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Aikido
  The martial art Aikido has been an important part of my life since I came out to San Francisco. It's part meditation, part exercise, and part safety-valve in a stress-filled world. Let's bow in and hit the mat.
  Aikido from a book
  Of course you can't learn Aikido from a book
  Aikido: Dictionary
  Terms you might want to know.
  Aikido: Discovery
  My history with Aikido.
  Aikido: O'Sensei Morehei Ueshiba
  Morehei Ueshiba - the founder of the martial art Aikido - is known as Great Teacher (O'Sensei) to aikidoka worldwide. His is an interesting story, with an unusual ending: codifying a martial art devoted to problem-resolution and harmony rather than victory at all costs.
  Aikido: Photo Gallery
  Aikido: 1998 May 29, 6th and 3rd kyu tests
  In the morning of 29 May 1998 I took my digital camera along to the 6th and 3rd kyu tests given at the Skidrow Dojo. For better or worse I used the lowest resolution, which, when combined with the low level of light in the dojo, makes for some dissapointing results. Nonetheless, here they are, in thumbnail and full-sized images.
  Aikido: 1998 May 29, 6th and 3rd kyu tests (page 2)
  Aikido exam tests taken in San Francisco, in the Skidrow Dojo, on 29 May 1998.
  dojos
  San Francisco City Dojo
  These photos have connections to my time at San Francisco's City Dojo, where I was taught by Robert Nadeau, Richard Moon, Frank Doran, Nick Scoggin, et alia.
  osensei
  Aikido: Hawai'i 11 April 1964
  In April 1964 O'Sensei visited the Hawai'ian Islands. Here he is at the airport, at Dr. Watake's house, sitting on a canoe in the Royal Hawai'ian Hotel, and at the Shinonome Besso Tea House.
  Aikido: Honolulu Aiki Dojo
  O'Sensei attended the opening of the Honolulu Aiki Dojo.
  Aikido: McKinley High School
  O'Sensei was part of a demonstration of Aikido for the general public, which took place at the McKinley High School in Washington.
  Aikido: Portraits of O'Sensei
  Formal portrature and casual shots of O'Sensei.
  stories
  Skidrow Dojo
  The Skidrow Dojo is now located in the Multimedia Gulch neighborhood in the South of MArket Street area of San Francisco. The original location was in a rather rough and seedy part of town, hence the nickname.
  Skidrow Dojo: Inside
  The inside of the Skidrow Dojo in words and pictures.
Ancient (Web) History
  I was lucky enough to catch the wave as it started, in the early ninenties.
  Digital Jungle (circa 1998)
  EShop
  In 1995 (and perhaps 1994) I ran an EShop that required the use of Digicash's ECash freeware funny money beta.
  catalog-pages
  EShop: Amateur (Ham) Radio Items
  Ham Radio items.
  EShop: CU-SeeMe Items
  CU-SeeMe-related EShop items.
  EShop: Technical Items
  Technical EShop items.
  files
  dialing-script.txt
  gateway-script.txt
  install-mactcp-interslip
  The People's Café Logo
  The image that launched a thousand (transaction) slips.
  EShop: The Shelves
  This is where I used to 'sell' items for pennies to encourage folks to explore spending an anoymous digital cash.
  EShop: Your ECash Purchase Failed
  This is where I used to 'sell' items for pennies to encourage folks to explore spending an anoymous digital cash.
  Other visual user experiences of this web site
  I frequently play with how this site looks.
  Rollovers
  This was a look and feel with which I was playing. It never felt right, and I gave up on all the silly JavaScript required for rollovers and the pulldown. Too much effort for too little effect with too many browsers alienated.
bangstix
  My history with firearms, both small and large (and larger).nbsp;
body
  fitness
Burning Man
  The annual Burning Man festival is held in the Black Rock Desert, north of Reno, Nevada. Think of an even mix of the wild, wild west and a huge piece of performance art. Text and a photo gallery.
  misc
  Burning Man - A Band of the Same Name
  rangers
  Black Rock Rangers - map
contact me
  The many ways you can get in touch with Michael (Mickey) Sattler.
CU-SeeMe
  The freeware CU-SeeMe videoconferencing system was the topic of my first book.
  CU-SeeMe Site Map
  Everything in my CU-SeeMe web pages.
  faqs
  CU-SeeMe and the Multicast backbone
  CU-SeeMe Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): The Multicast Backbone, the MBONE.
  CU-SeeMe Introductory FAQ
  CU-SeeMe Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Introduction.
  CU-SeeMe Reflector
  CU-SeeMe Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Reflector software.
  CU-SeeMe Video
  CU-SeeMe Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Video.
  Macintosh CU-SeeMe Audio
  CU-SeeMe Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Audio on Macintosh.
  Networks and CU-SeeMe
  CU-SeeMe Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Networking.
  Troubleshooting Macintosh CU-SeeMe
  CU-SeeMe Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Troubleshooting CU-SeeMe on Macintosh.
  Troubleshooting Windows CU-SeeMe
  CU-SeeMe Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Troubleshooting on Windows.
  Typical Macintosh CU-SeeMe configurations
  CU-SeeMe Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Typical Macintosh configurations.
  Typical Windows CU-SeeMe configurations
  CU-SeeMe Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Typical Windows configurations.
  Internet TV with CU-SeeMe
  Internet TV with CU-SeeMe was the first book that I wrote. Hopefully not the last. Now the full contents of the book appear on these pages.
  appendixA
  Internet TV with CU-SeeMe: Appendix A - Troubleshooting
  appendixB
  Internet TV with CU-SeeMe: Appendix B - Reflector Operator's Guide
  appendixC
  Internet TV with CU-SeeMe: Appendix C - Glossary
  appendixD
  Internet TV with CU-SeeMe: Appendix D - Bibliography
  chapter01
  Internet TV with CU-SeeMe: Chapter 1 - Introduction
  chapter02
  Internet TV with CU-SeeMe: Chapter 2 - Typical CU-SeeMe Usage
  chapter03
  Internet TV with CU-SeeMe: Chapter 3 - The Internet
  chapter04
  Internet TV with CU-SeeMe: Chapter 4 - Hardware
  chapter05
  Internet TV with CU-SeeMe: Chapter 5 - Software
  chapter06
  Internet TV with CU-SeeMe: Chapter 6 - CU-SeeMe User's Guide
  chapter07
  Internet TV with CU-SeeMe: Chapter 7 - Reflectors Around the World
  chapter08
  Internet TV with CU-SeeMe: Chapter 8 - History, Culture, and Usage
  chapter09
  Internet TV with CU-SeeMe: Chapter 9 - Other Videoconferencing Technologies
  chapter10
  Internet TV with CU-SeeMe: Chapter 10 - What The Future Holds In Store
  misc
  The first CU-SeeMe Space Shuttle broadcast
  Thousands of people around the world, many of whom had never seen a shuttle launch, were able to view the STS-64 Space Shuttle Discovery mission thanks to CU-SeeMe.
  What is ProShare?
  A brief overview of ProShare, especially as compared to CU-SeeMe.
  reflectors
  Add My CU-SeeMe Reflector
  A form you may use to have your reflector appear on my list.
  makeNicknameLists
  ini
  nickname
  perl
  make_nicknames
  text
  CUSeeMe_Nicknames
  Enhanced_CU-SeeMeTM_Nickna
  nickname_source
  Public CU-SeeMe Reflectors
  Here's where you can get my list of public CU-SeeMe reflectors. Not updated for a while.
  resources
  CU-SeeMe Mailing Lists
  Here's how to get in touch with the CU-SeeMe user community.
  CU-SeeMe User's Guide
  Here's how to get in touch with the CU-SeeMe user community.
  Others' CU-SeeMe pages
  CU-SeeMe web pages offered by others. This page was started in late 1994, long before there were search engines, before even there were too many pages.
culture
  books
  Bookshelf
  Here's my virtual bookshelf. I hope you find what you want. If I'm missing something let me know.
  clothing
  When your birthday suit just won't do.
  ChiPants
  The most comfortable pair of un-pants I've ever had the pleasure to wear.
  Gramicci
  Mountaineering pants for everyday use.
  kilts
  Unbifurcated clothing rocks!
  black-watch
  A Black Watch kilt
  My first traditional kilt (from Haggis County, Scotland)
  A sporran from the Black Watch 73rd (Overseas) Battalion (Royal Highlanders of Canada), Canadian Expeditionary Force
  I was searching for a sporran that was slightly different.
  Kilt Hall of Fame
  Kilts being shown off in their best light.
  sporran
  When you wear a kilt you've got to have some place to put the things which usually go in pants pockets.
  Utilikilt
  The most comfortable un-pants I've had the pleasure to wear.
  special
  Khaki Utilikilt Workman's
  The ultimate playa vesture.
  Utilikilt care
  It'll fade, it'll get worn, it'll get all used up. Accept it, and dealing with it becomes possible.
  Utilikilt comments
  What others have said to my face.
  Utilikilt FAQ
  With every new action comes new questions.
  Utilikilt review
  The most comfortable un-pants I've had the pleasure to wear.
  vinegar as mordant
  To fade or not to fade, that is the chemical reaction.
  Computer Culture
  There's lots more to computers than hardware and software. The people involved, and the culture that emerges from our interactions, are much more interesting.
  Free Speech on the 'net
  A 1993 conversation about the importance of applied freedom of speech. From a time when the net was wild and nobody knew what an URL is.
  How to write useful bug reports
  Suggestions on writing effective bug reports, from someone who worked in quality assurance, managed a QA lab, and who has deal with lots of software authors.
  Managing mailing lists
  If you don't keep the mailing list subscription verifications then you'll forget how to unsubscribe, and then you'll commit a real and all too common faux pas.
  misc
  Google logos
  I've enjoyed the logos which the Google search engine places on their front page.
  msft
  Microsoft Switcher
  My life as a Technomad
  I'm pleased to be computing and portable, and I have been for years before most folks thought of unshackling themselves from their desktop computers. Here's the story.
  ECIFFO
  In the summertime of 1996 I was interviewed for a Japanese magazine by five reporters and two photographers because of my well-known penchant (fetish?) for portable computing.
  ECIFFO - p. 1
  ECIFFO - p. 2
  ECIFFO - p. 3
  ECIFFO - p. 4
  ECIFFO - p. 5
  ECIFFO - p. 6
  ECIFFO - The Interview
  Five reporters and two photographers and I filled up a section of The People's Café. Had you been walking by, on Haight Street, here's what you would have seen.
  Rev. Mark Grant in Asia
  The Rev. Mark Grant reports back to the Technomad mailing list when he's on the road. This is his report from Bangkok, Singapore, Taipei, and Hong Kong. I keep it because it reflects those early days when a net connection was a novelty when travelling.
  Technomad dealings with sub-normals
  It's not easy being a geek. There are too many people out there who have the authority to say no without any of the ability to say yes. Sigh. Here's another adventure from the edge of credulity.
  The First Group-Wide Microship Project Meeting
  The first group-wide Microship Project meeting happened on 2 March 1996. Here's the story in words and pictures.
  The Microship Group Meeting Follow-Up
  Steve was touched by the gathering. Here's his comments and some photos of magazine covers relating to Steve's adventures.
  The Microship Group Meeting Invitation
  Here's the invitation to the gathering; email sent out by Steve Roberts.
  sirius
  Adventures of an Internet Service Provider
  Don Hurter, one of Sirus' founders, writes wonderfully about the trials and tribulations of running an Internet service provider.
  28.8k modem update, Friday evening
  Don provides a snapshot of the migration to 28.8 kbps modems. Frustration with getting early hardware. Warped circuit boards. Sportsters, Supras, Multitechs. ISDN will be more of the same.
  Dealing with Pacific Bell
  Don explains the situation with Pac Bell, the carrier of Sirius' main data circuits. A catalog of screw-ups, incompetence, simple mistakes, and general cluelessness. Be afraid, be very afraid.
  Growing an Internet Service Provider
  Don gives us an insider's eye view of the hard work involved in maintaining and growing an ISP. I got tired just reading the article
  Loose ROMs, busy signals, no sleep, and recursive troubleshooting
  Don's two weeks of trouble with a USR 16-port modem, 3 Portmasters cards, 9 Motorola and 48 Mutiltech modem cards, and one PacBell mishap...
  Modem busy signals mystery solved (hopefully)
  Don finds out Pac Bell's South of Market CO Northern Telecom DMS100 switch is drain-bamaged and will break down when needed most, namely when all the modems are in use!
  Modem madness update
  Don gives an accounting of the trials and tribulations arising from a "simple" upgrading of the modem pool.
  The Cable Company Installation Blues
  Don's best. An in-depth examination of the tomfoolery and short-sighted craftmanship used by some cable installers, related during a walk after a Brookline (MA) snowstorm.
  Sirius Business
  A March 1998 article - by Wendy Tanaka of the San Francisco Examiner staff - about Andreas Glocker, CEO of Sirius Connections.
  Web Masters Spinning New Image / As sites soar, job duties have evolved
  An article clipped from the San Francisco Chronicle, 13 February 1997.
  Writing effective email
  I encapsulate email/mailing list netiquette for the benefit of newbies at our ISP.
  Deaf Culture and American Sign Language
  The circumstances of my life and the meandering path I've taken has brought me into contact with a hidden culture, parallel to ours: the Deaf world.
  Downs Syndrome & Sign Language
  Reader comment: many with Downs Syndrome can sign up a storm.
  elsewhere
  Deaf Internet resources
  Some of the Deaf resources on the Internet, ordered by access method. If you notice omissions or inaccuracies please let me know.
  Deafness in Iceland
  The root of all that is... at least as far as my web site is concerned.
  Miscellaneous Deaf stuff
  Bits and pieces about Deaf culture that didn't fit anywhere else.
  items
  Introduction to Deaf Culture and American Sign Language
  The rationale for these web pages, my motivation in creating them, and my qualifications for pontificating.
  misc
  The Cowboy Poem
  A must-read if you've never seen Sign language. This email has all the glosses (signs) for a poem entitled Cowboy. Amazing and fun to read.
  topics
  Deaf Glossary
  An alphabetic listing of the terms used in discussions of the Deaf, their meanings, and their cultural context.
  Noam Chomsky and Deafness
  Excerpts about Deaf culture taken from The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language.
  film
  Hand to Hand: The Art of Combat
  In 2007-2008 we filmed another Hapkido martial arts movie.
  humor
  Bastard Operator From Hell
  Simon Travaglia, of the University of Waikato, Private Bag, Hamilton, New Zealand (no, really) is the creator of an evil character known as the Bastard Operator From Hell. If you've ever been a systems operator then Simon's work will have you rolling on the floor.
  Fit the Eighteenth: Bastard System Manager from Hell #2
  Fit the Eighth: The Bastard Operator From Hell #5
  Fit the Eleventh: The Bastard Operator From Hell #8
  Fit the Fifteenth: Bastard Operator from Hell #12
  Fit the Fifth: The Bastard Operator From Hell #2
  Fit the First: (Genesis) Striped Irregular Bucket #1
  Fit the Fourteenth: Bastard Operator from Hell #11
  Fit the Fourth: The Bastard Operator From Hell #1
  Fit the Nineteenth: Bastard Operator from Hell #14
  Fit the Ninth: The Bastard Operator From Hell #6
  Fit the Second: (Birth) Striped Irregular Bucket #5
  Fit the Seventeenth: Bastard System Manager from Hell #1
  Fit the Seventh: The Bastard Operator From Hell #4
  Fit the Sixteenth: Bastard Operator from Hell #13
  Fit the Sixth: The Bastard Operator From Hell #3
  Fit the Tenth: The Bastard Operator From Hell #7
  Fit the Third: (Still birthing) Bored #3
  Fit the Thirteenth: Bastard Operator from Hell #10
  Fit the Twelfth: Bastard Operator from Hell #9
  Fit the Twentieth: Bastard Operator from Hell #15
  Fit the Twenty-fifth: Last Bastard Operator, vignette #3
  Fit the Twenty-first: Bastard Operator from Britain #1
  Fit the Twenty-fourth: Last Bastard Operator, vignette #2
  Fit the Twenty-second: Bastard Operator from Britain #2
  Fit the Twenty-sixth: Last Bastard Operator, vignette #4
  Fit the Twenty-third: Last Bastard Operator, vignette #1
  Simon's Bastard Afterword
  Simon's Bastard Introduction
  Whew! What can I say about the 'Bastard Operator From Hell' that the title itself doesn't convey? If you are a system/network administrator, or you know one, or you use a computer, you owe it to your self to read the unexpurgated tales of the other side of the network.
