Monday, June 30, 2014

Seven Sisters??? There's NINE!

Oh, the "seven sisters" in the name of the quilt show are the seven extinct (I hope) volcanoes around San Luis.  Looks there might just be nine of them in the area, but who's really counting?  They are 20 million year old volcanic peaks that go from Morro Rock at 576 to Islay Hill at 775 feet.  The tallest is Bishop Peak at 1,559 feet.

But wait!  There's nine... Huh?

  1. Morro Rock 576 feet (176 m)
  2. Black Hill 665 feet (203 m)
  3. Cabrillo Peak 911 feet (278 m)
  4. Hollister Peak 1,404 feet (428 m)
  5. Cerro Romauldo 1,306 feet (398 m)
  6. Chumash Peak 1,257 feet (383 m)
  7. Bishop Peak 1,559 feet (475 m)
  8. Cerro San Luis 1,292 feet (394 m)
  9. Islay Hill 775 feet (236 m)



 Here's a small wall hanging of Morro Rock.

So, I learned there's more sisters than I though there were.  I think they'd make good names for a class of starship.

Some picture from the Seven Sisters Quilt Show

Went to the Seven Sisters Quilt Show at the Madonna Inn Expo Center on Saturday.  What a great day from a little road trip with mom.  Filled the car up with gas and got on the road.  In what sounds like the start of a challenge on Top Gear, we planned to be on the road at 8:30AM and finally got on the freeway at 9:35AM.

Overall a good trip up to San Luis.  Lots of cars on the freeway, didn't see anything really interesting though.  Guess all those cars were out last weekend for the Pismo Beach Car Show.  Heard it was good too.

Nice thing about getting our bands at the guild meeting, no waiting in line to get a band.  But there wasn't much of a line anyway.  Lots of people already inside.  There's a 100 foot of covered stalls for vendors before you get in the Expo Center, and of course, we bought another hand woven basket from Mary.  Always smiling, very friendly and makes wonderful baskets.  I'll have to save up and get a larger one next year.

There are lots of vendors and they all have lovely things for making your quilting easier.  From sewing machine tables made from exotic hardwoods to long arm, free motion sewing machines, it would be easy to spend thousands of dollars there.  But I leave that all to mom.  She did find some nice things.  Patterns, some fabric for a future project, and a little something for her grandson.  I think he'll like it.

Here's a few pictures from the show:

 I think the racks are 8 feet, this is a great, traditionally colored quilt made of various blocks of stars.  Really like it.

 The folds in the fabric give this very colorful quilt a 3D effect.

And another 3D quilt with circles and lots of color.  That seemed to be common with many quilts this year; very bright, strong colors with lots of accents.  I very much enjoyed them.

@computeramerica Show Line Up for the week of June 30, 2014: :

Lineup for the week:
Monday
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Hour one: Doodle offers a wide selection of online solutions that radically simplify the process of scheduling appointments, ranging from the group event "poll" that doesn't require registration to the professional booking service. Doodle radically simplifies the process of scheduling events, whether they're board or team meetings, dinners with friends, reunions, weekend trips, or anything else.
Monday
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Hour two: Craig and Ben do Computer and Technology News, brought to you by Slimware Utilities, the Official Optimization Software of Computer America, and answer your computer questions.

Tuesday
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Hour one: iPal is intelligent and can assist you in many ways, because it knows what your eyes see and do, tracks only things that are important to you, and therefore anticipates your needs. Using the processing power of a computer, iPal makes sense of information you see and uses that information to help you. With such power, the possibilities for iPal are endless. Just imagine what you can do! And it looks good too. It offers style, customization and affordability.
Tuesday
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Hour two: Craig and Ben do Computer and Technology News, brought to you by Slimware Utilities, the Official Optimization Software of Computer America, and answer your computer questions.

Wednesday
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Hour one: Mike Cermak the Owner/Operator of Techguy.org joins us in in helping you answer your computer questions and solving technical problems!  It's Wednesday Madness and we answer ANY questions you may have about Computers and Technology!
Wednesday
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Hour two: Craig and Ben do Computer and Technology News, brought to you by Slimware Utilities, the Official Optimization Software of Computer America, and answer your computer questions.

Thursday
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Hour one: Spoooon It. Spoooon It is unique World Wide Web Indexing System and Search Engine allows users to optimally access and share information across various platforms and mediums.

Thursday
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Hour two: Craig and Ben do Computer and Technology News, brought to you by Slimware Utilities, the Official Optimization Software of Computer America, and answer your computer questions.

Friday
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It's the Fourth of July weekend and there will be no live show! Please enjoy a "Best Of Computer America" Show and we will see you LIVE on Monday.  From all of us here at Computer America, have a GREAT Holiday weekend!

