I really do not like moving. It amazes me to see how much junk me and my wife (mostly my wife) can collect in a such a short time. Hopefully, this will be our last move for a while. Although, I guess you never end up living in the first house you buy.

Conference Date: Apr 30, 2009 - May 2, 2009
Location: Sparks, NV, USA
Site: >>

Important Dates
Abstract: Oct 3, 2008
Deadline: Oct 10, 2008
Decision: Dec 15, 2008
Camera Ready: Jan 26, 2009

Conference Date: Dec 9th -12th, 2008
Location: Sydney, Australia
Site: http://datamining.it.uts.edu.au/wi08/html/iat

Important Dates
Deadline: Jul 10th, 2008
Decision: Sep 3rd, 2008
Camera Ready: ??

The first thing I found wrong with using Windows under Boot Camp with my iMac was the horrendous sound. I updated the sound drivers from the Boot Camp install disc and from the supplier’s website. Neither of those produced decent sound, so I played with the mixer settings and got something almost sort-of kind-of not terrible.

Then one day I had to use headphones, so I would not disturb my wife, and like –insert dramatic text snippet here– the world of quality sound was given to me. I guess it goes to show that the obvious should be tried first!

I just finished closing on my first house. The whole process was somewhat surreal. It is amazing how easy and quickly it is to sign a few documents and have hundreds of thousands of dollars change hands and then be stuck for 30 years.

Saw this on Slashdot the other day. It is a port of the Processing Visualization Language to javascript. It looks pretty cool.

I have recently come to the conclusion that I have become old. My body is making more strange noises, my joints tend to crackle when I walk and I am cold most of the time. At this rate I should be ready for retirement in a couple of months.

TUAW has an article on how to send your Mac and email and have it snap a picture using the built in iSight and send it back to you. The method can be expanded to do other things like send yourself a file or less useful like start speaking to freak people out.