  Simon's Bastard Operator From Hell FAQ
  Simon's Bastard Pre-history
  Humor
  In a world where we spend much of our time making fun at our employers, co-workers, clients, and politicians, it's nice to take a break and poke fun at ourselves. This page contains jabs, jibes, japes, slashes, and barbs at our noble profession and hobby: the silicon-chasing geek.
  Geekish
  101 ways to abuse USENET
  I laughed so hard that I teared up. Of course you and I have never done any of these posting faux pas, but you'll recognise others.
  30 Signs That Technology Has Taken Over Your Life
  How to tell if you're a geek. Oh, like the fact that you're reading these pages doesn't already tell you the ugly truth.
  Absence makes the hard drive fonder
  The Geek Squad meets the cast and crew of Gilligan's Island.
  Alice's USENET Flame
  Not to be missed! A parody of Arlo Guthrie's well-known song.
  Bloatzilla
  This was the second April Fool's Day joke that I wrote and posted to USENET. Netscape to license Microsoft Word 6 for inclusion in Navigator 3.5?
  CU-SeeMe Lite (humor)
  Of course you can run Cornell's CU-SeeMe over a 300 baud acoustic coupler, if you've got CU-SeeMe Lite.
  Digital Beer
  A refreshing snack of the future.
  Douglas Adams on Windows 95
  Douglas Adams - the author of the Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy - expresses his opinions about Windows 95.
  Flame Form
  A handy Flame Form for putting your e-enemies in their place.
  Honors Rhapsody
  A geek parody of the late Freddie Mercury's song Bohemian Rhapsody entitled Honors Rhapsody.
  How to Deal With A Terribly Dissapointing Computer Dealer
  If the car companies had a technical support help line...
  Hunting Elephants
  How different techno-castes would hunt elephants. Pre-Dilbert, but in the same vein. On the money, though.
  If Dr. Seuss wrote for Star Trek: The Next Generation
  Can you just imagine the result if Dr Seuss wrote a Star Trek  episode?
  La Boite Bleue
  Translated from the memoirs of Jean Turing-VonNeuman (a minor 19th century post-impressionist programmer).
  Lance Detweiler & The Theory of Nymity
  Sad humor. How our technical world can wear away at some of us.
  Monty Python Dead Server Sketch
  Life on the Internet (and being an Internet service provider) seems often like a role in a very bad comedy sketch. With that in mind, please enjoy the Monty Python 'Dead Server Sketch'.
  My, my... Lookee what's up *there*...
  Serious flamage by an pro. Be sure and wear your asbestos underwear before venturing too far out on the USENET raft.
  Philip Zimmermann Travel Agency
  This April Fool's Day contribution of mine caught many otherwise clueful folks.
  PlayStation Legal Page
  Taken from Sony's web site, this is a great legal disclaimer with an attitude.
  pshift(1) man page - paradigm shift
  The UNIX man(ual) page format has been so used for humor by geeks that there's probably enough material for a book. This is how to invoke a paradigm shift via the command line.
  Sendmail for matter transport
  What might happen if sendmail was used to control matter transporters.
  Sing The $cientology Blues
  Enjoy a parody of the Church of $cientology's attempts to convert salvation into legal tender: I am the very model of a modern legal criminal. Apologies to the 'Pirates of Penzance'.
  Spam Haiku
  There's some seriously strange karma between geeks and that bizarre meat meal-in-a-tin Spam. Here's a collection of Spam-inspired Haiku. Funny but wierd.
  The Karma of Inappropriate Posting
  Some day I hope that those who excessively cross-post get theirs. Here's one possibility.
  The Parable of the Two Programmers
  The difference between a Real Programmer (tm) and someone who follows management guidlines.
  The Pilot Who Ate Bugs
  (True!) Check out the trail left by this email as it wound its way from Bosnia towards us.
  The Radioactive Boy Scout
  The true story of the radioactive-centric adventures of a very misguided youth. Should be a Darwin Award runner-up...
  The ultimate Usenet complaint
  Lusers. What happens when lusers run full force into reality.
  Theological computing - God as programmer
  There are some profoundly disturbing questions that suddenly make sense if God is a programmer.
  To post or not to post
  A rather good adaptation of William Shakespeare to an ugly USENET moment.
  Trinidad Database Woes
  You think your days are difficult? Imagine you've placed the combination to your country's armory into a database and then forgotten the password? This really happened in Trinidad.
  UNIX and Lesbian Love
  What does UNIX have to do with finding lesbian love?
  What the C and Bourne shells have to teach us
  It's in there. Really.
  You know you live in San Francisco...
  A bit of topical humor. How we realize that we're no longer from the East Coast but rather we've become honorary natives of San Francisco.
  You may be an engineer if...
  There's no doubt left, you are a geek. Take this test and be sure.
  Non-geekish
  Airline Blues
  Did you ever wonder what life looks like to the person who takes your airline reservations over the phone?
  Buzzword Compliant: what the high-tech marketing spiel really means
  Ever wonder what all the marketing buzzwords really mean?
  Californians
  A Californian view of the current energy crisis and the blackouts rolling across our state this springtime (2001).
  Corporate Santa - Droppings
  The certain result of efficiency at Santa's Workshop.
  Dark Bicycle Fantasy, with Tanks
  A Bicyclist's dark fantasy (inspired by the silly state of legislation).
  Dead Frozen Chickens and Airplane Windshields
  There can't possibly be any connection between Dead Frozen Chickens and Airplane Windshields, right? Wrong.
  Heavy Boots
  Did you ever wonder if perhaps moon-walking astronauts didn't float away because they wore heavy boots?
  High Flight (John Gillespie Magee, Jr.) with FAA Supplement
  How Godzilla Got His Name
  If you've ever wondered how Godzilla got his name, wonder no more. Here's the true story from the responsible party.
  Irresistable Forces meet the US Navy
  There is a power greater than might, but it's not at all obvious.
  Need Help With Creationism
  A delightful definition of creationism (chortle).
  Quotations Gallery
  From time to time I come across a nugget of expression. Sometimes it's in a .signature, or from the Quote of the Day mailing list. They're keepers. Here's where I keep them.
  The best excuses if you get caught sleeping in your office or cubicle
  You know you've been there. Heck, I brought a sleeping bag to the office back in 1987 or so, but that's not what the author thought.
  The Seeing-Eye Chihuahua
  The brave and stupid joke about a seeing-eye chihuahua.
  those responsible have been sacked
  One of the most succint responsible email message I've rec'd from the corporate culture.
  Upstate New York
  You know you're from upstate New York when...
  Vote Early, Vote Often
  A memo about vote-fraud that was given to me by an artist friend while we were both sitting in a San Francisco café.
  Why did the chicken cross the road?
  Famous philosophers, scientists, phychologists, authors, and actors weigh in on the big question.
  Privacy-related
  PGP, RSA, NSA, and Gravity Fields
  A tongue-in-cheek description of why astronomers are watching the National Security Agency's headquarters for evidence of gravitational disturbances.
  The Pretty Good Privacy Blues
  Roy Silvernail's ditty about cryptography. Had me humming all afternoon.
  Transparent Trees (a PGP privacy tale)
  This amusing cryptography analogy about the sorry state in which we're in is a good way to explain the fight for digital privacy to the technophobe in your life.
  The Airport Chauffeur
  My sister and her then boyfriend, now husband, were returning from a trip. I was going to shave my mustache and beard anyway, so why not dress up as a chauffeur and play with their minds.
  maps
  memoriam
  calAcadSci
  California Academy of Sciences: closing the old building, December 2003
  challengerSpaceShuttle
  In Memoriam: Crew of Space Shuttle Challenger (1986) Mission 51-L
  douglasAdams
  In Memoriam: Douglas Adams (1952-2001) Galactic Hitchhiker Extraordinaire
  Doug Adams, author of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, died this weeked. He was a light who led our way.
  feynmanRichard
  In Memoriam: Richard Feynman (1988) Thinker, Scientist, Humanitarian
  ginsbergAllen
  In Memoriam: Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) Poet, Buddhist, Iconoclast
  Gulf War II
  Gulf War II - best pictures
  Gulf War II (s)
  Gulf War II (t)
  Gulf War II (u)
  Gulf War II (v)
  Gulf War II (w)
  Gulf War II (x)
  Gulf War II (y)
  Gulf War II (z)
  Gulf War II - CBS Baghdad webcam
  Gulf War II - CBS Baghdad webcam: Baghdad Aftermath
  Gulf War II - CBS Baghdad webcam: Jessica Lynch
  Gulf War II - CBS Baghdad webcam: Looting in fallen Baghdad
  Gulf War II - CBS Baghdad webcam: military moments 2
  Gulf War II - CBS Baghdad webcam: military moments 3
  Gulf War II - CBS Baghdad webcam: military moments
  Gulf War II - CBS Baghdad webcam: miscellany
  Gulf War II - CBS Baghdad webcam: Palestine Hotel
  Gulf War II - CBS Baghdad webcam: Richard Engle
  Gulf War II - CBS Baghdad webcam: the lights of Baghdad
  Gulf War II - CBS Baghdad webcam: the mosque
  Gulf War II - CBS Baghdad webcam: war's end
  Gulf War II - CBS Baghdad webcam: what are they doing?
  Gulf War II - CBS Baghdad webcam: where
  Gulf War II - Iraqi Information Minister
  halfDome
  In Memoriam: David Lathram / Gigsville's Half Dome
  jamesScottyDoohan
  James 'Scotty' Doohan
  joeyRamone
  In Memoriam: Joey Ramone (????-2001) Punk Rocker
  london77
  In Memoriam: 2005-07-07 London Transport bombing
  searsFineFoods
  Sears Fine Food: Closed Monday 29 December 2003
  worldTradeCenter
  In Memoriam: The World Trade Center Twin Towers
  money
  fraud
  Flyeagle Travel & Tours of Lagos, Nigeria
  The Diamond Dealing Secret Unit of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) of Sierra-Leone
  The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
  music
  meshuggenismo
  Meshuggenismo! Live on Pier 39
  I capture a performance of a friend's band and encapsulate it with faux CD artwork, etc. Fun for all.
  reality
  A Job in Paradise
  I saw a job posting which mentioned being in Paradise. I asked for details and this is what I received.
  A Measure of Hope
  One of the most inspirational stories I've read in a long, long time.
  merhan-nasseri
  Merhan Karimi Nasseri at Charles de Gaulle airport, France, since 1988
  Shill bidding on eBay
Digital Jungle: Home
  About Digital Jungle, my business alter ego.
  Digital Jungle: What
  What we do.
  Digital Jungle: Who
  Who we are.
ECO: Eivissa Communications Organization
  Eivissa Communications Organization, ECO, is your information broker during your stay on Eivissa.
  misc
  ECO: Contacting us
  Eivissa Communications Organization, ECO, is ready and waiting to hear from you.
  ECO: Other Eivissa resources on the Internet
  Eivissa Communications Organization, ECO, is pleased to offer you links to other related resources on the net.
  ECO: Where is Eivissa?
  Eivissa Communications Organization, ECO, is located on the isle of Eivissa. Here's a travelogue for you.
  services
  ECO: AgriCulTourismo
  Eivissa Communications Organization, ECO, is a center of AgriCulTourismo.
  ECO: All the contacts you need
  Eivissa Communications Organization, ECO, will gladly provide the representation and introductory services you expect from a business that's been in place for decades.
  ECO: Communication Services
  Eivissa Communications Organization, ECO, provides all sorts of fee-based communications for you to use during your stay on Eivissa. We did this long before the 'net, when faxes and phones to the isle were a novelty.
  ECO: Holiday Rentals on Eivissa
  Eivissa Communications Organization, ECO, can provide you with a memorable, historically significant place to stay while on Eivissa.
  ECO: Long-term financial investment on Eivissa
  Eivissa Communications Organization, ECO, is a specialist in all sorts of real-estate transactions in the northern part of the island
  ECO: New Age Bazar
  Eivissa Communications Organization, ECO, is pleased to run the New Age Bazar, with healthy goodies of all types.
Family
  Home sweet home. Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home. Home is where the heart is. Home is where the family is. And here are some of our family milestones.
  bernsteins
  pamela
  Pamela
  My sister-in-law.
  Family Album
  Family Album
  Family Album 1997
  Family Album
  12
  Album 1997.12.19
  A photo album page.
  Family Album 1999
  Family Album
  06
  Album 1999.06.15
  A photo album page.
  08
  Album 1999.08.15
  A photo album page.
  09
  Album 1999.09.09
  A photo album page.
  Album 1999.09.25
  A photo album page.
  10
  Album 1999.10.01
  A photo album page.
  Album 1999.10.03
  A photo album page.
  Album 1999.10.03 (b)
  A photo album page.
  Album 1999.10.03 (c)
  A photo album page.
  Album 1999.10.08
  A photo album page.
  Album 1999.10.08 (b)
  A photo album page.
  Album 1999.10.08 (c)
  A photo album page.
  Album 1999.10.08 (d)
  A photo album page.
  Album 1999.10.08 (e)
  A photo album page.
  Album 1999.10.12
  A photo album page.
  Album 1999.10.12 (b)
  A photo album page.
  Album 1999.10.12 (c)
  A photo album page.
  Album 1999.10.12 (d)
  A photo album page.
  Album 1999.10.12 (e)
  A photo album page.
  Album 1999.10.18
  A photo album page.
  Album 1999.10.18 (b)
  A photo album page.
  Album 1999.10.18 (c)
  A photo album page.
  Album 1999.10.18 (d)
  A photo album page.
  Album 1999.10.20
  A photo album page.
  Album 1999.10.20 (b)
  A photo album page.
  Album 1999.10.28
  A photo album page.
  Album 1999.10.28 (b)
  A photo album page.
  Album 1999.12.30
  A photo album page.
  Family Album 2000
  Family Album
  01
  Album 2000.01.01
  A photo album page.
  02
  Album 2000.02.11
  A photo album page.
  Family Album 2001
  Family Album
  Family Album 2002
  Family Album
  01
  Album 2002.01.25
  A photo album page.
  02
  Album 2002.02.15
  A photo album page.
  03
  Album 2002.03.10
  A photo album page.
  Album 2002.03.18
  A photo album page.
  04
  Album 2002.04.11
  A photo album page.
  Album 2002.04.19
  A photo album page.
  Family Letters
  Now that I have a family we can send out family letters.
  1998
  Our Family, 1998.
  1999
  Our Family, 1999.
  2000
  Our Family, 2000.
  kutseras
  Mom
  My mother.
  Karin Kutsera-Sattler: died on Friday 20 May 2004
  An obituary of my mother.