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Joke Time, Computer Edition: :

A games programmer is at a job interview at Electronic Arts.

 As the interview comes to an end, the interviewer glances down at the programmer's résumé and sees "please turn over" written at the bottom.

He turns the résumé over, but finds that the other side is blank.

The interviewer asks, "Where's the rest of your résumé?"

The programmer replies, "Oh, that's downloadable content; it costs an extra ten dollars!"

Monday, June 23, 2014

@computeramerica Show Line Up for the Week of June 23, 2014:

Lineup for the week:
Monday
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Hour one: Hayden Planetarium.  We begin this hour with Brian Abbott, the Assistant Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History.  Topic focuses on answering "What is the Digital Universe?" The Digital Universe, developed by the American Museum of Natural History's Hayden Planetarium, incorporates data from dozens of organizations worldwide to create the most complete and accurate 3-D atlas of the Universe from the local solar neighborhood out to the edge of the observable Universe. The technology used today in one of the country's most prestigious Planetatium is so much different than how it was done 30 years ago.  Computers play a most important role in displayiing the Digital Universe to audiences worldwide!
Monday
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Hour two: Craig and Charles do Computer and Technology News, brought to you by Slimware Utilities, the Official Optimization Software of Computer America, and answer your computer questions.

Tuesday
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Hour one: Wix is a website that lets you create your own websites!  And you can do it with NO programming skills!  In fact, we here at Computer America have used Wix to create and maintain our own website!  And now, Wix is back to talk about the over 50 new features they have just added!
Tuesday
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Hour two: Craig and Charles do Computer and Technology News, brought to you by Slimware Utilities, the Official Optimization Software of Computer America, and answer your computer questions.

Wednesday
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Hour one: Ever dream of building your own awesome PC?  With the help of Author Mike Riley and his book, now you can!  Custom-build your own dream PC, have fun doing it, and save yourself a lot of money in the process. Build an Awesome PC, 2014 Edition will give you the confidence to buy the best-of-class components and assemble them with clear, step-by-step instructions. You'll build your own PC capable of effortlessly running the most graphic and CPU-intensive games, graphics software, and programming compilers available today. And because it's a PC that you built yourself, you'll be able to keep it up to date with the latest hardware innovations.

Wednesday
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Hour two: Dick DeBartolo, the GizWiz and Mad Magazine's maddest writer unveils the latest gizmos for your edification!  Tonight we will see power strips that blend into your wooden floor, the Skywriter UFO Remote Control Helicopter, the LeapBand and so much more!

Thursday
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Hour one: Craig and Charles do Computer and Technology News, brought to you by Slimware Utilities, the Official Optimization Software of Computer America, and answer your computer questions.

Thursday
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Hour two: MaidSafe believes the ability to simply open a file or look at an image without divulging any information about yourself is key to the growth in data sharing and knowledge transfer. Yet we pay for many 'free systems' on the internet with the very privacy that we have guarded for years. MaidSafe software represents a shift in this paradigm, enabling users to access information freely, without being tracked. Their technology ensures there is no access wall to data such as web servers or traditional data access mechanisms that exist today.

Friday
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Both Hours: Author Michael Miller is a proven and successful non-fiction writer on a variety of technical, business, and lifestyle-related topics. He has written more than 150 books in the last two decades that have collectively sold more than one million copies! His best-selling books include The Ultimate Web Marketing Guide, YouTube for Business, and Facebook for Grown-Ups for Que Publishing. He has established a reputation for being able to explain difficult concepts to everyday readers in easy-to-understand language.
Visit Mike's Website

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Ice Fishing:

A Saskatchewan man was stopped by a game warden in Northern Saskatchewan recently with two ice chests full of live fish in water, leaving a river well known for its fishing.

The game warden asked the man, "Do you have a license to catch those fish?"

"Naw, my friend, I ain't got no license. These here are my pet fish."

"Pet fish?"

"Yep. Every night I take these fish down to the river and let 'em swim 'round for a while. Then I whistle and they jump right back into this ice chest and I take 'em home."

"That's a bunch of BS! Fish can't do that!"

The man looked at the game warden for a moment and then said, "It's the truth. I'll show you. It really works."

"Okay, I've GOT to see this!"

The man poured the fish into the river and stood and waited.

After several minutes, the game warden turned to him and said, "Well?"

"Well, what?" said the man.

"When are you going to call them back?"

"Call who back?"

"The FISH!"

"What fish?"

We here in Saskatchewan may not be as smart as some, but we ain't as dumb as most.

