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Mon - August 28, 2006New Blog!!!I've decided to switch to iWeb to write my blog,
so this should be the last entry on the iblog version of Mindless Rambling. To
go to the new one, use my homepage (http://homepage.mac.com/tcherna)
or select this rss
feed.
Posted at 10:34 PM Read More
Sun - August 13, 2006Dinner GuestsMy friends from CEGEP, Steve and Eve and their
two daughters Sophie and Clara were visiting San Francisco, so I invited them
and Nicholas and Heather over for dinner -- being the first dinner guests at my
new home. We had tri-tip, asparagus, tomato salad and corn basil risotto, and
Nicholas and Heather brought a nice
dessert.
Here are the seven of us posing on my couch (me, Clara, Eve, Sophie, Steve, Nicholas and Heather).  Clara, Eve, Sophie and Stephen on the couch.  Heather and Sophie  Clara and Eve 
Posted at 11:13 PM Read More
And thank you for choosing AT&TMy new place has DSL, unlike the last place,
which was served by fiber, and as such had its own small service center who knew
all about the equipment. Not only did the DSL transfer not occur on the date of
the phone transfer, I had to go through the gauntlet of the DSL phone support to
be able to get my service up. That usually goes something like
this:
Automated phone system: Please enter your phone number, followed by the number sign Me: Enter phone number APS: some menu selection and pleasantries Me: Operator APS: hmm. I didn't understand that. Did you say billing? Me: Agent APS: hmm. I don't understand that. Let me get you someone on the line Me: (yes) Agent: What phone number is your DSL Me: phone number (thinking I just entered it) Agent: If we get disconnected, can we call you on the same number Me: no, use my cell, (give cell number) Agent: What is the problem Me: The modem isn't connected Agent: What OS are you using Me: Mac OS X. But it doesn't matter, since the modem isn't connected, and I use a router anyway Agent: I need to transfer you to the Mac support Phone System: Stupid pleasantries Mac Agent: Hi what phone number is your DSL.... and of course, if we get disconnected.... This went on for some time. Apparently, I learned one thing, which is my old Alcatel modem uses the yellow black lines rather than green red, so I had to do some temporary rewiring while waiting for my new modem. Also, connecting DSL service also involves registering the account, something they neglected to do. In any case, I'm connected now...
Posted at 10:57 PM Read More
Move + 10 days and ThanksWell, I'm in the new place. I finally got a
chance to set up my iMac, so I can blog again, although I can't quite find my
cable from my s230 to transfer a bunch of pictures over. Maybe I can move the
card over to my other digital
camera.
First of, I want to extend a bunch of thanks to some people who made this all happen: To Steve Jobs and my boss Josh, who made this actually possible. Josh basically gave me lots of time to coordinate the move, which took a lot of time. And of course, Apple made this financially possible. To my dear friends Sean and David, who basically got me to move to San Francisco last January. Not only did they encourage me daily, but they both helped pack my stuff in Palo Alto. They were very pleased that I decided to have the movers do more this time! But seriously, without them, I'd never have moved and bought my own place. You've both been so important to me over the last 12 months. To my friends from Montreal whom I'm fortunate enough to have in the SF Bay area: Nicholas and Heather both have encouraged me to make the move to the city for several years now. And for the new house, they served as my real estate consultants and architects on loan. I totally appreciate the support during those panicked phone calls as I tried to figure out 'property line windows' and punch lists. To John, my old roommate and friend from Matrox, and his wife Christina for all support the whole time during the purchase process. John even drove down to SF to help me with some final packing. Thanks all.
Posted at 10:49 PM Read More
Thu - August 3, 2006Move DayHere are some images from move
day
The office during the pack:  Stuff arriving in the new place:  TV Stand getting assembled  The washer dryer being installed. There is a man in behind the w/d.  Here he comes out:  View from the window 
Posted at 09:20 PM Read More
Wed - August 2, 2006Move - 24 hoursWow. Busy day. At 9:30 the Ikea men arrived to
deliver PAX to my condo. Total price of PAX. $950. Total price of delivery of
700 pounds of pressboard: $125.
