New Apple Campus in Cupertino

MercuryNews.com | 04/25/2006 | Apple's new campus: Premium land at a premium price
Apple teams with Texas firm on new Cupertino campus - Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal:

50 acres, nine parcels, 2 SummerHill Homes (Morley Bros, Sobrato Development), 3 HP, Grosvenor, 2 Pacific Resources (3 HP)

Golden Gate Park road closure on weekends

SFGov: San Francisco Recreation & Park Department: Map of Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park Map
Golden Gate Park Map
Golden Gate Park Union Square Map

Presidio of San Francisco Map
Direction to Presidio
Crissy Field Map

Healthy Saturday 2007
road closures on summer saturdays
Sunday street closures in GGP
SF Gate: Golden gate park 2006 road closures

Time-Limited Parking in Golden Gate Park

Lake Merced

inline skating resources

inline planet
skating articles and news
skate log
ask about skating forum
skate faq
WWW.Speedskater.Info - Home of the Milpitas Speed Team
Cal Skate Milpitas Events

Ice Blade Frames

Rollerblade Marathon Carbon 195mm
Rollerblade Lightning TF 100mm $300
Rollerblade Lightning 90mm $250
K2 Radical 90 2006 $160 2007 $200 100
PowerSlide R4 $200
PowerSlide C8 $225
Fila M100

Skate shop directory
Inline deals
Weber Sports
inline warehouse skating
skates.com speed skates
Nettracing Inline Speed Skates
Zappos

Crash pads

Protection:
Rollerblade Lux Plus $35
K2 Exo 8.1 set $50
K2 Exo 4.1 set $25
K2 Exo 2.1 set $20
Salomon Active 3-pack

Bauer Vapor XR5 APXR $450 $850 (low-med) 7EE
Mission Hockey Inhaler AC4-AC1 ee $300-$650, AC7-AC5 e $120-$200 (med-high-wide) 6.5EE 7E
Mission Hockey Axiom T6 - T10 $230-$600+, phasing out
Reebok Pump Hockey 9K 11K $350 $600 size e (med-high-wide) 7E
CCM RBZ90 / RBZ $400 $650 size e (med-high) 7E
Alkali Hockey has no wide width (med-high-narrow-wide)
Tour Hockey does not have wide width (med-high)

Total Hockey Bauer Vapor XR5 7EE $450->$270
Hockey Giant Mission Axiom T8 7EE $400 -> $250+local+$15 shipping
Hockey Monkey Bauer Vapor XR5 6.5EE $450->$270+tax+ $15 shipping
Inline Warehouse Mission Inhaler AC7 7E $120+tax

PowerSlide Sizing Chart
Fitness Skate Sizing
Inlinewarehouse sizing

Should wear size 7 hockey skate 7=8.5, EU40
*Rollerblade Problade Limited new size 8/40.5 $352
*PowerSlide C4 used size 7/40 $56
*CCM Tacks 752 new size 6.5=7.5 $46

Canada Road Inline Skating

San Mateo County -- Parks and Recreation -- -- Events Bicycle Sunday
Cañada Road Bicycle Sundays Canada Rd. from Hwy. 92 to Edgewood Rd., along Crystal Springs Reservoir, 3.8 miles
Bicycle Sunday
San Mateo County Parks, Map of Mid-County Trails (PDF)
Canada Road/Bicycle Sunday

Bay Area Back Pages: Bay Area Biking: Crystal Springs Trails
San Mateo County -- Parks and Recreation -- -- Trails Sawyer Camp Trail
Bay Area Hiker: Sawyer Camp Trail

Afraid Of Re-installing Windows XP?

