My new 15.6″ laptop bag

Posted on: Thursday, 2013.05.02 by J.D. H. in in Uncategorized,

From REI, one of my favorite companies!

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Any laptops powered by USB? [yes, sort of]

Posted on: Wednesday, 2013.02.20 by J.D. H. in in computer tips, Gadgets and Tech,

Q. Hello,I am something of a minimalist when it comes to traveling. Therefore  I would like to standardize on one charger for my gadgets: USB charging works for everything except my laptop. Do you now of any any laptops that can be powered by USB? -R.S. A. Hi R.S., Yes there are a few laptops [...]

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St. Louis Retail: the good, the bad and the ugly

Posted on: Friday, 2012.01.13 by J.D. H. in in Daily Updates, Travel, Work,

I spent the past few days with Samantha and Hazel in St. Louis. We were visiting my longtime buddy and business partner John. We had a great trip and accomplished a lot of fun stuff (dining out, talking, playing) as well as some serious work (computer & server installation, house planning, etc.) One thing that [...]

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How to be a good house guest [LINKS]

Posted on: Wednesday, 2011.05.18 by J.D. H. in in Misc Links, Travel tips,

We tend to do a lot of traveling and visiting friends. Recently I came across a number of articles on how to be a good house guest, there were some surprisingly good nuggets hidden in there which I’ll put into practice. Here are the articles for your edification, I hope they help you too! How [...]

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American Airlines killed our Kindle

Posted on: Sunday, 2010.02.21 by J.D. H. in in Ask J.D., Entertainment, tech tips, Travel, Travel tips, Uncategorized,

Alternative title: What to do if your Kindle breaks after warranty coverage has expired. What happened: last night we found out our Amazon Kindle was dead. It had been killed by American Airlines. What we’re doing: We are getting a replacement Kindle from Amazon (see below). What we will do differently: We will be even more [...]

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Hawaii after a month

Posted on: Monday, 2010.01.11 by J.D. H. in in Hawaii, Travel,

We’ve been in Hawaii just over a month. It’s been a wonderful time so far and here’s a short categorical summary of my thoughts so far: Weather Definitely one of the highlights. In Kona we had one day of rain, the rest was sunshine.  Temperatures were in the low to mid 80s during the day [...]

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A Few Personal Highlights of 2009

Posted on: Thursday, 2009.12.31 by J.D. H. in in Daily Updates, Travel,

As I ponder the year, and how fast it sped by, here is a short sampling (there are a lot of things left out) of what stood out during the year… You can checkout Samantha’s year end recap as well as Jessica’s. If you have your own year end recap, please post a link in [...]

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Ask J.D. – Nikon D5000 or Canon 500D?

Posted on: Wednesday, 2009.04.29 by J.D. H. in in Ask J.D., camera tips,

One of my favorite professors, Muthu, is taking an extensive trip this summer and he has been looking for a new DSLR to take with him. There is a related post discussing Canon 500D vs. Panasonic GH1, but the GH1 doesn’t look like it will be released in time for his trip. So today Muthu [...]

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