  Karin Kutsera-Sattler: last picture
  A week before she died my mother returned to Germany to visit with her mother (almost 93) and brother (54).
  milestones
  1986
  02
  01
  Waller Street
  From 1988 to 1996 I lived in the Haigh-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco. Around the corner from my place was the People's Café, where I was interviewed by 'ECCIFO' magazine
  1996
  03
  01
  Eighteenth Street
  From 1996 to 1998 my (future) wife and I lived west of the Castro, on 18th Street.
  1997
  12
  21
  cometHaleBopp
  Hale-Bopp
  The comet was very bright in the San Francisco sky in the autumn of 1996, when my wife and I were planning our wedding.
  wedding
  1997 Our Wedding Album
  1997 Our Wedding Album: The Family Dinner
  Our Wedding Day
  On 21 December 1997 I was married to Rose in a small Sephardic Jewish synagogue in San Francisco.
  1998
  06
  27
  The Dollhouse
  During the week of the 1998 Gay Pride Parade: we tendered an offer on a property overlooking the Castro, dealt with a competing bid, and triumphed just hours before the celebration starts.
  firstLook
  The Dollhouse: Looking Around
  Our agent drove up to us in front of Cala and asked whether we'd like to visit our new home. We did, with a camera.
  letters
  The Dollhouse: Counter-Offer Letter
  This is the letter I wrote to accompany our response to their counteroffer.
  The Dollhouse: Offer Letter
  This is the letter I wrote to accompany our offer to buy the States Street property.
  The Dollhouse: Thank-You Letter
  This is the letter I wrote to thank the previous owner of the property.
  12
  19
  Birth Plan
  The birth plan we'll be giving to the folks at the hospital.
  Isaac
  Isaac Amadeo Chanukah Sattler was born in San Francisco at 00:01 on Saturday 19 December 1998.
  2001
  01
  15
  Night-Weaning Isaac
  After Isaac's second birthday we decided to wean him from the night feedings which had him waking every hour or two all through the night. To say we were nervous would be a vast understatement.
  02
  07
  Weaning Isaac
  After sucessfully night weaning Isaac we continued on to complete the task. Everything we knew as common knowledge was wrong.
  08
  13
  Lila
  Lila Ariela Seraphina Sattler was born at 1710 on Monday 13 August 2001. Black hair, brown eyes, 1310 gm (6 lbs, 13 oz), 47.5 cm (19 in).
  2003
  01
  Isaac's Toilet Training
  2004
  06
  bunk bed
  10
  2004 Arata Pumpkin Patch, Half Moon Bay
  2004 More Halloween Goings-On
  2004 Playmates Preschool Pumpkin Festival
  Lila's 3rd Birthday Party
  others
  omi
  Omi Marga
  pets
  Family Pet Gallery
  There always seem to be more pictures of the pets showing up.
  Ode to Copernicus and Ptolemy
  I write this shortly after the death of my cat Copernicus, born 14 June 1984, died 31 March 1998. I miss him terribly.
  sattlers
  Dad
  My dad.
  holocaust
  Dziazdiu's 2005 March of the Living testimonial
  Remembering the Holocaust - Right Now
  This article appeared in the 26 May 2005 issue of the Alameda Sun newspaper.
  housing
  Dziadziu on Twin Peaks
  My dad is renting a house in Twin Peaks, in the middle of San Francisco.
  Dziadziu renting in Alameda
  My dad is renting a house in Alameda.
  Out of New Jersey: Moving Dad to California in November 2002
  My dad left the divorce house after fifteen years; here's how we got him to Alameda.
  travel
  Dziazdiu's 1996 Sweden trip
  felicia
  Felicia's house
  My sister and her husband (and baby) just bought a house in Alameda.
  Felicia
  My sister.
  norbert
  Sattler's Hole
  Norbert Sattler, Austrian slalom skiing champion, is the namesake for this Canadian whitewater rafting spot.
  Rose
  My wife; the love of my life.
  spiegel
  Daniel
  Uncle Daniel, my mother's brother, lives on Eivissa (Ibiza).
Frontier
  Userland Frontier is the rendering engine for this web site. It has both good and bad points, but the former far outweigh the latter.
  files
  anim-elements.PSD.sit.hqx
  disclaimer.psd.sit.hqx
  F.psd.sit.hqx
  nextPrev.buildOutline.zip
  site-scripted-with.psd.sit.hqx
  fixing
  Fixing Frontier Five
  Userland Frontier is a fantastic tool with which to render web sites, but its concept of modularity is fatally flawed. Here's how I fixed it.
  Userland Radio & Frontier: fixing nextPrev errors
  Userland Radio: fixing 8.1
  Userland Radio: removing the timestamp from the htmlMacroErrors log
  Frontier: adding narrative temperature conversion
  I live in a metric-phobic country. Every little bit helps.
  Leaving Frontier
  An enumeration of the capabilities of Userland Frontier upon which I depend. Can I find something modern?
  Migration Announcement
  I had to take content down from my primary web site during a move. Here's how I used Userland Frontier to notify surfers.
  sitesWithFrontier4
  The View From Here: Maintaining a Web Site with Userland Frontier, part 1
  How to start using Userland Frontier to manage an entire web site. Contains step by step instructions and screen shots of version 4.1.
  The View From Here: Maintaining a Web Site with Userland Frontier, part 2
  Part 2: How to start using Userland Frontier to manage an entire web site. Contains step by step instructions and screen shots of version 4.1.
  The View From Here: Maintaining a Web Site with Userland Frontier, part 3
  Part 3: How to start using Userland Frontier to manage an entire web site. Contains step by step instructions and screen shots of version 4.1.
  The View From Here: Extending UserLand Frontier
  How I extended UserLand Frontier 4.2.3 to allow imageTag() to have thumbnail images.
  files
  compressed
  bbsite.data.imageTag.sit.hqx
  bbsite.tools.imageTag.sit.hqx
  Userland Frontier WebRing
  Welcome to the Userland Frontier WebRing home page. This webring is here for us to share tips and software that'll make the experience of using Frontier more pleasant.
  Userland Frontier: adding a favicon
  How to add a favicon to the web pages rendered by Userland Frontier.
  Userland Radio: switching from HTML to CSS
  Twelve years in I make the switch from HTML to CSS (Cascading Style Sheets).
Hapkido
  Hapkido for Foreigners
  Hapkido: Glossary
  Hapkido: Introduction
  Our objectives, context, and disclaimer.
  Hapkido: On The Mat
  Hapkido: Practice Hints
  Hapkido: What is Hapkido?
  Hapkido
Michael 'Mickey' Sattler's Résumé
  A chronological listing of my professional experience.
  Michael 'Mickey' Sattler's References
  Folks who you may call to get a feel for my working style and quality.
  technical writing samples
  text
  Michael 'Mickey' Sattler's Résumé (text)
  Michael 'Mickey' Sattler's Small Résumé (text)
misc
  me
  food
  coffee
  Rose and I are fans of Qahwa Arabeya - Arabian coffee - sometimes called Kahwe bala Hal (coffee with cardamom).
  links
  Links
  What's out there?
  Links: Friends
  Links: News
  Links: Other
  Links: Technical
  What's out there?
  Michael Sattler, Anabaptist Martyr
  Michael Sattler was a noted Anabaptist leader, martyr, and author of The Schleitheim Articles. As several people have mentioned this to me since 1993, I thought I'd finally make a page with a bit more information.
  sex
  Priceless
  Remember the widespread spoof of the Mastercard 'priceless' advertising campaign, the group shot of four women enjoying a night on the town? You can see up one of their skirts? Well, it was faked. Say it ain't so.
  The time has come, the walrus said...
  Pages have moved, and this note at the old root explains it all.
My Clients
  Perl really is the duct tape of the Internet. When it absolutely, positively has to be done tomorrow, Perl is the tool to use.
  Bianca
  On Valentine's Day 2001 I accepted a position at bianca.com, a tiny web-based company which had been on the web as long as I. It brings me back to my Internet roots, but with current technology, which I suspect will be an interesting thing.
  Radio Shack vs. Bianca's Smut Shack
  In a moment of extremely poor judgement Tandy Corporation, parent company of Radio Shack, demanded that Bianca's Smut Shack cease using the word 'shack' in its name. Bad idea. Very bad idea.
  BusyBox
  In the autumn of 1999 I wrote Java code for a multimedia company located near North Beach, in San Francisco.
  Charles Schwab & Company
  During much of 1997 I was the Contract Senior Technical Lead for Charles Schwab & Company's intranet. Words and pictures about our great team.
  GO
  In April of 1991 I began four years of work at GO Corporation, purveyors of one of the first hand-held pen-based tablet computers.
  Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
  Starting in the autumn of 1999 I took a consulting gig with Morgan Stanley Dean Witter in San Francisco, California.
  Organic Online
  During the autumn of 1998 I was a Senior Java Servlet Engineer at Organic Online, a web development agency in San Francisco's Multimedia Gulch.
  Pacific Stock & Bond Exchange
  The summer, autumn, and winter of 2000 found me at the Pacific Stock & Bond Exchange in San Francisco, California. Hired as a Java programmer, I did most of my work (at least to date) in Perl, rushing new projects to completion in a very tight deadline.
  PocketThis
  In the summer of 2005 I produced some technical documents for a small Oakland company called PocketThis.
  Renovis
  In the summer of 2001 I spent ten exhilarating days strolling through an ethnically diverse part of Oakland on my way to work.
  Thuridion
  In December 1998 I did a short contract installing and configuring databases and ODBC for Thuridion near Santa Cruz, California.
  Work
  The workplaces I've inhabited on this meandering path I call a career.
My Friends
  My friends go travelling and are nice enough to bring back descriptions.
  Dave Weinstein: (1993-06) Southwest USA
  Dave travels through the American Southwest, starting in Arizona. Stops include Phoenix, Flagstaff, and Las Vegas, Nevada.
  Dave Weinstein: (1995-01) London, England
  In early 1995 Dave went to London, England for eleven days. He mentions high-definition television, Star Trek at Pages Bar, and "snogging" women.
  David Weinstein: (1994-10) Nepal
  In the autumn of 1994 David went to Nepal. In addition to his descriptions of places and people he encountered he tell us what to say to get your food spicy in the Nepali language.
  K. M. Peterson: (2005-02) Uganda
  K. M. Peterson, a friend from long-ago, just called me to test his set-up of VoIP. No big deal, you say; we're all using VoIP these days. Well, how many of you are doing it from Kampala, Uganda? Photos and commentary followed.
  Lev Piatigorsky: (2005-02-15) Israel
  Lev Piatigorsky is in Tel Aviv, Israel. Beautiful photos of the beach, a sunset, a Jerusalem park, and a ride on a camel!
  Ranger Lefty
  Across the country and back in 2003.
  2003
  02
  03
  Lefty across America: 2003 - 02 - 03 (2)
  Lefty across America: 2003 - 02 - 03 (3)
  Lefty across America: 2003 - 02 - 03 (4)
  Lefty across America: 2003 - 02 - 03 (5)
  Lefty across America: 2003 - 02 - 03 (6)
  Lefty across America: 2003 - 02 - 03 (7)
  Lefty across America: 2003 - 02 - 03
  09
  Lefty across America: 2003 - 02 - 09 (2)
  Lefty across America: 2003 - 02 - 09 (3)
  Lefty across America: 2003 - 02 - 09 (4)
  Lefty across America: 2003 - 02 - 09 (5)
  Lefty across America: 2003 - 02 - 09 (6)
  Lefty across America: 2003 - 02 - 09
  Lefty across America: 2003 - 02 - 10
  Lefty across America: 2003 - 02 - 14
  Lefty across America: 2003 - 02 - 23
  03
  Lefty across America: 2003 - 03 - 04
  Rina Natkin: (1998-01-25) India: Just Arrived
  Paris was cold in all ways when compared to the warmth that is India, but her last night in Paris was a treat.
  Rina Natkin: (1998-02-04) India: Rina in Wonderland
  Rina copes with just lots of strange men who stare unashamedly and speaks with with Sadhus charming snakes and smoking hookah!
  Rina Natkin: (1998-03-23) India: Slapping Indian Men
  Rina thanks the folks sending her email, sleeps in ancient temples, throws colored dyes, dances, falls from her motorcycle, and avoids kidnapping.
site
  About Michael 'Mickey' Sattler's Web Site
  Technical information about how this web site and its content are developed and moved to the live server.
  Archive: What's New?
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  copyright
  copyright information.
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  Table of Contents
  After you've hit the What's New pag this is the next-best jumping-off point on the site.
Technology
  There's so much to be said for the effects of technology on our lives. I was lucky enough to be around during the birth of the personal computer...
  Amateur (Ham) Radio
  Amateur radio has long been an interest of mine. In recent years I've used it to volunteer for public events.
  frequencies
  california
  ca-towns-a-thru-c
  ca-towns-d-thru-i
  ca-towns-j-thru-m
  ca-towns-n-thru-r
  ca-towns-s
  ca-towns-t-thru-z
  ca-yosemite-freqs
  sf-ca-fleet-week-freqs
  hawaii
  kauaii-hawaii-freqs
  Health ramifications of using a chest pack
  I'm very concerned about the health ramifications of using my handheld ham radio attached to a chest pack. Here are some words from folks in the know.
  Kenwood TH-78: fixing the broken antenna mount flaw
  The Kenwood TH-78 handheld transceiver
  Modifying the Kenwood TH-78a handheld transceiver
  The Kenwood TH-78 handheld transceiver has lots of undocumented features and possible modifications that extend the functionality of the radio. This guide doesn't cover anything the manual does, although it does clarify some features.
  San Francisco Office of Emergency Services frequencies
  The database coördinator of the San Francisco Office of Emergency Services sends me updated information about the frequencies we use.
  The Resurrection of KPH, the wireless giant of the Pacific
  Amateur radio has long been an interest of mine. In recent years I've used it to volunteer for public events.
  cell phones
  apple
  iPhone
  handspring
  treo
  Handspring Treo 180
  Whereupon I take my first convergent item of mobile computing / conversation to Europe a month after starting to use it. The good, the bad, the exceedingly ugly truth.
  speaker
  Handspring Treo 180: Dead Speaker Syndrome repair, page 2
  Handspring Treo 180: Dead Speaker Syndrome repair, page 3
  Handspring Treo 180: Dead Speaker Syndrome repair
  One of the sad realities of the Treo 180 is the wire used to connect the speaker to the main unit breaks.
  motorola
  Motorola RAZR v3
  palm
  treo
  gallery
  Palm Treo 600: photo gallery
  Here's are some photos from the Palm Treo 600's 0.3 megapixel camera.
  howTo
  Palm Treo 600: Configuring Snapper for Google GMail
  The steps required to have Snapper fetch Google GMail on my Palm Treo 600.
  misc
  Palm Treo 600: What's on my Treo?
  Here's what I have running on my Treo 600 right about now.
  Palm Treo 600
  After the fiasco of the Handspring Treo 180 what on earth could motivate me to buy the Treo 600?
  Digital Cameras
  Apple QuickTake 100
  I purchased my Apple QuickTake 100 about a year after it was released. The next day I took a trip to Eivissa and Gran Canaria, snapping photos all the way.
  Casio Exilim EX-Z4
  Casio Exilim EX-Z4U
  Casio Exilim EX-Z750
  Kodak DC-120
  In the late 1990s I moved up to a second-generation digital camera, the Kodak DC-120. It stored images on a PCMCIA card, which made it truly useful.
  Nikon CoolPix 950
  At the close of the 1900s I upgraded to a Nikon CoolPix 950 digital camera. It's the third generation for me, and it's impressive.
  Pentax Optio W10
  Pentax Optio W20
  Sony DCR-TRV20
  In the weeks before Burning Man 2000 I purchased a digital video camera so that I could take video of my son, Isaac. I checked out the word on the street, and in reviews, and would up buying a Sony DCR-TRV20.
  hardware
  Apple
  Apple Computer has been the research and development engine for much of the popular computer industry.