 At noon, I wired an enormous amount of money to the escrow company. Wiring actually involves just a phone call and a few careful questions. As in, my supervisor wants to know why you are wiring a half million dollars out of your account... At two, I spent about an hour and a half reading, initialing, signing, reviewing, dating. Oh, did I mention signing. I walked away with one package of papers, one book of warranty info, and a manual with the owners guide to every fitting in the condo. Oh, and a set of keys :-) At 4:30, the little man arrived to assemble the PAX. He actually was little. He brought his daughter for help, which consisted of handing the right screws. I was surprised that he thought he could build the stuff alone, but he could. I helped a bit. Total cost of assembly: $230. The fact that I had to do practically nothing: priceless.  The little man at work. Note the beautiful new floor. Daughter hanging out in the corner  Either this is a crappy phone camera, or he works really really fast. And he was little. He had to jump to reach the top hinges on the 92" PAX. OK, basically, only John could reach that without a ladder, which hasn't moved yet.
Posted at 09:09 PM Read More
Tue - August 1, 2006Move - 48 hoursWell, things are really close. The floor went in
on Monday, and today the apartment was getting some caulking and painting done
on the baseboards that were removed. The IKEA delivery men arrive tomorrow
morning to deliver PAX, and in the afternoon the IKEA men arrive to assemble.
Technically, neither are IKEA people, but little men that are contracted through
IKEA. For $450, I have 700 pounds of PAX delivered and
installed.
Here are some pictures of the unit over the last few weeks. 
My balcony. Now with a railing. 
View from the kitchen. 
The balcony. I had the carpet removed and replaced with more junckers wood!  The kitchen and stairs 
Not so structured wiring. I have tools and equipment to clean this up. I haven't figured out all the details, but it looks like each outlet gets 2 CAT5 cables each.
Posted at 10:51 PM Read More
Tue - July 4, 2006Summer BBQOnce again, Tom asked me to help out with his
summer BBQ (helping means cooking
and
eating :-) ). Food was great as always. I decided to take some different
pictures this time -- with my Canon 20D, and more close up, as opposed to the
whole dish at a time.
Results are here.   
Posted at 12:08 PM Read More
Sun - June 25, 2006iPhotoIn May, after seven years, I switched from
QuickTime to the iPhoto team. I'm mostly working on the editing features, which
is very cool. As part of work, we regularly go on photo shoots. Here are some
photos of when we went to Stanford
last
week.
Posted at 05:21 PM Read More
Sat - June 17, 2006Top of the MarkYesterday, a bunch of us from work went to the
Top of the
Mark bar after training home. The drinks were
expensive, but the view amazing. These are from my
phone:
 
Posted at 09:31 PM Read More
Sun - June 4, 2006Pictures from Heidelberg and ViennaWell, I've completed my Europe 2005 pictures with
these from Vienna and
Heidelberg.
Vienna was lots of fun, as I visited with Spike and Nina and my friend Marc's
brother Andrew and his
parents.
Posted at 10:13 PM Read More
Crissy FieldOne of my favorite spots in San Francisco is
Crissy Field, down by the Golden Gate Bridge. Its beautiful, parking is easy,
and there is lots to see. Today, it was very windy, so there were lots of
windsurfers out. See my photos here.
Posted at 09:55 PM Read More
Mon - May 29, 2006Pictures from AmsterdamAfter some time, I've finally taken some time to
sort and edit pictures that I took while in Europe in September 2005. I edited
the pictures in Aperture, and then brought them into iPhoto to export to html.
The workflow isn't too bad.
The first set is Amsterdam. Heidelberg and Vienna are coming soon. 
Posted at 12:35 PM Read More
A Lofty PlaceLast week, I put an offer on a condo-loft just a
block down from my apartment. I should get all the papers tomorrow and escrow
should open. The picture below is the back side of the building. My appartment
is the unit on the top right with the balcony. The second picture is a view
from my balcony that I took while looking at the property. More details to
come.
 
Posted at 11:57 AM Read More
(Not my) Pictures from Turks and Caicos My friend Randy just came back from a liveaboard trip to Turks and Caicos islands. His pictures are incredible (here). He's talking about going to Palau in December - -I think I should join him this time for sure!
Posted at 11:51 AM Read More
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