Sunday, August 19, 2007
Usual oatmeal breakfast. Planned out new computer purchases: After Leopard is released, I'll get a Mac Mini to replace 2 Windows computers. I'll also get a ministack v2 500 GB drive for music and photos. Brunch with Sam, Chris, Nate, and Patrick at The Butler and The Chef Cafe. Patrick got eggs benedict with ham. Everyone else got pain perdu (French toast). Laughed at the Jollibee opening soon sign which advertised crispy chickenjoy and juicy yumburger. Stopped at the Apple Store and tried out the new iMac and wired keyboard. Nate didn't like the feel of the keyboard at all. Chris didn't like it either. Patrick didn't mind it. And I liked it a lot. Played with a display iPhone. Chris liked a lot of things about it but thought it was way too slow for browsing the web—it felt like worse than dialup to both of us. Chris and Nate's first time seeing the Westfield Center atrium up close. We sat for a bit waiting for it to get close to movie time. Saw The Simpsons Movie at Westfield. The theatre plays film commercials that aren't movie trailers, and I did not enjoy that. The Simpsons Movie was satisfying and met expectations. Dropped Chris and Nate off at home. Home. Started using Fireworks CS3 tryout. Found a series of Adobe Video Tutorials which worked well except that it did not provide a video introduction to using Fireworks. I understand the concepts and I'm familiar with Photoshop, Illustrator, and page layout concepts as in InDesign, but I was looking for a tutorial which walked one through setting up a new website design using Fireworks. Used it for less than an hour before deciding I didn't really need it for this project. Dinner at home with Patrick: Korean beef, steamed rice, steamed carrots. Worked on Danny's new website. Encountered problems attempting to upload photos to Flickr very late tonight. Our neighbor got locked out today—says he lost his keys while riding his bike.