Well, I’ve completely backed up BigAl and have gotten myself used to the idea of starting w/ a completely new install when my copy of Tiger shows up. Read about my unsuccessful attempts to create a clone of my boot partition in The Great Re-partitioningâ„¢ (Part I). I don’t feel like bothering w/ re-installing Tech Tool Pro, so…. screw it. The problem is that I’m not a fan of completely.. Read More
Shame on you, Apple.
So I read a story about Apple’s new Quicktime 7 (QT) codec, H.264, and wanted to sample some of the HD movie trailers they provided. Well, my copy of the Tiger (I got the family pack) hasn’t arrived yet, and I’m not in *that* much of a hurry, but I wanted to try out the movies, ya know? Having paid for QT Pro in version 4, 5 and 6, you’d.. Read More
Must… have… t-shirt…
Busted Tees : Without Me, It’s Just Aweso: Yes, I’m a dork. I HAVE to have this shirt, heh. It makes me laugh, and I’m just bastard enough to wear it around. I wear t-shirts at home all the time, but work’s too formal to allow that, so wearing it around the house, while funny, kinda limits my audience. .. who am I kidding. I love it :D If you.. Read More
I’m spoiled.
I spent the entire evening trying to make a backup of my boot partition (note the emphasis on “tryingâ€?, as I never managed to get it done). My first three attempts were through Carbon Copy Cloner — each time ended in a kernel panic. I didn’t catch where it happened during the first one, but the next two were when it was in either the /Library or /System directories (I.. Read More
Dubya promotes weak puritanism
Wired News: Bush OKs Smut-Stripping Tech: Bush OKs Smut-Stripping Tech By Associated Press Page 1 of 1 03:00 PM Apr. 27, 2005 PT WASHINGTON — President Bush on Wednesday signed legislation aimed at helping parents keep their children from seeing sex scenes, violence and foul language in movie DVDs. The bill gives legal protections to the fledgling filtering technology that helps parents automatically skip or mute sections of commercial movie.. Read More