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I don’t know how I’ve gone this long without knowing about Apture. Just yesterday though I was browsing the web when I came across a website using Apture (Tim Ferris‘ blog at FourHourWorkWeek). By now you’ve likely already noticed the links I’ve included in this post aren’t your average links. Now I’ve only been using Apture since yesterday, but I already have 2 reasons I love it.
First, it is super easy to search over 50 content sources (like Flickr, Wikipedia, Twitter, ESPN, Reuters, and many more) and plug in which multimedia and information you want from the results. All the links above took me all of about 20 seconds each to search and create the link, and I just started using the service! Second, visitors to your site can view the content without ever leaving your site. For instance, you can watch this video of my 1993 Cobra shifting through the gears in a slick little layered pop-up. You’ll also notice I added a photo of my 1993 SVT Mustang Cobra to that link which shows up at the bottom of the video. Click the photo while the video is playing and it seamlessly pops up in another window. SLICK! Both content took me just seconds to find through the search and just seconds to insert into my post. It’s so easy, and so cool, I highly recommend you check it out if you run a website or blog. Oh, and it’s FREE!
To finish this short review, I’m going to embed a video of an epic burnout (I embedded the video using Apture). If you start using Apture let me know your thoughts and I’d like to see how you’re utilizing it.
It’s been a long time since I’ve had a poker update, because I haven’t been playing much poker. I’ve been playing and thinking about poker a lot more lately though. This weekend I played multiple sessions each day. Unfortunately the first session of the weekend (Saturday morning) went terrible and I lost about $10 in the first 5 minutes. Keep in mind my bankroll is barely over $400 and I was playing $5NL, so $10 in 5 minutes is a lot. I played a bit longer and lost a little more, but not with the best of attitudes, so I took a short break and came back a few hours later. I played a few more sessions over the weekend and broke even by the end of the weekend. The bankroll is at $417 which is about where it’s been for a month, so there hasn’t been much traction there. Considering I haven’t been playing much lately though, I’m not complaining. In fact, I’m looking forward to playing tonight, and tomorrow night, and…
It’s been almost 2 weeks since our last ultrasound when we got some of the first glimpses of what looks like an actual human. We saw feet and hands with toes and fingers! It’s amazing how fast he/she is growing. That’s right, we haven’t found out the gender yet. We could have at that appointment too, but we stuck to our guns and didn’t find out. Of course, it’s been two weeks and the decision has been made that we’re finding out at our next appointment, which is coming up in just two weeks. I’ve been wanting to share this photo for a while now, so here it is.
 You can even see the spine.
Back in February I posted about our trials and tribulations with trying to conceive and have it stick. Well after more than 2.5 years I am very happy to announce that today marks the start of the second trimester of my wife’s pregnancy! I’ve wanted to post about this for a while but forced myself to wait for the start of the second trimester. My understanding is this is kind of the “rule of thumb” when it comes to announcing a pregnancy. Of course our families already know and many close friends. We learned our lesson last time- when as soon as we saw that positive pregnancy test we told everyone- and unfortunately things took a turn for the worse real fast.
This time is different though. We’ve already been kicked out of the fertility clinic- no I wasn’t drunk- they’ve done their job so their work is done. We’ve had two ultrasounds, seen the baby both times (looked like a gummy bear) and heard that racing heartbeat. Actually my wife has an ultrasound machine at her work, so earlier this week she invited me over for a third, unofficial ultrasound! Words can’t explain it; I still catch myself in complete awe with my mouth open and drool dripping off my chin. At least now I finally have a reason when my wife asks WTF? OK serious now- I really am in awe and this is such an amazing time. We still have a long way to go though. My wife’s pregnancy is considered high risk and I’m hearing there is a chance she could go on bed rest late in the pregnancy. So although I’m happy as can be, we’re also a bit nervous and anxious about the months to come.
So wish us luck, or send us prayers, or send us money (preferred). Thanks!
 Just in case you couldn't find the baby.
