My favorite sushi in the world. Today’s “trust me” omakase offerings: maguro & toro sashimi in ponzu, hamachi, shiro maguro with ponzu, warm crab hand roll, giant clam, uni, oysters, scallops, lobster hand roll, unagi. Very, very full right now.
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Core77’s 3rd Annual Ultimate Gift Guide
Core 77 released its 3rd Annual Ultimate Gift Guide (77 Design Gifts Under $77) this week. I can’t quite put my finger on why I love this stuff, but I do. Perhaps it’s the gadget freak in me.
I’m tempted by the notion of assembling a silk-screening kit (make my own designer t-shirts instead of paying [...]
Getting Things Done on the iPhone
This year, I’ve been experimenting with (loosely following) David Allen’s Getting Things Done productivity system. With an Outlook plug-in and a BlackBerry application, I had the tools I needed, particularly at work.
But when I switched to the iPhone over the summer, I needed a new set of tools. In my typical optimizer (read The Paradox [...]
Airplane Etiquette and Stress-Free Holiday Travel
While taking around 11 flights to, within and from Argentina last month, I had time to observe and ponder human behavior around air travel. Based on my scientific observations, I’ve arrived at these 10 Commandments of air travel, which, coincidentally, might also reduce stress for travelers during this holiday season.
Thou shalt pass through airport security [...]
iPhone 2.2 Software Update Fixed My Exchange Integration
I just upgraded this morning to the new iPhone 2.2 software.
For those following my iPhone trials and tribulations, you know that 2.1 broke my Microsoft Exchange integration of calendar and contacts — neither would sync with 2.1, and 2-3 trips to Genius Bars and multiple calls to Apple support didn’t help. I still plan to [...]
Travel: Cementario Recoleta (Day #2)
I love the Argentine lifestyle: long lunches, afternoon tea, late dinners, late nights, late starts in the mornings — then repeat.
I didn’t understand how that schedule worked with work until Argentine eBay-er MC explained that managers will arrive in the office at 9:30-10:00, that lunch is an extended affair and that the work days don’t [...]
Travel: “Boca Warning”
By the way, here’s what Lonely Planet writes of La Boca:
La Boca is not the kind of neighborhood for casual strolls — it can be downright rough in spots. Don’t stray from the riverside walk or the tourist sections of Caminito, Del Valle Iberlucea and Magallanes, especially alone or toting expensive cameras. There’s nothing you’d [...]
Travel: Bienvenidos a Buenos Aires – Now stick ‘em up! (Day #1)
Buenos Aires is a beautiful, modern city, and travel buddy LTS and I serendipitously covered many of the major sights in my 3 days there. I particularly loved the architecture, mixing modern and older styles; the older world European feel; the civilized people; and, of course, the food — delicious — and inexpensive relative to [...]
Travel: Don’t cry for me Argentina
Having been maxed out on vacation accrual for months and not having taken a real vacation since 2004, I need/want some time off from work. It’s off to Argentina for some rest and recreation!
The plan is 2-2.5 weeks in country, with stops in Buenos Aires, El Calafate in Patagonia (for the Perito Moreno glacier and [...]
iPhone Relief Part II: Broken Exchange Integration
This is Part II in a series describing my iPhone 3G issues and how I’ve addressed them. Last, I described how to conserve the battery life, although the iPhone Firmware 2.1 upgrade was certainly the biggest factor. Today, I describe how my Microsoft Exchange integration broke and describe my somewhat involved setup and sync needs. [...]