Afraid Of Re-installing Windows XP?
Digg

hdparm hard drive in linux

USA Linux Users Group :: Tuning up your hard disks using hdparm.
Enabling UDMA Transfers in Linux*
LinuxDevCenter.com: PC Hacks for Linux
/etc/sysconfig/harddisks
hdparm -X69 -d1 -u1 -m16 -c1 -a16 /dev/hdf
use -t for benchmarking, -k to keep setting, -i -v for drive info

Podcast.net - The Podcast Directory

Podcast.net - The Podcast Directory Chinese
Odeo: Audio tagged with mandarin

Jewish Census

National Studies - [North American Jewish Data Bank]
United Jewish Communities - National Jewish Population Survey
San Francisco: Institute for Jewish & Community Research - Jewish Research Projects: Demography Tobin, Gary A. and Sid Groeneman. Surveying the Jewish Population in the United States - Survey of Heritage and Religious Identification

MTF lens resolution chart

Modulation Transfer Function
Canon MTF
Features: Lens Elements
Olympus E-System
MTF Chart Guide - SIGMA CORPORATION
Sagittal: solid
Meridional: dash
Bold 10 lines/mm for contrast
Fine 30 lines/mm for resolution
apertures: wide-open, and stopped down to f/8

3G third-generation technology

High-Speed Cellular Networks
Getting Broadband on Your Cell Phone

WCDMA:
Cingular UMTS phone: MEdia Net Unlmited +$20
Cingular EDGE PDA: Data Connect Unlimited +$40 or $45
Cingular HSDPA BroadbandConnect PC Card: Laptop Connect Unlimited $60(sale), $80, $20 more for Wi-Fi

CDMA2000:
Sprint EV-DO Power Vision Flexible Data Plan for Phone as Modem +$25
Sprint EV-DO PCS Vision for PCS Connection Cards $80
Verizon 1xEVDO Unlimited Data Usage +$45
Verizon BroadbandAccess 1xEVDO Unlimited Access PC Card $80
Verizon NationalAccess 1xRTT Unlimited Access PC Card $60

3.5G
3G Today USA

City Of Cupertino. Development Activity Report

Potential Cupertino development irks residents 

Other SB330 Preliminary Applications received 

The Gravel Pit, Parkside Trails Feasibility Study, Linda Vista SB330 Preliminary Application APN 356 05 007 for 30 (24 Market Rate, 6 Low Income) single-family units and a community sports center 

Marina Plaza

Site Area: 5.1 acres

Building Area: 15,200 sqft commercial; 122-room hotel

Units: 172 apartments/condos

Density: 39.6 du/ac

City Of Cupertino. Development Activity Report

Real Estate of Bay Area Blog

Metropolitan at Cupertino, MENLO EQUITIES 107 condos
Villagio at Civic Park, Silverstone Communities 68 condos 12 townhouses
Sterling Square - Taylor Woodrow Homes Sterling Square 51 townhouses
Rockwell Homes - Stevens Canyon Villas 15 Luxury Townhomes
Pinn Bros. Adobe Terrace 23 Condos
Pinn Bros. Oak Park 46 Lofts and Condominium Homes
LoopNet - Cupertino Retail Pad with Drive Thru, Free Standing Bldg, Cupertino, CA Wolf Camera 6 condos
Enclave Santa Clara 35 single family homes
Trellis Sunnyvale 55 single family homes
Cupertino Villas 176 condos

Pruneridge Residential (Morley Bros) 130 townhome and stacked flat style condominiums

National Atlas of the United States

Printable Maps - Reference National Atlas of the United States

HDTV Listings - HDTV World - CNET.com

HDTV Listings - HDTV World - CNET.com
720p: ABC, Fox, ESPN, National Geographic
1080i: CBS, NBC, PBS, UPN, WB, Discovery, HBO, HGTV, MTV, Movie Channel, NBA, NFL, OLN, Showtime, Starz, TNT, Universal, Wealth

Giant Bicycles

Giant Bikes

gear ratio

FCR1 $1100 $800 4.33 1.15 clipless, road rims
FCR2  $770 $680 4.33 1.15 (clipless) clip, road rims
FCR3  $630 $500 4.33 1.15 9sp clip 4.73 1.07 8sp
FCR4  $440  N/A 4.33 1.15 8sp