Monday, June 16, 2014

@computeramerica Show Line Up for the week of June 16, 2014

Lineup for the week:
Monday
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Hour one: Amped WirelessThere is nothing more annoying than wandering around your own home, then all of a sudden, falling off of your Wi-Fi network! Amped Wireless has helped solve this problem with the updated SR20000G Wi-Fi Range Extender. This dual-band, "beast" of a range extender has been beefed up with BoostBand Technology to optimize performance.  The SR20000G utilizes dual-band technology coupled with BoostBand technology to streamline dual-band networking traffic through a single Wi-Fi frequency. In a nutshell, the SR20000G not only extends your wireless network up to 10,000sqft, it is also optimized for HD video streaming.
Monday
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Hour two: Homey is speech-controlled home automation. Talk to your home to control everything: from lights to music, from climate to TV.

Tuesday
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Both hours: It's our all Linux Show with Computer America Correspondent Larry Bushey, the Host of the Going Linux Podcast!  Tonight's Topic: "10 things to do after installing Linux Mint 17."
Join us!
Wednesday
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Hour one: Intel now appears on every third Wednesday of the month in this special Intel Sponsor Hour!  Each month, we will have an Intel representative speaking on new Intel products, services and news stories!  You don't want to miss this show!

Wednesday
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Hour two: Craig and Charles do Computer and Technology News, brought to you by Slimware Utilities, the Official Optimization Software of Computer America, and answer your computer questions.

Thursday
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Both Hours: It's our monthly Hacker Show with Certified Ethical Hacker, Charles Tendell.  As the Co-Host of Computer America, Charles now invites one of his Hacker friends to join us on the show!

Friday
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Hour one: Dos Owls (ODIN: pocket projector).  ODIN is the ideal product for people who consume most of their entertainment using Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, the web and mobile applications. As we consume more information via the Internet, we need a compact, portable device that gives us a large visual display.  ODIN combines an Android powered PC, state-of-the-art projector, Bluetooth speakers and WiFi in a compact, portable gadget. It is battery operated and can meet the demands of today's digital consumers and creators who value mobility and freedom.

Friday
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Hour two: Craig and Charles do Computer and Technology News, brought to you by Slimware Utilities, the Official Optimization Software of Computer America, and answer your computer questions.

Visit the SlimWare Utilities Website

Saturday, June 14, 2014

How does the graden grow?

It looks pretty good so far.

 Yellow squash.

 Tomatoes.

 More tomatoes.

 Peppers.

 And more peppers.

 Even more tomatoes.

 And yet again more tomatoes.

Peppers and basil, I think. Maybe.  Perhaps.  Well, it's green, whatever it is.

100 Year moon

I hear we won't have a Full Moon on a Friday the 13th until 2046.  So here's a few pictures of the one from 2014.  Technically, these pictures are from Saturday morning, about 12:30AM, June 14th.







Taken with a Canon SX150is at various zoom settings. 48, 41, 32, 25.  I think.... 

Monday, June 09, 2014

@computeramerica Show Line Up for the week of June 9, 2014

Lineup for the week:
Monday
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Hour one: ArtistWorksNow you can become the player you've always wanted to be online using the patent-pending ArtistWorks Video Exchange Platform to access the musical legacy of legendary teaching artists. Choose your school and you'll get hundreds via pre-recorded HD video lessons and an on-going exchange of videos where you can get one on one feedback on your playing. Whether you're a beginner, a seasoned vet, or somewhere in between, it's the most effective way to learn an instrument online.

Monday
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Hour two: Craig and Charles do Computer and Technology News, brought to you by Slimware Utilities, the Official Optimization Software of Computer America, and answer your computer questions.

Tuesday
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Both Hours: It's our Gamer Tuesday with Correspondent Grayson Hamilton.  Up for discussion this week is the E3 Convention!

Wednesday
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Both Hours: Sandy Berger.  Sandy is our Consumer Electronics Expert Correspondent on Computer America.  She talks about the latest technology gadgets and trends in the industry with us. Be there!

Thursday
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Hour one: Scheduled is Chris Cope is the CEO of SlimWare Utilities and he is here every month as our Chief Technology Correspondent!  Every month, Chris discusses the latest Computer Technology and new items that enhance your computing experience.  And remember that SlimWare Utilities maintains your PC, keeps it running smoothly and keeps it running as fast as it was when it was new!  You can update drivers, make Image backups while preserving your documents and so much more!  With SlimWare Utilities, you do it all and do it for FREE!!

Thursday
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Hour two: CO.ALITION is a Colorado based company that designs some of the most elegant, functional and timeless urban packs around and the ONLY technology integrated smart packs in the world. CO.ALITION was founded off one simple idea, The Evolution of Carry. They believe that carry is an art and is always evolving, therefore they've devoted their lives on finding the best ways for people to carry what's important to them. No matter what lifestyle people lead, everyone needs an efficient way to carry their belongings in an organized/accessible manner, hands-free, without having to balance stuff on their head or strain their backs.

