No, I’m not talking about Google’s neat new open source internship thingy that’s been making the nerdblog rounds, but what my summer is quickly turning into. Here’s the thing: I have a lot of projects. Which is not really a problem, I have time for them all… and they seem not to be overlapping too [...]
While Compy really isn’t really all that close to being FINISHED, when the new HD arrives I’ll have some more work to do, I got a good portion of the software installed on the little mini hard drive for the time being. One of those pieces of software is Macromedia Homesite. I don’t use it [...]
I was plugging something into the power strip when I accidentally cut power to the system. Oops. That wasn’t good. No big deal, I got everything plugged back in and fired it up. Except that “firing up” is not my computer’s strong point right now. It stopped during the detection of IDE drives. It does that sometimes, [...]
Conspicuously absent in my Anti-iPod post was the fact that if you get an iPod your two options for music are a) iTunes, b) ripping from CD, or c) Finding “other” ways to get music that isn’t DRMed. Luckily, that point was picked up well by Hilary Rosen. (Yes, the Hilary Rosen of the RIAA) The [...]
Intro: Once you start reading blogs, it’s tough to stop. They’re addicting, entertaining, and (if you pick the right ones) informative. And with the amount of time that we spend on the computer in our day-to-day lives… they’re pretty convenient, too. This is before we even begin to delve into their use as a procrastination tool. [...]
I get a lot of questions about computers. How to fix this, why doesn’t that work, what is a such-and-such… I’ve been answering those questions for a long time but I’ve kept the true details of the inner workings of computers a secret. My Computer Nerd Oath required it. If I ever revealed the horrible [...]
Though I generally bemoan people who do this sort of thing, I read The Scripting News despite the fact that I find its author disagreeable, its content lacking, and its disposition to generally be that of a grumpy 8 year old. So… why? Well, it’s a bit of a train-wreck. Seldom does a day go [...]
MIT students have produced a a computer-controlled disco floor. There are videos. It’s very cool. [Via Kristin.]
i was going to post this yesterday, but i forgot.. but better late than never yea? so this is kind of dumb to get excited about… but on the 1 year birthday/anniversary of gmail they announced all this new stuff, like saving drafts, fonts/colors/text formatting, AND they’re giving every 2+ gb of space. because 1gb [...]
I was watching The Newlyweds at lunch today and saw what must have been the best advertising for a computer product ever. Nick sent Jessica — who is gorgeous, but flagrantly stupid — an Apple iSight… and she was actually able, with no help, to put it together and get to talking to Nick in [...]