Cypress
SX 4.33-1.15 $750 $750 Disk, clip, road rims
EX Nexus      N/A $580
LX 4.36-0.93 $470 $470 Disk
DX 4.36-0.88 $370 $380
CY 3.43-0.82 $300 $320
ST 3.43-0.82 $220 $230

SEDONA
LX 24sp 4.36-0.93 $470 $470 Disk
DX 24sp 4.36-0.88 $370 $380
SD 21sp 3.43-0.82 $300 $320
ST 21sp 3.43-0.82 $220 $230

Boulder   21sp $230 $240 3.43 0.82 3.5 0.82
BoulderSE 21sp $280 $280 3.43 0.82
Rincon    24sp $330 $340 3.82 0.73 3.82 0.69
Yukon     24sp $470 $470 3.82 0.69 disk
WarpDS    24sp $550 N/A  3.82 0.73 double suspension
Iguana    27sp $600 N/A  3.82 0.65 disk, clip
Rainier   27sp $850 $700 3.82 0.65 disk, (clipless) clip
AC        24sp $1000 N/A 3.82 0.69 disk, double susp

Bike Sizing

Road bike gear, 11-28T, 30-39(42)-52 for 700c (622mm)
11-26T, 650c (571mm)

Motobecane Sprint 52/39/30 11-28t 10x3 speed$999/$2395 19.5lbs
Motobecane Century Pro 53/39/30 12-27t 10x3 speed $1496/$2895 18.5lbs
Motobecane Century Team 52/39/30 12-27t $1800/$3495 18lbs
Windsor
Windsor Tourist 9x3 speed 11-32t 30-42-50/52 28.8lb $600/$1395
Wellington 3.0 $450/$900
Leeds 22.1lb $370/$795
Dover 19.8lb $380/$895
Bristol 19.9lb $500/$1095
Mercer
Corvus AL $800/$1695 50/39/30 12-27t
Galaxy $396/$995 11-30t 8x3 speed
Galaxy AL $495/$995
Orion AL $595/$1095
Dawes Lightning 1000 1200
Motobecane USA Mirage Sport 12-24t 650c $400
Bottecchia USA carbon

Mountain bike gear, 11-34T, low 22-32-44, 26" (559mm) (hybrid 26-36-48)
29" (622mm)

Windsor
Cliff 4300 11-34t 22-32-42 $350
Cliff 4900 11-32t 29.25lb $500
Ghost 6900 11-32t 32.25lb $500
Cliff 29R Pro 11-34t 30.3lb $700
Cliff 29R Team 11-34t 29.7lb $980
Motobecane
2011 FLY 9357 12-36T 22-32-44 10-speed $1500
2011 FLY PRO 12-36T 22-32-44 10-speed $1200
700 DS full 11-32t $600/$1295
Fantom Elite DS full 11-32t $1000
Fantom Pro DS full 11-34t $1600
* Fantom Pro Titanium 22-32-42 11-34t or 11-32t $1700
Fly Pro 11-32t $1200
Fly Team 29 Titanium 11-34t $1900

Comfort bike with good ratio

Gravity Dutch 7-speed 14-34t 28-38-48t 700x35c $270
Windsor Dover 1 7-speed 14-34t 28-38-48t 700x50c $250

Motobecane Elite 7-speed 14-28t 28-38-48t

DVD to AVI/DivX/XviD

DVD to AVI/DivX/XviD
AutoGK (Gordian Knot)
DVDx
How to Rip DVDs to Small AVI or MPG Formatted Files

高橋法

高橋法 | Jedi's BLOG | Jedi.org presentation slides

North American cable television frequencies

North American cable television frequencies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 125 channel cable ready tuner

Digital cable - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 256-QAM 38.4 Mbps, channels 79-108 or 79-135, clear QAM digital cable ready

Program and System Information Protocol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia PSIP, major channel number 2-69, minor channel number 1-999, data service starts at 100

