Monthly Archives: October 2006

Linux on the Dell XPS M1210

Since 2003, I’d been using a Thinkpad X31 for much of my work; it was the best laptop I’d ever owned, and was really the only one I used heavily over a long period of time. It had an irresistible
Posted in hardware, software

Climbing in Bishop

Having not set hand or foot on an honest-to-god rock in well over a year, I was full of uncertainty last weekend as Tony and I left San Francisco, bound for four days of climbing near Bishop. A few flurries
Posted in climbing

What I did at the weekend

I spent a few hours on Sunday putting together a web site for my friend Carole Moore, a talented San Francisco painter. This was my first time paying any attention to web design in years. All of my prior knowledge
Posted in slice-o-life

Restaurant mini-review: Dosa

Among the line-up of trendy ethnic restaurants in San Francisco’s Mission district is Dosa, which has been open for about nine months. Dosa purports to offer up South Indian food, which only vaguely resembles the North Indian fare usually served
Posted in slice-o-life