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Ryan sings, "I'm Glad There Is You" to Maria

noreply@blogger.com (RYAN YEE) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:45:00 +0000

Just posting this now (been kinda busy). I surprised Maria at a little club in Walnut Creek and sang this song to her for her birthday. I wasn't feeling to well at the time (another long story), but she enjoyed it and I did the best I could considering I was actually sick at the time. Two martinis sure helped!

Brandon gets Samsung Galaxy S 4G from Verizon

noreply@blogger.com (RYAN YEE) — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 17:33:00 +0000

While AT&T and Verizon snag a lot of the limelight with all those Android phones and the iPhone, my family has ALWAYS loved T-Mobile. With my contract nearing an end in December and half my family on Verizon, T-Mobile gave me an offer I couldn't refuse—a FREE Samsung Galaxy S 4G for Brandon with unlimited texting, data, and even phone insurance for a VERY reasonable price. Checkout this phone...it's a keeper!

Fourth of July at Bechet's

noreply@blogger.com (RYAN YEE) — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 03:03:00 +0000

2011-07-04 Fourth of July at Bechets, a set on Flickr.

Thanks Sheryl and Jean Noel for a terrific time in San Rafael. We had a GREAT time and we love you guys! AWESOME food, fun, and friends! See you later in the Summer to setup that home network for you ;-)

Our 22nd Anniversary in SF

noreply@blogger.com (RYAN YEE) — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 20:02:00 +0000

2011-06-17 Our 22nd Anniversary in SF, a set on Flickr.

Sneaked away from the kids for one day and stayed at the beautiful Hotel Adagio near Union Square. Saw the Stein Collect at SFMOMA (including Matisse and Picasso), then hung out with Tim and Lori at Max's for dessert and talked for three hours (grin). Nice!

SHOW #110 - NerdBoyTV: Father's Day Gifts

noreply@blogger.com (RYAN YEE) — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 06:26:00 +0000

In NerdBoyTV Episode #110, Ryan Yee shares terrific gift ideas for Father's Day, including RoyceWare, Google Chrome OS Netbook, AirCurve Play, and Electronic Rock Guitar T-Shirt from ThinkGeek. SEE video demos on http://youtube.com/nerdboytv.

Alexandra graduates from Deer Valley High School

noreply@blogger.com (RYAN YEE) — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 14:46:00 +0000

Alexandra's DVHS Graduation

noreply@blogger.com (RYAN YEE) — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 14:44:00 +0000

2011-06-10 Alexandra's DVHS Graduation, a set on Flickr.

Yay! Alexandra is a high school graduate. Here are pictures from the graduation ceremony on 6/10/2011. This is the end of one journey and the beginning of a bright and exciting new road to the future. Love you, Alexandra.

Alexandra Yee, Choreographer: All Love (dancer)

noreply@blogger.com (RYAN YEE) — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 16:51:00 +0000

Alexandra Yee, Choreographer: All Love (dancer)

"Choreographed by Jennifer Adami and performed by Alexandra Yee at Deer Valley High School's 12th Annual Spring Dance Concert."

Brandon & Nicholas at Lynn House Art Exhibit

noreply@blogger.com (RYAN YEE) — Sun, 29 May 2011 07:28:00 +0000

2011-05-29 Lynn House ENCORE Art, a set on Flickr.

Brandon and Nicholas display some of their artwork at the Lynn House Art Gallery. This is part of the ENCORE Homeschooling Annual Share Fair.

Obama's Correspondent Dinner Speech

noreply@blogger.com (RYAN YEE) — Sun, 01 May 2011 22:02:00 +0000

This is the full video of President Obama's speech at this year's Correspondents Dinner in Washington, DC. Very, very funny!

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Dad's Photos from 1950s

noreply@blogger.com (RYAN YEE) — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 21:04:00 +0000

Photos from 1950s, a set on Flickr.

These are snapshots my Dad took about the time he was attending U.C. Berkeley. My Mom is in a couple of them, too. Very nice.

Easter Sunday with Family

noreply@blogger.com (RYAN YEE) — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 06:00:00 +0000

2011-04-24 Easter Sunday with Family, a set on Flickr.

For Easter, we visited Maria's Mom in Oakland and cooked breakfast. Mom ordered more food from a Chinese restaurant near Fruitvale Avenue. Alex and Heidi came by with baby Ellie, too. What a terrific day.

