tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66642982024-02-20T19:01:34.102-05:00Lyle SchofieldNews about me. Stuff that matters.Lylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278085647169204970noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664298.post-18269174331361173902009-09-29T23:47:00.001-04:002009-09-29T23:48:43.123-04:00MovedBlogger is a great service, but I did move along to another location. A chance to run the server, learn some things, etc. This site will not change, please go to this one and bookmark it.Lylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278085647169204970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664298.post-1132235117210938922005-11-17T08:45:00.000-05:002005-11-17T08:45:17.276-05:00iTunes price rise a cert - EMI bossA dollar too short.The greed of the music industry continues to amaze. I thought the popular stuff was always cheaper in the stores...read more | digg storyLylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278085647169204970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664298.post-1114184042689010932005-04-22T11:32:00.001-04:002009-09-29T23:47:00.427-04:00Moving?I'm starting to migrate things in a different direction. Blogger is great, but I'm trying to get more control of a couple of things and learning PHP along the way...I'll probably leave all this here, but the action is moving this way...Lylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278085647169204970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664298.post-1110983298258862422005-03-16T09:27:00.000-05:002005-03-16T09:28:18.260-05:00Apple Developing 2-Button MouseAppleInsider | Sources: Apple developing updated AirPorts, two-button mouse. Just when I was starting to believe in the 1 button mouse....Lylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278085647169204970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664298.post-1110777178758196212005-03-14T00:12:00.001-05:002005-03-14T17:36:35.246-05:00Flat Panels: GoodSo while walking through Mikwaukee airport I came across two different forms of flat displays right near each other. This is the good one.This is a display of arriving and departing flights, using flat panel technology (plasma or LCD, specific tech is unknown) mounted directly on a hallway. The metal frames offer some protection from movement in the hallway, although the screens seemed pretty Lylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278085647169204970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664298.post-1110777152302541732005-03-14T00:12:00.000-05:002005-03-14T17:36:07.826-05:00Flat Panels: DumbThis is someone's cheap idea of how to give the "flat panel experience" without actually using flat panels.This is a sign at Milwaukee Airport near another display discussed below. It is essentially a sign lit from behind using fluorescent tubes, with a translucent screen in front. While a common type of sign, this one actually contains two different displays mounted on a roller device. Every fewLylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278085647169204970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664298.post-1110140333922592732005-03-06T15:12:00.000-05:002005-03-06T15:18:53.923-05:00The Bridge BuilderWhile thumbing through mail from my college fraternity I saw they printed the poem The Bridge Builder by Will Allen Dromgoole. This poem has been part of the lore of my fraternity for a long time.Curiously, a Google search shows that it seems to be something of importance to many others as well.Lylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278085647169204970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664298.post-1110139359223450802005-03-06T15:02:00.000-05:002005-03-06T15:02:39.223-05:00Markl's Thoughts: Shipping SoftwareA Ziff Davis' link sent me to a blog posting Markl's Thoughts: Shipping Software. Mark Lucovsky is a former Microsoft "Distinquished Engineer" who had worked on the Windows NT kernel, and previously for DEC (presumably on the wonderful VMS operating system HP is in the process of killing). Mark has recently left to work for Google.
He writes in this entry about how Microsoft "used to know how Lylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278085647169204970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664298.post-1108306279911154752005-02-13T09:49:00.000-05:002005-02-13T09:51:19.913-05:00Patches the HorseMostly to keep this link around for my own reference, here is "Patches the Horse": http://www.bassfiles.net/PatchestheHorse.wmvHe could very well be the smartest horse since Mr. Ed.Lylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278085647169204970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664298.post-1108054616202879152005-02-10T11:56:00.000-05:002005-02-10T11:56:56.203-05:00Happy Birthday Dad!Of course, he doesn't "Internet", so he probably won't see this!
Lylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278085647169204970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664298.post-1108054573546282752005-02-10T11:55:00.000-05:002005-02-10T11:56:13.546-05:00Happy New YearI forgot to post this yesterday.
"Happy New Year", and welcome to the Year of the Rooster!
Lylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278085647169204970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664298.post-1108054281243605072005-02-10T11:51:00.000-05:002005-02-10T11:54:55.690-05:00Will Smith is not a Date ExpertI noticed on Good Morning America this morning that Diane Sawyer was getting "date advice" from Will Smith. I know this is in the spirit of "promotion", but as a "news" show there should be some disclosure that Will, as "Hitch", is an actor and not really a relationship expert.
