http://www.encountersound.com the universe according to ryan meyers Fri, 08 Feb 2008 01:48:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This post is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: http://www.encountersound.com/2007/08/27/i-love-my-bed/ OK, for those of you like me who 1) run a Windows box, 2) Listen to a ton of podcasts when you have time to, and 3) don't enjoy manually deleting all those old "Daily Breakfast" and "Buzz Out Loud" episodes that quickly fill up your hard drive, I have ... http://www.encountersound.com/2007/06/08/killer-app-delenda/ That's right.  I said it.  Or "blogged" it, I guess.  In 1 year I will participate in an Olympic triathlon.  I'm not getting crazy and saying I'm going to do Ironman.  But seriously.  I've decided.  You guys hold me to it and ask me how the training is going.  By ... http://www.encountersound.com/2007/06/04/im-going-to-run-a-triathlon/ I started a family tree for my fam at Geni a couple of weeks ago with the 30 or so relatives closest to me and now we're up to almost 200! It's a great service, and has TONS of potential (the least of which is not that it tells ... http://www.encountersound.com/2007/06/02/geni-and-improvements-id-like-to-see-made/ Since I Googled an unbelievable amount for this and never did find it, and since I rarely use this blog space, I figured I'd help the other hopeless Googlers trying to use their XBox controller or remote control on their PC.  If your situation is similar to mine, maybe this ... http://www.encountersound.com/2007/04/25/xbcd-or-xbcdrc-usb-device-problem/ OK, so you've gone through the steps in securing a "gig" in Second Life.  How exactly does your voice in real-life get broadcast through your avatar in Second Life?Well, technically speaking, it doesn't.  Your performance won't actually come out of your avatar, rather, it will be broadcast through the venue ... http://www.encountersound.com/2006/12/12/how-to-play-live-music-in-second-life-part-2-technology/ So since running a band in real life isn't enough work, I've decided to delve into the metaverse of "Second Life." You can quote me on this:I think that defining a presence in "Virtual Worlds" is going to be every bit as important as the real one in ten ... http://www.encountersound.com/2006/12/12/how-to-play-live-music-in-second-life/ Sometimes, when I'm feeling both brave and disgustingly dirty, I have to take a shower while Anna and I are at home alone. I shut the doors to anything potentially dangerous, give her a pile of books to read, and sit her outside the door of the bathroom. ... http://www.encountersound.com/2006/11/20/jumping-and-growing/ BreakTheVault.com - Win £100 if you can crack the password! read more | digg story http://www.encountersound.com/2006/11/13/dugg-i-spent-way-too-much-time-not-winning-this-today/ I've been wearing the same pair of glasses (while my eyes have continued to change) for about 5 years thanks to the astronomical cost of new frames.  I think I might actually update after reading this post!http://3mew.wordpress.com/2006/11/10/eyeglasses-stores-are-for-suckers/  http://www.encountersound.com/2006/11/10/cheap-glasses/