Enoch’s Thoughts

November 29, 2010

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Filed under: Uncategorized — etblog @ 9:38 pm

Our Thanksgiving vacation is over, and we have all returned safely to our respective residences, which is yet another thing to give thanks for.

On past vacations I carried more technology than I thought I should, and felt slightly guilty about enjoying it. This time I changed it up a bit, took even more than usual, and decided not to feel guilty about it at all. The fact is, I enjoy connecting stuff up and making it work, and I enjoy the access to information, even the marginally useful stuff we so often feel can’t wait another minute, much less a day. gearSo, yes, I took a Mac Mini, monitor, keyboard, mouse, USB modem (our only access was dial-up!), two wireless access points (Airport + Airport Express), printer/scanner, 3-piece sound system, iPod, iPad, digital camera, external hard drive, and a tangle of power and extension cords, data cables, and adapters. And that’s not counting what other people brought. At one point we had 5 computers and a gaggle of iPhones under one roof. (You can click on the pics for a bigger view.)

It wasn’t a totally high-tech vacation. We canoed, played indoor and outdoor games, cooked, picked, spun yarns, visited, and watched almost every sunset.

sunset

We sat around a fire at night, Fireand just generally enjoyed the quiet solitude, and not being at work.

footbookWe even kept track of the date and the day’s activities with “The Footbook,” our manual bulletin board.

We enjoyed the company of four dogs and three cats (who pretty much stayed in their own part of the house, by choice). The dogs frequently exemplified the constant human struggle for supremacy, as shown in this video clip.

Dogs On Deck

I even experimented with the panorama setting on my little Kodak EasyShare camera. The results aren’t perfect, but it was surprisingly easy, and the camera did all the work.

panorama

And the presence of this posting is evidence that I managed to get all of the technology back in one piece, and most of it restored to normal duty.

I hope your Thanksgiving was as fun and guilt-free as mine.

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