Articles on Lr and SSDs

http://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/kb/optimize-performance-lightroom.html
http://www.computer-darkroom.com/blog/will-an-ssd-improve-adobe-lightroom-performance/

General Lr performance tips:
http://digital-photography-school.com/10-tips-to-improve-lightrooms-speed-and-performance-without-additional-hardware/

RAM test applications, utilities

http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-memory-testing-utility.htm#

Can't believe it - installed 18GB RAM, can only use 16GB

Thanks to Windows 7 Home Premium - limited to max 16GB...arg...not paying $89 for upgrade to allow me to see that last bit of RAM, but man...will wait for Windows 10.

Research to find new graphics card

Battlefield 4 performance numbers
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2014-vga-charts/16-Battlefield-4-1080p,3608.html

GTX 760 review including noise
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-760-review-gk104,3542-6.html

Installation tweaks recommended for SSD being installed as system drive

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/samsung-850-pro-ssd-review,6.html

Overclocked my Core i7 920 to x166

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/overclock-core-i7,2268.html
Did this via BIOS, no other changes.

Great resource on how to plan for shooting the milky way

http://www.photopills.com/tutorials/how-shoot-truly-contagious-milky-way-pictures
http://www.photopills.com/tutorials/how-plan-milky-way-using-2d-map-centric-planner

Potential Thunderbolt future purchase

http://techcrunch.com/2014/12/02/elgato-thunderbolt-2-dock-review/

How to reset permissions on files in Windows

takeown /R /F *
icacls *.* /reset /T /C

New compositional structures for me to try

Pyramid
Golden ratio

Balance too

Nice Vanguard tool for estimating college expenses

http://www.archimedes.com/vanguard/collcost.phtml
http://www.archimedes.com/vanguard/csp.phtml?cbdForceDomain=true

Really interesting book like photo albums

https://fstoppers.com/editorial/new-company-storytag-wants-give-wedding-albums-written-dynamic-42303

Sneaker care

http://www.gq.com/style/fashion/201403/how-to-take-care-of-sneakers

Kid events in the SF Bay Area

http://www.bayareakidfun.com/family-friendly-events-in-the-bay-area/

Oh yeah...things I've been doing wrong

Pizza reheating - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWIJNaA-JNA
How to peel a potato - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV_3xpnUnHQ
How to peel a banana - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBJV56WUDng
How to avoid boiling over boiling liquids - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR2oV6hx3Vc
How to take off a tshirt really fast - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVYiHI4cGlE
How to fold a t-shirt in 5 secs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAxhr0j0thY
How to use one paper towel and get dry hands - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FMBSblpcrc
Tight packing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5UlxHsgD58
Rolling a suit - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkW-90LLJxE

Sleep pattern recommendations

http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/16/want-to-ace-that-test-get-the-right-kind-of-sleep/?_php=true&_type=blogs&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&region=CColumn&module=MostEmailed&version=Full&src=me&WT.nav=MostEmailed&_r=0

How to uninstall the Connect Add-In

First you have to show hidden files on the Mac

• http://ianlunn.co.uk/articles/quickly-showhide-hidden-files-mac-os-x-mavericks/

Then go to the following directory:

• Users/<profile name>/Library/Preferences/Macromedia/Flash Player/www.macromedia.com/bin/adobeconnectaddin/adobeconnectaddin.app
• And delete the contents

Try todoist competitors

Evernote
Any.do

William Ury - professional negotiator

Hospitality is the opposite of terrorism

How to show and hide hidden files on Mac

http://ianlunn.co.uk/articles/quickly-showhide-hidden-files-mac-os-x-mavericks/