Brennan Zelener

Blue Scholars – Anchorage Concert 7/28/2010

Brennan — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:05:38 +0000

More Jams!

Brennan — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:22:37 +0000

Here are a couple fun jams. One’s old, one’s new.

Alaska Longboarding with the iPhone 4

Brennan — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 21:58:41 +0000

Here is my first raw longboarding footage with the iPhone 4. This is in Hatcher Pass, Alaska – coming down from the mine.

The Weekly Schedule

Brennan — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 09:02:23 +0000

So I’ve been slightly busy lately. Here’s what I’m doing during the week:

Mon: MacHaus! (Work)

Tues: MacHaus! (Work)

Wed: MacHaus! (Work)

Thurs: MacHaus! (Work)

Fri: Northern DataComm (Learning/IT Work)

Sat: Biking/Hiking/Camping/Kayaking/Solar-Panel-Building/Longboarding/Playing Music

Sun: Saturday Continued

Want to do some of that with me? Hit me up!

Here are a few pictures of recent adventures, for our enjoyment.

A Beautiful Powerline Pass Hike

Brennan — Mon, 24 May 2010 22:08:10 +0000

Here’s a fantastic Panorama that I snagged on an early hike at Powerline Pass. There was still quite a bit of snow on the trail.. We’ll have to head back some time in June.

Craigslist May Start Charging For Regular Posts?

Brennan — Sat, 08 May 2010 04:33:57 +0000

I was greeted by this page today after I submitted an ad on Craigslist. Is this a new platform for paid-ads in the works?

Beautiful FoCo Skateparks

Brennan — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 16:54:07 +0000

On a beautiful Saturday afternoon, my friend Jared and I biked over to Edora park to play some frisbee golf. I didn’t know that FortCollins had such great skateboard parks, but we found one nestled in a beautiful section of the park. Here are some Panoramas!

Colorado Pow: WinterPark – 4/10/2010

Brennan — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 05:49:30 +0000

This was most likely our last day on the mountain this season. It was a blast! We rode shirtless and proud.

Here are some pictures and a movie that capture the fun.

A Look at the iPad

Brennan — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 04:32:28 +0000

At the iPad’s launch I wasn’t extremely impressed. The device seemed interesting, but it didn’t appear to have a tangible spot between my smartphone and my laptop in day-to-day use.

That changed fast.

After playing with the iPad for a few hours, it has certainly secured a new place in my tech arsenal. The hardware is able to handle all of the applications that I’ve used with smooth graphics processing and very quick responses to touch input (especially multitouch).

Typing on it is much better than you might imagine. After using the iPad through a full IM conversation, my typing speed was comparable to my speed on a standard keyboard. It’s a bit less comfortable, but it gets the job done well.

Multitasking? Yeah, it can’t run MSN, Facebook, Photoshop, and play a movie simultaneously. But do you really want it to? Remember how the old Windows phones handled multiple tasks? It was unbearably slow. Hopefully Apple has an elegant solution to our multitasking needs in OS 4.0, but mine are very rare. Push IM can get me all of my messages effectively, and I can play music on my iPod in the background. I’m not settling for less. I’m working with a completely different type of device.

I’m very excited to do work, watch movies, play games, and explore the iPad in a traveling situation. The battery has held up great today.

It’s time to do some research on equipping this thing with a solar panel!

Midnight Jams

Brennan — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 06:27:15 +0000

More riffs I’ve been playing with. This time in the evening.

FunkJam3

Playin’ Around – The base line of this one is credited to Laying Blame by Hilltop Hoods

Strum It