How to Make a Spider from 5 Crisp Dollar Bills

2006-05-28T21:02:00.000-07:00

Note: This is too cool; I will have to try this one tomorrow. Once in a while you're likely to have a bad reaction. (I once made one for a tip, and popped it up on the bar. When the girl turned around and saw it, for just that split second, it looked real. She let out a scream, and must have jumped three feet straight into the air. She was slightly arachniphobic. Oops.) read more | digg story

My Mac is Dead...Again

2006-05-28T09:03:00.000-07:00

My Mac Book Pro puked again. Two days ago I picked it up from the Apple Store where they replaced the logic board. Today, same symptoms; fortunately we were planning on a trip to the Mall of America. It's going to be way too hot for an outside day today. I will push Apple to give me a new laptop, which I think is quite reasonable. I will have more photos and postings while out for the day.

CompUSA sucks

2006-05-27T10:00:00.000-07:00

CompUSA sucks Originally uploaded by ericsenf. The ork-staff of CompUSA (aka. Comp-Usless) never cease to amaze me. I wanted to buy a $700 phone and not only could anyone tell me anything about the phone, they didn't have a demo model, and I was told they can't take the phone out to let to let me look at it. When will retailers realize that this is one of the few things they can offer to me

Start of Memorial Day photo stream

2006-05-27T09:08:00.000-07:00

Start of Memorial Day photo stream Originally uploaded by ericsenf. Another pond pic while having coffee in the back yard.��I will post new pics to my flickr photo stream through the holiday weekend. Technorati Tags: Life

Dinner table fun

2006-05-26T17:05:00.000-07:00

Dinner table fun Originally uploaded by ericsenf. Balancing fun. The central fork is on the glass and the other 3 forks & spoon are balancing on single points of contact. The kids were quite impressed. Technorati Tags: Life, Pictures

Solutions

2006-05-26T12:05:00.000-07:00

Solutions to three of the biggest problems on the domestic agenda. Instead of a fence along the Mexican border, build a moat along the border from the Pacific Coast, along Texas to the Gulf.Ship the dirt dug out from building the moat and ship it to New Orleans. Use it to fix the levees.Take the alligators that are eating people in Florida, give them a home in the newly built moat.See, now isn't

Thermal Paste Claim on MacBook Pros FALSE

2006-05-26T07:15:00.000-07:00

The thermal paste application, doesn't make a signficant difference. The real issue seems to be that the system firmware designers have optimized for a quiet machine at the expense of the temperature.Note: I wanted to post this due to the amount of questions and comments that I received. I have a Mac Book Pro, it's hot, thank God I'm not having more kids and thus not worried about

Back yard today

2006-05-26T04:50:00.000-07:00

Back yard today Originally uploaded by ericsenf. A picture of the back yard sunrise today. This is week 2 of this project. Technorati Tags: Life, Pictures

Apple Store

2006-05-25T18:00:00.000-07:00

Apple Store Originally uploaded by ericsenf. I stopped by the Mall of America Apple Store last night to pickup my Mac Book Pro. I seem to have fried the logic board in it after a month of ownership. I have been reading about the thermal paste issues, though more recently, have read that re-application of the paste doesn't make significant difference. I will chalk this up to a bum system.

Gas prices in Wisconsin suck

2006-05-23T08:47:00.000-07:00

I was in Milwaukee Sunday and had to fill up. Gas was 2.95 versus 2.61 in Minnesota. Technorati Tags: Life, Pictures

Photo Album - An Evening in St. Paul

2006-05-22T19:16:00.000-07:00

An Evening in St. Paul photo album on my .Mac site. Technorati Tags: Life, Pictures

Apple’s 5th Avenue Store already has a 30-foot scratch

2006-05-19T11:39:00.000-07:00

Macenstein » Macenstein Archive » Report: Apple’s 5th Avenue Store already has a 30-foot scratch "... Our customers have kind of gotten used to the look of beautifully designed eelctronics hidden in bulky rubber protective cases, and we think they will be excited to see the look carried over to our flagship store as well." OK... this is funny. -Eric See some info on the new 5th Ave. Apple

