A Decade of Digital.
Posted by terri | Filed under digital life, geektech, natsukashii
It was over 10 years ago on December 25, 1998 that I got my first digital camera. It was a Fujifilm DX-7 camera that my parents had gotten for me for Christmas.
Working It Out.
Posted by terri | Filed under chub chub, digital life, tunes
It’s been over month since I got my new iPod Nano, and so I guess it’s about time I write about how that’s working out as well as how I have been “working out.” As I mentioned, I got the Nano with the intent of taking it with me when I take a walk around my neighborhood or wherever else my legs take me (while sparing my iPhone.) It has been rather successful as I have been putting some exercise into my day. It was a little scary that a man that got stabbed to death near my house on my walking route, but nonetheless, I’ve been trying to go whenever I have an evening alone. My energy levels have been pretty good lately and I think taking regular walks has mitigated my stress levels a little bit. Unfortunately I just haven’t been entirely motivated to do it everyday, but I guess I can celebrate the baby steps.
And in the spirit of trying to improve my wellness, I recently obtained a Wii Fit. It was actually a gift from a friend who remembers me from a time when I wasn’t so pudgy. I guess you could call it a “Wow, you got fat” gift, which I can definitely appreciate. I think it’s a rather fun motivator for fitness, though it can be useless if you do everything half-assed. I do wish it had better aerobic exercises, but it’s fairly good for the yoga and strength training exercises, not to mention for being a very expensive scale.
The Wii Fit, like with any “fitness program,” helps you set goals. Without much motivation, I really have difficulty achieving goals, but I suppose I should give this one a shot. I think it’s a matter of really taking advantage of the fact that I have a set work schedule, and that I need to stick to a routine. I guess it’s a matter of being motivated and not so easily distracted by the million other things I want to do. (And most of them involve sitting on my ass at the computer.)
Ha, well let’s see how THAT goes.
If anything, I’ve been able to listen to some fun music and some interesting podcasts while taking my Nano out for my walks. I’ve been tweaking with my playlists and I came up with these 10 songs that I think are the best for moving to. (I’m afraid to say that I haven’t used the Genius feature as much as I would have liked.)
- “Just Dance” - Lady GaGa
- “Little of Your Time” - Maroon 5
- “Gotta Get Thru This” - Daniel Bedingfield
- “What You Waiting For” - Gwen Stefani
- “My Sharona” - The Knack
- “Shake It” - Metro Station
- “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” - Daft Punk
- “Technologic” - Daft Punk
- “Step By Step” - New Kids on the Block
- “Fascinated” - Company B
And so the question for you is, do you have a favorite song you like to move to?
Sam…wha?
Posted by terri | Filed under digital life, home, shiny
As I had reported earlier, I finally purchased a new TV for my living room. I have to say that I am quite surprised that I went with a Samsung. For as long as I can remember, my household has always been a Sony one whether it be a TV, VCR, or stereo system. And if we didn’t get Sony, we would get Toshiba or Panasonic. If someone had told me years ago that a Samsung TV would be the centerpiece of my living room, I would have thought they were crazy!
I can be the first to admit that I never thought highly of Korean products. This was not due to my own personal experience, but I guess in the generation that I grew up, it was always about the Japanese electronics. And then, I dated a guy who, as an American, lived in Korea but had very few nice things to say about Korean made products. And on top of that, my mom was born in Japan right before World War II, so you can imagine her attitudes toward anything Korean might have very well rubbed off on me. To make a long story short, I steered clear of Korean-made products despite seeing its growing popularity in the marketplace.
Upon looking for a new TV, I realized Korean and Chinese brands would come up in my search. That was when I had to remind myself that there was once a time when Japanese products were considered inferior. I remember this coming to my attention when I saw a sequel of Back to the Future where Doc thought a circuit was faulty because it was made in Japan to which Marty reponds, “What are you talking about? All the best stuff is made in Japan.” It seems that we have to expect that any country can make huge strides over the course of several years, just like those before it.
After checking out all sorts of reviews and specs and then finally checking things out for myself in person, it became a toss up between a Samsung and a Sony Bravia model. I went with the Samsung because it seemed to have more value for the money, and I was namely impressed with its ability to scale standard definition TV. I bought it at the Aiea Best Buy, a place that Hunny and I normally complain about because of their high prices, but I figured since they were selling the Samsung LN40A530 at the retail price and offered a good protection plan for it, they seemed to be the way to go. They also had a deal where I could get a $100 off a Blu-Ray player, so I dove in and got that too. I really got it as a upscaling DVD player especially since Blu-Ray discs are so expensive. Yet of course, out of curiosity, I treated myself to one: Iron Man is indeed a very cool movie!
So far, it’s been pretty awesome. I think that ‘housewarming party’ I’ve been itching for might actually be a reality sometime soon. Stay tuned!
