andrew dodson

This is the newest addition to my apartment - a Lasko space heater. Whenever the temperature drops below 30 degrees outside, my apartment has a hard time staying above 65 degrees. Currently, it’s making about a 5 degree difference, as my thermostat is reading around 70 degrees.

Posted by Andrew Dodson @ 2:18 AM on Saturday, January 15, 2005:

3. Cool Edit Pro - this is what I use for mastering my recordings. I’ve yet to find a Mac-compatible program that has the same features at CEP. I know a lot of the ins and outs of CEP, so I’m hesitant to learn a new program, and risk sacrificing the quality of my recordings.

I found an mda Dynamics plugin in Tracktion that works great for mastering. I’m convinced that Tracktion is the best bang-for-your-buck recording program out there.

If I can find a Mac-compatible replacement for my Creative Nomad Jukebox 3, I’ll be selling my Profile 4 for a Mac mini.

Aside from watching the Cats vs. Georgia, I’m spending the afternoon updating all of my sites. I’m taking care of updating links, adding new dates to calendars, updating photo galleries - taking care of the small updates that I normally don’t have the time to update, keeping my sites fresh. Thank God for Saturdays.

Here’s what’s preventing me from selling my Gateway Profile 4 for a Mac mini:

1. Creative Zen Xtra 40GB MP3 player - this is my MP3 player. It’s not compatible with Mac

2. Creative Nomad Jukebox 3 - technically, it’s another MP3 player. However, I use it for a hard disc recorder. It’s great for stereo recordings, and because of the FireWire output, the recordings can be transferred to my PC in about five minutes or less. Once again - it’s not Mac-compatible.

3. Cool Edit Pro - this is what I use for mastering my recordings. I’ve yet to find a Mac-compatible program that has the same features at CEP. I know a lot of the ins and outs of CEP, so I’m hesitant to learn a new program, and risk sacrificing the quality of my recordings. see this post

There you have it. Until I have the money to replace these items with suitable Mac-compatible replacements, I need to keep my PC.

Tonight, I’ve been working on logo and website ideas for Vertex - a new bible study starting at Crestwood next month. I’m being a bit anal about this logo. To date, I’ve spent a minimum of three hours tossing around ideas, coming up with at least 20 ideas. The potential for this bible study is huge, so I’m wanting to make everything I’m in charge of (band, graphic design, website) to be perfect. In fact, the entire lead team is nothing but perfectionists. I think you have to be a perfectionist when you’re doing God’s work. What do you think?

Apple held their annual MacWorld Expo today, unveiling their new products for 2005. Wow. How about a new 6.5″x6.5″x2″ Mac mini desktop for $599? They’re targeting PC users, and I predict it will be an extremely successful move. I have a very good feeling that my next desktop will be a Mac mini.

They also released 512MB and 1GHz models of the iPod for $99 and $149 (a steal), a new office software (iWork), and announced updates to their iLife series for ‘05.

I’m very surprised at the pricing for the Mac mini and the new iPods. Over the years, Apple has traditionally been a bit more pricey than other computer-makers. However, in the last few years, in order to gain more of an edge on the market, they’ve slowly dropped their prices on new products. If you’ve never used a Mac, and are considering buying a new computer, I highly suggest looking at a Mac.

This week is one of those weeks. Too much to do, and not enough time to do it. It’s not a stressful week, but I have a pretty full slate. I might try and see if I can leave work early the next few days. A couple of hours here-and-there would really help.

It’s times like these that I wish someone would develop an anti-sleeping pill. A pill that would make you feel like you’ve slept for 6-8 hours, and have the same affect on your body as actual sleep. Man - I’d be the first in line for some of those…

Just when I thought my cold was gone - think again! I felt great most of Sunday and yesterday. I thought I was out of the woods. Nope. Today, I awoke to a very congested head. I feel fine, but there’s a lot of junk in my head and chest. The saga continues…

I’m considering purchasing another domain name or two for my site. Currently, “andrewdodson.com” is available. I can buy it through GoDaddy.com for $7.95 per year. I’d really like to buy “bad.com,” but it won’t expire from it’s current owner until November 19, 2007. I was actually surprised to not be directed to a porn site when I entered that into my browser’s address bar.