Back Yard Today

2006-05-19T05:55:00.000-07:00

This is the first in a series of photos. I plan to post a sunrise photo a week until I get bored of this. This photo was taken from my kitchen window, looking east. Technorati Tags: Life, Pictures

Apple MacBook Released

2006-05-16T06:24:00.000-07:00

Apple has released the MacBook, the upgrade to the popular consumer iBook. This offers an Intel Core Duo processor, built-in iSight and Front Row. The prices start at $1099 and go up to $1499. I still dig my MacBook Pro, but this is an impressive system for the price and my Core Duo Macs are extremely fast systems for many compute tasks I have recently thrown at them. I will be at the Mall of

Symantec CEO says: Go buy a Mac!

2006-05-16T06:21:00.000-07:00

It doesn't appear that Symantec CEO John Thompson's next computer will run Windows. "We think more people ought to buy them," Thompson said of Apple's Macintosh computers. The "target-rich" environment created by Windows vulnerabilities means that virus writers and hackers have set their sights on Windows PCs, he said. WOW! -Ericread more | digg story

David Weiss: A Tour of Microsoft's Mac Lab

2006-05-13T20:54:00.000-07:00

David Weiss: A Tour of Microsoft's Mac Lab This is a neat site. It's worth the virtual wander through the halls of the MS Mac Lab -Eric

Five Fundamental Architectural Flaws in Windows Solved In Mac OS X

2006-05-13T20:46:00.000-07:00

Five examples of fundamental Windows architecture design flaws, the endless headaches they cause for Windows users, and how the issues are handled more elegantly in Mac OS X. This is a well written and analytical article presenting how Mac OS X addresses the design flaws in Windows. Least privileged access is one of the largest holes in my opinion. Trying to run a Windows system with least

Macworld Reviews Open Source Antivirus: ClamXav 1.0.1

2006-05-13T20:41:00.000-07:00

"If you donâ��t think the virus threat to your Mac is dire enough to spend any money protecting against it, ClamXav will get the job done. Itâ��s based on a well-established open source project (clamav), and provides a decent level of protection (thanks in part to daily updates of its virus definitions)." I have used ClamAV on Mac OS X server as a mail gateway product. The company I was with

Despite the Scurrying to Market, Apple Got Intel Right

2006-05-13T20:39:00.000-07:00

Despite their rush to market, Apple knows how to do Intel systems right, and as the catalog of Intel-native OS X applications fills out and users get used to the idea of running Windows on Apple hardware, iMac and MacBook Pro have a solid shot at mainstream leadership I have to agree with this Linux Insider review. Being a UN*X fan gone Apple, I am extremely impressed with the power and design

Half the music on iPods stolen, alleges Real boss

2006-05-12T06:12:00.000-07:00

Real Networks CEO Rob Glaser has tacitly alleged that iPod owners are music thieves, a claim that echoes the words of Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. Note: This is such a preposterous statement. This takes that approach of, since we do buy (aka rent) music, which requires ongoing licensing fees, it must be stolen. I pride myself in the fact that my music library is legit. I buy frequently from

Key Isolation Features in Mac OS X

2006-05-11T13:24:00.000-07:00

Apple built OS X with security in mind. As part of that central security theme, OS X has been designed using three key isolation features: System Isolation, User Isolation, Memory and Application Isolationread more | digg story

SGI files for Chapter 11 protection | CNET News.com

2006-05-08T12:16:00.000-07:00

SGI files for Chapter 11 protection | CNET News.com :-O SGI made quite the wonderful and high-end computers in their time. I hope, though doubt, they will recover.

Random Picture

2006-05-08T08:53:00.000-07:00

Just a random picture to test my blog

Beatles lose Apple court battle!

