kahunaburger

Oh, this looks like fun …

Tobias — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:53:13 +0000

… Disney, please don’t screw this one up, otherwise you are going to erase one my cherished childhood memories (image link below brings you to a trailer).

I guess it’s time to stop

Tobias — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:14:39 +0000

My main router (Netgear’s FVS338) has a feature that allows for the reservation of IP addresses, which means that even if a device is configured to use DHCP, it will get the same ip address every time it asks for a “dynamic” address. I use that feature to group similar devices and make sure that I know at which address they will reside. Earlier today I ran into a situation where 2 devices claimed the same IP address (because of operator error) and one of them did not work correctly. Things are fixed now, but I do need to stop adding more stuff: almost 20 devices seems to be a bit over the top for a single person household (and there are some missing from that list) …

I’m raising a media monster

Tobias — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:48:05 +0000

This is a 6-y/o checking her email on her iPod Touch in the bedroom …

Checking Email I

Checking Email II

Bread, real BREAD!

Tobias — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:11:56 +0000

Whenever I see Christina, she hands me a bag with some baked goods. This is good and bad at the same time. Good, because I can feel like I’m back in Europe for a little while. And bad, because I have a tendency to devour everything she gave me within a very short amount of time. If you want to feel like I do, go give Christina a call …

Bread! BREAD!

PS: That loaf on the left was half gone minutes after I took the photo …

Micro Smile

Tobias — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:49:06 +0000

Pia went to a 9-week skiing class and enjoyed it a lot. A few weeks ago when I picked her up from class, I took my camera with me and snapped a few shots. She did not know that I brought the camera and she did not know where I was when I waited for her class to end. On the last run I caught her coming down the mountain. From the distance I snapped this before she realized who was taking photos of her:

Micro Smile I

Then she discovers who’s taking photos of her and I get the tiniest micro smile (that only a parent can detect), because she does not want to show her excitement in front of the other kids. So cute:

Micro Smile II

IfICanDream

Tobias — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:55:03 +0000

Holy cow! That’s one monster of a Flash Application (3d and live streaming included): http://www.ificandream.com/.

One of the more creative ads

Tobias — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:36:56 +0000

on vimeo: http://www.vimeo.com/9194146 (it’s for Tostitos “Frito Lay Dips”)

Those who ever created Flash content will appreciate it even more.

The Birds

Tobias — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:39:40 +0000

All lonely in front of the computer? Need some company? How about ten minutes of chirping birdies trying to eat all the seeds that I accidentally spilled while filling the bird feeder (I usually don’t feed them on top of wet snow)? Enjoy! And wait a little while, there will be lots of birds … I promise.

Confucius says …

Tobias — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:30:46 +0000

… “Stay away from companies who spent a long time designing their error pages!”

Dinner Tonight

Tobias — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:40:54 +0000

I’m on a never-ending quest to cook something interesting, simple and quick for Pia and I whenever she’s here with me.

Recently I stumbled across Martha Stewart’s “Dinner Tonight” series and I have to admit that there are a lot of kid-friendly and good recipes on the site. I even signed up for their once-a-weekday email that sends you suggestions and we have cooked quite a lot of them already.

Just two days ago we had company (including two more kids) and I opted for the Mini Meatloafs (pictured to the right), because they sounded yummy and very kid-friendly.

I ran out of Cheddar and used grated Asagio instead, which was a very good idea, because it gave the meat some extra flavor.