BKaF – Brad Kovach and Friends

Kim invited me to help train some of the Search and Rescue dogs on Thursday.  I thought it sounded interesting, so I went.

We left after school Friday to leave a “trail” for the two bloodhounds, Blue and Virgil, to follow.

One day later, we revisited the place where we started but the bloodhounds were with us.  I had to take in a scent article, which is something that I have worn, and stinks like me.  I took a sock.  The dog searching for Kim, Blue, was immediately and accurately following the scents of Kim’s track, which was laid day before.  For the 1/4 mile track, Blue found Kim in approximately 20 minutes, despite the muddled, snow-covered scent track.

Since I was the newbie (n00b), I was allowed to tag along on the first trek.  I was completely taken away by the accuracy and speed of the search.  Being careful not to cross any previously visited tracks, I went to my previously assigned waiting point.

Sure enough, they came in about 20 minutes.

I hope I’ll get asked to do it again, because it was extremely cool.

Okay, it’s not so much a hack, but it will save you money. If you want to watch movies on your iPod, it’s worth looking into Videora iPod Converter. It will encode your DVD movies to fit on an iPod’s screen. Space is hardly an issue. I have 2 movies on my iPod and it took up less than 1 gig for them.

It is also suggested that you buy a video cable for your iPod so that you can hook it up to your TV. Rather then shell out 20 bucks to get a 3 foot cable from Apple, go to Radioshack and get this cable. It will work out of the box only if you switch the red and yellow connectors when you hook it up. I relabeled mine with new stickers to curb confusion. You save 3 bucks and get a ten foot cable (roughly 3 times longer than Apple’s Video Cable).

When you hook ‘er up to your television, do not forget to set iPod into video out mode.  This is easily accomplished by going to Videos > Video Settings > Video Out > On or Ask.

Play your movies.

If you want to put your DVDs on iPod, visit this website.  You will need DVD Decrypter, Videora iPod Converter and some DVDs.  Follow this good guide to get going.  Beware, though, althought the movies are small when your are completed, the entire process can take anywhere from 4 to 9 gigabytes.  I do not advocate the use of pirated movies.

I just finished the design for Double N Outfitters.  They are a startup hunting trip company headed by Mike and Scot Neuenschwander.  I think i did pretty good, so check it out right away.  Check their site frequently to learn about hunting trips, and tell people about their business, because word of mouth advertising is good.

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