.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]
The Internet is a weird place…
I run several websites off of my one Linux server sitting here in my house. I try to keep it reasonably secure: it's behind a firewall with a limited number…
I went to a hockey game…
Once in a very long while I'll do something that isn't really "me". Today, I went to an NHL pre-season hockey game at GM Place. It is worth while to…