Linux on the Desktop – Part 1
The introduction of the new version of Microsoft Office has me thinking a lot about Linux for my desktop. Microsoft has performed many technical fetes in their software. Many of the features in Windows XP and Office are impressive and many are even intuitive and easy to use. However, many features are not intuitive or […]
Energetic Music to Love
The Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra gave the first concert of it’s 2003-2004 season. Entitled Energetic Music to Love, the opening concert started with a short, lively seductive theme from a "secret marriage" by Domenico Cimarosa.Then, Aaron Rosand, considered by many to be the supreme master of the violin, thrilled the audience with his stunning performance of […]
Blooming Grove
Columbus Day was an incredibly beautiful one — blue sky, warm but not too hot, and a nice breeze. The Blooming Grove Hiking Trail was our destination in pursuit of the Blooming Grove Hiking Trail geocache. The trail was in the Delaware State Forest in Northeast Pennsylvania. The cache was a relatively new one, having […]
Skyline Wilderness Park
The Magellan SporTrak Color GPS receiver said that the geocache at Skyline Wilderness Park in Napa Valley, California was 2,562 miles from home. The park is a private sector operation and the land is leased from the State. The Park is open to hikers, bicyclists and horseback riders. There are a large number of trails […]
Ludvig Van Beethoven
Ingrid Schwaegermann has developed a great web site about Ludwig Van Beethoven. It is quite comprehensive with a biography section, a picture gallery, musician’s comments and stories about Beethoven’s works. The site is available in English and German. Speaking of Beethoven, my friend and maestro Sidney Rothstein told me about an interesting technology deployment involving […]