  MacBook Pro
  After the IBM PowerPC-powered Apple PowerBook comes the Intel-powered Apple MacBook Pro.
  Macintosh
  While I've needed to be competent on Macintosh, Windows, and Unix systems for my professional life, I far prefer Macintosh to the others. I feel that Macintosh gives me the greatest flexibility in concentrating on my work, rather than concentrating on my computer.
  A cracker attacks and disrupts our ability to serve web pages
  In 1996 my web server was located at a school in the mid-west. A cracker broke in and disrupted our operations. Here's the story.
  Computing's Holy War
  Cary Lu's 1995 article about the battle between the Macintosh and Wintel worlds. A must read for either camp.
  Connectix's RAM Doubler: how it works
  Discussions with (then) Connectix employee Thom Hogan about RAM Doubler.
  misc
  The secret weapon Apple threw away
  In 1993 a stealth group of engineers from Apple Computer and Novell took on a challenge many thought impossible: to make the Macintosh operating system run on Intel Corp. processors.
  PowerBook: how to display 1024x768
  On c.s.m.h a user claimed to have gotten his PowerBook to display 1024x768 on an external monitor. Despite prodding, he was unable or unwilling to describe how he accomplished this feat. Today, completely by accident, I figured out how to do it.
  security
  PGPdisk
  The goal of CryptDisk (now PGPdisk) is to provide transparent military-grade partition encryption for Macintosh. Here are the original 1995 words of its author, Will Price.
  PGPdisk (formerly CryptDisk) source code review
  A cryptographer gives his impressions, in 1995, of a source code review of CryptDisk 1.0.
  The Macintosh as Web Server
  In 1994 Brad Schrick told us why there's no reason not to use a Macintosh as a production web server. Years before MacCrack.
  Troubles with Lombard (and Wall Street)
  It's 1999. Lombard is the fastest laptop on the planet. And yet there are still lingering boneheaded design problems. Doesn't anyone at Apple actually use these things?
  Newton
  Thoughts on the Apple Newton MessagePad line, from my first (a transparent 110) to my last (a 2100).
  PowerBook
  My ode to the almighty PowerBook, my computing hardware of choice since the line of Macintosh laptop line was created in 1991.
  QuickCam
  My first exposition on the (then) newly-released Connectix QuickCam.
  Connectix QuickCam Audio
  From 1994: is (was) there a problem between the Connectix QuickCam audio and CU-SeeMe (or with other software)?
  Connectix QuickCam Frame Rates
  The factors by which the Connectix QuickCam frame rate is determined.
  The Connectix QuickCam FAQ
  Connectix's QuickCam FAQ of 22 January 1995 is reproduced here courtesy of Thom Hogan.
  help
  Baud versus Bits Per Second
  This posting explains why it's inaccurate to make mention of a 14,400 baud modem.
  Dad Asks
  Dad's gone from being behind the digital times to surfing my web pages on his own PowerBook. Here are the answers to some questions of his.
  eudora
  Dad Asks: Fetching Message Remainder in Eudora Pro
  It's a good idea to have Eudora Pro limit the incoming message side so you don't waste time downloading unwanted attachments. But what about attachments you want?
  Dad Asks: Sending Digital Images (Pictures) with Eudora
  I gave Dad a digital camera of mine. Now he's got images he wants to share with the world, but he doesn't know how.
  other
  Dad Asks: Cut and Paste Between Applications
  One of the tasks facing Dad is how to transfer something he's written in a word processor to an email message. Here's a visual guide, for when he's in a rush.
  timbuktuPro
  Dad Asks: Configuring Timbuktu Pro 4.x for Remote Administration
  Here's how to configure Timbuktu Pro 4.x so I can remotely administer your machine.
  Dad Asks: Connecting with Timbuktu Pro 4.x
  Remote administration of Dad's Mac with Timbuktu Pro 4.x is a breeze, once I get the dynamic IP address assigned to him for the current dial-up session.
  Dealing with Flicker
  How to minimize flicker when you point a camera at a monitor or TV. Wherein I coin the phrase 'camera-monkey' and sow the ire of videographers worldwide.
  What is Bandwidth?
  A discussion about different types and sizes of data transmission 'pipes'. Probably of general interest to net users. Includes information about European standards.
  Horology
  I have a passion for time-keeping bits of hardware.
  clocks
  Greenwich Observatory Shepherd Gate Clock
  The clock on the line.
  Wristwatch
  The wristwatch is the promise of the complexity of the universe in a tiny, controlled package.
  Stocker & Yale SandY P650 Type 6 military
  My daily-wearer; survives all the knocks of family life.
  twenty-four
  Twenty-four hours each day should mean twenty-four hours on the timepiece's face.
  Universal Genève
  My favorite wristwatch company.
  Universal Genève Tri-Compax
  One of the Twentieth Centuries best?
  Yema Transanarctic Bi-Pole (Transantarctica Polar Navigational) wristwatch
  One of the Twentieth Centuries best?
  Medicine
  Emergency Medicine
  I've been involved with emergency medicine for decades, as a radio ham, Emergency Medical Technician, rescue diver, junior ski patrol, etc.
  1996 San Francisco Bay to Breakers
  A day in the life of a volunteer to the Bay to Breakers footrace in words and pictures. The day was 19 May 1996.
  1996 San Francisco Bay to Breakers (page 2)
  1996 San Francisco Bay to Breakers (page 3)
  1996 San Francisco Bay to Breakers (page 4)
  Search and Rescue
  Emergency medicine, search and rescue in particular, has always been an interest of mine. So I joined up.
  A Wilderness EMS Medical Kit
  Keith Conover of the Wilderness EMS Institute presents the WEMSI Personal Wilderness Medical Kit and related footnotes.
  Bay Area Mountain Rescue Unit
  BAMRU was the first wilderness search and rescue unit I experienced. Their professionalism and enthusiasm were a great place to learn human tracking and related arts.
  Haight-Ashbury Emergency Response Team
  The Haight-Ashbury Emergency Response Team - HAERT - is one of San Francisco's Neighborhood ERTs.
  Haight-Ashbury Emergency Response Team Boundaries
  Mental Health
  A Mood Scale Inventory
  Cognitive Therapy
  NationalMentalHealthAssoc
  Answers to Your Questions About Clinical Depression
  The National Mental Health Association Order Form
  The National Mental Health Association
  The NMHA Clinical Depression Self-Screening Test
  misc
  screencaps
  screen captures
  A virtual time capsule, screen captures show a whole environment frozen in the moment.
  software
  Software Categories
  How do you pay for software? Depends on what's expected. Is it freeware, shareware (time-bomb-ware, usageware, crippleware, nagware, guiltware), costware, updaters, demoware, or just plain data?
  www
  Graphical building blocks for your web pages
  A bit about transparent, interlaced GIFs that I use as building blocks around this site.
  Privacy
  Privacy, Security, Reputation, Cryptography, and You
  groups
  CypherPunks
  Defenders of your personal digital freedoms. Their contributions are worth a read.
  contributions
  A Plea against the Communications Decency Act
  There's just everything wrong with this bill. It's just amazing.
  Cypherpunks Write Code!
  Separating [figuratively] the men from the boys via their contributions.
  e$: Beastie Boys do Finance
  The first description - of which I'm aware - of a monetary exchange for electronic scrip.
  Johnny Get Your Modem - Scientology's War with the Internet
  The Cult of Scientology wages war with everyone.
  More from the Church of $cientology
  The Cult of Scientology wages war with everyone, again and again.
  ZLDF
  The Zimmermann Legal Defense Fund (ZLDF)
  cv
  Curt Karnow
  Vital Statistics
  Eben Moglen
  Vital Statistics
  Phil Dubois, Lead Counsel, ZLDF
  Vital Statistics
  Philip Zimmermann
  Vital Statistics
  Dubois' correspondence
  Things officially said by Dubois about the Zimmermann case.
  funding
  Funding the ZLDF
  The Zimmermann Legal Defense Fund, the ZLDF, was founded to help defray the costs of PRZ's legal battle.
  ZLDF Appeal
  Hugh Miller's original request for support of the ZLDF. In one short missive, Hugh gave a short history, compelling reasons to support, and concise and complete instructions on how to help
  ZLDF Virtual Yellow Ribbon Appeal
  Nathaniel S. Borenstein's appeal for funds - the Virtual Yellow Ribbon Appeal - was the first time that the idea of placing a notice of support for the ZLDF in signatures was widely disseminated.
  ZLDF/Europe
  The ZLDF had a European branch, which did an excellent job of outreach and fundraising.
  ZLFD Pro Bono
  If you contributed to the Zimmermann Legal Defense Fund, the ZLDF, this is how your money was spent.
  Liason's editorial about PGP
  misc
  CIA running anonymous remailers
  Did the CIA run anonymous remailers in a (perhaps successful) attempt to read the encrypted email coming across them?
  GAK, Netscape, CyberDog, and you
  The problem is Governmental Access to Keys (GAK), the solution might lie in Apple Computer's CyberDog technology.
  Jim Clark's Netscape supports the US key escrow plan, aka Fortezza
  There's quite an important debate raging on the Cypherpunks list these days over Netscape CEO Jim Clark's recent decision to support the US govt's Fortezza (escrowed key) cryptographic system in certain versions of the Netscape web browser.
  PGP (sung to the tune of Casey Jones)
  A friend passed these songs along to me.
  Who watches the Internet?
  By monitoring computer message traffic and alternative news sources from around the world, the military might catch early warning of impending significant developments, says a paper written in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict for the Department of Defense.
  Phil Dubois announces the investigation's end
  Phil Dubois called. He excitedly announced that the investigation against Philip Zimmermann was dropped, and the threat of indictment that had hung over PRZ for three years was gone.
  Dubois' email announcement of the investigations end
  When the government's investigation of Philip Zimmermann ended, this is what Dubois had to say.
  Dubois' email followup to Zimmermann's reaction to the investigations end
  Dubois had more to say.
  Sattler' email announcement of the investigations end
  When the government's investigation of Philip Zimmermann ended, this is what Sattler had to say.
  Zimmermann' email announcement of the investigations end
  When the government's investigation of Philip Zimmermann ended, this is what Zimmermann had to say.
  ZLDF Cast of Characters
  These are the people you'll meet in our twisted little neighborhood, through the U. S. Attorney's looking glass.
  ZLDF Rogues Gallery
  Pictures of the legal defense team.
  topics
  Anonymous Remailers
  Basic Issues and Concepts in Privacy and Cryptography
  An introduction to the issues and concepts.
  Digital Money
  PGP Keys and Public Key-Servers
  PGPFone
  Pretty Good Privacy
  Factoring - State of the Art and Predictions
  misc
  Adding PGP to MajorDomo
  Hostile Attack on BlackNet's PGP Key
  MIT Press Indicts Zimmermann
  My PGP Story
  pgp-docs
  Philip Zimmermann's PGP FAQ
  Why do you need PGP?
  Sources of Cryptographic Software
  Steganography
  wheels
  BMW
  I venture into BMW land, crossing the Bimmer versus Beemer stream, heading towards my new car's user manual.
  1995 BMW 318is
  Perhaps not the ultimate driving machine, but way more fun than any of my VWs.
  100 mph
  It's not your BMW until you've taken her over 100 miles per hour (mph).
  BMW Hints
  Things I learned about my 1995 BMW 318is.
  cleaning the car
  Fighting entropy is such a silly thing, but we do it to protect our investment.
  cleaning wheels
  Where the rubber meets the road is where the dirt sticks the worst of all.
  Immobilized Bimmer
  Wherein my 37-pound 3-year-old immobilized my 3021-pound Bimmer.
  install
  How to install the BMW keyless remote entry vehicle security system
  installing the alarm, p. 2
  installing the alarm, p. 3
  installing the alarm, p. 4
  installing the alarm, p. 5
  repair
  new windshield seals
  repairing the backlight
  1997 BMW 318ic
  Oh, finally a convertible for me :-)
  events
  50 Miles of Pure Twisties
  We see what our wheels can do in the twisties.
timeline
  2006.01 Infrastructure Changes
Travel
  I love to travel. I love what I learn about other cultures, the contact I make with the locals (and other travellers), and what I learn about myself and my culture. There's nothing like living out of a small bag and not speaking a word of your mother-tongue for months at a time. I love to travel.
  1994
  Burning Man 1994
  The first year in which I was involved with the Man.
  Burning Man 1994: Photo Gallery
  1995
  1995 Eivissa and Gran Canaria
  In 1995 I was writing a book in The People's Café in San Francisco when the late, great Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead died. I fled to Eivissa and Gran Canaria to get away from the mobs who descended on the Haight-Ashbury.
  eivissa
  09
  1995 Eivissa & Gran Canaria: A Few Hours Layover in New York City
  I land at JFK in New York, spend time with Dad, and move on.
  1995 Eivissa & Gran Canaria: A Hidden Jewel of a Café
  I travel from JFK to Eivissa via a wonderful café at the Madrid-Barajas (MAD) airport.
  1995 Eivissa & Gran Canaria: Three Months Away From Home
  I start a three month working vacation to the Mediterranean island of Eivissa (Ibiza).
  1995 Eivissa (Ibiza): Alert 'L' of del Plan de Predicción y Vigilancia Meteorológica
  Headlines from today's Diario de Ibiza. Working on my Newton. The $500 replacement placa. Spaghetti but no green beans.
  1995 Eivissa (Ibiza): Back in Eivissa
  An introduction to the Eivissa Communications Organization, my uncle Danny's venture.
  1995 Eivissa (Ibiza): Black Friday
  My own black PowerBook - the serial port dies and I'm techno-mute in the middle of the Mediterranean.
  1995 Eivissa (Ibiza): Bocadillo del Casa
  1995 Eivissa (Ibiza): Bocadillo del Casa and chandi at Fernandito's. The kids first Flamenco class.
  1995 Eivissa (Ibiza): Ecole de Plongeé
  Plotting the location of our place on a topographical map.
  1995 Eivissa (Ibiza): Estofado y Fanta limón
  caffèe con leche for breakfast. Lunch at Benirràs. A delightful dinner at Cala Llonga.
  1995 Eivissa (Ibiza): Fernandito's excellent Sangria
  Driving around San Antoni de Portmany. No word from Apple/Barcelona. Fernandito's in a rainshower.
  1995 Eivissa (Ibiza): I rave all night
  Raving at Cala d'en Serra. Hiking around the Far des Moscarter, and continuing all the way to Cala Portinax.
  1995 Eivissa (Ibiza): Jesus Christ Superstar
  Results of torrential rains. 1995 Eivissa (Ibiza): Jesus Christ Superstar. Ohos magicos y labias magnifico. Krystof's finca.
  1995 Eivissa (Ibiza): My expresso-inspired frenetic cityfied tree abuse
  Getting connected. Beating the almonds out of the trees. Daniel and Shraddha's house.
  1995 Eivissa (Ibiza): Neutrinos for Windows
  Ra Uru Hu gives a class. 1995 Eivissa (Ibiza): Neutrinos for Windows. Geek notes about Grafitti. A rainstorm in the late evening.
  1995 Eivissa (Ibiza): Pollen of cannibis sativa
  The hippy market at Sant Carles de Peralta. Hash pollen. An introduction to more of the indigent expatriates.
  1995 Eivissa (Ibiza): Roosters are crowing their morning greetings
  The rooster crows at sun-up. Myra's friends. Calling America. Clueless sales droids in San Francisco. A wonderful dinner of Indian cheese balls over rice.
