Roberto Machorro

In a life with kids you find yourself deprived of many things, including sleep. I’m sure many will know what I’m talking about. So last night, I actually slept eight hours (8.5 to be exact). Considering that a rare event, I thought I’d be well rested and a bit more energetic. Turns out I’m actually even more tired than usual and sleepy. I probably need some catching up to do. In any event, it’s coffee time.

I’ve been a mostly happy Yahoo! Music Engine registered customer for about 4 months now. For about $7 I get unlimited access to a limited amount of music (don’t get the wrong message, they have about 90% of what I’m looking for). Anyway, that’s a great deal. I’m finally legal with my music! And I don’t have to fish around for it and download it at audio quality that’s at the hands of someone else.

Anyway, all is happiness except that for the most part their music client kind of stinks. It’s pretty much like iTunes and Napster. And just as big and clunky. However they do allow for people to hack around with it, by providing skins (and docs on making your own), plugins and an SDK.

With that, people have produced some are pretty cool stuff, like the Yahoo DJ. Most recently, they now have a podcast search engine and allow you to organize them while you listen.

So after spending two weeks in Ensenada and enjoying time with the family, we are back in Florida. Weather is chilly and windy. We had a great time and I was able to see my parents for a few days. They actually took us all for a trip to the San Diego Zoo to celebrate Diego’s 5th birthday. We spent Christmas and New Year’s with my in laws. Diego and Jimena where able to see their cousins and spend hours playing outdoors.