2006-05-08T06:52:00.000-07:00

The Beatles have lost their court battle with Apple Computer over its iTunes download service. Note: This is great and seems to be quite the rational decision from the courts. I wonder how long it will be until the Beatle's are available on the iTunes Music Store. -Ericread more | digg story

Template updates

2006-05-07T07:03:00.000-07:00

My next round of blog template updates are good enough to post. I'm not completely happy with the setup yet. I needs further style-sheet (CSS) tweaks until I will be satisfied. This is good enough for a Sunday-morning, phase-one update. Time for another americano. -Eric

Learn how to use Apple's Automator

2006-05-06T16:30:00.000-07:00

This site's full of tours, examples and downloads. Very nice resource for any one curious on how to use that fancy Tiger app. Note: Awesome... Learn Automator-Foo -Ericread more | digg story

Random comment of the day

2006-05-06T09:18:00.000-07:00

I am excited that there is a Mill's Fleet Farm near our house in St. Paul. Things just seem a but more mid-west now. -- Eric Senf - http://ericsenf.blogspot.com(Sent from my BlackBerry)

IT Commandments: Ignore them at your own risk

2006-05-03T10:05:00.000-07:00

IT Commandments: Ignore them at your own risk by ZDNet's David Grober -- Here's a stone tablet's worth of rules that no IT shop can afford to break.

Fresh Creation - The Apple Commercials Archive

2006-05-02T19:49:00.000-07:00

Fresh Creation - The Apple Commercials Archive This URL was posted as a comment on a previous post and I though is was a cool enough link to dedicate it's own post. Thanks Martijn!

Upcoming Black Eyed Peas Concert

2006-05-02T13:46:00.000-07:00

OK... I'm getting excited about this. I just received my notification email for the show this weekend. This should be a great first concert in the Twin Cities.

Watch the 6 New Mac Ads

2006-05-02T06:45:00.000-07:00

Daily Show correspondent at the White House press dinner. Now in Mac ads. Someone is catching on... Note: I saw the first of these ads last night while watching 24. These are great. -Ericread more | digg story

Macbook Pros are to hot, cool them down.

2006-05-01T11:43:00.000-07:00

This user disassembled his Macbook Pro, only to find that Apple had placed the thermal paste incorrectly, he then put in his own paste which cooled it drastically. Note: I will be stopping by MicroCenter this week and cracking open my MacBook to perform this mod. I will hopefully have this done this week. -Ericread more | digg story

Learning the shell

2006-04-28T11:27:00.000-07:00

Here is a great guide on the UN*X (and Mac OS X) shell (aka Terminal). A great read for all those wanting to learn or brush up on their shell-foo.read more | digg story

ABC News: The Great Microsoft Blunder

2006-04-25T13:04:00.000-07:00

ABC News: The Great Microsoft Blunder: "I think it can now be safely said, in hindsight, that Microsoft's entry into the browser business and its subsequent linking of the browser into the Windows operating system looks to be the worst decision—and perhaps the biggest, most costly gaffe—the company ever made. I call it the Great Microsoft Blunder." Note: Look at the cost vs. benifit. Many of the

Running Windows Apps natively on OSX without Windows!

2006-04-23T08:07:00.000-07:00

Robert X. Cringely offers an intriguing reason behind Apple's recent strategy of Boot Camp: '... I also believe that Apple will offer in OS X 10.5 the ability to run native Windows XP applications with no copy of XP installed on the machine at all. This will be accomplished...by Apple implementing the Windows API directly in OS X 10.5.' Note: The day Apple announced they were moving to the Intel

100 Interesting science facts

2006-04-20T14:12:00.000-07:00

Some that caught my attention: 67- Around a million, billion neutrinos from the Sun will pass through your body while you read this sentence. 68-...and now they are already past the Moon.read more | digg story

Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows: Windows Vista February 2006 CTP (Build 5308/5342) Review, Part 5: Where Vista Fails

2006-04-20T12:07:00.000-07:00

Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows: Windows Vista February 2006 CTP (Build 5308/5342) Review, Part 5: Where Vista Fails: "Shame on you, Microsoft. Shame on you, but not just for not doing better. We expect you to copy Apple, just as Apple (and Linux) in its turn copies you. But we do not and should not expect to be promised the world, only to be given a warmed over copy of Mac OS X Tiger in

First EV-DO ExpressCard for MacBook Pro

2006-04-20T11:45:00.000-07:00

Gearlog announces: "Today a prototype of the first EV-DO ExpressCard/34 to hit the market."read more | digg story

Apple reports 8,526,000 iPods sold in one quarter!

