Author: Lee

I used Stretch Break when I was working at Lawrence Hall of Science, spending much time daily at the computer. It has a nice combination of stretches, both sitting and standing. You can set it to remind you at any time interval you chose (default is every 30 minutes). It’s a great program for those of us who get caught...

I just found a great piece of software that allows you to easily record what you are doing on your computer screen (with your own voice over) and save it as a .AVI or Flash movie. The software is called CamStuio, and being open source it is free. You can find it at http://camstudio.org/. I used it for making a...

Yes, it’s true. After a “year abroad” in Pleasant Hill, I’m moving back to Berkeley. I’ve been accepted into the Walnut House Cooperative. The Coop is a non-profit owned 22-unit apartment house just north of downtown Berkeley on Walnut Street. I’m impressed by the selection process (realistic number of people interviewing, timeline) and the fact that they have been “in...

Here’s a great ad. Click it to start. PS. You don’t need to adjust the audio on your computer.

Thursday night I was wandering around SF with a friend who was in town for a training (she was born and raised in SF, but has been in NC for almost 20 years). After going up Coit Tower (neither of us had before!), we wandered up the curvy part of Lombard Street on our way to a restaurant (Alive on...

I’m helping to organize my Berkeley High 30th year reunion this fall, and in the process am catching up with some old friends as well as making some new ones (BHS was–and still is–a big school, you didn’t know everyone). Joey Yovino-Young wrote a great piece in the Berkeley Daily Planet that I’d recommend: In the Beginning is the Word.