Month: October 2008

The Heather Garden, Fort Tryon Park

I have recently been drawn to parks, trees, flowers, and nature, so on my way to the Cloisters Museum this past Saturday, I decided to bring my camera and wonder through the Heather Garden in Fort Tryon Park. Was I ever surprised to see so many beautiful flowers and bushes in bloom this late in the year! My stroll turned into several hours of enjoying the environment, the scents, the views, and peace that comes with letting go of the distractions and wonders of contemporary society for a brief bit of getting back in touch with myself. I took these pictures to try to capture what I experienced, and while they cannot replace my memories, they are the best way to share them with others online.

I uploaded the garden pictures to Flickr, and will share a few of them here to brighten my blog. May they brighten your day as well.

Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2008-10-20

  • Trying to get an early start to the day. #
  • @BarbaraNixon I never would have dreamed you meant one on tv! So many levels to such simple worlds. Any more evidence of a complex world?! #
  • Making it a point to get some fresh air. Last week I hardly left the office. #
  • @skydaddy What is “YMMV?” #
  • @Currie What is #etugfall08? #
  • Anybody heard anything about #NorthernVoice for 2009? Is it happening? Have sent some emails inquiring and offering to help, but nothing. #
  • Teaching tonight. #
  • Gracious Home in Chelsea opened today. No Grand Opening or anything. The store is nice, but it somehow seems unfinished. #

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PC World’s Most Recent “50 Tools . . .”

PC World, one of the practical technology sources I follow for ideas and reviews, had a very interesting list in their November 2008 issue, “50 Tools to Speed Up Your PC.” The article came just in time, as I reinstalled Windows Vista two weeks ago and this article mentioned some of the programs I used to use and forgot to reinstall, as well as a few new ones.

fast_snail_id86636_size350These are the ones mentioned in the article I just installed:

  • Secunia Personal Software Inspector (new for me)
  • WinPatrol
  • CCleaner
  • Duplicate Music Files (new for me)
  • Easy Duplicate File Finder (new for me)
  • Spybot Search and Destroy
  • Ad-Aware 2008

To give one example of how useful these programs can be, I found I have over 285 MB of duplicate files; all of which were a surprise to me. Perhaps this list (as well as the complete one on the website) may be useful for others as well.

Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2008-10-19

  • Listening to a Twitter ad on NPR about Twitter. #
  • Seems their address is @WeekendEdition. Will have to check it out. #
  • @betsyweber Enjoy your time@ #
  • @abalone Thank you! #
  • @shirleyearley Can you elaborate a little on this, Shirley? #
  • @WeekendEdition Just heard this mention on #NPR, so decided to look you up. #
  • @WeekendEdition Glad #NPR is on Twitter. How about using a logo for identification and branding? #
  • @mbogle Ouch! #
  • @mbogle Did you back up the files, or the OS and settings, too? I need to get a better backup plan. #
  • @WeekendEdition Great! BTW, when replying, click the “arrow” button next to the Tweet you are replying to. That will begin the Tweet with @ #
  • @WeekendEdition Beginning Tweets with @ and then the person’s name, such as @WeekendEdition means you are publicly speaking to “them.” #
  • @BarbaraNixon What is the link to it? There are not cartoons in the NYTimes, so I do not see many of them too often any more. #
  • @mbogle Sorry about that. That is one of the features in my Lenovo I like–the restore disk is built-in. Still lots of work though. #
  • @BlancheMaynard Wish I were joining you; enjoy the hike. #
  • Wonderful news about Colin Powell endorsing Obama. Must not have been an easy decision for him. #
  • At Newark Airport to pick Michael up; he is back from ornament and book signings in New Orleans. #

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