2006-04-20T11:20:00.000-07:00

Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2006 second quarter ending April 1, 2006. International sales accounted for 43% of the quarter's revenue. Apple shipped 1,112,000 Macintosh computers and 8,526,000 iPods during the quarter, representing 4% growth in Macs and 61% growth in iPods over the year-ago quarter. Note: Just do it, you know you want one. -Ericread more | digg story

MacBook Pro - New Bright Shiny Pebble (BSP)

2006-04-18T09:30:00.000-07:00

I could no longer resist. I cannot be without a Mac laptop, which I find quite bizarre. I guess that should just admit that I have become an avid "Cult of Mac" member. I have resisted that lable for a couple of years but each time I try to move away from a Mac as my primary computer I always find myself missing many of the applications and features only available on this platform. iLife is great

Don't Wait for Mac OS X: Leopard's Full Screen Apps - Do it Now

2006-04-18T09:27:00.000-07:00

I wanted to share a combination of apps and tips that's been working well for me (thanks in part to the great comments over in that thread). Using MenuShade, SpiritedAway, and BackDrop. read more | digg story

Microsoft offers Apple security advice

2006-04-17T19:14:00.000-07:00

Microsoft offers Apple security advice: "Stephen Toulouse, communications manager for Microsoft's security response team, has blogged that Apple needs a 'security czar' to batten down the hatches against an growing number of attacks on the company's OS X." I can say that Microsoft's years of beating have put them into a very responsive position from a security standpoint. I would agree that

Updated iTunes Playlist

2006-04-17T18:52:00.000-07:00

I have updated Eric & Christy's Top 50 iTunes play list. This reflects our top rated songs filtered by most played. It's been a few months since I updated this. Click here to visit this playlist on Apple's iTunes Music Store. You will need iTunes to view and preview this. You can download iTunes for free if you are one of the few people that don't already use this.

My "Tech News" widget

2006-04-14T11:40:00.000-07:00

I have finally found a way to easily create a news roll widget for my home page. This is done using two different "Web 2.0" services. The first step is to make a custom RSS feed using Frankenfeed from Big In Japan. This provides a free service that allows me to aggregate content from multiple RSS providers. I used RSS feeds from Slashdot, Mac Rumors, CNet, etc. and combined them into a single

A Day @ The Walker

2006-04-09T12:45:00.000-07:00

I posted some cool pics from a day spent at The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. Check them out if you are interested.

Apple supports Windows XP booting on Intel-based Macs

2006-04-05T06:32:00.000-07:00

Apple - Boot Camp, announced today, is a beta that will allow for booting of Windows XP on the newer Intel based Macs. It states, "Once youÂve completed Boot Camp, simply hold down the option key at startup to choose between Mac OS X and Windows." Now they just need to get their OS X based Windows XP virtualization environment built into OS X so it can natively run Windows applications.

An interesting anti-spam appliance

2006-04-03T13:11:00.000-07:00

Spam Cube™ | Plug it in. Stop spam. No subscription fee. I read a very interesting review on this product. This is the way anti-spam, security, etc. should be setup; a simple appliance with no recurring fees. I may order one of these though my .Mac email accounts for the family and my personal Gmail account do quite well at keeping spam free.

elgooG - The Google Mirror

2006-03-31T07:33:00.000-08:00

elgooG is an interesting "mirror" of Google.

The Joy of Tech's Spin on Apple's 30th

2006-03-30T08:10:00.000-08:00

The Joy of Tech has a great perspective on what would happen in the event of Apple NOT releasing a cool new product for their 30th aniversary.

Food for thought

2006-03-27T18:38:00.000-08:00

I came across this photo and though that it offered interesting perspective.