  1995 Eivissa (Ibiza): Smoking Power Supplies
  A description of what seems to have gone horribly wrong in the aftermath of Black Friday. It's not a gentle story. What can do wrong will (and did).
  1995 Eivissa (Ibiza): Faxed Plea for Help
  I fax a plea for help to Ted in San Francisco.
  1995 Eivissa (Ibiza): The Garden at ECO
  The garden at AgriCulTourism, part of the Eivissa Communication Organization. Tian Harlan comes to visit.
  1995 Eivissa (Ibiza): The Prime Minister's here!
  Myra the sloth. Ute the cook. Ross selling his Rolex. Michael and Joy's projector broken. Perry's wonderful shop at Sant Gertrudis.
  1995 Eivissa (Ibiza): Walking the camino viejo
  My walkabout the island, on the camino viejo (the Old Road).
  10
  1995 Eivissa (Ibiza): Bye Eivissa, Hello Gran Canaria
  I've figured out the problem: it's not just that folks on Eivissa don't ground their electrical circuits but that the power has spikes, noise, and drop-outs (the opposite of spikes).
  1995 Eivissa (Ibiza): Crrraaaaaaccck! The muffler roared
  Being in the Bowling Alley of the Gods. I get wheels. Poodle Spring.
  1995 Eivissa (Ibiza): Fish Monger
  One month gone by. The Fish Man blows a seashell to announce his arrival. The PowerBook arrives: wrong model, wrong configuration, wrong system software.
  1995 Eivissa (Ibiza): Padinkos; a breed of Egyptian or Russian hound
  1995 Eivissa (Ibiza): Smila's Sense of Snow
  A paella party at Peter Grafitti's house. A fossil exhibit.
  1995 Eivissa (Ibiza): Spanish-language edition of MacWorld
  My PowerBook returns from Apple Barcelona, with the head ripped clean off.
  1995 Eivissa (Ibiza): Stuck in Customs
  DHL calls: a replacement PowerBook is 1995 Eivissa (Ibiza): Stuck in Customs. A whisky-and-soda with Fernandito. Walden Two.
  1995 Eivissa (Ibiza): The O. J. Simpson Verdict
  Watching 1995 Eivissa (Ibiza): The O. J. Simpson Verdict from a half-world away.
  gc
  10
  1995 Gran Canaria: A Tour Around Yumbo
  1995 Gran Canaria: At the Beach
  1995 Gran Canaria: Deutsche Gasthaus Atlantis
  1995 Gran Canaria: How I Spend My Days
  1995 Gran Canaria: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
  1995 Gran Canaria: Important Spanish Military Secret
  1995 Gran Canaria: In the Home Stretch
  1995 Gran Canaria: In the Jackal's Clutches
  1995 Gran Canaria: More Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
  1995 Gran Canaria: More Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
  1995 Gran Canaria: The Forbidden Photo
  1995 Gran Canaria: The Heart of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
  1995 Gran Canaria: The Land of the Geeks
  1995 Gran Canaria: Potpourri
  1995 Gran Canaria: Welcome to Gran Canaria
  I arrive in the Canary Islands, the first time without my parents.
  1995 Gran Canaria: Where I Spend My Days
  22
  1995 Gran Canaria: Around the Island
  1995 Gran Canaria: Puerto Mogán
  11
  1995 Eivissa & Gran Canaria: A Day with my Dad
  1995 Eivissa & Gran Canaria: Back Home At Last
  1995 Eivissa & Gran Canaria: Breakfast in America
  1995 Gran Canaria: Eats
  1995 Gran Canaria: Los Guanches Norteños
  1995 Gran Canaria: On my way back home
  1995 Gran Canaria: Nine Famous Irishmen
  Burning Man 1995
  1996
  Burning Man 1996
  Burning Man 1996: Art Cars
  Burning Man 1996: Black Rock City
  Burning Man 1996: Black Rock Rangers
  Burning Man 1996: Building Our Camp
  Burning Man 1996: Camping Out
  Burning Man 1996: Cast of Characters
  Burning Man 1996: Denizens of Black Rock City
  Burning Man 1996: Hula Camp
  Burning Man 1996: In The Air
  There was a lot of action in the air as well as on the ground.
  Burning Man 1996: Life in Our Camp
  Burning Man 1996: Merchant Camp
  Burning Man 1996: Newton's Balls
  Burning Man 1996: On the Ground
  Burning Man 1996: One Couple on Parade
  Burning Man 1996: Other Scenes
  Burning Man 1996: Panorama of the Playa
  Burning Man 1996: Rave Camp
  Burning Man 1996: Road Trip
  Burning Man 1996: Shampoo Camp
  Burning Man 1996: Shower Camp
  Burning Man 1996: Sushi in the Desert
  Burning Man 1996: The Happy Couple
  Burning Man 1996: The Man
  Burning Man 1996: The Obelisk
  Burning Man 1996: The Playa
  Burning Man 1996: The West Stage
  Burning Man 1996: Toast Camp
  hawaii
  05
  1996 Kaua'i
  My second visit to one of the most pleasant places on our planet. You probably know it as Kauai, but it's really written as Kaua'i. Hawaii becomes Hawai'i.
  1996 Kaua'i: Anahola
  Anahola is the local town of the locals. Here's where you can meet what once was, speak with the elders, and sip beer and nibble shave ice with the next generation.
  1996 Kaua'i: Arrival
  I just flew in from San Francisco and, boy!, are my arms tired!
  1996 Kaua'i: Hanalei
  Heading north from Kapa'a, through one-lane bridges by herds of buffalo.
  1996 Kaua'i: Hanamaulu
  Between Kapa'a and Lihu'e is a small place with a long name. The late, great Westin-Marriot was here, before it was consumed by timeshare and laid low with mediocrity.
  1996 Kaua'i: Helicopter Ride
  I flew around the island in a helicopter. The views were spectactular.
  1996 Kaua'i: Kapa'a
  Kapa'a is the central town on the east coast of the island.
  1996 Kaua'i: Koloa
  A cute village, hidden from most of the tourist horde.
  1996 Kaua'i: Lihu'e
  Lihu'e's airport is the connection point between the island and the rest of the tourist world.
  1996 Kaua'i: Panoramae
  Looking around.
  1996 Kaua'i: Princeville
  Princeville is at the north tip of the island. A land of manicured lawns, golf courses, and Fort Alexander, stronghold of the Russians.
  1996 Kaua'i: The Fern Grotto
  One of the few must-see places that is also a tourist magnet. Hurricane Iniki trashed the grotto, but it's growing back, and is still a favorite for marriage ceremonies.
  1996 Kaua'i: The Lu'au at the Coconut Grove Plantation in Kapa'a
  It's a tourist draw, but I'd never been to a lu'au and I wanted to go. This one had the best reputation at the time.
  minneapolis
  1996 Minneapolis, Minnesota
  In April of 1996 our team of programmers travelled to Minneapolis, Minnesota, to attend a trade show which showcased a project we'd contracted to design and implement.
  new-jersey
  04
  1996 New Jersey: Pesach
  I spent the years of middle and high school in the Garden State, New Jersey.
  new-york-state
  04
  1996 Skiing in Upstate New York
  In April of 1996 we took a family ski trip to upstate New York, as we'd been doing for years. Here are some digital fragments of that trip, including a panorama of Weyside Lake.
  Renaissance Pleasure Faire
  The Ren Faire is a recreation of the Middle Ages, featuring everyday folk in costume, speaking in the tongue of the times.
  1997
  arizona
  1997 Arizona
  I've had several good reasons to visit the beautiful state of Arizona: friends and business.
  1997 Arizona: Grand Canyon
  The Grand Canyon must be one of the natural wonders of the world. Even when you think you're prepared for this big hole in the ground, you're surprized.
  1997 Arizona: Grand Canyon (panoramae)
  1997 Arizona: Phoenix
  Phoenix is more urban than the rest of the beautiful state, but fate had me spending many months there.
  1997 Arizona: Phoenix (Hotel)
  Phoenix is more urban than the rest of the beautiful state, but fate had me spending many months there.
  dustStorm
  1997 Arizona: Phoenix/Tucson (Dust Storm)
  theRez
  1997 Arizona: Phoenix (Reservation)
  1997 Arizona: Tucson
  I spent time in Tucson, Arizona, visiting my godchild and her parents. Tucson is a city of contrasts: magnificent desert scapes and strip malls, mountains around the city and Speedway Boulevard (voted the ugliest street in America). A multicultural treat, the influence of the Native Americans, Hispanics, and Europeans are felt all over.
  desert
  1997 Arizona: Desert
  Visiting the Arizona desert is its own reward. There's something about the clean air, the pure lines, the minimalist esthetic.
  phoenixMesaTempeScottsdale
  1997 Arizona: Phoenix (Arrival)
  1997 Arizona: Tempe
  Burning Man 1997
  Burning Man 1997: Art Cars
  Burning Man 1997: Diana is Dead
  Burning Man 1997: Me
  Burning Man 1997: Panoramas
  Burning Man 1997: Theme Camps
  people
  Burning Man 1997: Bicycles of the Playa
  Burning Man 1997: Camp Know-It-All
  Burning Man 1997: Colorful Characters
  Burning Man 1997: Crazy Dante's Used Soul Emporium
  Burning Man 1997: Day-trippers of the Playa
  Burning Man 1997: Denizens of the Dust
  Burning Man 1997: Dust of the Playa
  Burning Man 1997: Fashion Show
  Burning Man 1997: Lamplighters of the Playa
  napaSonoma
  The Robert Mondavi Vinyards
  In the warmer months of central-northern California, in 1996 or 1997, I jumped into my beat-up VW and took a trip into the wine country.
  tahoe
  1997 Lake Tahoe, California
  1998
  Burning Man 1998
  Yet another year.
  0803-thursday
  Burning Man 1998: San Francisco to Reno (2)
  We travel to Burning Man 1998, leaving San Francisco on Thursday, heading to Reno, Nevada.
  Burning Man 1998: San Francisco to Reno
  We travel to Burning Man 1998, leaving San Francisco on Thursday, heading to Reno, Nevada.
  0804-friday
  Burning Man 1998: Camp Vermeer
  We find a place to park the truck, and we deploy our theme camp - Camp Vermeer (Real Art Camp).
  Burning Man 1998: Friday Afternoon
  We sign in to Ranger Headquarters, and then walk along the Esplanade, enjoying the One Tree.
  Burning Man 1998: Reno to Black Rock City (2)
  We enjoy Reno, and then make final preparations for the assault on the desert.
  Burning Man 1998: Reno to Black Rock City
  We enjoy Reno, and then make final preparations for the assault on the desert.
  Burning Man 1998: Wedding at Drano
  Past the One Tree we find the Nebulous Entity. We enter the town of Drano, where my membership in the Universal Life Church is put into service, and I marry Kyle Kittrell and Leah Fry.
  0805-saturday
  Burning Man 1998: Saturday Afternoon 'Crash at Pepe's Tower'
  While on duty, patrolling the south edge of Black Rock City, I slip by the sand-storm that blankets the city. Then I come across a crash between a huge wind-sailer and Pepe's tower.
  Burning Man 1998: Saturday Afternoon 'No Sleep This Night'
  Burning Man 1998: Saturday Morning 'Rise and Shine'
  My Saturday morning begins with a trip to the nearest bank of porta-potties followed by a stroll around camp.
  0806-sunday
  Burning Man 1998: Art Cars
  Once again, I enjoy these wheeled wonders.
  Burning Man 1998: Black Rock Rangers
  The Thin Khaki Line between safety and foolishness. To serve and protect.
  Burning Man 1998: People
  These are the people in my neighborhood.
  Burning Man 1998: Pyrotechnics
  Happiness with propane.
  0807-monday
  Burning Man 1998: Monday: Leaving Burning Man
  The burn is over, and we prepare to make our escape.
  Burning Man 1998: Alien Love Camp's Femo Medallion
  Sometimes good things do come in small packages.
  italia
  1998 Italia
  1998 Italia: Cortina d'Ampezzo
  The Italian village of Cortina d'Ampezzo in the Italian Alps - the Tyrolian Dolomites.
  1998 Italia: Cortina d'Ampezzo - Around Town
  A few words and pictures from our travels around town.
  1998 Italia: Cortina d'Ampezzo's Olympic Stadium
  Walking around town we come across Cortina d'Ampezzo's Olympic Stadium, the Stadia.
  1998 Italia: Cortina d'Ampezzo: Carnival
  hotelRoyal
  1998 Italia: Cortina d'Ampezzo's Hotel Royal
  1998 Italia: Cortina d'Ampezzo's Hotel Royal: Breakfast
  Breakfast is an important start to the day, especially if that day includes skiing and snowboarding in the Alps or strolling through the piazzas of Venezia.
  1998 Italia: Faloria
  1998 Italia: Refugio d' Faloria
  1998 Italia: Freccia Nel Cielo (Arrow of the Sky)
  1998 Italia: Mangia
  The food in Cortina was just amazing. And inexpensive.
  1998 Italia: Tavernetta di Cortina d'Ampezzo
  An absolutely wonderful place to eat.
  1998 Italia: Milan (MXP) to Venice (VCE)
  1998 Italia: Monte Cristallo
  1998 Italia: Monte Cristallo 2
  1998 Italia: Newark (EWR) to Milan (MXP)
  1998 Italia: San Francisco (SFO) to Newark (EWR)
  1998 Italia: Socrepes
  1998 Italia: Socrepes 2
  1998 Italia: Val Badia Lagazuoi
  1998 Italia: Val Badia Lagazuoi - panoramae
  1998 Italia: Val Badia Lagazuoi 2
  1998 Italia: Venezia (Venice)
  1998 Italia: Venezia (Venice) - Mangia
  1998 Italia: Venezia (Venice) Canal Grande (Grand Canal)
  1998 Italia: Venezia (Venice) Famous Bridges
  1998 Italia: Venezia (Venice) Gondola
  1998 Italia: Venezia (Venice) Murano Glassworks
  1998 Italia: Venezia (Venice) On Foot
  1998 Italia: Venezia (Venice) panoramae
  1998 Italia: Venezia (Venice) Piazza di San Marco (St. Mark's Square) 2
  1998 Italia: Venezia (Venice) Piazza di San Marco (St. Mark's Square)
  1998 Italia: Venice (VCE) to Cortina d'Ampezzo
  lakeTahoe
  01
  30
  Lake Tahoe (1998.01.30)
  pointReyes
  08
  1998 Point Reyes
  In August of 1998 Rose and I took a day hike to Point Reyes National Seashore, about three-quarters of an hour north of San Francisco, across the Golden Gate Bridge. We come here annually, at least, for Ed's Huckleberry Hike (to pick the berries as they become ripe; then we make fresh ice cream and have a potlatch feast).
  1998 Point Reyes - End of Day
  1998 Point Reyes - Flora
  1998 Point Reyes - Merde
  1998 Point Reyes - Mt Wittenberg
  1998 Point Reyes - Panoramae
  Santa Cruz
  A tourist hell. To be avoided at all costs. Well, perhaps not all costs.
  Capitola
  A much-needed respite from that nearby tourist hell, Santa Cruz.
  1999
  1999 Austria / London / Munich
  A family get-together in the Tyrolean Alps near Salzburg (Austria) brings us back to Europe, with subsequent legs in London (England) and Munch (Germany).
  austria
  07
  10
  1999 Austria / London / Munich: San Francisco (SFO) to Munich (MUC)
  Airborne again, this time for our 1999 family trip to Mühlbach am Hochkönig, in the Tyrolean Alps of Austria.
  11
  1999 Austria / London / Munich: Isaac meets his great-grandmother
  Four generations come together.
