Mac and Parallels a combo made in he......

So I've had my Macbook Pro for a good couple months now and I bought Parallels along w/ it so I could run Windows along side the Mac OS. Let me just say, it rocks. I've been running Parallels in convergence mode (it's this way where you can use applications like Internet Explorer or Office 2007 as if it were running on the mac). I now use my macbook as my primary computer since I can run any application I want. (Mind you games, run 'ok', in which I switch to my boot camp partition for those.) Cost is still a huge factor though, because you have to buy the mac ($2500 for the mac, $80 for parallels, and about $150 - $300 for Windows, then factor in other software like Office and whatnot). It's definately an investment, but if you own most of the Windows stuff already, then you just pay for the mac and parallels software. Which, if you are lucky, you can get a good intel mac for cheaper refurbed or off of ebay.

Disgustingly Cute Ein Video

I love my dog, what can I say?

Animoto

This Animoto site is pretty cool. I highly suggest it to anyone who is looking to share their photos in a creative fashion.

Ever wonder how to make "bento"?

(Sections/Images taken from wikihow page)

While the Japanese term "bento" roughly translates to "box lunch" in English, this is not your average packed lunch. The goal with bento is to assemble a meal that is just as appealing to the eyes as it is to the taste buds. It's not uncommon for Japanese mothers to prepare an elaborate, playfully and creatively decorated boxed lunch to entice their children to eat all of their food when they're at school. If you're sick of bringing a sloppy sandwich to work or you'd like your kids to look forward to opening their lunch box, there's a lot to be learned from the bento tradition.

The whole "how to" can be found here: http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Bento

Sprint's wait less campaign

http://www.waitless.org/?video=speedtie

1. Wait less.....All I could think was how much it sounded like weightless....
2. I was browsing a site and happened to notice the ad, something about tying your shoe in second (I obviously felt I needed help w/ this)
3. What first had me raise an eyebrow was not how quick he tied his shoe, but the "Duh, see how easy it is" expression the guy had on his face. I couldn't help but laugh.
4. I visited http://www.waitless.org/

There are some pretty funny videos on the site, don't know how many are actually true, but I know one thing, I'm going to be trying a couple of them @ home tonight. (Maybe I'll even try that turbo parallel parking).......

Internet Map

In Japan a company called Information Architects seems to have published a web trend map. Seems they've modeled it after the Tokyo Metro maps.
Information Architects Entry:
http://www.informationarchitects.jp/ia-trendmap-2007v2