Kari's Journey on the Breast Cancer 3 Day Walk

Join Kari in a "remarkable event and help work toward a long, healthy life for everyone threatened by breast cancer".

You can see more details and support this good cause at Kari's info page:
http://www.the3day.org/seattle07/kari_dady

Disneyland!

We recently went to LA to visit Kari's dad and warm up in the sun.
We had a chance to spend a few days at Disneyland too.

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Weekend in Whistler

I've been a little delinquent on some of my photo sharing lately, so here come some updates.

I went to Whistler, B.C. with some friends from work over the weekend of 4/20 to 4/23.
I just took shots with my phone and then uploaded them to flickr.com

Happy Dog

Langley had a great time playing ball in the sunshine Sunday.
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More Langley Photos

sorry for not sharing sooner...
I created this new(er) Langley photo album a couple weeks ago.
I was trying to update some other parts of my website but decided it would just be quicker and easier to share the link here.

http://www.dady.us/Langley.html

p.s. This page is part of an iWeb project I was working on so if you try any of the links on the page, you'll probably notice that there are parts of the site that are not finished.

New designs

I'm toying with a few new site designs and I'm looking for feedback.
I don't want to explain too much in case what I say might influence your impression.

Please take a look at these two sites and then either email me or post comments (to this blog) to let me know what you think.

http://dev.dady.us/
http://students.washington.edu/bcdady/


Thanks for your help

Jobs Gates innovators

I recently applied for a scholarship by writing a quick essay to answer the question:
"Whom do you think the better innovator is, Steve Jobs or Bill Gates? There is no wrong or right answer, we just want to see your creativity."
I rather enjoyed crafting my answer so I thought I'd share it with you.

Both Steve Jobs and Bill Gates are each phenomenal innovators in their own specialty. Bill Gates has grown Microsoft to a dominant position in business computing. Steve Jobs has revolutionized personal electronics and focuses on providing intuitive computers for consumers. Granted, Microsoft also holds a dominant market share of desktop operating systems in homes, but even Windows experts agree, the Mac is a superior product (http://www.scotsnewsletter.com/88.htm#mactest). Gates and Jobs each have applied their enthusiasm for innovation to make the world a better place.

Microsoft is most impervious to Apple in the enterprise, where Active Directory, Exchange Server, Office, Share Point, and SQL reign. In our free market economy, there are plenty of other players who would like a piece of the enterprise technology pie, but Microsoft is the main player. Gate's Microsoft also plays to the consumer market with Windows Media Center and the recent Zune, but these are feeble attempts to play catch-up in a market space where Apple reigns.

Jobs and Apple have created a substantial impact on American culture with the iconic iPod and iTunes. The iPod's achievements include the ability to purchase, download and view TV shows or movies and listen to podcasts, and of course, music. iTunes and downloadable songs may very well be the end of traditional music distribution like CD's. Then, as if that's not enough, Jobs has recently debuted the iPhone, which purports to invade the PDA, cell phone, and tablet PC markets with one svelte device.

Each of these men have raised the game of innovation and used their passions to advance our civilization. Bill Gates has clearly brought substantial innovation to the business world and the global economy owes he and Microsoft (and other technology companies) a debt of gratitude. Steve Jobs continues to pursue and provide easier, more attractive, more enjoyable gadgets and tools which can be integrated to improve our lives. According to their own priorities, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs are each the consummate innovator in their fields.

Bryan as a South Park character

I am a student at the University of Washington, majoring in Communications. Next quarter, I will be working with their Instructional Resource Center (I.R.C.), podcasting interviews of alumni (and others ) for the Master of Communication in Digital Media program.

While I was browsing the site and staff/faculty pages, I discovered a site with a South Park character; as a likeness of the professor. The bottom of her page referenced SP Studio as the source, so I went to check it out.

I had fun attempting to make myself as a South Park caricature and I wanted to share my creation with you.

Agent Smith works for Steve Ballmer, "Vader is a Mac Daddy"

I found this funny article last week that matched sci-fi characters with their preferred computer operating system. Here are two of my favorites:

Agent Smith = PC: He's a machine that hates interacting with human users. He's almost unstoppable, unless confronted by an avatar of choice (the "bug" in the Matrix, according to The Architect, AKA Steve Ballmer). He wants everyone to look and act and work just like him, effectively converting the entire machine landscape into one standardized techno-clone army. He forcibly upgrades his old counterparts to become extensions of himself (XP to Vista?). And the only way to defeat him is to surrender to him. Seriously, could Agent Smith be any more of a Windows PC? The dude should have the Microsoft logo stamped on his lapel.

