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Category: Computers

  • Radio silence…

    “Can you smell the Firefox all over this post? That’s because I have to post it from Snookums’s crap-ass computer.”

    Actually that was just sarcastically dictated by the Snook himself. My iBook went off to the shop today for a monitor and hard drive replacement so I’m forced to share his Linux machine. Sheesh, between this and waiting for the telly to be repaired, it’s like living in the Stone Age, you know? We’ve also just realized that we leave for our trip to the US in, oh, FIVE WEEKS, and there’s craploads of stuff to do before we go. AND we’re throwing a Halloween party in three weeks, AND we’re having two sales and a relocation at work. So there may be some radio silence from my end for a few days…

  • Stallman’s a nut.

    Richard Stallman’s over here bitching about Linux again. How can a guy that claims not to have had a job in decades afford to fly to Australia?

  • Delayed.

    Crap. As expected, Apple just e-mailed me to say my G5 iMac will arrive “7-10 business days” later than expected. Does anybody know if they’re shipping in the US or UK yet?

  • 9 Times the iPod Goodness.

    So did I mention that the Snook and I both got new iPods on the weekend? Well, we did. We’d been thinking about getting new mobile phones for some time – since we both just have crappy pay-as-you-go Nokias – but we hadn’t done anything about it yet because we’re lazy. Then on Thursday the Snook discovered that Strathfield have a deal on where you buy a Sony Ericsson T610 and get a free 20GB iPod. Pretty sweet! We headed over Friday afternoon and spent hours waiting around while they transferred our numbers and upgraded our accounts. It was worth it though… I’ve even got a camera in my phone now! Oh yes, “moblogging” will be happening soon. This is, like, partial technological redemption for the whole TV-exploding debacle…

  • Tiki Mac.

    Tiki Mac. Shweeet.

  • SMH redesigns

    The Sydney Morning Herald website has a new design… and I’m not sure I like it. It’s just way too wide, and there just seems to be too much going on horizontally with all those columns. I like the addition of the search box though, and the navigation redesign makes much more sense. (Though it doesn’t seem to be completely finished. I was happy to see that Column 8 and Spike have been moved out from under the National section – which never made any sense to me – but if you go to either section, the breadcrumb trail on top still thinks that’s where they are. Weird.)

  • iPods vs. Men

    15 Reasons an iPod is Better than a Boyfriend. Heh.

  • Addictive game

    Need something to keep you occupied Friday afternoon? Check out this addictive Flash game. I really suck at it.

  • Panther Maintenance Tips

    Maintenance Tips for Mac OSX Panther. I should probably do these over the weekend. I’ve been getting a weird problem occasionally when waking up from sleep where my desktop stays black. If I hit the power button and then “S” for shutdown, the desktop briefly lights up before shutting down. The Snook thinks I have some rogue process that kills the desktop.

  • Gucci iPod Cases

    I heard a co-worker blathering on this morning about Gucci’s new designer iPod cases. “I want one!” she announced. “Do you have an iPod?” someone asked her. “No, I guess I’d have to get one of those,” she answered. Idiot. I went over and showed her my homemade knitted one, which she (of course) disdained. Oh well. Those than can, do. Those that can’t, shell out $200!