I love Will's movies, and he seems like a great guy. But, I, Robot didn't make him a "robot expert", Men In Black (Lylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278085647169204970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664298.post-1107881081995454282005-02-08T11:44:00.000-05:002005-02-08T11:44:41.996-05:00Google Does MapsGoogle Maps is out as a beta application. Brilliant implementation.Lylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278085647169204970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664298.post-1107187136968419892005-01-31T10:58:00.000-05:002005-01-31T11:00:29.086-05:00Bert's Moving Company
So, you decide to save some money by having some friends help you move. You get a bunch of friends, pick up some beer, and go to the rental place to pick up a truck. Much, much cheaper than paying professional movers to take your stuff from your old place to your new place.
Of course, there is a down side...
Lylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278085647169204970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664298.post-1105972199909548712005-01-17T09:29:00.000-05:002005-01-17T09:29:59.910-05:00New Airbus A380Tuesday Airbus will release the A380, their newest commercial airliner and the largest passenger aircraft built. Longer, taller, heavier, and larger wingspan than a Boeing 747, yet only 26 more passengers. That's 5% more passengers, 15-20% longer range. Requires expansion of most airports to accomodate as well!
Seems like a marginal increase in capacity for all that engineering work, but it Lylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278085647169204970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664298.post-1104937040167451702005-01-05T09:57:00.000-05:002005-01-05T09:57:20.166-05:00Fossil Abacus Wrist PDAFossil Abacus Wrist PDA review by PC Magazine. Finally, a reason to start wearing a wrist watch again!Lylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278085647169204970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664298.post-1104872810502308342005-01-04T16:06:00.000-05:002005-01-04T16:06:50.503-05:00Robots In MedicineRx robot does all except give shot Robots have been counting pills for quite a while, but this one now fills syringes.Lylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278085647169204970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664298.post-1103640282077863942004-12-21T09:44:00.000-05:002004-12-21T09:44:42.076-05:00Single-serving coffee can heats itselfWhile this seems like great technology for campers and other cold weather activities, the coffee is going to need to be something special to make up for the extra cost of a container like this. I'm skeptical about something as fragile as a good cup of coffee being able to sit on a shelf waiting for heat activation. If its something heavily sugared maybe it will work... USATODAY.com - Lylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278085647169204970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664298.post-1103552246024947752004-12-20T09:17:00.000-05:002004-12-20T09:17:26.023-05:00Sony to drop plasma for LCDNEWS.com.au | Sony to drop plasma for LCD (December 20, 2004)
However, no information on why they are dropping out of plasma screens. Concerns about the technology?Lylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278085647169204970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664298.post-1102719916030783702004-12-10T18:05:00.000-05:002004-12-10T18:05:16.030-05:00PBS | I, Cringely . On IBM's SaleThis is a very different take on the IBM PC business unit sale, with a much more interesting story on the international business considerations. All other stories (so far) have only focused on the end of the PC/IBM era.
PBS | I, Cringely . Archived ColumnLylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278085647169204970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664298.post-1102699525015608592004-12-10T12:25:00.000-05:002004-12-10T12:25:25.016-05:00Mozilla ThunderbirdThe 1.0 release is out, I've upgraded, and really like it.
Preview by PC Magazine: Mozilla ThunderbirdLylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278085647169204970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664298.post-1102459862761171352004-12-07T17:41:00.000-05:002004-12-07T17:51:02.763-05:00I Wish I Stayed Awake In Engligh Class "E-mail is a party to which English teachers have not been invited. It has companies tearing their hair out." - R. Craig Hogan
C-Net has an article on a wretched state of written communication in business E-mail. For those of you in school now, you will spend more time writing Email as you work in your Internet connected job in the future. Written Engligh and typing may be the most importantLylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278085647169204970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664298.post-1100204830736304412004-11-03T15:22:00.000-05:002004-11-11T15:28:34.796-05:00Election Day ResultsWell, our big election day is over and its now time for all of us to come together as Americans to make this country stronger. The people have spoken, and out of two clear, distinct choices we can now all rally behind {insert Yale graduate here}.
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Lylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278085647169204970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664298.post-1097867530873702182004-10-15T15:11:00.000-04:002004-10-15T15:13:13.886-04:00Gmail AccountsI have some Gmail invites. Send me Email if you want one.
Lylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05278085647169204970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6664298.post-1097773812646200022004-10-14T13:09:00.000-04:002004-10-14T13:10:12.646-04:00Google Desktop ReviewedMy first reaction to this Beta (and free) product was posted on Lyle's Technical Journal. Very positive.
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