The Trip - Day 3
Well, as it turns out, apparently I have money to burn, so on day 3 of our fateful trip, I bought myself a new pair of earphones. 130$ earphones. Though, I must admit, they are mighty sweet!
So, what did I buy? A pair of Shure E2Cs! Sound fancy? Well, damnit, they are! They’re referrered to as canal-phones, because, rather than just sitting outside the ear like standard buds, they actually fit into the ear canal. Moreover, they come with sleeves which cause them to act like ear plugs. The result is excellent sound reproduction (including bass, unlike typical buds) while providing incredible noise isolation (at low volume I can’t hear a conversation next to me), meaning you can drive them at lower volume, thus protecting my hearing. Good stuff!
Of course, that ain’t all. Lenore picked up a pair of sweet Sony cans for 100$ which sound incredible (though, I have to say, my Shures are pretty comparible). So, yeah, it’s been a decadent trip! And, tomorrow, the drive back… which should be a good chance to test the sound isolation capabilities of my new earphones.
The Trip - Day 2
Location Granville Island (this entry was started in a store called Rhinoceros) Weather Cool (but not -20C) and sunny Image of the Day:
Apparently it was cold enough today for water to freeze in the ponds down around Granville Island, hence the ducks appearing to walk on water.
Anyway, we spent the afternoon wandering around the island, generally wasting time (woo woo, more shopping!), giving me further opportunity to fiddle about with my PDA and invade more WAPs (allowing me to start this entry).
Speaking of which, the PDA is generally working out well. I’ve had some odd stability issues here and there (eg, Pocket Tunes now freezes up whenever I play anything, hence me switching to AeroPlayer), but I expected that, to some degree. Other than that, it’s been good. And, if anything, it’s provided plenty of distraction (not to mention a useful blogging tool).
I Love Wifi
The number of unprotected WAPs never ceases to amaze me. Here I am, blogging from a diner in North Vancouver on someone’s unprotected AP (yes, I know, questionable behaviour), and, frankly, loving it! If this keeps up, ‘net access will be ubiquitous in no time!
I Loves Mah Toy!
Man, I just keep finding cooler and cooler stuff for my Palm. First up, ScummVM. This thing lets you play those old LucasArts games, like The Secret of Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle, etc, on your Palm! As if I don’t have enough games, now I have more! I’ll have to take some pics of some games running on my Palm… it’s pretty sweet, and with the bright colour screen, they look gorgeous.
On a more esoteric front, I came across OmniRemote. Believe it or not, it turns your Palm into a fully programmable IR remote control! Sound useless? Well, for me, it probably is, but it’s still pretty neat… although, it does have some issues that make it impractical for day to day use (button presses are kind slow for no discernible reason, and, for some reason, it sends a double-power signal to my cable box when I hit the power button).
