Review: Upgrading to OS X Leopard

Posted on November 4, 2007
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I took the $129 plunge last night and purchased the Mac OSX Leopard upgrade for my MacBook Pro. I didn’t dash out last Friday in any rush to get it as I didn’t want to face a 3 hour wait in line, and wasn’t sure that it was going to live up to the hype. Having just used it for a few hours now, these are some of my first impressions.
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Blog Gets iPhone/iPod Touch Support

Posted on October 27, 2007
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With some help of the nice people over at contentrobot.com and their handy iWPhone Wordpress Plugin and Theme, you can now check out this blog in all it’s iPhone and iPod Touch glory. Hey, it couldn’t have been easier. Nice job guys. Thanks.

Batman Dark Knight Wallpapers

Posted on October 14, 2007
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Here’s the first of a few Batman Dark Knight desktop wallpapers that I’m working on. I’ll post the others for download as I finish them. Download links after the jump.
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A New Deal and A New iPhone

Posted on September 13, 2007
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It appears my resistance to the initial iPhone hype paid off. As the whole world knows by now, on the 5th of this month, Apple announced a drastic price drop ($200) on both the 8GB and 4GB iPhone models. As a friend put it..”That makes it almost reasonable.” I knew that it wouldn’t be long until a second generation model would be ready to roll out, and the first models would drop in price significantly.
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A Lesson from Bikers

Posted on September 12, 2007
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One thing I really enjoy about riding my motorcycle is the way other riders throw their arm out and wave when you pass to acknowledge you. It’s kind of a “Hey, you’re part of the club” thing that makes the whole experience even more fulfilling. I wonder, why don’t we do that when we drive our cars? How about when we’re pushing that shopping cart down the aisle?

What if we all took the time to wave and greet a passing shopper or motorist? What could happen? Maybe someone would actually wave back and smile. We just might start a trend. It sounds like a worthwhile experiment to me.