  12
  1999 Austria / London / Munich: Arthurhaus Ritt (2)
  1999 Austria / London / Munich: Arthurhaus Ritt (3)
  1999 Austria / London / Munich: Arthurhaus Ritt (4)
  1999 Austria / London / Munich: Arthurhaus Ritt (5)
  1999 Austria / London / Munich: We hike at Arthurhaus Ritt
  We hike the Austrian Alps, through herds of cows, and enjoy really fresh milk.
  13
  1999 Austria / London / Munich: Mosshammer
  1999 Austria / London / Munich: Zell Am Sea (2)
  In which we feed Isaac at the shores of the lake.
  1999 Austria / London / Munich: Zell Am Sea
  In which we visit the nearby town of Zell Am See, are slowed by herded animals, and enjoy the town's alpine lake.
  14
  1999 Austria / London / Munich: Salzburg (2)
  1999 Austria / London / Munich: Salzburg City Walk
  1999 Austria / London / Munich: Salzburg Old Town Graveyard
  1999 Austria / London / Munich: Salzburg
  16
  1999 Austria / London / Munich: Bad #1
  We explore the first of two health spa towns (German 'bad').
  1999 Austria / London / Munich: Bad Casino
  Another health spa town is built in a canyon, and comes complete with casino.
  1999 Austria / London / Munich: Dienten
  A few more sights from the road.
  1999 Austria / London / Munich: Klamme
  Where we go for a stroll in a gorge, complete with bridges and dark tunnels.
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  1999 Austria / London / Munich: Renaissance Falconry
  Where we travel to a restored castle to watch a display of Renaissance falconry.
  1999 Austria / London / Munich: The Falcon's Castle
  Where we travel to a restored castle to watch a display of Renaissance falconry.
  london
  07
  25
  1999 Austria / London / Munich: Camden Market
  1999 Austria / London / Munich: Clapham Junction
  1999 Austria / London / Munich: Coptic Street
  1999 Austria / London / Munich: Holbourne and the Inns of Court
  1999 Austria / London / Munich: Knightsbridge
  1999 Austria / London / Munich: Leicester Square
  1999 Austria / London / Munich: London
  Whereupon we visit the center of the Anglo world and have an absolutely great time.
  1999 Austria / London / Munich: Speaker's Corner
  1999 Austria / London / Munich: Westminster Abbey, Parliament, and Big Ben
  Three stunning sites across the street from each other, all a short stroll away from the River Thames.
  munchen
  07
  31
  1999 Austria / London / Munich: Munchen (Munich) 2
  Wherein we visit the mechanical clock in the tower.
  1999 Austria / London / Munich: Munchen (Munich) 3
  Wherein we wander around the city and present you, dear reader, with several panoramic images.
  1999 Austria / London / Munich: Munchen (Munich)
  We deal with the impending end to our summer trip by enjoying a day and evening in Munchen (Munich).
  africa
  casablanca
  12
  1999 Africa
  In December of 1999 we found the method, motive, and opportunity to visit Casablanca. It didn't turn out to be the trip we planned.
  1999 Africa: Casablanca
  We're finally on Africa!
  1999 Africa: Casablanca (2)
  We visit the piers, Isaac gets ill.
  1999 Africa: Casablanca (3)
  The Mohammed V mosque is a wonder to behold, an oasis of order in a desert of entropy.
  1999 Africa: Casablanca (4)
  Isaac experiences Medicins Moroc.
  1999 Africa: JFK -> BCN
  Our second stop on the way to Casablanca was Madrid-Barajas airport in Spain.
  1999 Africa: Barcelona Market
  In Barcelona we visited a huge marketplace, all tucked in an old covered passageway.
  1999 Africa: Barcelona Sights
  The rest of a rushed trip through the winding streets of Barcelona.
  1999 Africa: Barcelona
  On the way to Casablanca we had a five-hour layover in Barcelona, so we visited the city.
  1999 Africa: SFO -> JFK
  Our first stop on the way to Casablanca was John Fitzgerald Kennedy Airport (JFK) in New York City.
  gc
  12
  1999 Africa: Gran Canaria - A Day with Omi Marga
  1999 Africa: Gran Canaria - A Last Look
  We finally end our trip with a last look around the area.
  1999 Africa: Gran Canaria - Around the Town
  1999 Africa: Gran Canaria - My Birthday
  We're in a familar place. Two people are sick. Or is it three or four?
  1999 Africa: Madrid-Barajas Airport
  Fleeing Morocco for the Canary Islands, we stop over at a very out-of-the-way airport.
  Burning Man 1999
  This year I decided to keep my infant son from the dehydration and the alkali dust. Maybe next year, though.
  2000
  Burning Man 2000
  Ranger Lefty and I return to Burning Man.
  Burning Man 2000 Before we leave
  The things which happen before we pack the truck for the playa festivities.
  Burning Man 2000 Camp Vermeer
  SUBTEXT
  Burning Man 2000 Center Camp Environs
  SUBTEXT
  Burning Man 2000 Center Camp
  SUBTEXT
  Burning Man 2000 Esplanade
  SUBTEXT
  Burning Man 2000 Lamplighters
  Burning Man 2000 Nighttime Esplanade
  Burning Man 2000 Nudity
  Burning Man 2000 Rangers
  SUBTEXT
  Burning Man 2000 Reno to Black Rock City
  SUBTEXT
  Burning Man 2000 San Francisco to Reno 2
  We follow the asphalt ribbon from San Francisco to Reno
  Burning Man 2000 San Francisco to Reno
  SUBTEXT
  Burning Man 2000 The Man
  Burning Man 2000 Weather
  SUBTEXT
  italia
  2000 Italia: Roma
  We join our heroes as they plan a last-minute trip to Rome, Italy. Then they almost miss the plane because I forget on which day we're to fly.
  2000 Italia: Basilica di San Pietro (Saint Peter's Basilica) 2
  2000 Italia: Basilica di San Pietro (Saint Peter's Basilica) 3
  2000 Italia: Basilica di San Pietro (Saint Peter's Basilica)
  The bully pulpit of His Holiness the Pope, Christ's Vicar on Earth. (That's got to look good on a business card.) The front door to the Vatican City, and the Vatican Museums. And an incredible church above all else.
  2000 Italia: Campo dé Fiori (2)
  2000 Italia: Campo dé Fiori
  The Campo dé Fiori, a lively medieval marketplace in the middle of Old Rome, is in the mornings a home to a fruit, vegetable, and flower market and in the evenings a social center, where visitors and residents congregate in the cafés and restaurants which line the square.
  2000 Italia: Cast of Characters
  These are the folks you'll be meeting during this travelogue. Three of us are regulars, three are probably new to you.
  2000 Italia: Chiesa del Gesu (Church of the Gesu)
  One of the churches we visited. Some nice artwork, including a bust of Saint Robertus Cardinal Bellarmino, Society of Jesuits.
  2000 Italia: Colosseo (Coliseum) (2)
  2000 Italia: Colosseo (Coliseum)
  One of the best-known icons of Rome. Well worth a visit. There's both more and less than I expected to see.
  2000 Italia: Desktops
  I find it soothing to have a favorite picture as the background image on my computer. To that end I offer the following images of Rome to you.
  2000 Italia: Fontana di Trevi (Trevi Fountain)
  Made famous to Americans by the movie Three Coins In The Fountain (1954), it is said of the Fontana di Trevi (Trevi Fountain) that facing away from the fountain and tossing a coin over your left shoulder will guarantee a return to the Eternal City. The coins are collected and given to charity.
  2000 Italia: Foro Romano (Roman Forum)
  The ruins from which the Roman Empire was run. The center of it all. A bureaucratic infrastructure to boggle the mind.
  2000 Italia: Il Papa (The Pope)
  We have an unexpected audience with Karol Wojtyla, His Holiness Ioannes Paulus PP. II, known in English as Pope John Paul II.
  2000 Italia: Mangia
  Mangia! Eat! How often we were bid to enjoy a good meal set before us, and how often we did :-) Here are some of the places in which we ate.
  2000 Italia: Caffè San Pietro, Campo dé Fiori
  The Caffè San Pietro was where we started each morning with a fortifying caffè macciato caldo and perhaps a pastry. Breakfast of champions.
  2000 Italia: Museo Vaticani (Vatican Museum)
  More than four miles of obstacles between the entrance and the Sistine Chapel.
  2000 Italia: P. Navona
  Piazza Navona, built on the foundations of Domitian's Circus, is now a bustling square day and night. Oh, and what great fountains to delight the eye and ear.
  2000 Italia: Pantheon
  The Pantheon (Temple to All Gods), in the Piazza Rotondo, contains the largest dome in Rome, even larger than the one in the Basilica di San Pietro (Saint Peter's Basilica).
  2000 Italia: Piazza Bocca Della Verità (Mouth of Truth)
  Traditional lore holds that if you lie while your hand is in the sculpture's mouth it will be bitten off. Legend has it that a priest used to hide behind the marble face and whack the wrists of known liars, making them yelp with pain. We've also heard that he used a scorpion.
  2000 Italia: Roman Miscellany
  Bits and pieces of Roma, that which didn't fit elsewhere on these pages.
  2000 Italia: S. Eustachio
  A small piazza, home to a café reputed to serve the best coffee in the world (and a pretender café nearby). Which is which?
  2000 Italia: S. Maria Trastevere
  A middle-sized square surrounded on three sides by houses and restaurants and on the fourth by the Chiesa di S. Maria (Church of Santa Maria), home to a thriving hippie market in the evening and a café which serves the best orange juice in Rome.
  2000 Italia: Trastevere
  The neighborhood on the other side of the Tevere , home of Julius Caesar and, it is reputed, Cleopatra. The Jewish trading center after the fall of the Roman Empire.
  2000 Italia: Villa Borghese
  Gardens above the Piazza del Popolo, with much to see and stroll.
  2000 Italia: Vittorio Emmanuele II monument (Vittorie)
  A monument to Vittorio Emmanuele II, the first King of a united Italy. Near the Palazzo Venezia, once Mussolini's headquarters, and the Roman Forum.
  ptReyes
  08
  2000 Huckleberry Hike
  In which our heroes travel once again to the beautiful California coastline and hike into the mountains to partake of the huckleberry harvest, making fresh ice cream thereof with their travelling companions.
  UK-FR-BE-NL-DE
  2000 Across Europe
  be
  2000 Brussels
  de
  2000 Ahlen - cemetary
  2000 Münster - das schloss
  2000 Münster - Our synagogue
  2000 Münster - sights
  2000 Münster
  fr
  2000 Paris - Catacombes et Carrières
  2000 Paris - Cathédrale Notre Dame, Hôtel de Ville
  2000 Paris - Centre Georges Pompidou
  2000 Paris - la Tour Eiffel
  2000 Paris - Le Lapin Agile
  2000 Paris - musée du Louvre
  2000 Paris - Sacré-Coeur et Montparnasse
  2000 Paris
  nl
  2000 Amsterdam - Last Views
  2000 Amsterdam - Leaving
  2000 Amsterdam - More Views
  2000 Amsterdam - Views
  2000 Amsterdam - Walking About
  2000 Amsterdam
  uk
  2000 London - Buckingham Palace
  2000 London - Greenwich
  2000 London - Kensington Palace
  2000 London - Leather Personnel Carrier
  2000 London - The Lord Mayor of the City of London
  2000 London
  st-ives
  2000 St. Ives, Cornwall
  2000 St. Ives, Cornwall: The Wharf
  2000 St. Ives, Cornwall: Walkabout
  2000 St. Ives, Cornwall: Welcome
  2001
  Burning Man 2001
  Birthing Man, not Burning Man.
  hawaii
  2001 Kaua'i
  My fourth visit to the enchanted isles.
  02
  2001 Kaua'i: Fri 23 Feb 2001
  2001 Kaua'i: Mon 26 Feb 2001
  2001 Kaua'i: Sat 24 Feb 2001
  2001 Kaua'i: Sun 25 Feb 2001
  2001 Kaua'i: Thu 22 Feb 2001
  2001 Kaua'i: Tue 20 Feb 2001
  2001 Kaua'i: Tue 27 Feb 2001
  2001 Kaua'i: Wed 21 Feb 2001
  2001 Kaua'i: Wed 28 Feb 2001
  03
  2001 Kaua'i: Fri 2 Mar 2001
  2001 Kaua'i: Thu 1 Mar 2001
  oahu
  03
  2001 O'ahu
  My second visit to the island of O'ahu; my second weekend in Waikiki.
  2001 O'ahu: Saturday 3 March 2001
  2001 O'ahu: Sunday 4 March 2001
  2002
  2002 Colorado
  Our family reunion.
  07
  03
  2002 Colorado: LAX -> DEN
  Getting there.
  2002 Colorado: SFO -> LAX
  Getting there.
  04
  2002 Colorado: Cave of the Winds 2
  Getting there.
  2002 Colorado: Cave of the Winds
  Getting there.
  2002 Colorado: Independence Day
  Getting there.
  05
  2002 Colorado: Breakfast at No. One
  Getting there.
  2002 Colorado: Garden of the Gods
  Getting there.
  08
  2002 Colorado: Lunch at the Broadmoor Hotel
  Getting there.
  2002 Colorado: Masala Tea
  Getting there.
  2002 Colorado: Seven Falls' Native American dancers
  Getting there.
  2002 Colorado: Seven Falls
  Getting there.
  09
  2002 Colorado: Castaways
  Another eatery we enjoyed while between Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs.
  2002 Colorado: Helen Hunt Jackson Falls
  Helen Hunt Jackson, the author, has a waterfall named in her honor.
  2002 Colorado: The Creek
  On a hot day we get back to nature.
  2002 Colorado: DEN -> LAX
  Getting there.
  2002 Colorado: Life is a Bowl of Cherries
  Getting there.
  2002 Colorado: Royal Gorge
  Getting there.
  2002 Colorado: Fine Dining in Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs
  Our family reunion.
  2002 Colorado: NORAD
  Not exactly Frodo Baggins' cozy hole at Bag's End.
  2002 Colorado: Wildfires
  Our family reunion.
  Timber Lodge
  A place to stay in Colorado, between Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs.
  2002 San Francico: Dykes On Bikes Parade
  Just our annual celebration of all things lesbian.
  06
  29
  2002 San Francico: Dykes On Bikes Parade, p. 1
  2002 San Francico: Dykes On Bikes Parade, p. 2
  2002 San Francico: Dykes On Bikes Parade, p. 3
  2002 San Francico: Dykes On Bikes Parade, p. 4
  2002 San Francico: Dykes On Bikes Parade, p. 5
  Burning Man 2002
  Ranger Lefty and I return to Burning Man yet again.
  Burning Man 2002: Airplanes
  Burning Man 2002: Arrival at Black Rock City
  It's the anticipation that's the hardest. And the last few miles, oh!
  Burning Man 2002: Art Cars
  Burning Man 2002: Bicycles
  Burning Man 2002: Camp Vermeer
  Year after year Ranger Lefty brings up a famous picture as the centerpiece of our camp.
  Burning Man 2002: Dust Storm
  BLAH BLAH.
  Burning Man 2002: Leavetaking
  It's time for us to get ready to go.
  Burning Man 2002: Leaving Reno
  Whereupon we leave Reno and head out towards the playa.
  Burning Man 2002: Leaving San Francisco
  The day of our departure is finally at hand.
  Burning Man 2002: Leaving
  All good things must come to an end. You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here.
  Burning Man 2002: Miscellaneous
  Burning Man 2002: On to Reno
  Whereupon we leave the moist sea-level and head towards the dry deserts of Nevada.
  Burning Man 2002: One Ranger Shift
  Ranger Lefty and I return to Burning Man yet again.