Dad's 85th Birthday Brunch

noreply@blogger.com (RYAN YEE) — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 01:45:00 +0000

2011-04-10 Dad's 85th Birthday Brunch, a set on Flickr.

We took Dad to Moonstar Restaurant in Daly City for his 85th Birthday. I think we ALL ate too much...and Maria (who had to work) made us sneak about 20 almond cookies out of the buffet (they have cameras all over, too)! LOL. Happy Birthday, Dad! Afterwards, we drove into Berkeley and Alexandra got a belated birthday present—a nose piercing!

Qingming Ancestors Day

noreply@blogger.com (RYAN YEE) — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 04:23:00 +0000

2011-04-02 Qingming Ancestors Day, a set on Flickr.

Today, we all went to the Mountain View Cemetery for Qingming (or Ancestors Day) to pay our respects to the deceased, including my mother, my brother Randy, and my grandparents. Thanks to my aunts for always taking the time to plan and arrange these special visits.

Now Available on DVD!

noreply@blogger.com (RYAN YEE) — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 22:58:00 +0000

ANIMOTO: How to Create a Video Masterpiece
From Average Joe to Spielberg in Minutes

By Ryan Yee of NerdBoyTV

ON SALE NOW — CLICK HERE

Digital photography is booming. Everyone has the capability of taking instant, stunningly beautiful pictures with today's technology. But after you fill an external hard drive with tons of digital photos, what then?

Enter ANIMOTO, a fantastic web application that quickly transforms your photo memories into an amazing and professional video. ANIMOTO was created by techies and film/video producers who wanted a user-friendly program that takes photo images, videoclips, and music and renders them into a video production with the same sophistication of a seasoned director or film editor.

Forget the cheesy transitions that come with many consumer video software on the market—ANIMOTO will definitely make you look like a pro!

In this video tutorial, Ryan Yee of NerdBoyTV shows you how to use ANIMOTO to quickly transform pictures, videoclips, and music into a stunning movie masterpiece in minutes that you could then download, burn to DVD, or share on Facebook.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Ryan Yee is the host of NerdBoyTV, a video podcast focusing on consumer technology that's syndicated on both iTunes and YouTube since 2007. He has over 20 years experience as a trainer, instructional designer, and writer and has consulted with many Fortune 500 companies in California. Not surprisingly, Ryan is also on all social media, including Facebook, Twitter, Blogger, and YouTube.

Merry Christmas To You!

noreply@blogger.com (RYAN YEE) — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 08:34:00 +0000

Wishing you and your family a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Stay safe, happy, and healthy this holiday season.

2010 Yee Family Year-In-Review

noreply@blogger.com (RYAN YEE) — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 08:30:00 +0000

Rolling Head-On Into Thanksgiving...

noreply@blogger.com (RYAN YEE) — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 16:37:00 +0000

Jeez, just four more days to Thanksgiving...2010 has gone by very FAST! It's a cold, wet Sunday morning — just finished a telephone briefing for the airport and wanted to write a quick blog post.

Maria is still homeschooling Brandon and Nicholas. Our family has now homeschooled their children the longest in this city's ENCORE Homeschooling Program (part of the Unified School District)—13 years to be exact! I think Maria wants to slowly but surely transition the boys into Public School like the other two, but they don't really have any interest to go. Why would you when you can wake up at 9 or 10 and do your reading and lessons anytime throughout the day and your Mom was home with you always? It really is great for the children.

As for the two teenagers, Alexandra is a Senior and driving her 1984 Ford Mustang Convertible ALLOVER the place. Talk about growing up fast, she starts college next year and still maintains a GREAT job teaching dance and gymnastics. She's a natural teacher and little kids LOVE her.

Cameron maintains a very high GPA, takes Advance Placement Chemistry as a Sophomore, and is No. 3 on the varsity tennis team (and rising fast). He just started a three-month intense fitness program for athletes. He is going to be in TIP-TOP shape soon and his coach is expecting to see some explosive lateral movement side-to-side on the court. He is very much like his Uncle Alex—a naturally-gifted athlete.

Maria is still working part-time, even though her hours often flex to near full-time!!! We're not complaining given THIS economy. We still have fun and that's important.

