Archive for December, 2006
Off to London today, football match on Wednesday!
I just finished checking in online and choosing my seat for the week long business/pleasure trip to London. I am attending the International Salvage and Wreck Removal conference for a couple of days and then have a couple more to see the sights. I also just bought tickets to the Chelsea FC vs. Newcastle United football (soccer in the U.S.) match on Wednesday night and am probably most excited about attending that event. Football is HUGE in Europe and everytime I watch it on TV I am blown away by the sounds of the crowd. Chelsea is fighting it out with Manchester United for 1st place and if they win on Wednesday then they should be in first in the standings. I plan to take video with the Nokia N93 I am reviewing and will post links to my YouTube or Google videos here.
Speaking of Nokia devices, I called T-Mobile USA to find out the cost of using my cell in the UK and found out that I can add the T-Mobile Hotspot service for only $10 more and then use Hotspots at Starbucks, etc. for a 18 cents a minute. I also found free WiFi spots and will try to use them so I can record a podcast with James and Kevin too. I can also use my mobile phone with T-Mobile UK for 99 cents per minute, but have our computers at home setup with Skype so I can hopefully use free WiFi and Skype to call home. I also may look into prepaid SIM cards, but using my own mobile on the road may be about the same price. I also am supposed to receive an unlock code for my T-Mobile Dash soon in case I want to use a prepaid SIM card.
I was chatting with my pastor on Sunday and found out about the Westminster Chapel that I now plan to attend on Sunday.
The 7th grade girls won their first game
I talked about how proud I was of my oldest daughter making the basketball team and they just won their first game handily. Danika had a great assist and did well on defense in her first game and I was very proud of her efforts. It is so strange to see my daughter out on the court in a school uniform since it just doesn’t seem like I am that old to be a father of an almost teenage girl. It brought back many memories of the days when I played all the school sports. It is great to be a dad of such awesome kids and I look forward to being a fan in the stands.
Thank God for the good news
Posted by palmsolo in Email post, Personal on December 4, 2006
I have been following the story about the Kim family since he is employed by CNET, the parent company of my ZDNet blog, and their disappearance was weighing heavy on my heart. I have been praying for good news and was relieved to hear that his wife and daughters have been safely found. Unfortunately,Mr. Kim has not yet been found as he apparently left the car to seek help. Please continue to pray for his safe recovery and comfort for his family.
UPDATE: Unfortunately, James Kim was found dead in the woods of Oregon. Please pray for his family in this time of tragedy.
Qbacca is staying with Palmsolo
I didn’t get any real serious offers in my few days of having the Q1 on the discussion forums and while I could easily sell it for what I was looking for on ebay I decided to keep the Samsung Q1. I don’t have a Tablet PC and I really like the portable PC idea. Qbacca has been all over the country and soon all over the world with me (going on my London trip) and I just can’t give him up. I think he’ll be a very valuable assistant at CES when I take him on the show floor to post live on Geek.com. I now need to get a new Bluetooth keyboard or Samsung USB travel kit.
