Apr
26
2005
0

Sad day — I broke my Treo 650

I had always hated carrying my Treo 650 in my shirt pocket. It falls out much too easily any time I would bend over for anything. This time, I just happened to be leaning over a piece of cast iron. I just ordered a belt holster despite my wife basically forbidding me to do so [...]

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Written by Carlton Bale in: Web |
Apr
24
2005
2

I thought my wife was dead. She almost was.

I thought my wife Nicole was dead. It was one of the scariest moments of my life. It was late on a Saturday night and she was taking a bath before going to bed. I walked into the bathroom and found her motionless with her head tilted forward, with both her mouth and nose under [...]

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Written by Carlton Bale in: Life Reflections |
Apr
23
2005
0

Downloading Music: Goodbye to DRM and Lossy Compression

I've been buying music online from Musicmatch for the past year and a half. I like the fact that they have fairly high bit rates (168K) and that Musicmatch Jukebox is so easy to use. Now that However, now that I've started listening to music on multiple PC around the house, I've become very frustrated [...]

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Written by Carlton Bale in: Home Theater, Web |
Apr
23
2005
0

More thoughts on my Treo 650

It figures, just a couple of weeks after I convert a Sprint Treo 650 to Verizon, Verizon announces that they are going to carry it. Oh well, at least I've been able to get a few extra (early) months of enjoyment. I've tried to get by with not using a case or belt clip because [...]

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Written by Carlton Bale in: Web |
Apr
10
2005
0

Team back together again

Most of the team was back together again last night at a gathering at the house of Dr. Lyles. Li was the only one unable to attend and I wished she were there. All of the previous China Trip participants were invited because Faye was making her first trip to the US after being unable [...]

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Written by Carlton Bale in: MBA China Trip |

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