Christopher P. Cacho

It is always a bit sad once the Christmas season is over. There isn’t much to look forward to other than the new year during December. Christmas morning was really nice; my eldest sister’s kids had the most fun. I’m looking forward to the next year and have a big resolution & project planned

The gifts I received this Christmas:
Adagio Glass Teapot
Vanity Fair, January 2009 – Tina Fey
Star Wars Prequel Trilogy
Star Wars Trilogy
Black & white tartan blanket
Sushi Pack – Tako Note Pad
Sushi Pack – Magnets
Sushi Pack – DVD
Dynex Memory Card Reader
Fleece snap snug blanket
A really nice set of pens

I believe I did great on the quiz, but I didn’t read the bonus questions correctly so I bet my teacher will think I’m dumb; they’re only bonus questions. Afterwards I had “Victory Chili”, and watched The Clone Wars. It was an alright movie — I think better than the reviews I’ve read. I don’t think the plot could stand on its own, but I guess thats what the TV show is for. It was a lot of graphics and heroic poses. I’ll start watching the television series.

I just found this band called Alestorm, and play what they call “True Scottish Pirate Metal.” It gives a mix of sea shanties and power metal that I enjoy. “Wolves of the Sea” is a good example, and my favorite song.

Mind mapping is something that I never thought would help me brainstorm, but recently I’ve been planning projects with this process. I’m starting to believe that it helps the flow of thinking better than what I have been doing, which is making lists. This is very progressive for me because making lists on the computer have become useless. A great online app is MindMeister, but hopefully I can switch to a desktop app like Mind Manager. There are a few free apps but Mind Manager nicer design.

This past weekend I replaced my PowerBook G4 with the updated MacBook Pro; it’s a five year upgrade. I’ve had a good week with it, and I really like everything about it. Just keep in mind that this is a five year jump between Macs.

First of all the case design is amazing; seamless design always is. The glass screen is extremely beautiful. I know some people are complaining about the reflective qualities of it, but I sure don’t care. My reflection is there, but that can be ignored. I haven’t worked on graphic projects yet. Maybe I’ll come across something annoying whenever that happens. I’ve only been working on my coding as of late. Now the new trackpad has a few new things. All the gestures and the fact that there is no physical button make it pretty cool. I’m just glad now that I can scroll windows without having to drag a blue pill.

This is also a jump from Tiger to Leopard OS. I can see the speed bump, but that might be because of the 2.4 GHz. There are changes that I have to get use to. The GUI — not so much; I’ve taken the time to make the Tiger UI look similar. Although, all the applications I’ve been admiring that were Leopard only are now downloaded. My favorite apps so far are: Anxiety (to-do list manager) and Delicious Library 2; I’ve had Delicious Library before, but version 2 is Leopard only.