  Burning Man 2002: Panoramas
  Burning Man 2002: People
  Burning Man 2002: Playa Shabbos
  Traditions almost six thousand years old are followed, even on the playa.
  Burning Man 2002: Playa-bound
  It's always a long trip from Reno to the playa, even with this rule in mind.
  Burning Man 2002: Preparation
  Things to do before we head out to the playa.
  Burning Man 2002: Reno
  Yet another visit to a seriously weird part of the world.
  Burning Man 2002: Temple of Joy
  David Best's amazing building.
  Burning Man 2002: The Man
  The figure of the Man is always the central feature of Black Rock City.
  Burning Man 2002: Theme Camps
  other
  Burning Man 2002: Ranger Lefty
  Ranger Lefty is my Burning Man companion again and again.
  Burning Man 2002: Ranger Mickey
  Your host.
  Burning Man 2002: Ranger Norman
  Ranger Norman was my mentee this year, and excellent he was.
  2003
  2003 Gran Canaria & London
  2003 Gran Canaria & London: London, England
  01
  2003 London: all manner of man-made finery
  2003 London: Changing of the Queen's Life Guard
  2003 London: Covent Garden Markets
  2003 London: first day back
  2003 London: London's Transport Museum I
  02
  2003 London: A British breakfast and a visit to Marks & Spencers
  2003 London: Bus Karma I
  2003 London: Bus Karma II
  2003 London: Harrod's of Knightsbridge
  2003 London: Knightsbridge & High Street Kensington
  2003 London: London-Heathrow (LHR) to San Francisco (SFO)
  2003 London: Neal's Yard Dairy
  2003 London: Seven Dials
  2003 London: Simpsons-in-the-Strand
  2003 London: The Natural History Museum
  2003 London: The Science Museum II
  2003 London: The Science Museum
  2003 London: The Strand
  2003 London: The Tower of London
  2003 London: The Worst Food Ever
  2003 London: Where the Shops Are
  2003 Gran Canaria: About the Canary Islands
  01
  2003 Gran Canaria: All over the place
  2003 Gran Canaria: Along the Beachfront
  2003 Gran Canaria: el penultimo
  2003 Gran Canaria: Faro Maspalomas
  2003 Gran Canaria: Getting There
  Whereupon we begin our wandering (and unexpectedly) long trip.
  2003 Gran Canaria: Isaac's first haircut
  2003 Gran Canaria: Las Palmas (LPA) to London-Heathrow (LHR)
  2003 Gran Canaria: London Heathrow (LHR) to Madrid-Barajas (MAD) to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (LPA)
  Onward again, only to find further adventures of the unexpected kind.
  2003 Gran Canaria: Puerto de Rico & Puerto de Mogán
  2003 Gran Canaria: Rest & Relaxation
  2003 Gran Canaria: San Fernando
  2003 Gran Canaria: Spending Iberia's money
  From baggage-handler heaven comes a small bit of manna...
  2003 Gran Canaria: Stranded in a snowed-in London Heathrow
  Wherein our heroes camp out on the carpet of a faraway airport.
  2003 Gran Canaria: The Great Cockroach of the Canary Islands
  2003 Gran Canaria: Two Bags Arrive
  Two bags arrive, two more may follow tomorrow
  2003 Gran Canaria: Visiting the Medico
  2003 Scotland & Germany
  2003 Germany
  07
  2003 Germany: Düsseldorf to Münster via the Autobahn
  2003 Germany: Münster - ?2
  2003 Germany: Münster - ?2
  2003 Germany: Münster - ???
  2003 Germany: Münster - ???
  2003 Germany: Münster - Elenora and Emanuelle
  2003 Germany: Münster's Canonengrabe playground
  08
  2003 Germany: Getting Ready to Return
  2003 Germany: Münster - ?2
  2003 Germany: Münster - ?2
  2003 Germany: Münster - ?2
  2003 Germany: Rhine & Mosul - ?2
  2003 Germany: Rhine & Mosul - ?2
  2003 Germany: Rhine & Mosul tour (day 1 of 3)
  2003 Germany: Our Restaurant Recommendations
  2003 Scotland & Germany: Itinerary
  2003 Scotland
  07
  2003 Scotland: Aberfoyle, Trossachs
  2003 Scotland: Babbity Bowster, Glasgow
  2003 Scotland: Babbity Bowster, the music
  2003 Scotland: Ballachulish
  2003 Scotland: Brae Ness, Inverness
  2003 Scotland: Craigmuller Castle, Edinburgh
  2003 Scotland: Culzean Castle, South Ayrshire
  2003 Scotland: Doune Castle, Trossachs
  2003 Scotland: Edinburgh (EDI) to Düsseldorf (DUS) via London-Heathrow (LHR)
  2003 Scotland: Edinburgh Castle
  2003 Scotland: Edinburgh to Glasgow as we prepare for Germany
  2003 Scotland: Farr Cottage Lodge, Corpach
  2003 Scotland: Fort Augustus, Loch Ness
  2003 Scotland: George Square, Glasgow
  2003 Scotland: Glasgow's shopping path
  2003 Scotland: Glenfinnan Sleeping Car, Glenfinnan
  2003 Scotland: Ibis, Edinburgh
  2003 Scotland: Kid-friendly Glasgow
  2003 Scotland: Omi Marga in Edinburgh
  2003 Scotland: Our Restaurant Recommendations
  2003 Scotland: Out and About in Glasgow
  2003 Scotland: San Francisco (SFO) to Glasgow (GDI)
  2003 Scotland: Stirling Castle
  2003 Scotland: The Pink Guest House, Portree, Isle of Skye
  2003 Scotland: The Summer Isles
  2003 Scotland: The Witchery by the Castle
  2003 Scotland: Urquhart Castle
  2003 Scotland: Donald Where's Your Trousers?
  Burning Man 2003
  This year I return to Burning Man with the wife and kids.
  bits
  Burning Man 2003: Katharine Lampman
  This year I return to Burning Man with the wife and kids.
  BM2K3
  I use iMovie and iDVD to document the kids' view of their first Burning Man festival.
  journal
  Burning Man 2003: Journal p. 1
  This year I return to Burning Man with the wife and kids.
  Burning Man 2003: Journal p. 10
  Burning Man 2003: Journal p. 11
  Burning Man 2003: Journal p. 12
  Burning Man 2003: Journal p. 13
  Burning Man 2003: Journal p. 14
  Burning Man 2003: Journal p. 15
  Burning Man 2003: Journal p. 16
  Burning Man 2003: Journal p. 17
  Burning Man 2003: Journal p. 18
  Burning Man 2003: Journal p. 19
  Burning Man 2003: Journal p. 2
  Burning Man 2003: Journal p. 20
  Burning Man 2003: Journal p. 21
  Burning Man 2003: Journal p. 22
  Burning Man 2003: Journal p. 23
  Burning Man 2003: Journal p. 24
  Burning Man 2003: Journal p. 25
  Burning Man 2003: Journal p. 26
  Burning Man 2003: Journal p. 27
  Burning Man 2003: Journal p. 28
  Burning Man 2003: Journal p. 29
  Burning Man 2003: Journal p. 3
  Burning Man 2003: Journal p. 30
  Burning Man 2003: Journal p. 5
  Burning Man 2003: Journal p. 6
  Burning Man 2003: Journal p. 7
  Burning Man 2003: Journal p. 8
  Burning Man 2003: Journal p. 9
  Burning Man 2003: Journal p.4
  2004
  2004 Gran Canaria (springtime)
  02
  2004-02 Gran Canaria: A day with Omi Marga
  2004-02 Gran Canaria: A rainy day
  2004-02 Gran Canaria: Burger Treff, Playa del Inglés beach promenade
  2004-02 Gran Canaria: Casa Poco, Maspalomas
  2004-02 Gran Canaria: Charcutería y Carnicería Socorro, San Fernando
  2004-02 Gran Canaria: Charlie's Ingenio footrace
  2004-02 Gran Canaria: Dunas de Maspalomas / Reserva Natural Especial
  2004-02 Gran Canaria: Finnegan's, Playa del Inglés
  2004-02 Gran Canaria: Getting re-acquainted with Maspalomas
  2004-02 Gran Canaria: Grilling in the Wind
  2004-02 Gran Canaria: La Belle drag show
  2004-02 Gran Canaria: La Cabaña Park, San Bartolomé de Tirajana
  2004-02 Gran Canaria: Lila is two-and-a-half years old today
  2004-02 Gran Canaria: Los Guanches Norteños
  2004-02 Gran Canaria: Low tide in Maspalomas
  2004-02 Gran Canaria: Maspalomas Money Blues
  2004-02 Gran Canaria: mini-tren Gran Canaria, Playa del Inglés
  2004-02 Gran Canaria: Much Ado About Nothing
  2004-02 Gran Canaria: Our first full day
  2004-02 Gran Canaria: Paddy Murphy's, Playa del Inglés
  2004-02 Gran Canaria: Pasteleria Bomboneria San Francisco, San Fernando
  2004-02 Gran Canaria: Playa del Inglés beach
  2004-02 Gran Canaria: Restaurante Laurentino, San Fernando
  2004-02 Gran Canaria: Rock climbing in Maspalomas
  2004-02 Gran Canaria: Suministros Frutas Y Verduras, San Fernando
  2004-02 Gran Canaria: The Journey is the Reward
  2004-02 Gran Canaria: Up and Down the Avenida de Alfereces Provisionales
  03
  2004-03 Gran Canaria: a feverish day
  2004-03 Gran Canaria: back to San Francisco
  2004-03 Gran Canaria: crepes in Maspalomas
  2004-03 Gran Canaria: el dia penultimo
  info
  2004-02 Gran Canaria: Apartamentos Australia, Playa del Inglés
  2004-02 Gran Canaria: Deutsche Gasthaus Atlantis, Playa del Inglés
  2004-02 Gran Canaria: Notes & Comments
  cc
  2004-02 Gran Canaria: Centro Comercial Cita
  2004-02 Gran Canaria: Centro Comercial San Fernando
  2004-02 Gran Canaria: Centro Comercial Yumbo
  2004-02 Gran Canaria: Centro Comercial Yumbo - Bärenhöhle / Cueva de los Osos / Bear Cave
  2004-02 Gran Canaria: Centro Comercial Yumbo - Harrison Electronics (Harry Sons)
  maspalomas
  2004-02 Gran Canaria: Restaurante Las Escaleritas, Maspalomas
  2004 Gran Canaria (winter)
  12
  2004-12 Gran Canaria: A Day of Chores
  2004-12 Gran Canaria: Another Footrace With Charlie
  2004-12 Gran Canaria: Centros Comerciales Yumbo & CITA
  2004-12 Gran Canaria: Christmas Day
  2004-12 Gran Canaria: Faro de Maspalomas
  2004-12 Gran Canaria: Isaac's Sixth Birthday, redux
  2004-12 Gran Canaria: Isaac's Sixth Birthday
  2004-12 Gran Canaria: La Cabaña Park, San Bartolomé de Tirajana
  2004-12 Gran Canaria: Las Dunas del Maspalomas
  2004-12 Gran Canaria: London Heathrow via Madrid-Barajas to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
  2004-12 Gran Canaria: Los Guanches Norteños
  2004-12 Gran Canaria: New Years Eve
  2004-12 Gran Canaria: Our Anniversary & My Birthday
  2004-12 Gran Canaria: Playa Amadores
  2004-12 Gran Canaria: Playa del Inglés
  2004-12 Gran Canaria: San Fernando
  2004-12 Gran Canaria: The Kids' Wish
  2004-12 Gran Canaria: The Vomit Comet
  2004-12 Gran Canaria: Wind on the Dunes
  2004-12 London: Covent Gardens
  2004-12 London: Seriously jet-lagged on the Picadilly Line
  2004-12 London: South Kensington
  2004-12 San Francisco to London Heathrow
  13
  2005-01 Gran Canaria: A Maspalomas New Years Day
  2005-01 Gran Canaria: Both Kids on the Trampoline
  2005-01 Gran Canaria: El Dia de los Tres Reyes
  2005-01 Gran Canaria: home again, home again
  2005-01 Gran Canaria: LHR -> SFO
  2005-01 Gran Canaria: LPA -> MAD -> LHR
  2005-01 Gran Canaria: Puerto de Mogán
  2005-01 Gran Canaria: Puerto Rico
  2005-01 Gran Canaria: Towards San Augustin
  2004 Gran Canaria (winter) - An Indian Ocean Tsunami
  Burning Man 2004
  The wife and kids decide Burning Man is worth a re-visit.
  decom
  Burning Man 2004: San Francisco Decompression / Nighttime
  A month later we reunite with our playa friends.
  Burning Man 2004: San Francisco Decompression / Participants
  A month later we reunite with our playa friends.
  Burning Man 2004: San Francisco Decompression / Rangers
  A month later we reunite with our playa friends.
  Burning Man 2004: San Francisco Decompression / Vehicles
  A month later we reunite with our playa friends.
  jersey
  07
  2004-07 Manhattan Island, New York City: Ground Zero, World Trade Center
  2004-07 Manhattan Island, New York City: Times Square & late-night dining
  2004-07 Manhattan Island, New York City: TriBeCa's Washington Park playground
  2004-07 New Jersey
  2004-07 New Jersey: Canoeing in Griggstown
  truckee
  06
  2004 Truckee-Donner: Our guest house & Pianeta
  2004 Truckee-Donner: The Association Pool
  2004 Truckee-Donner: The Biltmore & Lake Tahoe
  07
  2004 Truckee-Donner: The California Zephyr & Piper's Patisserie
  2005
  2005 Ibiza & Iceland
  2005 Ibiza & Iceland: Our Itinerary
  ibiza
  09
  2005 Ibiza: Café ECO
  2005 Ibiza: Cala Benirràs II
  2005 Ibiza: Cala Benirràs
  2005 Ibiza: Cala s'illot des Rencli
  2005 Ibiza: Cala Xarraca & Theresa's Birthday
  2005 Ibiza: Cana Joana
  2005 Ibiza: Casa Puerto Allegre, Sant Joan de Labritja
  2005 Ibiza: Danny's House
  2005 Ibiza: Eivissa Cuidad
  2005 Ibiza: Fruits & Veggies
  2005 Ibiza: Getting Omi Marga's Car
  2005 Ibiza: Kaddish
  2005 Ibiza: Keflavik (KEF) to London Heathrow (LHR)
  2005 Ibiza: London Heathrow (LHR) to Valencia (VAL)
  2005 Ibiza: Minneapolis St. Paul (MSP) to Keflavik (KEF)
  2005 Ibiza: Our Finca
  2005 Ibiza: Paella at Casa Puerto Allegre
  2005 Ibiza: San Francisco (SFO) to Minneapolis St. Paul (MSP)
  2005 Ibiza: Sant Antoni de Portmany
  2005 Ibiza: Sant Joan de Labritja
  2005 Ibiza: Santa Eulària des Riu
  2005 Ibiza: Santa Gertrudis de Fruteria
  2005 Ibiza: Valencia (VAL) to Ibiza (IBZ)
  10
  2005 Ibiza: Barcelona (BCN) to London Hearthrow (LHR)
  2005 Ibiza: Benirrás Drumming
  2005 Ibiza: El Pato Restaurant
  2005 Ibiza: Ibiza (IBZ) to Barcelona (BCN)
  2005 Ibiza: island drive II
  2005 Ibiza: island drive
  2005 Ibiza: Platges de Portinax II
  2005 Ibiza: Platges de Portinax
  2005 Ibiza: Return to Eivissa Cuidad
  iceland
  10
  2005 Iceland: Þingvellir (Thingvalla)
  2005 Iceland: A long walk around Reykjavík
  2005 Iceland: First Look At Reykjavík
  2005 Iceland: Garden of Eden, Hveragerði
  2005 Iceland: Geysir & Strokkur
  2005 Iceland: Good-bye Reykjavík
  2005 Iceland: Grái Kötturinn, Reykjavík
  2005 Iceland: Gullfoss waterfall
  2005 Iceland: Keflavik (KEF) to Minneapolis St. Paul (MSP)
  2005 Iceland: Kerið crater
  2005 Iceland: Laekjarbrekka Restaurant, Reykjavík
  2005 Iceland: Minneapolis St. Paul (MSP) to San Francisco (SFO)
  2005 Iceland: mossy lava fields
  2005 Iceland: Oliver Bar & Restaurant, Reykjavík
  2005 Iceland: return to Reykjavík
  2005 Iceland: Reykjavík architecture
  2005 Iceland: Sæbraut, Reykjavík
  2005 Iceland: Sandholt Bakery, Reykjavík
  2005 Iceland: Slakki Family Park & Zoo
  2005 Iceland: Money
  Burning Man 2005
  The family returns to Burning Man for the third time.
