Windows on Mac is Spooky
Everyone knows, of course, that you can run Windows applications on a Macintosh. When Macs started shipping with Intel processors this became almost a no brainer. Boot Camp is the…
What the heck is a winmail.dat attachment?
Being new to the Macintosh, I'm "discovering" things for the first time that are ancient history for most Mac users. That is entirely to be expected. But I must admit…
.Mac Sync: down for 10 days and counting
I mentioned in my previous post that I have subscribed to .Mac, Apple's online service for file sharing, email, and so forth. One of the neat things .Mac can do…
Migrating a few things to the Macintosh
I've had my Mac for a couple of days now, and I'm having fun with it. Since it's a laptop, it is often more at hand then my main PC.…
A Macintosh a day…
27 years ago, I bought an Apple II+. That was my first computer, and I have many fond memories of its 16 kilobyte wonder. When the Macintosh came out in…
Happy Birthday, Mom!
My Mom's 85th birthday was yesterday. My sister Judy pulled together a surprise party, and as many of us kids as could make it were there. You can see the…
Suburbia in the sky…
Folks who live in really big cities because they *want* to live there are, in my opinion, kind of weird. But I can sort of see the appeal of being…
Maybe the Nigerians know something…
Bill Gates has been traveling a bit recently, and was apparently doing a bit of touring in Africa. Unfortunately, his request for a Nigerian Visa was initially met with a somewhat…
Canadians becoming less tolerant?
I heard several news reports regarding some study performed recently on Canadian attitudes towards immigrants. The conclusion was that Canadians are less tolerant than we used to be, and several…
I’m just too white and nerdy…
Weird Al has a spy camera at my house... [tags]white and nerdy, weird al, geek[/tags]