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  • Does anyone have experience with hard drive enclosures like this? SABRENT USB 3.2 5 Bay 3.5" SATA Hard Drive Tray Less Docking Station I’m trying to avoid another NAS setup, but I have only experienced single hard drive enclosures.

    β†’ 7:32 PM, Feb 1
  • My QNAP Died

    It’s confirmed, my QNAP NAS died a horrible death last night after an attempted firmware upgrade. Searching on Reddit it seems I wasn’t the only one who had an issue:

    Luckily I recently backed up the data from the QNAP so I think I’m in good shape. I don’t think I want to shell out $$$ for another NAS, though. I may go back to simple hard drive enclosures.

    Dusty QNAP NAS
    β†’ 11:55 AM, Feb 1
  • Panoramic iPhone Photos

    Trying a few panoramic photos with the iPhone XS Max while in Hawaii. Click each photo to get a better view. πŸ“·

    Ko Olina Lagoon 4 Ko Olina Lagoon 4
    Sunset at Ko Olina Lagoon 4 Sunset at Ko Olina Lagoon 4
    Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden
    Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa
    Makapu'u Lighthouse Trail Makapu'u Lighthouse Trail
    β†’ 8:21 PM, Jul 13
  • Nighttime Photo with iPhone XS Max

    This nighttime photo was taken with iPhone XS Max. It turned out OK, didn’t it?

    β†’ 1:18 PM, Oct 7
  • Breakfast the Other Day

    The girls and I went to breakfast at the local diner the other day. They find eating at a diner so comforting. πŸ“·

    β†’ 12:28 PM, Aug 13
  • Enjoyed the beach today with the family.

    β†’ 2:35 AM, Jun 29
  • The beach last week.

    β†’ 9:28 PM, Jun 3
  • In The City Once Again

    Mia and Graecyn at the Palace of Fine Arts. Photo taken by Farrah using the iPhone 5S

    The girls are in the City once again. Farrah sent me the above photo from the Palace of Fine Arts. I wish I could be up there with them enjoying the day.

    β†’ 11:50 AM, Jul 21
  • Seeing Santa

    The Santa Claus at Stanford Shopping Center has been our staple Santa over the years. The only other time we saw Santa Claus elsewhere was in Hawaii. This year we waited until the weekend before Christmas to visit Santa. It seemed like a lot of other people had the same idea, given the long line we encountered early that Saturday morning.

    But the girls were very patient waiting. And when it was their turn to sit on the jolly old fellow’s lap, the girls were well-behaved - for the most part. I think Graecyn is going through a little stranger danger/separation issue right now. But Mia was all in awe of Santa. Mia even spent several moments after the photo session talking to Santa about her gift ideas.

    Waiting in line. Waiting in line.

    Mia tells Santa she wishes for this year.Mia tells Santa her wishes for this year.

    Graecyn waits for Mia.Graecyn waits for Mia.

    β†’ 7:21 PM, Dec 22
  • Sharing in the Morning

    It’s always tough getting the girls ready in the morning. Sometimes they place nice, like this morning. This gives mom and dad the opportunity to actually get ready for work instead of rushing to work.

    β†’ 5:21 PM, Nov 5
  • Color Me Rad

    Confident before the run.Confident before the run.

    This past weekend, Farrah, Fina, Kristel, Kay, Chantel, and Marisa took part in the 5K Color Me Rad run. It was held at the Santa Clara Fairgrounds in San Jose. This particular run benefited the

    Pacific Autism Center for Education (PACE). I was able to take a few photos at the event. It was a bit difficult to avoid the color powder that is used at the event. I saw several DSLR users have plastic bags over their cameras, similar to a rain bag I used on my Nikon D70 when we went to England. If they do this run again, I will need to make sure to bring a plastic bag with me.

    Celebrating after the run!Celebrating after the run!

    Photos for this event are located under theΒ Color Me Rad folder.

    β†’ 1:20 PM, Sep 17
  • Mia Following Kaleb

    Mia follows Kaleb up a hill during Kaiden's first birthday party. Mia follows Kaleb up a hill during Kaiden’s first birthday party.

