New software

Adobe,Software,Puppy

So, I got new software for Adobe Creative Suite 3. It takes some getting used to.

But one of hte new things is this Adobe Contribute. It lets me blog from it and create quick pages for my website, so I am giving it a try with this post.

Also, Did Back to School photos. Ain't he cute:

Smart House.....hmm....

I have been thinking a lot lately about the Monolithic Dome Home I want to build. I want to have in it:

• Wireless infrastructure.
  
• Sunken Game Table
• Plasma screens
• a plasma screen builletin board/calendar system that is linked to the network and can show 4 months at a time (touch operated).
• intercom/videocom system
• networked touch screens in every room to access contacts, calendar, messaging, music, video, etc.
• A grand office where all my kids computers are lined up against a wall and networked to a huge screen on the wall, so when I am in there with them and they are having a homework problem, I can put it on the screen and help. Or if we are in a networked game, I can have the game up on the wall, etc.

But I know a lot of it is wishful thinking. But I have managed to get some of this in place at my new house.

I have a wireless infrastructure (not quite mapped out like I want it, but I am working on it)

I am trying to inexpensively have all my computer users be able to connect to a main calendar file in outlook (and contacts).

I have taken an old laptop (that was collecting dust) and put it next to my phone base (on the bar in our kitchen) and placed a cool phone log program to keep track of everyones messages (which can be emailed to them) and a recipe program (connected to the server) for us to access recipes in the kitchen. And even browse the net.

I can stream my music out to any computer and to the surround sound system out in the living room (hopefully someday I will buy the router that will let me send my video out there too!

I would like to get a better modem for my old laptop and then it could be my answering machine and email the voicemessages to the appropriate people. If someone called for me at home, I would be able to get it at work and call them back!

I love technology!

Long time, no blog.

Well, I have been burning DVD's non-stop. I didn't realize how many home movies I have...

But, we are settling nicely into our new home. I hope to post photos soon. Maybe I will post them on my website... who knows.

Not much else is going on.

DVD-Burner

I just have to rave. My wife is awesome.

I wanted this external firewire Double layered DVD-Burner for like $250. She said no, wait until the price comes down... so I whined and did.

Well, I found a deal for a normal DVD-burner Internal that was $75 after a rebate. When I was at worked, I called her to tell her about it, but couldn't find it...B UT I found a better one that was $72 without a rebate and she let me buy it.

WELL! IT ROCKS. It is the DW822 by BenQ. It is a DVD-RW and I found out it is upgradeable to the double-Layered Discs that are coming out. All I have to do is download the Firmware that is coming out in like September for IT!!!! AND...

It came with a program that only works with this burner that will rewrite the Open Book code at the beginning of DVD+R and DVD+RW so that really old DVD players will read it as a DVD-ROM and play them. Too good to be true, but I tried it on Dominic's DVD player (that used to be ours) and it would never play a burned CD-R disc, and it wouldn't play the DVD+R either, after I set this configuration I tried a new DVD+R disc and it fired right up!

If you are thinking about purchasing one...this is the one to get!!!!