Thanks to my gracious boss a Dual 2ghz G5, 1GB RAM, 160gb HD, Radeon 9800 Pro, SuperDrive with Bluetooth is on order! Could be a month or more before I see it, or a week, Apple is all screwed up on their shipping it seems. Yay!
Author: Steve Riggins
iCal 1.5 soon?
On the Apple KBASE updates from last night is: iCal 1.5 for Mac OS X: Information and Download This article contains information about the iCal 1.0.2 for Mac OS X and a link to the software download. The document only lists 1.0.2, but the title says it all.
Safari 1.0v85.5 brings fixes, but not all of them
Apple released Mac OS X 10.2.8 today and along with it a new version of Safari, 1.0v85.5 (which shipped in 10.2.7) This new version now renders Toms Hardware much better than it did just a scant 8 hours ago (I had to use Mozilla) The java based applets I use (Digichat and the speed tools… Continue reading Safari 1.0v85.5 brings fixes, but not all of them
Unix rocks
I keep a album of photos at http://www.geeksrus.com/albums/ and I have been using Transmit to sync my local photo folder, which is generated by Simeon Leifer’s wonderful BetterHTMLExport. I’d noticed that transmit was not doing a proper job, and was slow! So having recent learned how to use rsync over ssh, and learning how to… Continue reading Unix rocks
Busy Sunday
So today started off with some errands. First off to Staples to see what kind of chair mats they had. I have a vinyl one for hardwood floors and it is fine, except for that the chair makles dimples in the mat, so rolling around becomes a problem. This may be because I have it… Continue reading Busy Sunday
That’s a whole lot of G5s
Check out this cluster of 1,100 Power Macintosh G5s
Why America is screwed
America is not screwed because of terrorism, we’re not even screwed because we go to war under auspicious means. We screwed because people who presume to have intelligence make decisions like running Windows on ATMs Good lord, when will people wake up!
Ahoy! Tomorrow be International Talk Like a Pirate Day
Aye, tis truly talk like a pirate day Loved Pirates of the Caribbean I did, both them ride and now t’movie. To all me mateys who have walked the plank headed straight for Davey Jones’ locker before me, and them that thar surely will after, my mug to you!
Project: New Office – one step closer
Comcast came out today and cut back some of the cabling, put water protectors on the taps and now my new cable modem is sitting in the rack with the rest of the equipment! I am a couple of desks and one curtain away from a new office, whoot!
Applications being slow to launch, or not quitting?
I had some really weird stuff start happening. First Class (two versions) would take 2 minutes to launch. Excel would lock up when quitting, if I had text on the clipboard. I could not figure it out! I was not sure if they were related, so I deleted all of the FC prefs, reinstalled, nothing… Continue reading Applications being slow to launch, or not quitting?
Cringely on why Macs threaten IT depts
Interesting article on why Macs are not used more often.
Verisign uses DNS to draw surfers, BIND to block
According to a slashdot article, Verisign has added wildcards to their .com, .net etc DNS records. This means if you misspell a domain name (like www.appppple.com) and that domain name is not registered with anyone, it will redirect to a verisign server with ads that they will make money on. Great. Not. So, the wonderful… Continue reading Verisign uses DNS to draw surfers, BIND to block
If you find Safari surfing it slow…
If you find Safari surfing it slow, it might be your DNS servers. I think Comcast’s are pretty slow, and Safari was just getting worse and worse (lock ups, etc) so I decided to install BIND and set my DNS server to 127.0.0.1 Wow, Safari is quick now! No more lock ups, spinning cursors etc.… Continue reading If you find Safari surfing it slow…
This is why I am no longer an Apple gen 1 supporter
Why don’t I have a G5 yet? As Simeon and I have discussed, Apple has burned people too many times when you buy the brand new thing early. I’m letting someone else debug this stuff. Check this out about the new Apple keyboard and mouse from Macintouch: Michael Blake pointed out a surprising compatibility problem… Continue reading This is why I am no longer an Apple gen 1 supporter
haha
I needed this chuckle on a fairly crappy day!
InfoWorld PC guy switches at home
Sweet. Check this article out. He even had the courage to point out his previous articles dissing the Mac. It’s nice to see people finally, finally seeing the light. Read the article here…
The Evil that is Krispy Kreme
I’m driving home at 3:15am, a little hungry and think, “Hmm, I might as well stop and see where the new Krispy Kreme is off 26 and Cornell.” So I get off the freeway and see it ahead, and the lights are on! Crap. So I pull in the drive through and sure enough, the… Continue reading The Evil that is Krispy Kreme
.Mac users get Sticky Brain for free in Sept.
If you are a .mac subscriber, head on over and pick up your free copy of Chronos’ organizer, Sticky Brain. This offer is only good in September however, so be sure to grab yours now!
Apple posts backup 2 beta
Head on over to .mac and pick up your copy. According to the site: Backup 2 Public Beta lets you select any folder on any hard drive as a destination for your backup—use external FireWire hard drives, network servers, or even an iPod. You can also schedule these backups for an extra measure of protection.… Continue reading Apple posts backup 2 beta
Sturdy 737 makes it through hailstorm
This 737 was pelted by golf ball sized hail and returned to Geneva safely. They can sure take a beating!