Was Douglas Adams right?

2006-03-27T07:43:00.000-08:00

This is for all of the Hitchhicker's Guide to the Galaxy fans. It seems that Douglas Adams Ultimate Answer of "42" may have be correct after all. Seed: Prime Numbers Get Hitched: "...Keating and Snaith not only explained why the answer to life, the universe and the third moment of the Riemann zeta function should be 42..."

The Origami/UMPC Project revisited

2006-03-26T07:37:00.000-08:00

I have been keeping up with the news on the new Ultra-Mobile PC platform announced by Intel and MS. My primary source of info has been the Paperback PC site. Initially I was extremely intrigued with the UMPC thinking this would be a device on the lines of the Newton though taking advantage of many of the modern tech advancements like wireless networking, digital media, etc. Unfortunately this is

The 411 on directory assistance | CNET News.com

2006-03-26T07:19:00.000-08:00

The 411 on directory assistance | CNET News.com Here was an good article on free — or more proper, advertiser driven &mdash 411 information serivces. I will be testing a few out and posting furhter information on which I prefer. Is there anyone else that feels that upwards of $1.25 is criminal for a directory service call?

A bit of a redesign

2006-03-26T07:16:00.000-08:00

I have updated my blog design. For the base I chose the "Folio" template on Blogger Templates. They provide some nice high-quality templates. "Folio" plus about an hour of tweaking and tuning got my site to an acceptable point. Feel free to let me know what you think.

[video] A sneak peak at Intel's mini computers | CNET News.com

2006-03-08T06:18:00.001-08:00

[video] A sneak peak at Intel's mini computers | CNET News.com More coverage from the Intel Developer Forum.

[video] Intel shows off the newest little PCs | CNET News.com

2006-03-08T06:18:00.000-08:00

[video] Intel shows off the newest little PCs | CNET News.com Coverage from the Intel Developer Forum.

Origami minitablets

2006-03-07T17:50:00.000-08:00

Photos: Origami minitablets | CNET News.com I will have more information on this as it develops. This WILL be my new tool (sic toy) to obsess over. I have wanted a gadget like this since I stopped using my Apple Newton MessagePad 120. The only thing that would potentially distract me from this device would be if Apple would finally release a tablet in this form-factor. I have used numerous

Jargon File: Batman factor

2006-03-07T14:06:00.000-08:00

I came across this Jargon File reference today while doing some research for a paper I am writing--Batman factor. Being the IT pager person for my employer over the past two weeks I was running a Batman factor of 2 minimally (BlackBerry + SkyTel Pager) and sometime 3. I can attest for the fact that when one is at large sporting a Batman factor of 3+ there are the odd stares and whispering. I am

Blogger Categories in 5 minutes (A different approach)

2006-03-07T06:25:00.000-08:00

Websites, Mashups and more: Blogger Categories in 5 minutes (A different approach) Now that I am ready to expand the content of my Blog I need to find an elegant way to categorize articles. This site had an approach that I will further pursue.

Open-source Networking

2006-03-07T06:11:00.000-08:00

I have been following some news on a startup company called Vyatta who's "developing a line of enterprise-grade, open source, network infrastructure products". This is complemented by an article on CNN titled "Will telecom go open-source?" This router platform is based on XORP. This platform is robust and could produce hardware which would drastically drop the cost of enterprise-networking gear.

Cisco dials SIP in VoIP U-turn

2006-03-06T13:11:00.000-08:00

"... Cisco also is opening up its IP call control products to an outside developer community by adding native support for SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) and SIMPLE (SIP for Instant Messaging and Presence Leveraging Extensions). The company will verify that third-party applications and client devices work with Cisco's SIP-compliant products, though not Cisco's pre-standard extensions to the

RIM and NTP settle!