    Mia and Kaleb were blowing bubbles outside during Kaiden’s first birthday party. Kaleb decided to walk from the playground and down the sidewalk trail. Mia followed. There was a little hill past an intersection path that Kaleb decided to walk up. Mia followed. Up the hill, they both went toward a house. Kaleb made it all the way to the top. Mia - about 90% before she slipped, causing her shoe to fall off. I was there right behind her to fix her shoe and encourage her the rest of the way up to the top.

    Getting down is a different story.

    This photo was taken on March 2, 2013.

    β†’ 10:21 PM, Mar 3
  • Mia and a Sunday Afternoon

    Mia and a Sunday Afternoon Are you looking at me?

    We were hanging out in the living room on a Sunday afternoon before baby Graecyn’s arrival when I took this photo. Mia was enjoying a few vanilla wafers and wearing her sunglasses while watching an episode of Dora the Explorer.

    This photo was taken on November 4, 2012.

    β†’ 10:22 AM, Nov 19
  • Graecyn Belle

    Graecyn BelleGraecyn Belle was born at 1:50am on November 8. 2012. She weighs 6 lbs 10 oz, and is 19 1/2 inches long, with a thick head of hair like her sister. Mommy, baby, and family are doing great!

    β†’ 12:13 PM, Nov 9
  • Mia and the Harvest Festival

    Mia and the Harvest Festival Mia enjoying snacks from the Harvest Festival at daycare.

    Instead of celebrating Halloween at daycare, they have a Harvest Festival. Parents are invited to enjoy time with the kids. There are a few activities, such as building necklaces, playing with pumpkins, and painting. Mia has a little bee temporary tattoo on her right hand. And the necklace she is wearing is one she put together herself!!! Mom and dad only tied it on her.

    This photo was taken on October 26, 2012.

    β†’ 3:31 PM, Oct 31
  • Mia Enjoying a Sunny Day

    Mia Enjoying a Sunny Day Mia Enjoying a Sunny Day

    This photo was taken back on April 21, 2012. Mia was watching us break down the cardboard boxes that had piled up in the garage. It was a beautiful sunny day, so she decided she wanted to read. As you can see, her choice of reading material involves dinosaurs. My, how she has grown since then.

    β†’ 3:46 PM, Oct 29
  • Mother and Daughter

    Mother and Daughter Trying to recreate a photo from Farrah’s childhood. We’ll need to go back to Hawaii and try again.

    Trying to recreate a photo from Farrah’s childhood. We’ll need to go back to Hawaii and try again.

    On our last trip to Hawaii, Mia and Farrah tried to recreate a photo from Farrah’s childhood, circa the late 70’s early 80s. Mia wasn’t as cooperative for the photo, unwilling to stand on her own. This just means we need to go back to Hawaii to retake this one day soon.

    β†’ 2:54 PM, Aug 24
  • Too Many iOS Camera Apps?

    A lot of photo apps, right?

    Seems like I’ve bought a ton of iPhone camera apps. But there is so much more. The latest one I have been using is called Pris. I must admit, though, I more often than not just use the normal camera app.

    β†’ 8:30 PM, Jun 10
  • Again

    Mia watching an iPad

    It has been a while. Again. Life has just been busy. But I have a few moments right now to put down a few thoughts.

    As I write this, it is Friday afternoon. I’m on the train heading home. I am typing on my new iPad. This new little machine is a joy to work on. It is much faster than the original iPad, which is now Mia’s full-time companion. She uses it as her “mini-tv,” but also has a few story apps she enjoys. Her iPad is protected with the iGuy cover which makes it easier to carry around.

    I bought the new iPad with 4G - the Verizon version. I find the wicked machine fast on the Verizon network when I’m able to get a signal, which has been done most of the time. There has only been one problematic area when leaving SF on the train. But other than that the machine has been smokin'.