North American broadcast television frequencies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia NTSC VHF UHF 2-69 (2-83) channel tuner (channel 37 not used), ATSC 8-VSB 19.39 Mbps (2-51 except 6 and 37)

toll free company phone numbers

gethuman database
Hard to Find 800 Numbers

gnuplot / datafile (2E)

gnuplot / datafile (2E) plot several data sets
Gnuplot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

     X     Y     Yerror
   1.0   1.2   0.1
   2.0   1.8   0.1
   3.0   1.6   0.1

   1.1   0.8   0.2
   2.1   0.3   0.2
   3.1   1.0   0.2

   1.2   1.5   0.3
   2.2   2.3   0.3
   3.2   3.1   0.3

set terminal postscript
set output "output.ps"
plot "test.dat" using 1:2 with lines

Fedora packages

rpmseek.com - The search engine for Linux rpm and Debian packages

Fedora apt and yum repositories

1. Extras - Fedora Project Wiki
Livna(fedora core 1up) video drivers
DAG: RPMforge authoritative packager list (FreshRPMS, PlanetCCRMA, Dries and DAG)

2. freshrpms(6.2up)
DAG(7.3up)
Dries(9up)
ATrpms(7.3up) sciences
Fedora Extras(8.0up) dead
NewRPMS(8.0up) dead

CALIFORNIA 4X4, 4WD, OHV, & Jeep Roads & Trails Guidebooks, Books, Maps & Videos

* Alltrails California Off-road Driving 

Trails Offroad CA 

Take the road less traveled - and share your adventure - with new Bronco Trail App by Ford 

Pros and Cons of onX Maps, Trails Offroad VS. Gaia GPS 

FunTreks: books: Guide to Arizona/Moab UT/Colorado/Northern Colorado/California Backroads & 4-wheel-drive Trails

Outdated:

CALIFORNIA 4X4, 4WD, OHV, & Jeep Roads & Trails Guidebooks, Books, Maps & Videos
California Back Roads, CA Backroads, SUV, Jeep Trails, Dirt Roads, Exploring Remote S.U.V.
Jeep Trails offroad off-roading 

Backcountry Adventures: NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Backcountry Adventures: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

4 Wheeler's Guide: Trails of the Tahoe National Forest
4 Wheeler's Guide - Trails of the San Bernardino Mountains
4 Wheeler's Guide to the Rubicon Trail

California Coastal Byways
California Desert Byways
Sierra Nevada Byways

GUIDE TO Northern California Backroads & 4-Wheel Drive Trails
GUIDE TO Southern California Backroads & 4-Wheel Drive Trails

Track and Trail Publications 

High Sierra SUV Trails Vol. 1-The East Side
High Sierra SUV Trails Vol.II-The Western Slope
High Sierra SUV Trails Vol.III-The Far North Country
Death Valley SUV Trails
Inyo-Mono SUV Trails
Southern California SUV Trails Vol. I
Great Basin SUV Trails Vol. I
Great Basin SUV Trails Vol. II

Backroads of Northern California: Your Guide to Northern California's Most Scenic Backroad Tours
Backroads of Southern California: Your Guide to Southern California's Most Scenic Backroad Tours

Bay Area Backroads Deck : 50 Northern California Adventures from KRON-TV (Hit the Road)

