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So there is a lot of hype about the iPhone 3.0 release this week and the new iPhone 3Gs.  I updated my 3G today while I wait for my 3GS to arrive and immediately checked out all the new features I’d read about and they didn’t really wow me because I we’ve heard about them so much. Great improvements for sure but its the little things that really show attention to detail. I am an avid Audio Book “reader”. Since I live in LA and spend 2-3 hours in the car every day this works out pretty well.

Today after my 3.0 update I fire up my current book and I see there are new controls in the iPod just for Audio Books, theres a button to skip back 30 seconds and a button to control the play speed 1x, 2x and 1/2 speed. That 30 second rewind is perfect for when you want to repeat something you might have missed.

If you’re a Sci-Fi fan, check out the Hyperion and Endymion books by Dan Simmons. they’re really good. It feels a little preachy and philosophical at times but it is definitely a unique perspective on the future of religion, politics and the Human race.

The Vendor Client relationship – in real world situations

I saw this today in a Twitter post. The moral of the story: You’re worth something – get paid for it.

What do CIA Director Robert Gates, Michael Bloomberg, Steve Fossett, Neil Armstong and Hank Aaron have in common? They were all Eagle Scouts.

Boy Scouts of America have been a part of the back bone of America for almost 100 years. Not only has Scouting been actively instilling basic life virtues like Loyalty, Courtesy, Bravery, and Reverence, but the list of Boy Scouts that have gone on in their lives to represent our Country both Nationally and Internationally is a long list of Who’s Who in the United States.

Through 2 World Wars, 16 Presidents, the Admission of 4 States into the Union along with 4 changes to the American flag, the Boy Scouts of America has produced a few of the major leaders along the way – from Presidents to Quarterbacks, Astronauts to Senators. The Boy Scouts of America has been there to hold the flag up high while they brought home our dead soldiers from combat, buried our Presidents, placed American Flags on all the grave sites during Memorial Day, and we still help the occasional little old lady cross the street and into her car with her groceries.

Less than 1.5 million boys have reached Eagle in over 90 years (15,000 a year, roughly). Only 2-5 in 100 that joins Scouts make Eagle–that’s less than 1% of the male population. On the road to Eagle these young men have volunteered millions of hours of service to their communities.

2010 is the 100th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America. I will interview and photograph notable Scouts young and old across the United States, to bring awareness to the tremendous good these boys do. My project will document 100 years of their service and their journey along the Scout trail. From the youngest Cub Scout to the oldest Eagle; from your next door neighbor to your Governor each of these has a unique story to tell about how being a Boy Scout has changed them and their communities.

Please click on the image below to voter for my project.

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Disclaimer: this tip only works for OS X Leopard users

Here’s a quick tip I use for managing multiple Adobe Lightroom catalogs. I’ve recently started using one catalog per project. I started looking for options, one, because its frustrating to have to essentially restart Lightroom to open a different catalog and two, because the “choose a catalog” dialog when you start Lightroom only remembers the four most recent choices and I’d have to go browse to choose the catalog.

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