    I recently had a birthday. My birthday. Another one. Well, it’s a good thing, right, consider the alternative? I’m not particularly reflective, at least not yet. I’m sure I will have a moment to contemplate the year that has passed. But that moment isn’t right now. Right now I’m wondering what’s for dinner.

    I, again, hope to write more soon. I hope to post more photos, soon. I hope to do plenty of things - soon. We’ll see what I can accomplish.

    β†’ 5:31 PM, Mar 30
  • Grilled Cheese Please!

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    β†’ 1:05 PM, Feb 12
  • Mia Izobel - Hummingbird for Life

    Hummingbird for Life

    Today was Mia’s last day with the Hummingbirds at 2nd Gen, the daycare at Genentech. She was there for fifteen months under the care of all her loving teachers: Barbara, Cathy, Stefani, Joanna, and Fely. Oh, and so many friends both older and younger. She’ll missΒ  2nd Gen. But it’s time to move on. We won’t forget the Hummingbirds!

    β†’ 9:59 PM, Jan 30
  • Mia Izobel and Malasadas

    Mia enjoying a malasada

    I am so behind in posting photos that I have taken this year. I hope to rectify this by posting a photo album every three days until I am caught up. I was going to post an album a day, but that seems a little too ambitious.

    The above is a photo of Mia Izobel taken by Farrah on her iPhone 4S at the Waikele Shopping Center. Let’s just say she enjoyed the malasada.Β 

    β†’ 2:42 PM, Dec 22
  • Vacation Photos with iPhone 4S

    We came back from our trip to Hawaii this past Thursday. I wanted to post a few photos I took during vacation. What’s interesting about these photos is that they were all taken with the iPhone 4S. Yup, I left my Canon 7D at home. We did, however, bring the Canon S90 with us, and I had a Sony NEX-5N at my disposal. Those photos should be up on the photos page sometime this week.

    What I found interesting was that we (Farrah with her iPhone and I with mine) were able to capture moments effectively with our iPhones. There were a few missed opportunities, but none I regret in not having my Canon 7D with me. I’m sure if there were more nighttime or low-lit moments to capture, I would have failed with my iPhone. But most of our activities were in the daytime, making the iPhone a perfect vacation camera.

    I also tried out the new version of the Path app. The app has been recently updated for the iPhone and Android. The updated version of Path makes it more intuitive than its previous incarnation, but there is still one thing lacking: people I know using Path.

    I have a few co-workers using the app, but I would really like other family and friends to use it as well. Honestly, I don’t think many will do so, only having time for Facebook and, perhaps, Instagram. It’s understandable. I found myself posting more to Path (as a test) and Instagram than Facebook directly.

    I’m thinking my time on Facebook will become more limited to pushing data from other sites/apps than direct interaction with Facebook (e.g. logging in and actively posting, commenting, etc.) There are only so many hours in the day. I’m finding that Facebook is taking a significant chunk of that free time I rarely have.

    β†’ 2:17 PM, Dec 10
  • Pearl Harbor and the Zoo

    Today we visited Pearl Harbor to specifically see the USS Arizona. Unfortunately, Mia fell asleep during the short film that is watched before taking the short boat ride out to the memorial. She was also asleep all the time we were at the memorial. It wasn’t until we started to leave that she stirred from her slumber.

    Next, we went to the zoo, where these photos are from. Mia loved to see the fish, monkeys, birds, and all the other animals at the zoo. To our surprise, there was so much to see. We’ll need to visit our local zoos to see what they offer.

    All in all, it was another beautiful day.

    β†’ 12:55 AM, Dec 1
  • Mia's First Day in Hawaii - A Few Photos

    A few photos from our first day in Hawaii. The first day was mainly getting Mia acclimated to the new time zone, and for me to recover from my Dramamine hit. Oh, but plenty of good food was eaten yesterday. What’s on the menu for today? We shall see.

    Shopping at Times Shopping at Times Getting to know her cousins Getting to know her cousins Checking out Fruit Ninja Checking out Fruit Ninja
    β†’ 12:21 PM, Nov 29
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