Backup your gmail account

Why should you backup your gmail account?  You might ask.  Well there are a number of good reasons.  First and foremost is that it is quite possible for someone to hack into your gmail account and delete all your data.  Or more likely someone could hack into your gmail and send out spam then google would close your account.

Good luck calling google for tech support if that happens.  I've heard nightmare stories about this.

I used a backup utility that I found online and it works quite well.

It's called, "Gmail Backup".  I know not very original name.
http://download.cnet.com/Gmail-Backup/3000-2369_4-10903796.html

Old Gadgets recycled

I used to love my Sony Clie NX60.  But alas, that device is aged and I don't use the old Palm device.  So I converted it to a desktop picture viewer.  I bought a small picture frame and fastened the palm device to the back using some eye hooks and pencils.  Very low tech but yet quite effective.

Disneyland Then vs Now

2004

2011

Disneyland Day 3

Finished off Disneyland today. I'm wiped, even more than after a marathon. I really over did myself this trip bu I had a lot of fun too!!  We didn't take very many more pics today but the ones we did are good.

Ridemax plan for Friday

Here's our Ridemax plan for Friday @ california adventure.

Time	Attraction	Area	Expected Wait	Ride Time	Walking Time to Next Attraction
10:07 AM	Toy Story Mania (see tip #1 below)	Paradise Pier	8 Min	8 Min	2 Min
10:25 AM	Mickey's Fun Wheel (Swinging Gondola)	Paradise Pier	7 Min	10 Min	4 Min
10:42 AM	Send Runner to Get California Screamin' Roller Coaster FASTPASS				4 Min
10:46 AM	Runner Get California Screamin' Roller Coaster FASTPASS	Paradise Pier	0 Min	1 Min	1 Min
10:48 AM	Scheduled Break
12:48 PM	California Screamin' Roller Coaster (use FASTPASS)	Paradise Pier	16 Min	3 Min	11 Min
1:07 PM	Send Runner to Get Tower of Terror FASTPASS				17 Min
1:24 PM	Runner Get Tower of Terror FASTPASS	Hollywood	0 Min	1 Min	14 Min
1:39 PM	Grizzly River Run	Golden State	60 Min	5 Min	14 Min
2:58 PM	Free Time
3:09 PM	Tower of Terror (use FASTPASS) (see tip #2)	Hollywood	17 Min	10 Min	0 Min
3:36 PM	Free Time
TOTALS			108 Min	38 Min	31 Min

Disneyland Day 2 completed

We've officially cleared Disneyland and all the attractions that we wanted today so our third and final day is gravy.  Here are the pics from today.

We left the park for Dinner and for Lisa to have a chance to take Link back to the hotel to rest for the evening.  Me and the boys spent the rest of the time hitting up all our favorite rides with no lines.  For some reason the park was pretty empty so we just walked on the rides all night until midnight.

Disneyland Ridemax plan for Thursday 3/24

Here's my ridemax plan for Thursday:

Time	Attraction	Area	Expected Wait	Ride Time	Walking Time to Next Attraction
9:05 AM	Runner Get Indiana Jones FASTPASS	Adventureland	0 Min	1 Min	5 Min
9:11 AM	Astro Orbiter	Tomorrowland	7 Min	2 Min	5 Min
9:25 AM	Jungle Cruise	Adventureland	9 Min	8 Min	10 Min
9:52 AM	Small World	Fantasyland	7 Min	14 Min	2 Min
10:13 AM	Send Runner to Get Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin FASTPASS				2 Min
10:15 AM	Runner Get Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin FASTPASS (see tip #1 below)	Mickey's Toontown	0 Min	1 Min	1 Min
10:17 AM	Mickey's House	Mickey's Toontown	10 Min	5 Min	1 Min
10:33 AM	Free Time
10:57 AM	Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin (use FASTPASS)	Mickey's Toontown	5 Min	4 Min	11 Min
11:17 AM	Indiana Jones (use FASTPASS)	Adventureland	12 Min	5 Min	7 Min
11:41 AM	Scheduled Break
12:26 PM	Free Time
6:27 PM	Finding Nemo Submarines (see tip #2)	Tomorrowland	36 Min	16 Min	8 Min
7:27 PM	Pirates of the Caribbean	New Orleans Square	7 Min	16 Min	4 Min
7:54 PM	Haunted Mansion (see tip #3)	New Orleans Square	5 Min	8 Min	3 Min
8:10 PM	Winnie the Pooh (see tip #4)	Critter Country	5 Min	5 Min	0 Min
TOTALS			103 Min	85 Min	51 Min