Closing Doors

After 4 years messing around with Movable Type and sporadically writing posts on here, I’m shutting down. This website has been real, and it’s been

The Wired App and How Magazine Apps Should Work

The Wired app is fantastic. There are a few, minor complaints floating around; I tend to agree that it’s too hard to differentiate content from

RIM Releases BlackBerry OS 6.0 Preview Video. Video Makes RIM Look Like a Bunch Of Out-Of-Touch Squares

RIM gave the world a preview of their next-generation mobile operating system, today. The video is just awkward, showing business people in suits trying to

I Need to Go Live in the Woods

It’s become so ingrained that water comes from the Brita that I just opened the fridge looking for the Brita to use to refill the

AT&T Seriously Doesn't Get It.

AT&T has started selling their MicroCell, a device that AT&T customers can buy and connect to their broadband network to create a small cell tower

Twenty-two Days

I’ve been asked countless times, today, if I’d pre-ordered an iPad. I didn’t. I reserved one. Fuck you guys. I was debating - visibly agonizing

What if, Instead of a Tablet, Apple Announces a Keyboard?

Everyone has been talking about the (potential) Apple tablet, and with all that’s been said, and all the fervent speculation, I’ve largely decided to shut
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Why I Moved my Home Network to Google's Public DNS

I moved my home network to Google’s recently-announced public DNS. There’s been a lot of talk about Google’s intentions and policies in the time since

Verizon's New Ads Aren't as Anti-iPhone as We Think

Verizon launched some new ads late last week. They coincide with the Droid launch, but as John Gruber pointed out, they don’t aim to establish

GeekTool + AppleScript

After getting inspired by this Reddit thread, I finally started playing around with GeekTool. This is what I came up with. I’m pretty happy with
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iChat to Growl

For years, Chax was among the first things I installed when I had a fresh install of OS X. By the time 10.6 came out,

Ads

It’s probably pretty obvious that I sold out and put ugly Google ads on the site.

Mini 9 Hardware Addition

In light of the release of Snow Leopard (and, subsequently, 10.6.1), I began research on upgrading the Mini 9. As I’m sure many of you

Make Network Connect work in Snow Leopard

After upgrading to 10.6 last night, I found that our Juniper SSL VPN client, Network Connect, didn’t work anymore. I fiddled with it for a

Snow Leopard First Impressions

Just wrapped up the Snow Leopard (10.6) install while I was whipping up a dish for a work potluck tomorrow. I’m recording my impressions as

Google Voice → Fluid → Growl

This is going to be another one of those “first I did this, then I used this other software to make it more awesome” posts.

Synergy + OS X

If you’re the kind of person who has several computers on your desk, and you haven’t heard of Syngery, you’re missing out. Synergy is a
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Couple Pictures of the Mini 9

That pen’s in there for scale. I wrapped the top in a Zagg Invisible Shield, and picked up the rad chrome Apple logo from

Hackintosh, MBP Failure, and Synergy

There’s been a lot of talk about Netbooks, recently. Specifically, there’s been a lot of talk about Apple Netbooks. Everyone has weighed in with their
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Nine Inch Nails at Merriweather Post!

Lindsay and I went to the NIN|JA show at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Colombia on Tuesday. Trent and company put on a really great show,
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