2006-03-04T07:16:00.000-08:00

BlackBerry Cool - RIM and NTP settle! RIM agreed to pay NTP $612.5 million dollars to settle the patent suit open since late 2001. Due to the fact that RIM has raised over 20% in after hours trading it would appear the market thinks this is a positive move for RIM. No more worries of a BlackBerry shutdown. RIM can now move into release of many interesting rumored products including a consumer

hello - The Origami Project

2006-02-24T11:22:00.000-08:00

hello Take a look at this site on 3/2/06 as MS will be launching a new project which is generating quite a bit of speculative buzz.

Apple Safari may automatically execute arbitrary shell commands

2006-02-22T13:36:00.000-08:00

US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#999708: "Apple Safari may automatically execute arbitrary shell commands" This is likely a sign of Apple's increasing popularity. No platform is exempt from vulnerabilities though not all platforms are created equally. It will be interesting to see if this is the beginning of increased attacks directed to Mac OS X.

The First Mac OS X Virus? (A New OS X Trojan)

2006-02-16T10:20:00.000-08:00

Mac Rumors: The First Mac OS X Virus? (A New OS X Trojan) It was only a matter of time that this occured. I hope that AV vendors quickly get a clue on how to protect OS X systems as offerings from both Symantec and McAfee pretty much suck.

Adding style to the hand-written note with Letterfu

2006-02-15T06:55:00.000-08:00

Letterfu - Letter-writing without envelopes, cutting or glue In a day of e-mail, PDAs and mobiles sometime pen and paper add a touch of style, that is simply hard to match, to a note or message. I found this site and think this ads further style to letter writing. Visit the Letterfu site, pick a template you like, grab some nice paper, and send someone a note. Letterfu provides several nice

Microsoft's new phone may squeeze Blackberry

2006-02-13T06:38:00.000-08:00

globeandmail.com : Microsoft's new phone may squeeze Blackberry Competition is a good thing. As much as I like my BlackBerry there are always improvements that could be made to a device. It will be interesting to see what MS produces to "compete" with RIM. All PocketPCs/Windows Mobile devices that I have used have quite the tortured user interface. RIM's BlackBerry is a device that is simple,

RIM Releases Workaround Details

2006-02-09T10:59:00.000-08:00

BlackBerry Cool » RIM Releases Workaround Details

Dell Axes HD-based MP3 Players

2006-02-06T14:55:00.000-08:00

BetaNews | Dell Axes HD-based MP3 Players Dell is out of the portable music player market further lessening the iPod competition. I am not surprised to see this due to the fact I have had numerous Dell mall-kiosk-orc-staff tell me they would carry their iPod though Dell "makes" them sport their device.

Options in the event of a BlackBerry shutdown

2006-02-03T06:49:00.000-08:00

from The Onion

Fifth NTP Patent Rejected

2006-02-01T14:10:00.000-08:00

BlackBerry Cool » Fifth NTP Patent Rejected This should be intresting to follow. It looks like NTP's claims have been deemed invalid at the US Patent Office. I am sure there will be appeals but this likely moved the burden of proof to NTP.

Mac Theme Release For The Blackberry

2006-02-01T06:43:00.000-08:00

BlackBerry Cool » Mac Theme Release For The Blackberry This is just geeky-cool serving little purpose. I will liekly try it out though.

Win32/Mywife.E@mm file-destroying worm

2006-01-31T11:16:00.001-08:00

You should be aware of the Friday, February 3rd payload of this new worm.Microsoft Security Advisory http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/904420.mspx Business Week article http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8FFQMJO0.htm?campaign_id=a pn_tech_down&chan=tc

Cingular Patenting the Emoticon :(

2006-01-27T08:57:00.000-08:00

BlackBerry Cool - Cingular Patenting the Emoticon :( [This is anotherridiculouss example of how broken the patent system is - Eric]

Editing tips from the NSA

2006-01-24T20:24:00.000-08:00

Three common mistakes There are a number of pitfalls for people trying to amend a sensitive Word document for public release as a PDF. Here is the NSA's advice on typical traps. Redaction of text and diagrams Covering text, charts, tables or diagrams with black rectangles, or highlighting text in black…is not effective, in general, for computer documents distributed across computer networks (i.e

Supreme Court rejects BlackBerry appeal

2006-01-23T08:10:00.000-08:00

Supreme Court rejects BlackBerry appeal | CNET News.com: [This sucks... RIM needs to get this settled.]

