http://www.chrispugh.com images, words, whatever Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:12:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I don't really like the word "resolution" for some reason so I'm just going to call these goals for the new year. Get back into photography Make a serious effort at Freelancing Go on a vacation that requires an airplane Live in the moment, not in my head Be more interesting That's all I can think ... http://www.chrispugh.com/2009/01/01/goals-for-2009-and-beyond/ In yesterday's post I talked about converting MP3 audiobooks for your iPod/iPhone. In today's post, I will be continuing with the Apple theme and will be talking about creating ringtones for your iPhone using nothing but iTunes. The first thing you need to do is find a piece of music or ... http://www.chrispugh.com/2008/11/30/create-ringtones-for-your-iphone-using-only-itunes/ I recently purchased an audiobook that came delivered in MP3 format and wanted to import it into the "Audiobooks" section in iTunes.  What I found was that iTunes does not support audiobooks in MP3 format  and that they need to be converted to AAC/M4B (iPod audiobook) files so that iTunes ... http://www.chrispugh.com/2008/11/29/converting-mp3-audiobooks-for-your-ipodiphone/ Lifestreaming, in a nutshell, is combining all of your online activity into one place by utilizing RSS feeds and site-to-site integration.  If you're into the world of Social Media and online Social Networking then I am sure Lifestreaming is not a new concept to you.  If you are currently using ... http://www.chrispugh.com/2008/11/20/how-to-lifestream-using-friendfeed/ Found on Craigslist thanks to Ed: 20-30 henchmen needed for moderately-sized supervillain organisation with large expansion potential (fortresses built into geological structures, corruption of government officials, possible genesis of 'nemesis' vigilante). Electrical theme. Applicants must be willing to learn new skills, including but not limited to operation of specialised 'lightning guns'. Applicants ... http://www.chrispugh.com/2008/10/06/henchmen-neede/ "I have great, great confidence in our capital markets and in our financial institutions. Our financial institutions, banks and investment banks, are strong. Our capital markets are resilient. They're efficient. They're flexible." – Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, March 16, 2008 "Our policy in this administration — laws shouldn't bail out lenders, laws ... http://www.chrispugh.com/2008/09/25/seven-hundred-billion-dollars/ This is the house where they filmed The Goonies in 1985... I couldn't get any closer, the house is located on a dirt road and there were signs that read "no cars", etc.  I didn't want to be a jerk so I zoomed this shot from a shopping center ... http://www.chrispugh.com/2008/09/22/goonies-never-say-die/ Yesterday I drove 467 miles from Ukiah California to Newport Oregon stopping only twice to grab something to eat and stretch my legs.  I pulled into Newport at around 6:30pm and my first thought was to find a room to bed down in for the night.  Not wanting to spend ... http://www.chrispugh.com/2008/09/17/newport-oregon/ Last night I had a crazy dream that I went back to work for 1BookStreet, Inc. You see, the company was re-starting... with all new management and all new staff. They wanted to bring back 2 of the old employee's on board because of their history with the company. ... http://www.chrispugh.com/2008/06/25/back-to-work-for-1bookstreet-inc-not/ So tonight after work I was driving home and decided to stop by the Coke machine near my house to grab something to drink. I pulled up in front of the machine, turned my car and grabbed $1.25 out of my ashtray. I fed the machine, made my ... http://www.chrispugh.com/2008/01/19/faceplant/