Two fellow bloggers that I read, Kent Newsome and Richard Querin, both have recent posts about being bored with their current slice of the blogosphere. Kent did the initial post and Richard followed up explaining his own similar views. Now Kent and Richard have always seemed like smart, reasonable, down-to-earth guys and I’ve … Read More
Nicholas Carr of Rough Type has posted an interesting quick look at a new feature of Google called news archive search. This allows you to search not only by subject matter but by date allowing you to find information relative to the period you are inquiring about. Very neat tool!
Google today unveils an outstanding
Apple updates iMacs, announces new 24-inch modelSeptember 6, 2006. Apple today announced that its entire iMac line now features the new Intel Core 2 Duo processor in every model, delivering up to 50 percent faster performance than the previous iMac, notes the company. A new 24-inch iMac with a 24-inch widescreen display joins the 17-
Anyone who has read many of my post will know that I’m not Microsoft’s number one fan. However, I use their OS and applications every day at work and I do try and be fair. They do many things well and Microsoft deserves credit for what they’ve achieved.¬
I’ve been viewing the slide show… Read More
There are often times when you need to draw, diagram, or flowchart a process or complicated series of events or objects in order to clearly define and make order of the whole picture, and the relationship of each part.
I recently had one of those moments after having completed a home network project. I wanted … Read More
My wife and I purchased a new home (new for us) and moved into it this past April/May. For the four years prior to this we had been renting either an apartment or condo. Renting is not enjoyable for either of us.
I’d always said that once I again owned a home that I would … Read More
I was recently re-reading a post on this blog and I realized the font size of my main content was too small for easy reading (at least for these old eyes). It was a simple job to edit the CSS file to increase the font size from a 11 pt to 13 pt.¬ However, after … Read More
Five links for fun and general interest:
True Majority – take action
Ben of Ben & Jerry’s
Princeton Info-graphics – Lights of Earth
Satellite photo of the whole earth at night with industrial lights
Planets & Dwarf Planets
Graphics of the planets and the new dwarf planets
A Little Critique
Cute little animated movie about … Read More
An interesting read from a slightly different point of view concerning the possible future of the Apple and Google relationship.
Applepeels: “Apple class service”:
I don’t think it is as simple as two Microsoft competitors getting together to fight for the desktop.¬ I’m guessing that Steve Jobs may well be shopping for someone to step
If you’re a Mac user and like to be able to look up information on any Apple computer and equipment then Mactracker is the application for you.¬ Mactracker 4.0.6 is now available for download on MacUpdate.com. This version is not Universal but may be updated soon.
Mactracker is a database on every Mac ever made … Read More
It looks like there may be some new “toys” from Apple, possibly as early as September 12th. It is being mentioned that the iMac line may be due an upgrade to the Meron processor, which is about 40% faster then the current iMac CPU at equal speeds, and that there may even be a 23″ … Read More
