July 2008
Situation: Normal. All Fucked Up.
Today there was a small thunderstorm. I decided it would be a good idea to turn off my computer before the storm hit. I shut down my computer just as I always do. I closed out all of my programs, and then I shut down my machine from the Apple menu. I unplugged my computer, and went about my day. When the storm had passed, I plugged my computer back in, and I turned it on. I went to get a soda, and...
June 2008
iTunes 7.7 to include remote control capabilities? →
This would be fantastic.
Protip: Don’t hang out with hornets.
Which Mac Laptop Should I Buy? →
Yours truly gives his honest opinion about what Macbook you should buy.
My Life as a Dancer
One - Two - Cock - Twirl - One - Two - Three. That is how I remembered the choreography for the dancing class I took when I was fifteen. It should be noted that the aforementioned “Cock” is that of a gun — not a penis. I was a bit of an odd duckling, and I had decided that I wanted to take a dance class. In my defense, I did take the class with a female, and I never once wore a...
more cat pictures
“Finally, an attempt at real discourse that operates from a core of cold reason...”
– Jerry Holkins
I’m thinking really hard about starting a web business. I’m not a business guy, but I think of myself as an idea guy. If I could cobble together a crack team of business folks and code nerds, I might just have something.
Mac OS X Snow Leopard →
Exchange Support: Legitimizes the Mac as a business machine
Enhanced 64-Bit Support: 16 Terabytes of RAM sounds awesome. How long until that happens realistically? 10 years?
“Grand Central” Multicore Optimization: I can think of a few apps that need multicore support like “Woah.”
QuickTime X: Good to hear. We’ve been using QT7 for like three years now. For the...
WWDC Stevenote 2008: Slam-Fucking-Dunk
My thoughts follow:
Snow Leopard: Hmm……. Exchange Support: Needed, but boring. Applications at the $9.99 price level: That is a fair price, depending on the app. Push messages: Good compromise. Different ways to distribute niche apps: Good. Shuts up the whiners. Mobile Me: Buzzword compliant. Not right for me, though. iWork Support: Awesome. Scientific Calculator: Goddamn math nerds....
“She put her hand on the door jam with light deliberation; pulling her bare...”
– ‘Salem’s Lot by Stephen King
Florida requests 10 years disbarment for [Name... →
I know I recently posted a list of “Must-Have Mac Apps,” but I need to have an accessible copy of this slightly different list should things suddenly go south on this install.
AppTrap
Flip4Mac
Growl
Perian
Secrets
Wacom Software
Safari Stand
Safari Ad Block
Inquisitor
Twitterific
X-Chat Aqua
Chax
Wakoopa
HandBrake
VisualHub
MacTheRipper
SuperDuper
CamTwist
CyberDuck...
For Swedish Girls’ Names, Elvis is Out, Metallica... →
My take: Socialism is awful.
Cultures that don’t believe in individual rights are bound to fail eventually, in my eyes.
