In a hilarious example of “We don’t understand what we’re talking about” Paypal has sent out an email which explains how to avoid spoofing and phishing. Of course how do they tell you to learn about these scams? Click the link they say! Doh! Tiger Mail allowed me to easily pass the cursor over the… Continue reading Paypal wins stupid email of the week award
Author: Steve Riggins
If you’re faster and you know it…
If your’re faster and you know it clap your chips! If you’re faster and you know it clap your chips! If you’re faster and you know it better innovate or you’ll blow it (IBM) if you’re faster and you know it clap your chips! seriously, this is funny: Powermac Performance Charts The statement is this:… Continue reading If you’re faster and you know it…
Steve’s Q&A on Apple’s switch to Intel – Part II
Q: Will a Macintel run Classic applications? A: No, Classic is dead on Macintel computers and forward Q: But wait! That means Hypercard is dead! A: Sigh, yes it does. Q: Will Macintels use Open Firmware or PC like BIOS? A: Macintels do not use Open Firmware. What they do use, I am not sure.… Continue reading Steve’s Q&A on Apple’s switch to Intel – Part II
Steve’s Q&A on Apple’s switch to Intel
Q: Why is Apple dumping the PPC? A: Many reasons, but most likely because IBM promised Steve (Jobs) 3ghz G5s by last summer and failed to deliver. Yet IBM is making similar 3.2ghz PPC chips for the XBOX 360. Apple says it believes Intel has the roadmap for the next 10 years. We’ll see. This… Continue reading Steve’s Q&A on Apple’s switch to Intel
Apple and Intel, a different perspective
Over at , Bill provides a unique view on this entire Apple and Intel drama – Intel making PowerPCs for Apple. Seems doable and would make a ton of sense. Sure, Apple could switch. But recall when Apple did the PPC switch, they emulated a 68K very well. Could they do the same for PPC?… Continue reading Apple and Intel, a different perspective
What a grand week!
So my 39th birthday came and went. I ended up alone, as my dinner plans fell through, but I had a headache from hell as well, so that was all good. Papa Murphy’s pizza, a nap, and even my Dad called, so was all good 🙂 Thursday I went to dinner with Jeanne and had… Continue reading What a grand week!
Spotlight saves iCal’s day
I had noticed that most of my Home calendar, including birthdays and anniversaries, was empty on both machines I .Mac sync. No idea why, but the data was gone. So I decided from now on I’d put birthdays into address book and use a birthday tool to create a calendar from it. I could not… Continue reading Spotlight saves iCal’s day
He was grrrrrrrrrrreat!
From some unattributed source…. SANTA ANA, Calif. – (KRT) – Thurl Ravenscroft of Fullerton, Calif., whose voice was known worldwide through his work in movies, TV and at Disneyland, died Sunday from prostate cancer. He was 91. Tony the Tiger? That was Ravenscroft. Disneyland? Too many voices to mention, but Pirates of the Caribbean, the… Continue reading He was grrrrrrrrrrreat!
NetNewsWire 2.0 Released!
I have been a beta site for NetNewsWire 2 for quite awhile now and it is a wonderful product. I use it daily to read my news/RSS feeds, download podcasts and all sorts of other wonderful things it does. Check it out!
Beauty and Love starts within
I often wax poetic about my love life, the women that have been in my life, my inability to be very intimate, but at the same time be very passionate. My close friends tell me I am very intimate, very handsome, thing too much, all that stuff but I think, for me, until I look… Continue reading Beauty and Love starts within
Remember… Dreams Come True Fireworks Show Video
Disneyland has a new 50th Anniversary fireworks show which is really great. Here is a video of the entire show! Don’t watch if you don’t like spoilers! Matt shot the video and did a great job! Oh and there is no footage of all of the fireworks, etc behind us. I still get chills, this… Continue reading Remember… Dreams Come True Fireworks Show Video
Tinkerbell Twist
Disneyland has a new 50th Anniversary drink, the Tinkerbell Twist – A combination of Sour Apple and Sour Watermelon. The drink was $3.75. The video says it all. The video is 18mb. You will need QuickTime 6 in order to watch this movie (Available for Mac and Windows!)
Disneyland Report May 8th, 2005
Matt and I went back to the park today to catch what we missed on Thursday. I mainly wanted to see Jungle Boat, the 50th show, check out the Tinkerbell Twist and see if any of my pictures were used in the mosaics around the park. Mosaics We went to the kiosk and sure enough… Continue reading Disneyland Report May 8th, 2005
Golden Ears!
Magical Golden Ears!
Matt’s Birthday Extravaganza
Ok some people will think I am insane after seeing this, but I am really having fun expressing myself in goofy ways while at the same time learning some video editing tricks! So, I made this DVD for my brother’s birthday as a way to show him I love him and am willing to make… Continue reading Matt’s Birthday Extravaganza
Maccamp Fall 2002
On the weekend of October 19, 2002, the Portland Macintosh Users Group (PMUG) held their 35th annual MacCamp at Silver Falls State Park. I was lucky enough to be able to take part in a new experiment, co-teaching an all weekend class on iMovie with Terry Shellenberger. This was the first time an entire cabin… Continue reading Maccamp Fall 2002
Haunted Mansion Playset 08-2002
I found a reference to this gem of a collectible on Doombuggies and I love it! It came with ghosts and furniture for $25. I made a little movie for you to see the playset in action! (Haunted Mansion soundtrack added for effect, ©Disney)
Disneyland 08-2002 Slideshow
I have some truly wonderful friends in my life. In August, Scott and Jeanie flew me down to visit them. On Sunday we went to Disneyland and had an absolutely wonderful time. I love their kids, appreciate their friendship more than they know and made this movie to rememeber the good times we have as… Continue reading Disneyland 08-2002 Slideshow
Snowing on Steve
Having lived in California all of my life, I had never experienced snowing at home. You can imagine my glee when we recevied our first light flurries and then more snow later that evening! Below are two movies I made, the first being the from the flurries in the afternoon, the second of the resultant… Continue reading Snowing on Steve
Disneyland 50th Anniversary Party Report
Summary Some spoilers in here, so don’t read if you don’t want to know… Fun, crowded, everyone booed Eisner haha, was great, met cool new friends while waiting 5 hours for the fireworks (we got the best seat in front of the castle). The new fireworks show, Remember! is amazing, lasers, lights, tinker flies all… Continue reading Disneyland 50th Anniversary Party Report