As for me, I'm still running all training at SFO International Airport (from pat downs to X-ray). We have the BEST screeners...try some of the other airports and tell me if you don't agree! After all this time, I STILL love the work and the people I get to work with...what's not to like about that!

And if you haven't checked out my website, NerdBoyTV, go visit it NOW ;-) I also have a channel on YouTube. I'm very proud that I've maintained the NerdBoyTV show for almost four years now. It's also a FREE podcast on iTunes.

Hope you all had a terrific 2010! Have fun and be safe this holiday season.

For Nicholas

noreply@blogger.com (RYAN YEE) — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 07:04:00 +0000

I'm at home sick again today, so I have a lot of time on my hands to play with video and pictures (grin). This one is for my little guy, Nicholas (Nini). Can't believe he's already nine-years-old. Jeez, time really flies by quickly. Here's MY way of grabbing onto the early years for just a little while longer.

For Alexandra

noreply@blogger.com (RYAN YEE) — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 07:02:00 +0000

A music video for my daughter, Alexandra. Even though she drives now, she'll always be MY little girl (smile). I integrated some of her old dancing videoclips with some of her pictures. I hope you like it, Alexandra. Love, Dad.

Julian Smith (sax) – All By Myself (Britain's Got Talent 2009)

noreply@blogger.com (RYAN YEE) — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 20:26:00 +0000

NOTE from Ryan: This was my first attempt to integrate still pictures with videoclips. I think it turned out pretty good, actually. Julian liked it on Facebook, too ;-) If you haven't got his new CD, order it below—you're gonna like it!

After much frustration in the music business, Julian Smith decided to enter BRITAINS GOT TALENT IN 2009 and achieved second runner up placement with nearly 700,000 public telephone votes and millions of YouTube hits on the internet. Get Julian's long-anticipated "Somewhere" CD at http://www.juliansmithsax.co.uk. - created at http://animoto.com

SF Giants win the NL Pennant in Game 6

noreply@blogger.com (RYAN YEE) — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 17:54:00 +0000

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww, I just wanna relive this moment again and again! Wish I could go to the World Series (traffic coming home is gonna be awful!!!), but in any case, bring it home Giants! Take down the Rangers!

Commuting to work

noreply@blogger.com (RYAN YEE) — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:06:00 +0000

I look real excited on my way to work, huh? LOL This is me riding into work on BART. Don't feel sorry for me — I'm totally WiFi "wired" with mp3s blasting and the Internet roaring at blazing speeds. ;-) Figures, huh?

VIDEO: Alex & Heidi's Housewarming

noreply@blogger.com (RYAN YEE) — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:37:00 +0000

This video contains pictures from Alex and Heidi's housewarming BBQ and includes lots of pictures of Baby Ellie and Maria's belated birthday celebration.

College: Making The Case For Useless Degrees

noreply@blogger.com (RYAN YEE) — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:31:00 +0000

College: Making The Case For Useless Degrees - Newsweek - Education:

"Ignore the grown-ups. Opt for an imaginative, if not lucrative, course of study.

During my junior year of high school, I sat near the window in English class. I wanted to be an engineer, so during most classes, I daydreamed about applying early to MIT while the class rambled on about short stories by Philip Roth. But sometime in the spring, not long after we'd finished a lesson about some strange thing called 'transcendentalism,' and started reading Shakespeare, I kicked my best friend Crary's chair.

Henry David Thoreau and Elizabethan sonnets had suddenly piqued my interest—I was fascinated, bewildered, hooked. Since his mother had been forcing books on him since he was 3 months old, Crary seemed to know everything about everything. 'Where does any of this lead?' I asked him. 'There's a major in college called comparative literature,' he said. 'They read books together like this all day long.' It sounded intriguing, but I was dumbfounded. 'What in the world would be the value in that?'

I later learned that there's actually a huge value in it. Computer science, accounting, marketing—the purpose of many majors is self-evident. They lead to well-paid jobs and clear-cut career paths. (One hopes, at least.) But comparative literature, classics, and philosophy—according to the new conventional wisdom—offer no clear trajectory. As my colleague Nancy Cook reports, many schools are even slashing liberal arts from their curriculum. It's true that studying the humanities will surely elicit snide comment from your uncle like, 'All that studying so you'll be able to ask, 'You want fries with that?' ' Tell your uncle to shove it. Majoring in the liberal arts is still the best use of your college tuition.

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