Mac: on the continent
The iMac has reached America. It washed ashore today at 11:44AM (though I have no idea which time zone that’s based on), then appears to have cleared customs shortly thereafter (if I’m reading that right). Here’s hoping it enjoys it’s world tour while it lasts, ’cause it can expect a pretty boring time once it [...]
Mac: no printer, no Tuesday
Turns out I won’t be receiving the printer I ordered. To Our Valued Apple Customer: Thank you for shopping at the Apple Store. Apple no longer offers the CANON PIXMA IP6700D PHOTO PRINTER that you requested. Therefore, it has been removed from your order. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. You might find [...]
Mac: en route
Apple Store emailed me this morning, letting me know my iMac had shipped. It starts its Fedex-trackable voyage in Shanghai, China. Note to future self: do not lick iMac.
“30 Rock” quotes
If TiVo were a living thing, it’d be tired of showing me “30 Rock” over and over by now. A few reasons why it’s such a great show: From The Rural Juror episode: Tracy Jordan: I’m gonna make you a mix tape. You like Phil Collins? Jack: I have two ears and a heart, don’t [...]
Mac: ordered
You knew it was coming. I ordered my iMac yesterday. It should be here sometime next week. Sure, I could have driven over to the King of Prussia Apple store and had it in my hands within the hour, but I’m choosing to torture myself and order it online. The waiting is part of the [...]
Mac questions
There are still several technical questions I need to find authoritative answers for before I’ll purchase a Mac. I’ll keep them here so I don’t lose them! What is the best way to do one-on-one video conferencing from a Mac PC to a Windows PC? iChat seems to use AIM protocol. Conflicting information about whether [...]
Mac experiences?
Lately I’ve debated purchasing a Mac, going as far as spending about half an hour in our local Apple store and a few hours online reading reviews and specs. Our household doesn’t need a new computer, but now that Macs are UNIX-based, I’m dying to get my hands on one. At work I use UNIX [...]
Sausage and Penne
This recipe was reverse engineered by a friend’s wife, passed on to me, and then I adapted it to our purposes. The original calls for andouille sausage instead of sweet Italian. There’s not usually much fat rendered from the sweet Italian, so the roux creation doesn’t really happen. Anyway, iit’s hard to screw this one [...]
Here comes the sun
I kid you not, this is the first time I’ve seen the Sun since late afternoon on Saturday. Hello light source, whatcha knowin’?
So long, McDonald’s
I only eat McDonald’s for breakfast, never lunch or dinner. Except that I won’t be fetching breakfast at McDonald’s any more, either. Today was the last straw. They rang the order up correctly (I saw it on the screen), but then: Sausage and egg biscuit had cheese. The ordertaker girl specifically asked me if I [...]