Ryan Akins

Upgraded to CS 2008

Ryan Akins — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:23:00 GMT

They site is now upgraded to Community Server 2008! There are some new features so feel free to check them out. You may notice the most obvious change is the theme is the new default CS 2008 theme. I will come up with something new in the next few weeks...(read more)

Rule 240

Ryan Akins — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:17:17 GMT

Have you ever heard of Rule 240? I hadn't until today but basically if your flight is canceled for any reason other than weather you can ask the ticket agent about rule 240 which requires them to schedule you on another flight, even on another airline...(read more)

Guitar Hero

Ryan Akins — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 04:38:01 GMT

I'm not big into video games but guitar hero is quite the revolution. Now anyone can be a rockstar and have fun with facial hair too. I "found" this pic and had to post it. ;) Rockin' the headband!...(read more)

Flow Bindings Break

Ryan Akins — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:50:00 GMT

I purchased Flow NXT AT bindings along with a Nitro Misfit towards the end of last season because the roof rack on my Jetta ripped off while driving home and I lost my snowboard (with bindings attached of course). I rode on them for only a few days and...(read more)

Nike +

Ryan Akins — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:59:12 GMT

I know a couple people that have the Nike Plus setup and have been interested in it for a while. There are a few problems you immediately face if this is something you want. First, you need the proper iPod. I already have 2, a now old school 30GB one...(read more)

Back online and on a new host!

Ryan Akins — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 00:52:00 GMT

I have been fighting with my previous hosting company to keep my site live for easily the last 6 months. It was one problem after another. I just switched over to Server Intellect and look forward to my site live all the time. Don't let me down! I...(read more)

iPod Touch, really? awesome

Ryan Akins — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 02:01:00 GMT

I just read that Apple is introducing the iPod Touch . Wow, it looks awesome and this guy has a good point about the iPhone. Too soon? The thought of it does sound really cool and my iPod is one of the old ones without video so I'm not cool anymore...(read more)

Olympic Peninsula Weekend

Ryan Akins — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:18:00 GMT

This past weekend Emily and I took a trip to the OP (Olympic Peninsula) for a overnight backpacking trip and camping on the ocean. It was a great trip and along with the perfect weather were really long ferry lines. We hiked up 4.5 miles to our campsite...(read more)

Gettin' Cultured

Ryan Akins — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:51:00 GMT

Last week Emily and I saw an Opera and Musical not only in the same week but back-to-back days!! I felt smarter, better, and snobbier than you! Also, a little tired of sitting still for several hours at a time. Anyways, we saw The Flying Dutchman at the...(read more)

Tumwater Canyon - 7/28/07

Kayaking — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 06:36:00 GMT

On Saturday a large group of paddlers met up to run Tumwater Canyon of the Wenatchee River. This is a classic stretch of big water Class IV-V whitewater that I've been wanting to paddle ever since my first trip to Leavenworth. Driving to or from Leavenworth...(read more)

dontclick.it

Ryan Akins — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 20:16:00 GMT

Jon Broom recently posted about www.dontclick.it and I think it's such a cool idea. I doubt it will catch on but is something to think about. It's a simple concept and makes you start to re-think the direction UX has gone. However, Flash is a...(read more)

Sky, Cooper, FITW, MM, Sauk

Kayaking — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:12:00 GMT

I was doing a great job tracking all of my trips but got a little lazy lately posting each of them. Now I've lost count of what river and when. However, I know for a fact I took trips down the Skykomish, Cooper, Fall in the Wall, Middle Middle, and...(read more)

Vacation Last Week

Ryan Akins — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:09:55 GMT

I took last week off from work to hang out with my parents who came in town for the week. Emily, my Mom, and I went rafting on the White Salmon River on Saturday which was an awesome trip. Our rafts crew include the three of us and 3 other guys that were...(read more)

Music

Ryan Akins — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 20:05:00 GMT

I never thought about blogging the music I'm listening to until today. I just picked up some new CDs and love them and wanted to share. One of the great things about Seattle is being able to listen to KEXP on the radio. They are an amazing listener...(read more)

How hot is too hot to work?

Ryan Akins — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:59:00 GMT

The temperature in Seattle has broken 90! That may not seem hot to those in Texas but without A/C it gets old after a while. Since my office is upstairs in a converted attic it gets hot so I moved my office downstairs and have been working from there...(read more)