Why ZFS for home

Unix Admin Corner: Why ZFS for home Zettabyte File System with snapshots. raid

Fuel efficient hatchback, station wagons, and convertibles

2008, Regular 3.51 Premium 3.73

Toyota Matrix 4 cyl, 1.8 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular
25 31 $1948
Mazda 6 4 cyl, 2.3 L, Automatic (S5), Regular
21 28 $2196
Toyota RAV4 2WD 4 cyl, 2.4 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular
21 27 $2196
Honda CR-V 2WD 4 cyl, 2.4 L, Automatic 5-spd, Regular
20 27 $2290
Subaru Legacy AWD 4 cyl, 2.5 L, Automatic (S4), Regular
20 27 $2396
Subaru Impreza Wagon/Outback SPT AWD 4 cyl, 2.5 L, Automatic (S4), Regular
20 27 $2396
Subaru Outback Wagon AWD 4 cyl, 2.5 L, Automatic (S4), Regular
20 26 $2396
Subaru Forester AWD 4 cyl, 2.5 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular
20 26 $2396
Honda CR-V 4WD 4 cyl, 2.4 L, Automatic 5-spd, Regular
20 26 $2396
Toyota RAV4 4WD 4 cyl, 2.4 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular
20 25 $2396

Regular 2.92 Premium 3.14

2007
Toyota Yaris
4 cyl, 1.5 L, Auto(4), Regular 34 39 $1218
Honda Fit
4 cyl, 1.5 L, Auto(5), Regular 31 38 $1288
Honda Fit
4 cyl, 1.5 L, Auto(S5), Regular 31 37 $1327
Nissan Versa
4 cyl, 1.8 L, Automatic (CVT), Regular 30 36 $1371
Nissan Versa
4 cyl, 1.8 L, Auto(4), Regular 28 35 $1415
Mazda 3
4 cyl, 2.3 L, Auto(S5), Regular 25 31 $1621
Scion tC
4 cyl, 2.4 L, Auto(4), Regular 23 31 $1686
Subaru Legacy Wagon AWD
4 cyl, 2.5 L, Auto(S4), Regular 23 30 $1686

2006
Toyota Prius
4 cyl, 1.5 L, Auto(variable), HEV, Regular 60 51 $797
Scion xA
4 cyl, 1.5 L, Auto(4), Regular 31 38 $1288
Scion xB
4 cyl, 1.5 L, Auto(4), Regular 30 34 $1415
Toyota Matrix
4 cyl, 1.8 L, Auto(4), Regular 28 34 $1415
Acura RSX
4 cyl, 2 L, Auto(S5), Regular 25 34 $1564
Toyota Matrix
4 cyl, 1.8 L, Auto(4), Regular 26 31 $1564
Mazda 3
4 cyl, 2.3 L, Auto(S5), Regular 25 31 $1621
MINI Cooper Convertible
4 cyl, 1.6 L, Auto(variable), Premium 26 33 $1625
Scion tC
4 cyl, 2.4 L, Auto(4), Regular 23 30 $1686
Subaru Legacy Wagon AWD
4 cyl, 2.5 L, Auto(S4), Regular 23 30 $1686
Toyota RAV4 2WD
4 cyl, 2.4 L, Auto(4), Regular 24 30 $1686

older data point
Toyota Prius
4 cyl, 1.5 L, Auto(variable), HEV, Regular 60 51 $794
Scion xA
4 cyl, 1.5 L, Auto(4), Regular 31 38 $1283
Scion xB
4 cyl, 1.5 L, Auto(4), Regular 30 34 $1410
MINI Cooper Convertible
4 cyl, 1.6 L, Auto(variable), Premium 26 34 $1615
Toyota RAV4 2WD
4 cyl, 2.4 L, Auto(4), Regular 24 30 $1663
Subaru Legacy Wagon AWD
4 cyl, 2.5 L, Auto(S4), Regular 23 30 $1681
Mazda 6
4 cyl, 2.3 L, Auto(S5), Regular 24 31 $1681
Toyota RAV4 4WD
4 cyl, 2.4 L, Auto(4), Regular 23 28 $1728
Subaru Impreza Wagon/Outback SPT AWD
4 cyl, 2.5 L, Auto(4), Regular 23 28 $1746
Subaru Outback Wagon AWD
4 cyl, 2.5 L, Auto(S4), Regular 22 28 $1746
Toyota Avalon
6 cyl, 3.5 L, Auto(S5), Regular 22 31 $1746
.......
Mazda 5
4 cyl, 2.3 L, Auto(S4), Regular 21 26 $1899