Friday
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Both Hours: It's time for Bond...  Ralph Bond joins Craig and Charles with computer news and special topics.  For many years, Ralph was Intel's Consumer Education Director.  Ralph is now with Autodesk and he is an official Computer America correspondent. Topics tonight include smart phones that project 3D images, a robotic companion that can read your emotions, a tiny device that monitors your driving, cuting-edge tech that will finally bring desalinisation to the U.S., it's Pac-Man's 34th birthday, ASUS's new external Blu-ray drive and so much more!

Visit Ralph's Website

Monday, June 02, 2014

@computeramerica Show LineUp for the week of June 2, 2014

Lineup for the week:
Monday
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Hour one: Monolithic Dome Institute.  Computer America welcomes David South from the Institute to discuss high tech living in homes that can withstand some of Nature's most violent conditions, while providing some of the most luxurious living environments.

Monday
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Hour two: Craig and Charles do Computer and Technology News, brought to you by Slimware Utilities, the Official Optimization Software of Computer America, and answer your computer questions.

Tuesday
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Hour one: Epson.  Scheduled for tonight, Epson discusses their latest line of pronters including their newest in the WorkForce line, the WorkForce DS-40. Compact, sleek and weighing just over one pound, the WorkForce DS-40 is equipped with Wi-Fi connectivity for point-to-point scanning directly to a PC, Mac or mobile device - ideal for users working remotely that require instant access to critical documents.

Tuesday
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Hour two: Craig and Charles do Computer and Technology News, brought to you by Slimware Utilities, the Official Optimization Software of Computer America, and answer your computer questions.

Wednesday
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Hour one: Mike Cermak the Owner/Operator of Techguy.org joins us in in helping you answer your computer questions and solving technical problems!  It's Wednesday Madness and we answer ANY questions you may have about Computers and Technology!

Wednesday
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Hour two: Craig and Charles do Computer and Technology News, brought to you by Slimware Utilities, the Official Optimization Software of Computer America, and answer your computer questions.

Thursday
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Hour one: TreSensa enables studios and brands to build and distribute commercial quality mobile web games. Unlike other game distribution platforms that require significant marketing budgets to drive game discovery, TreSensa's distribution platform secures a worldwide audience without cost by leveraging all available mobile game distribution channels, including mobile game portals, media sites, social gaming platforms, native apps, existing app stores and emerging carrier game stores. Games built on TreSensa's platform are ultra portable, do not require a download, and can be played directly within Facebook and Twitter's mobile experiences with just a click of a link. What's more, TreSensa facilitates mobile game monetization, integrating advertising, in-game purchases and rewards into each game created for and/or supported by its platform.

Thursday
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Hour two: Craig and Charles do Computer and Technology News, brought to you by Slimware Utilities, the Official Optimization Software of Computer America, and answer your computer questions.

Friday
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Hour one: Malwarebytes. Joining us this hour will be Adam Kujawa, the Head of Malware Intelligence for Malwarebytes.  Up for discussion will be the FBI's recent bust of the Blackshade malware.

Friday
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Hour two: Craig and Charles do Computer and Technology News, brought to you by Slimware Utilities, the Official Optimization Software of Computer America, and answer your computer questions.

Visit the SlimWare Utilities Website

Sunday, June 01, 2014

An Old Car

No idea on the year, make or model, but it did look nice parked outside a local restaurant.  They sure did drive a long way for meal.  Hope lunch was worth the drive.


Central Coast Quilt Run, Part Two

Two days of driving through northern Santa Barbara County and Western San Luis Obispo County, we put 272 miles on the car.  Just a little over half a tank of gas.  Started in Atascadero with Sew Fun and off to Quilter's Cupboard.

 This quilt was on display at The Quiltery, in Paso Robles.  Nancy was a doll, she remembered both mom and I from previous years.  Always nice to be thought of, just wish I could get that way more often.

 The Quiltery has an excellent goodie bag: a wooden rules, couple bits of ribbon, some fabric, and directions to little scissors caddy.  Very cool.  Because we both were there, Nancy gave us each one.

 Here's a close up of the quilting, I like the little arcs, makes me think of moons and planets.

 They have this sample on display too.  It's very small, probably less than a foot square.

And these four -must- be Up To Something.  They are very suspicious.  Didn't really see many hats though.  But did lots of grey hair.  :)  Some very nice people over the two days.  I look forward to next year's run.  Will give me time to save up and do the very thing I promised to NOT do:  buy more fabric.