Blog of Connor P

Journeys of a Growing Programmer

connorp — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:42:06 +0000

I like to consider myself a geek. I listen to 80+ podcasts, more than most can name off the top of their heads. I’m darn handy at Mac OS X, Windows (i don’t like to admit that) and Linux. I’ve troubleshooted many a computer, and am my family and neighbor’s go to guy for tech. [...]

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My Plans for Summer 08

connorp — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:35:38 +0000

I know this post is along time coming, but here are my plans for this summer. 1. My first priority will be getting/staying in shape for crew (rowing). This is a two part process. The first is doing a summer competitive rowing camp that has practices 8-10 times a week. Then I will be working out [...]

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My WWDC Thoughts

connorp — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:17:35 +0000

Although you are all probably sick of the Keynote coverage, as I have been in Europe, I haven’t been able to put a post out until now. So lets get it over with. iPhone 2.0 Enterprise Based on the information given to us by Steve Jobs and included in the video they played at the keynote, I think [...]

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My Europe Trip-Munich

connorp — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:17:05 +0000

June 14-15 After leaving Neuschwainstein, we drove to Munich. After checking into our hotel, we walked around in Munich for awhile then went to the Hofbrau haus, which is German for Beer House, and it was a lot of fun. Although I did not have one, they had enormous 1 Liter Beer mugs, and delicious [...]

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My Europe Trip-Neuschwanstein

connorp — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:16:15 +0000

June 14 The next day we left Kitzbuhel and Austria to return to Germany. We stopped in a small town called Hohschwengau and took a tour of a very interesting Castle called Neuschwanstein. The outside of this castle was featured in the Movie Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. We then continued on our way to Munich, our [...]

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My Europe Trip-Kitzbuhel

connorp — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:15:31 +0000

June 13 After the bike tour, we had a quick lunch and left Salzburg for Kitzbuhel, a small mountain ski town in the Alps. Aftef arriving, we checked into our hotel, a cute small mountain lodge. My dad and I then went up the gondola, and took some beautiful photos with my Nikon D40; these and [...]

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My Europe Trip-Salzburg

connorp — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:14:28 +0000

June 12-13 We said goodbye to the fantastic Hotel Bristol, and drove to Salzburg. After checking in, we walked over the river (which was flowing very fast and VERY HIGH) into old town, and walked around for awhile. After lunch we took the “funicular” (a small train that goes up and down a hill, they have [...]

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My Europe Trip-Vienna

connorp — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:13:31 +0000

June 11 That morning we said good bye to Prague and headed to Vienna. After arriving, we had lunch, and visited the Happsburg Palace, and saw the Royal Rooms and the Imperial Silver Collection. After that we had Sacher Torte, a delicious traditional Viennese Desert of chocolate torte with fruit jam. We then returned to our [...]

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My Europe Trip - Prague

connorp — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:31:55 +0000

Monday June 10-Tuesday June 11 Monday morning we went to a nice bakery in Berlin and had pastries for breakfast. After picking up the rental car, we left Berlin in the dust and headed for Prague. When we arrived, we unpacked the car, and walked around Old Town. We stopped at a Café for lunch, however [...]

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My Europe Trip - Berlin

connorp — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:29:09 +0000

Saturday, June 7-Sunday June 8 After arriving at the hotel in Berlin, we went across the street and had a snack. After eating we took a nice, several hour walk to the TV tower and back, seeing many sights and taking many pictures with my Nikon D40 along the way. When we got back, my [...]

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