Entries by Brandon Muramatsu

“Summer” in Boston, Part Deux

Right, it’s summer time. /frowny face Update: A local weather station reported “Waltham 2.32 inches 930 am 7/24 amateur radio” for this storm. /sigh [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]

July 24, 2009 by

Hey, this is cool!

Thanks, Lifehacker. Ever get an email from a legit mailing list but went ahead and marked it as spam anyway because you just don’t want it? Gmail has smartened up to this common behavior, offering to automatically unsubscribe you from certain messages. Pash, A. (2009, July 22). Gmail Offers to Automatically Unsubscribe You from Mailing… Continue Reading Hey, this is cool!

July 24, 2009 by

House is Sold!

[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”]Yay! My house sale closed on Friday, and was recorded around 4:30pm on Monday. I’ve been waiting to make the announcement until I was sure that everything went through. I call it… Continue Reading House is Sold!

July 21, 2009 /1 Comment/by

A Blockbuster Summer

It’s been a long time since there was a summer full of movies that I looked forward to going to the theaters to watch. A very long time. I think I definitely would call 2009 “a blockbuster summer”! (2009 Movie Picks) Movies Growing Up I first remember summer blockbusters and wanting to go watch movies… Continue Reading A Blockbuster Summer

July 21, 2009 by

Eagle Has Landed

At 4:18pm EDT on July 20, 2009 “live” by “radio”. Listening to the replay of the Apollo 11 landing today was as if I was listening to a radio broadcast from 1969. Kinda cool.

July 20, 2009 /1 Comment/by

Replaying History for Education

[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”]The hoopla on the 40th Anniversary of Apollo 11 got me into thinking about replaying history for education. I think that We Choose the Moon is a great example of how technology… Continue Reading Replaying History for Education

July 20, 2009 by

2009 Movie Picks

I’ve been fortunate to set aside time this year to get out and see many of this summer’s movies. Here are my top movies of 2009 so far: Star Trek: The “reboot” of the Star Trek franchise. OMG this was a great movie. Star Trek was a roller coaster ride start to finish and was… Continue Reading 2009 Movie Picks

July 19, 2009 by