Aug 5

• Kevin Ryan chats briefly about stealth mode in starting a company on Silicon Alley Insider
• The new Android myTouch launched today. I'm seriously thinking my Blackberry Pearl 8100 has had a good run, but its time to join the mobile 3G brigade. I'm already a big T-mobile fan so its a just a matter of taking the plunge and coughing up $199.99

• I found a great new online hiking resource for bay area hikes. It looks like it's already a book. I hope to use it this Sunday in Marin county. I've thought about this hike for a while at theAudubon Preserve. Maybe its time to go.'

• Yesterday I had one of my favorite deserts. This cake is so good. It is fairly dense, if done right, so eat sparingly. Although that can be difficult at times (like yesterday).