Finally upgraded!
Posted by terri | Filed under digital life, shiny, video
After much deliberation over which model to get, and whether or not getting a new TV was even a smart idea, I took the plunge and finally purchased a new LCD TV. I got a Samsung LN40A530, which is kind of on the low end of Samsung’s TVs, but it is a current model and it is a Full HD TV. It is a 40-inch widescreen TV, and in the store, it seemed kind of small but it was an entirely different story when I brought it home. This thing is a monster in my house!
I made a really quick video of the unboxing. I shall follow up with another entry later on:
Update: I realized that Flickr will only accept videos up to 90 seconds, so I had to re-upload and repost. As for the time lapse effect, that was just a feature in my P&S camera. In retrospect, I would have picked a different angle, but oh well, it turned out okay. Thankfully we weren’t doing anything embarrassing during the time lapse…hee hee.
Sitting, Waiting, Wishing (on iPhone 2.0…and MobileMe?)
Posted by terri | Filed under digital life, geektech
My iPhone has been activated since July 26, 2007. The following is a note that I started soon after and have been adding to for the past 11 months or so. Will iPhone 2.0 address all these? Some are a yes with the introduction of MobileMe; the others we shall wait and see:
iPhone Features Wishlist
- Voice recorder
- iDisk access
- Copy and paste
- Find feature
- RSS feed
- A checklist
- Downloadable voicemail
- ICal publish from phone
- Email search
- File storage
- Acclerometer option
- .mac sync
- Bluetooth keyboard capability
- iCal subscription
- “From” field control in Mail
P.S.: I am not planning on getting the iPhone 3G tomorrow nor anytime in the near future, but I do, however, plan on buying AppleCare for my current iPhone…and soon!
And here’s the movie…
Posted by terri | Filed under digital life, geektech
Tags: apple, chloe, imac, imovie, movie, video
Welcome to your new home.
Posted by terri | Filed under digital life, geektech
Couple of months ago, I joked with my hunny when I saw his faded Apple shirt marking the debut of the iMac, “Hey, you think I’ll get an iMac before the 10 year anniversary?”
I kid you not. It arrived on that very date.
After waiting for what seemed like many eternities, I finally got my new 24″ iMac yesterday. I was actually hoping for it to arrive on my day off on Monday, but of course, that was not to be. It all worked out though, because I spent my entire day off cleaning up my cluttered desk. What’s even better was that my hunny helped me do a little “surgery” on my desk since the partition that was there would have made it impossible to fit the 24″ screen.
And as if he couldn’t be any sweeter, my hunny waited at my house for the delivery the next day. As for me, I was checking FedEx tracking on my iPhone like a madwoman during my breaks at work. You can’t imagine how happy I was to be home to find my newest toy in her plain brown box hours later. And at last, she is here in all her 3.06Ghz glory:
And like with many of the goodies I get, I’m giving this one a name. I decided to call her “Chloe.” Maybe you can figure that out.
Inspired and…Empowered?
Posted by terri | Filed under blogmeta, digital life
Living vicariously through others at my job, I am wondering if home video production is something I would like to get into as a hobby. For sure, barriers to entry are lower than they ever were before, but there are still limitations to be found. For many people the limitation lies in their equipment. One blog entry I encountered on the web addressed this limitation with an experiment that brought about interesting results. I then became inspired to actually give it a try with my limited equipment. As of right now, I have a Canon Elura 100 MiniDV Cam and of course my new Canon SD1100 IS. They certainly are not adequate for any HD Quality movie, but I’m really thinking that the Web is going to be my choice of medium anyway, so I think I am actually empowered enough to make some kind of project.Then that leaves me with other obstacles: content and of course, post production goodies. The wheels in my head have only begun to turn, so we shall see what goes…
Sniping away.
Posted by terri | Filed under digital life, geektech
Hurrah, hurrah!I finally got my Canon SD1100 camera from Amazon in the mail after a long agonizing 9 days (silly me chose Super Saver Shipping…tsk tsk.) It was worth the wait as I am now enjoying the fruits of a much faster, more compact camera than what I had been using before. I never really had the desire for a camera until recently when I saw the value my hunny had in taking pictures of anything and everything. I have come to follow suit with my iPhone and now this handy camera which I think I purchased for the fact that it can do fairly decent video. To go with it, I got an 8GB card. The bf tells me that I’m crazy to get such a huge card, but I think for my trip to California next month, it’s well justified.And of course, with one purchase, trickles many others. On top of the 8GB card, I also got the case and a Flickr Pro account. I hope I get the opportunity to get out there and take some pictures.
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- Hello from the island of O`ahu in the beautiful state of Hawaii. I am terri, a local girl who looks 13, but is actually going on 30. This blog is about my personal development as I deal with life after college, being single but happily attached, and finding and taking opportunities that come along in life.
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