Eulelog

We left for Utah this morning via JFK and JetBlue. First thought is flying has simply become humiliating. We learned to live with long lines at check in and shoe removal at security, but we’ve crossed the line. At JFK, we spent 36 on bagels, coffee, water, two sandwiches (for later) and chips. Not like [...]

The world has certainly seen enough iPhone reviews in the two weeks since the new version’s release. Here’s another one of sorts. But I’m writing with a slightly different idea after having something of an epiphany today: boredom has gone extinct.
Now that the iPhone travels wherever I do (I’m writing from the bandshell in Brooklyn’s [...]

Alex has asked me to compile a list of applications that I use regularly on my Mac. In no particular order, here we go.
Safari
Adium (multi-protocol instant message client)
Microsoft Remote Desktop (connect to my PC at work)
iTunes
iPhoto
Picasa iPhoto plugin
Office 2004 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Entourage)
Chicken of the VNC (remote control)
Unison (newsgroup access)
Firefox (browser)
TextEdit (great text [...]

I still have not bit the bullet. To that point, Apple released an upgrade to Tiger this week bringing my version to 10.4.11. This upgrade includes a number of general operating system fixes meant to enhance the stability, compatibility and security of my Mac– Apple’s words, not mine.
68 megabytes later, the only [...]

I’d like to upgrade my PowerBook G4 to Leopard at some stage to the latest version of OS X Leopard. I have not read many good upgrade experiences so far. This brings us to my next point. An external hard drive from Best Buy arrived this afternoon. [...]