  Burning Man 2005: Agent 9 Responds
  Burning Man 2005: Art Cars
  Burning Man 2005: Black Rock City to San Francisco
  Burning Man 2005: Center Camp
  Burning Man 2005: Desktops
  When you want your computer to remind you of Burning Man.
  Burning Man 2005: Dicky / The Temples
  Burning Man 2005: Kids Camp - A Day in the Life
  Burning Man 2005: Kids Camp - Art Car
  Burning Man 2005: Kids Camp - How We Had Fun
  Burning Man 2005: Kids Camp - Powered by Chazz's tacos
  Burning Man 2005: Kids Camp
  Burning Man 2005: La Contessa & Kids Camp Treasure Hunt
  Burning Man 2005: Night on Earth
  Burning Man 2005: nighttime art
  Burning Man 2005: Our kids bicycle the playa
  Burning Man 2005: Passage / Clockworks
  Burning Man 2005: Ranger Jacket
  This year I got the official Ranger Jacket.
  Burning Man 2005: Ranger Patch
  This year I wanted to have an interesting gift for my fellow Rangers.
  Burning Man 2005: San Francisco to Black Rock City
  Wherein we prepare for a week in the desert and then suffer the issues of the open highway.
  Burning Man 2005: The Black Rock City Rangers
  Burning Man 2005: The Lamplighters
  Burning Man 2005: The Machine / daytime art
  Burning Man 2005: The Man Burns
  Burning Man 2005: The Man
  Burning Man 2005: The Participant-Citizens
  jersey
  2005-05 New Jersey
  2005-05 New Jersey: Daniel's Instant Message
  2005-05 New Jersey: LAX to EWR
  2005-05 New Jersey: Monday
  2005-05 New Jersey: Saturday
  2005-05 New Jersey: SFO to LAX
  2005-05 New Jersey: Sunday
  2005-05 New Jersey: Tuesday
  Jewish Heritage Night, SBC Park, San Francisco
  playaROM
  07
  2005-07 Burning Man Black Rock Ranger Playa ROM
  2005-07 Burning Man Black Rock Ranger Playa ROM: through Reno
  2006
  2006 Gran Canaria
  12
  2006.12.14 Gran Canaria: SFO -> JFK
  2006.12.15 Gran Canaria: JFK -> MAD -> LPA
  2006.12.16 Gran Canaria: Maspalomas Wildlife
  2006.12.17 Gran Canaria: Playa del Inglés morning
  2006.12.18 Gran Canaria: Centro Commercial CITA
  2006.12.19 Gran Canaria: A Playa del Inglés day
  2006.12.20 Gran Canaria: San Fernando walkabout
  2006.12.21 Gran Canaria: Sahara Playa breakfast
  2006.12.22 Gran Canaria: Playa del inglés home life
  2006.12.23 Gran Canaria: Red Cow Breakfast
  2006.12.24 Gran Canaria: Santa, Santa, Santa
  2006.12.25 Gran Canaria: Paseo Promenade
  2006.12.26 Gran Canaria: XXX
  2006.12.27 Gran Canaria: XXX
  2006.12.28 Gran Canaria: XXX
  2006.12.29 Gran Canaria: XXX
  2006.12.30 Gran Canaria: XXX
  2006.12.31 Gran Canaria: XXX
  13
  2007.01.01 Gran Canaria: TITLE
  2007.01.02 Gran Canaria: TITLE
  2007.01.03 Gran Canaria: TITLE
  2007.01.04 Gran Canaria: TITLE
  2007.01.05 Gran Canaria: TITLE
  Burning Man 2006
  The family returns to Burning Man for the fourth time.
  05
  Burning Man 2006: Black Rock Arts Foundation 'Art on Fire!' Festival
  No better way to enjoy May than to burn stuff and Ranger.
  jersey
  2006-04 New Jersey: Mom's House
  2007
  2007 London & Gran Canaria
  Another trip to visit great-grandmother.
  12
  2007 Gran Canaria
  Another trip to visit great-grandmother.
  2007 London & Gran Canaria: SUBJECT
  Another trip to visit great-grandmother.
  2007 London & Gran Canaria: SUBJECT
  Another trip to visit great-grandmother.
  2007 London & Gran Canaria: SUBJECT
  Another trip to visit great-grandmother.
  2007 London & Gran Canaria: SUBJECT
  Another trip to visit great-grandmother.
  2007 London & Gran Canaria: SUBJECT
  Another trip to visit great-grandmother.
  2007 London & Gran Canaria: SUBJECT
  Another trip to visit great-grandmother.
  2007 London & Gran Canaria: SUBJECT
  Another trip to visit great-grandmother.
  2007 London & Gran Canaria: SUBJECT
  Another trip to visit great-grandmother.
  2007 London & Gran Canaria: SUBJECT
  Another trip to visit great-grandmother.
  2007 London & Gran Canaria: SUBJECT
  Another trip to visit great-grandmother.
  2007 London & Gran Canaria: SUBJECT
  Another trip to visit great-grandmother.
  2007 London & Gran Canaria: SUBJECT
  Another trip to visit great-grandmother.
  2007 London & Gran Canaria: SUBJECT
  Another trip to visit great-grandmother.
  2007 London & Gran Canaria: SUBJECT
  Another trip to visit great-grandmother.
  2007 London & Gran Canaria: SUBJECT
  Another trip to visit great-grandmother.
  2007 London & Gran Canaria: SUBJECT
  Another trip to visit great-grandmother.
  13
  2007 London & Gran Canaria: SUBJECT
  Another trip to visit great-grandmother.
  2007 London & Gran Canaria: SUBJECT
  Another trip to visit great-grandmother.
  2007 London & Gran Canaria: SUBJECT
  Another trip to visit great-grandmother.
  2007 London & Gran Canaria: SUBJECT
  Another trip to visit great-grandmother.
  2007 London & Gran Canaria: SUBJECT
  Another trip to visit great-grandmother.
  2007 London & Gran Canaria: SUBJECT
  Another trip to visit great-grandmother.
  2007 London & Gran Canaria: SUBJECT
  Another trip to visit great-grandmother.
  2007 London & Gran Canaria: SUBJECT
  Another trip to visit great-grandmother.
  Burning Man 2007
  The family returns to Burning Man for the fifth time; my eleventh year.
  07
  Burning Man 2007: Playa ROM (Ranger Orientation Meeting)
  08
  Burning Man 2007: A Busy Day
  The family returns to Burning Man for the fifth time; my eleventh year.
  Burning Man 2007: First Day
  The family returns to Burning Man for the fifth time; my eleventh year.
  Burning Man 2007: Prologue
  10
  Burning Man 2007: Decompression Party
  2008
  Burning Man 2008
  Burning Man 2008 - Playa ROM
  Burning Man 2008 - Playa ROM, p. 1
  Burning Man 2008 - Playa ROM, p. 2
  Burning Man 2008 - Playa ROM, p. 3
  Africa
  In the last days of 1999 we took our first trip to Africa, to celebrate Isaac's first birthday.
  Morocco
  PLACEHOLDER
  Airports
  euro
  Austria
  Our 1999 family get-together was once again in the Alps, but this time in the Tyrolean Alps of Austria; we're staying near the snow line, high above the village of Mühlbach am Hochkönig. Last year it was the Dolomite Alps of Italy; we stayed in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
  Salzburg
  A wonderful city in Austria.
  Italy
  We've bounced around Italy, visiting the Alps, Venice, and Rome. We'll be returning again, I'm sure.
  Cortina d'Ampezzo
  A wonderful retreat high in the Italian Alps - the Tyrolian Dolomites. Ski, be seen, and eat well.
  Rome
  Roma, the town of Romulus and Remus. What a wonderful place to enjoy the people and the caffè macciati caldi! I can hardly wait to return.
  Venice
  The gondolas, the people, the architecture, the food.
  spain
  Canary Islands
  Off the western edge of the African Sahara lie a small chain of islands. The Canary Islands are a long-time haunt of our family.
  usa
  ca
  San Francisco
  I've lived in San Francisco since 1986, in the Haight-Ashbury apartment from 1987 or 1988 until 1996, and since then in the Castro.
  Castro
  The Castro, located in the center of San Francisco, is where we've lived since 1996.
  events
  1998 Gay Pride Parade
  Every summer San Francisco celebrates the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transexual communities. You know how everyone is a little bit Irish on St. Patricks day...?
  1998 Gay Pride Parade: Gallery 1
  1998 Gay Pride Parade: Gallery 2
  1998 Gay Pride Parade: Gallery 3
  1998 Gay Pride Parade: Gallery 4
  1998 Gay Pride Parade: Gallery 5
  1998 Gay Pride Parade: Gallery 6
  1998 Gay Pride Parade: Gallery 7
  1998 Gay Pride Parade: Gallery 8
  1998 Gay Pride Parade: Pink Saturday
  food
  Ma Tante Sumi
  Ma Tante Sumi - my Aunt Sumi - is a neighborhood secret with a loyal clientèle and food deserving of passion.
  events
  1996 Olympic Torch Relay
  The Olympic flame passed through San Francisco in 1996. I was there with digital camera in hand.
  Golden Gate Bridge
  The Gateway to the Pacific Ocean.
  Golden Gate Park
  The favorite patch of green of residents of Baghdad-by-the-Bay.
  Haight-Ashbury
  The Haight-Ashbury neighborhood is the home of the flower children, and where I lived for a decade.
  food
  The People's Café
  After For Heaven's Cake gave way to Balazo Tacqueria, this is where I spent a good part of a half-decade; writing, drinking, computing.
  kids
  May's Coffee Shop
  Randall Museum
  MetroBlogging San Francisco
  MetroBlogging San Francisco
  other
  The Great San Francisco Bubble: Life in America's last great progressive cocoon, as conservatives snicker and pule
  West Portal
  The West Portal neighborhood is at the, uh, west end of the, uh, portal that was built from the center of town outwards for the underground trolleys.
  food
  Old Krakow
  For my father, a native son of Poland, coming here is the best of both everything: old-world charm and language and new-world careful restauranteering. An authentic adventure.
  Yosemite
  Yosemite is one of the pearls of the U.S. national park system. Near San Francisco, it is a central valley surrounded by high granite walls, steep interesting trails, and a couple of good places to reward yourself with dinner.
  Hawai'i
  A tropical wonderland.
  Kaua'i
  One of the most pleasant places on our planet. You probably know it as Kauai, but it's really written as Kaua'i. Hawaii becomes Hawai'i.
  My Adventures in Boston
  This is the story of some aspects of my life in Boston, Massachusetts, during my time at Boston University (1981-1985). It's not pretty, but it is true.
  My Adventures in Boston: 1981
  My Adventures in Boston: 1982
  My Adventures in Boston: 1983
  My Adventures in Boston: 1984
  My Adventures in Boston: 1985
  My Adventures in Boston: 1986
  My Adventures in Boston: Tale's End
  nv
  Burning Man - this page has moved...
  The annual Burning Man festival is held in the Black Rock Desert, north of Reno, Nevada. Think of an even mix of the wild, wild west and a huge piece of performance art. Text and a photo gallery.
writing
  My Contributions to Sirius News
  From 1995 to 1998 I wrote a somewhat monthly article for Sirius' newsletter. Just giving something back to the ISP member community.
  1995
  08
  The View From Here: Begin at the Beginning
  My first column for Sirius News: how to use the net's resources (especially USENET newsgroups) to start to find information about your Macintosh.
  09
  The View From Here: A long, strange trip
  A rambling discourse on my computing adventures during my three-month trip to Eivissa and Gran Canaria (during which I wrote a book for Macmillan/Sams.net about CU-SeeMe entitled "Internet TV with CU-SeeMe").
  11
  The View From Here: Your Word Is Your Bond
  The practical basics for understanding, obtaining, and using cryptographic software to protect data both on your computer and in transit to another. Includes information about the political situation of cryptography.
  12
  The View From Here: PowerPC Horsepower and You
  A dissertation on the Motorola PowerPC chip, how we benefit by the increased horsepower, CHRP, and some related web sites of interest.
  1996
  03
  The View From Here: PGPFone
  A first look at the PGPFone (audio privacy software), of which I was a beta tester. Complete with a step by step operations guide.
  04
  The View From Here: Everybunny Needs Somebunny
  How to use USENET newsgroups to get help and how to write an effective bug report that elicit responses from the software or hardware authors.
  05
  The View From Here: Keeping my thumb on the pulse
  Macintosh-related sites on the world wide web that I visit each day.
  06
  The View From Here: What's on your Mac?
  My homage to Apple's "What's on your Mac?" ad campaign. This column covers many aspects of my Macintosh's computing environment, including the desktop patterns, icons for the hard drive, icons in the menu bar, and applications I often use.
  07
  The View From Here: Scaling the Palace
  About Time-Warner's two-dimensional avatar chat system, Palace.
  08
  The View From Here: Time Waits For No Mac
  All about the notion of time viz-a-viz Macintosh. Includes Network Time Protocol (NTP), the Date & Time control panel, SuperClock, World Clock Lite (a geochron), and XEarth (draws a real-time image of Earth in the Finder Desktop).
  10
  The View From Here: The Palimpest Moves
  How I use Mark/Space Softworks' PageNow! for Macintosh to communicate with alphanumeric pagers.
  1997
  01
  The View From Here: Maintaining a Web Site with Userland Frontier (moved)
  How to start using Userland Frontier to manage an entire web site. Contains step by step instructions and screen shots of version 4.1.
  02
  The View From Here: Life With Palmtop
  How I use my Apple Newton MessagePad in my daily life. Another facet of being a technomad.
  03
  The View From Here: Do Not Go Gently Into That Good Night
  How to go about rejuvenating your aging Macintosh. There's life in the old dog yet.
  04
  The View From Here: A Popourri of Things on my Desk
  A roundup of open issues with very little in common except that they somehow landed on my (virtual) desk.
  05
  files
  compressed
  dvorak-for-newton.sit.hqx
  The View From Here: Back in the Saddle
  A report about the Apple MessagePad 2000 and the software I use with my "MP2K".
  12
  The View From Here: Extending UserLand Frontier to do thumbnails
  How I extended UserLand Frontier 4.2.3 to allow imageTag() to have thumbnail images.
  1998
  03
  As The Apple Turns
  A report on the soap opera that is Apple Comuter. Includes Macintosh and Newton news.
  04
  The View From Here: Java for Poets
  Braving the slings and arrows of hyperbole I timidly immerse my toe into the Java flood raging nearby.
  wearing-the-kilt
  Wearing the Kilt: 00 Introduction
  Wearing the Kilt: 01 History
  Wearing the Kilt: Bibliography
  Wearing the Kilt: Overview

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