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Alright, I made it back from Telluride. The trip was great and I've got lots of pictures if anyone wants to see them. I was low on battery power for the second half of the trip and was unable to post. So it goes when you have to vacate your hotel suite...

I bring you this post today from my second choice coffee shop, and after having to fight through frat boy congested Brewfest traffic. The things I do for this blog!

Alright, if you haven't gotten it already, you should download yourself a copy of Firefox 3. It kicks at least 8 kinds of ass! The smart location bar alone is good enough reason to try it out, but the increased speed is certainly a nice feature as well. I've pimped mine out with ColorfulTabs, Adblock Plus and PicLens to make a truly wonderful browsing experience.

I've also been playing around with a great piece of software called Handbrake. Simply put, it's a program that converts mpeg2 files to mpeg4 files. I've been using it to covert episodes of Connections so that I can easily watch them on my computer.

If you've never seen Connections, check it out! I remember watching it when I was young, and it's probably one of many things that led to my interest in social history, science and technology. It makes you see the world in a very different, but very logical way. Plus, it's hillarious! (In a dry, British kind of way)