. USB interface for Sync, xfers, and recharging
5. Camera 1.5 MegaPix or better
6. WiFi w/ WPA (not WEP, which is broken)
7. Web Browser – name brand that supports javascript
8. Email client IMAPS/POP3S that supports SMTPS and TLS/SSL connections directly to email servers – no client-side push needed; definitely no Outlook dependency!
9. MP3 player
10. Voice Recorder
11. Memory expansion
12. I don’t care if the OS is Palm, Linux, or WM6 based. Though Linux would be nice
13. Most important cheaper than a Nokia N800 ($220)

Nice to have are:

1. e-book reader is e-ink.
2. GSM/EDGE/3G phone and data, but only if it is unlocked.
3. GPS (not network based) for geocaching.

Ok – with these simple requirements, you’d think I’d have no trouble finding what I want? Do you know what I need? Please email= me!!!

Jan 2008 Update: I bought a Nokia N800