 "Starting Download..." was here. I already love my BlackBerry, and it just keeps getting better. Last night the official BBM 5.0 was released. I tried to download it through App World but with the masses trying the same thing all I got was “Starting Download…” for about 12 hours. Luckily I hadn’t upgraded to the latest version of App World yet, and when I did it finally cleared the “Starting Download…” message. Instead of trying to get it through App World again, I visited http://blackberry.com/messenger for the OTA (Over The Air) download and it installed just fine. If you can’t get rid of the “Starting Download…” message in App World I also found this BlackBerry knowledge base article that might help. As far as the Messenger itself…
 BlackBerry Messenger 5.0 I haven’t used it to actually chat with anyone yet, but here are a few features I’ve already noticed. First, you can now easily backup your contacts either locally or remotely. Remote backup allows you to backup your contacts to a remote BlackBerry server that is tied to your email address. Second is Avatar functionality. A minor thing I admit, but still a nice piece of the upgrade. Third is the Barcode. Each BBM 5.0 user has a unique barcode. The barcode can be easily scanned by another BlackBerry camera for a quick and easy way to add contacts. I’ve already tested this and it’s slick! Fourth, now you can create groups and communicate within said groups. Fifth, Broadcast Message. Just like it sounds, you can send a message to multiple contacts at the same time. Those are just some of the initial features that I have noticed, and this is coming from someone that hasn’t even had one chat conversation with the new version. Do you have BBM 5.0 yet, and if so what are your thoughts?
I’m currently active in Full Tilt’s Take 2 promotion. All you have to do is play 2 ring game tables at the same time, earn 1 full tilt point while doing so, and if you do so for 25 days in September they’ll give you $50. Through 8 days in September I’ve only missed playing one day so far, and all 7 of those sessions have been winning sessions. I play micro-stakes, which most would agree already has the majority of bad players, but I think promos like Take 2 make bad players play even worse. It’s like people are just trying to get their “check mark” for the day and be done with it. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining, I’m simply making an observation and wondering if anyone else notices the same thing?
Wow time flies. I can’t believe it’s been a month since I last posted. I think of posting just about every day, but rarely have the time to do so. Anyway, I’ve been playing at Full Tilt for about the past 2 weeks straight. I’ve always liked Pokerstars better, but I will admit Full Tilt runs some good promotions. For the month of September, they are running an easy promo called Take 2. Basically, you can make up to $50 for the month, just for playing 2 ring game tables at the same time, which I already do anyway. So it was kind of a no-brainer to try and make as much on this promo as I can. I know $50 isn’t much money, but it’s free to try and earn it, and I can earn it playing the games I would be playing anyway. I’ll work on this promo this month at Full Tilt and probably go back to playing mainly at Pokerstars after that (unless another good promo shows up).
In recent weeks the bankroll has been as high as $424 and as low as $390. Currently it rests at $409. Last night I played some of my first $10NL at Pokerstars and it went well. Of course I’ve played $10NL before, but only here and there and rarely with the intention of “moving up”. Last night was the first time I played with thoughts of officially moving up. I still mixed in some tables of $5NL (yes I am very conservative with my bankroll), hence the “slowly” moving up. I’m going to play at least one $10NL table each session to get a feel for the players and action, and as long as it keeps going well I’ll make the official move at that point. So here is hoping I’ve moved up to $10NL soon! Oh, and here is one of the bigger hands I had at $10NL last night:
PokerStars No-Limit Hold’em, $0.10 BB (6 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com
CO ($2.70)
Button ($10.30)
SB ($7.15)
BB ($5.45)
UTG ($5.65)
Hero ($10)
Preflop: Hero is MP with Kd, Ks.
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.35, CO calls $0.35, 1 fold, SB raises to $2.5, 1 fold, Hero raises to $10, CO folds, SB calls $4.65 (All-In).
Flop: ($17.60) 9s, 5d, 6d (2 players, 1 all-in)
Turn: ($17.60) Ts (2 players, 1 all-in)
River: ($17.60) 9d (2 players, 1 all-in)
Final Pot: $17.60
Results:
SB has Kc As (one pair, nines).
Hero has Kd Ks (two pair, kings and nines).
Outcome: Hero wins $17.60.
Today was the first I’ve heard of a wordpress for blackberry app. Of course I’m testing it from my blackberry with this post. The nice thing about the app is it’s from wordpress and they are constantly updating the beta version with upgrades and fixes. Visit blackberry for wordpress from your phones browser to install and try it for yourself.
Get your minds out of the gutter! This photo was taken aboard the USS Midway in San Diego. My wife had a conference in San Diego so I tagged along and made a vacation out of it. I loved San Diego, beautiful area and the weather seemed perfect every day. Of course I took a lot of photos but I’m just now revisiting some of them. I added a little HDR effect to this one with Picnik. So what do you think, like it or does the HDR add a bit much to it?
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