Monthly Archives: June 2011

Back in midtown, finding consolation at Onya

It helps, a nice bowl of fresh udon.

Climbing Harriman

My friend and riding buddy John introduced me to climbing the hills of Harriman State Park last year. It’s a humbling way of finding out just how strong you aren’t (yet) while enjoying gorgeous views and mostly quiet roads just outside NYC. Here’s a shot from the ride coming back down Perkins Drive, over the [...]

Loving Taim

Hard to say what is best here, the food or the people, but it feels like love and it is some of the best falafel in the city. But get the Sabich sandwich because it’s even better.

A shout for IP Scanner

I totally love this software, and the company that makes it. I had a suggestion, an idea, and sent it off to them. A day later they had a new build that implemented the feature perfectly. IP Scanner is fast, reliable, and customizable — it scans your network and lets you know what devices are [...]

Full Spectrum Music

I have these Yamaha monitor headphones (RH-5Ma) that I use when working with GarageBand but haven’t actually used for listening to music much. I just plugged them into my laptop and played a great Los Lobos tune (“Burn It Down” from Tin Can Trust) — in okay quality VBR MP3 — and I was stunned [...]