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Next Microsoft operating system has touch controls - Yahoo! News

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Next Microsoft operating system has touch controls - Yahoo! News
How is this news?  Every time I’m on a Windows machine, I have to “touch” the power button in order to reboot it…

Right Brain v Left Brain | Herald Sun

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

Right Brain v Left Brain | Herald Sun
So, I see the image as going clockwise, my wife and son see it switch back and forth between clockwise and counter-clockwise.  I always knew they were weird.

Ode To Duct Tape

Saturday, October 20th, 2007

Duct tape is, perhaps the greatest invention of all time. I was out backpacking (see the Little Lost Cove Cliffs trip) w/ my son last weekend. I hadn’t worn these boots in a while, but they looked good when we left. Half way into the hike, I started to feel something weird. [...]

Mail Smarts

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

Ah, gotta love my old bank. For several months now, I have been getting statements for an account that I closed not once, but twice now. Turns out, I still, supposedly, have 1 penny in my account. So, every month, the bank mails me the statement, at a cost of $0.37 (or [...]

Apple Rolls Out Shiny, Happy New iMacs - Yahoo! News

Wednesday, August 8th, 2007

Apple Rolls Out Shiny, Happy New iMacs - Yahoo! News
Here’s a nice quote:
But the updates are modest, considering they were due to be delivered in June, observed Rob Enderle, principal analyst for the Enderle Group. “The iMacs were late and there’s no touch stuff,” he said, arguing that “the iMac is lagging behind the HP [...]

At long last…

Friday, June 29th, 2007

At long last, my new Apple product is ordered…  No, not the iPhone, I have no need for a $600 phone.  I’m talking a brand spanking new, dual CPU, dual core tower…  After 5 years with my current dual CPU G4 (bless it’s soul), I am upgrading.
Hopefully, it will be here by next weekend.  Sigh, [...]