Darth Vader = Mac OS X: When you boil the Empire down to its core philosophy, it's this: Order at any cost. Hate to break it to you Mac fans, but that's Steve Jobs' mantra as well. He'll build you the slickest personal computer in the world, so long as you're willing to give up any control over the inner workings of your tech. Besides, just look at the stormtroopers–they're walking iPods. Or take the Death Star: Clean lines, efficient design, impressive features–you could almost hear Jobs introducing it at some MacWorld expo in a galaxy far, far away: "One more thing…it blows up planets." The downside of this orderly, simplistic scheme is a that any R2 unit with a USB link can access your ultimate weapon and shut down all the garbage mashers on the detention level, any decrepit old Jedi can disable your tractor beam generators thanks to an intuitive interface, and your security-through-obscurity principles mean any consular ship or Bothan spy can intercept plans for this battlestation, exposing the inadequacy of your thermal exhaust systems (dude, you need more case fans). That is why you fail.

The full article is available here: http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/geekend/?p=524

GOOWY!!!

You may notice I added a new banner on the right. I recently discovered a site called goowy.com, through a newsletter from TechRestore.com (near bottom of page).

You really have to see Goowy yourself; any eloquent description I offered you would fall short of personal experience. Follow this link to see the demo.

Meet the newest member of the Dady family!

Hi Everyone,
I'd like to introduce you to the newest member of our family, Langley.
Kari found her through a contact at work. She was staying at a
shelter in Wenatchee and needed a good home, so as soon as we got
home from Montana, our Mom Gloria and I hopped in our Xterra and
headed back over the pass.

Langley is a three year old border collie/black lab and she is super
sweet. She barely made a peep the whole ride home and is proving to
be very playful and cuddly.

Kari and I are both very excited that we found a fun new companion
that seems to like her new home and family.

Happy New Year,
Bryan and Kari




Langley says "gimme the ball"








Langley smiling







Langley all dressed up

Merry Christmas

Forwarded from my friend Tristyn

For My Democrat Friends:

        Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all.  I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the generally accepted calendar year 2007, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere . And without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wishes. By accepting these greetings you are accepting these terms. This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting. It implies no promise by the wisher to actually implement any of the wishes for herself or himself or others, and is void where prohibited by law and is revocable at the sole discretion of the wisher. This wish is warranted to perform as expected within the usual application of good tidings for a period of one year or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting, whichever comes first, and warranty is limited to replacement of this wish or issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion of the wisher!

For My Republican Friends:

           Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

Mike's new axe

My friend Mike Fullerton won a guitar from a radio station in Washington D.C. They did a promotion called The 12 Guitars of Christmas 2006. He won a Santana electric guitar autographed by the members of the band Kansas.

See more details at 947thearrow.com

Whitefish Christmas 2003

I know I'm a few years off, but I've finally got the gadgets I need to pull some of my video footage together and do something interesting with it. This is my first attempt at compiling, editing and publishing videos so please bear with the size and occasional choppiness.

I hope you'll enjoy this little trip down pleasant memory lane.

Whitefish Christmas 2003
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Mazatlan

We had a great trip to Mazatlan for Thanksgiving. We spent time by the pool and played in the sand on the beach. Here are some of the pictures we took:

Mazatlan

Enjoy!

Skype Me

I was going to post a button that would show my current status; whether or not I'm logged into Skype, but blogger wouldn't allow the script tag. I'm trying Skype so I can talk to my sister in Chile (see Michelle's Space). I'm looking for a Skype gateway to connect to my SuSE Linux server at home. I just won an auction for a Lexmark X8350 All-In-One (color photo printer, scanner, fax) and I'm curious if I can hook it up to Skype for faxing.

Nick Onken Travel Journal from Asia

My friend Nick is a photographer who's currently travelling through Asia. He's posted some of his fantastic work and I'd like to share it with you:

http://www.nickonken.com/Stories/Asia/

We feel so fortunate that Nick was willing and available to shoot both our engagement photos and our wedding. He's accomplishing great things and we're just proud and blessed to know him.
I hope you enjoy his photo journal(s) as much as I do.

Washington State Bar Exam Results - Summer 2006 Pass List

The results are in!

Summer 2006 Bar Exam Pass List

Kari and I are celebrating the official announcement that she passed the BAR exam!

Road Trip Pictures

You may recall Kari and I took a holiday road trip through Montana in early August. Well, I finally got the pictures organized and posted for you all to share.

You can see them here: home.dady.us/Road_Trip/

Enjoy!