Happy birthday, Brain.A

2006-01-20T07:25:00.000-08:00

Happy birthday, Brain.A | CNET News.com The computer virus is 20 years old today. What a wonderful ride it's been since then. I wonder what the total 20 year GDP impact of av-software and related flaws, patching crappy OSes, etc. has been due to this.

The Million Dollar Homepage - Own a piece of internet history!

2006-01-19T20:25:00.000-08:00

The Million Dollar Homepage - Own a piece of internet history! I just thought this was cool. It continually amazes me how people come up with ways to make money.

The Fix

2006-01-19T19:53:00.000-08:00

I friend and previous co-worker emailed this to me. Late on a Sunday night while working on setting up a new server rack in one of our East Coast offices we moved the main 200+ Gb Dell Windows NT 4 file server out from the wall, unplugged the power and Ethernet cable and heard something fall into the case. Upon removing one of the side panels we discovered that the port on the Intel NIC

How to Squelch Your Inner Jackass

2006-01-19T12:19:00.000-08:00

Wired News: How to Squelch Your Inner Jackass I quote, "...just because technology allows you to act like a braying ass in public doesn't mean you should do it." This is a great article and worth the read. Eric.

BlackBerry Cool » WGarage: Reverse Lookup Reviewed

2006-01-17T08:31:00.000-08:00

BlackBerry Cool » WGarage: Reverse Lookup Reviewed This looks extremely interesting and may turn into my next "must-have" BlackBerry app... Eric

Ice Wine Is Called 'Nectar of the Gods' - Forbes.com

2006-01-16T08:32:00.000-08:00

Ice Wine Is Called 'Nectar of the Gods' - Forbes.com I got turned onto ice wines after watching a program on the Discovery Channel about the harvest and production process. I have had ice wines from both Canadian and New York and they are quite wonderful. I would take an ice wine over a port for a nice after dinner wine. This is a good article and with their increasing popularity I would suggest

Personalized Google Mobile

2006-01-14T15:38:00.000-08:00

Google Mobile has been updated to support personalization. I have been using IG (http://www.google.com/ig) as my home page since before Christmas and quite like it. Now that both IG and GMail are fully mobile enabled this is even more reason to use their services in my opinion. [This comes with the accepting the fact that privacy is a thing of the past--I am willing to accept that but that is

New BlackBerry product by Rick Mercer

2006-01-13T11:16:00.000-08:00

CBC.ca Rick Mercer Report Media Player It wouldn't be funny if I hadn't witnesses this phenomenon while working in the Park Ave. Financial center in New York. I wondered why so many balding suits had goose-eggs on their heads .

GMail Server Error

2006-01-12T16:09:00.000-08:00

Server Error Gmail is temporarily unavailable. Cross your fingers and try again in a few minutes. We're sorry for the inconvenience. This is the first time I've run into an issue with GMail--though I don't know why I felt inclined to share this.

BlackBerry gets Google-ized

2006-01-12T07:01:00.000-08:00

BlackBerry gets Google-ized | CNET News.com SWEET!!! I will post further info on this once I have a chance to play with this. Being both the BlackBerry and Google fan I see this as a GREAT thing.

Jobs: New Intel Macs are 'screamers'

2006-01-11T09:19:00.000-08:00

It's exciting to read about great updates to computers and technology that I am a fan of, but it is always coupled with the bitter knowledge of the fact that what I own now sucks .Jobs: New Intel Macs are 'screamers' By John BorlandApple CEO Steve Jobs introduces the first Intel-based Macs, almost a half a year ahead of schedule.

Which super-hero am I?

2006-01-09T19:39:00.000-08:00

I saw this on a blog while I was googling for information. I just had to take the quiz and personally think this was quite accurate. [I think this shows how much of a geek I am--or anyone else that would brag about their results for that matter] Your results: You are Green LanternGreen Lantern 95%Hulk 85%Superman 75%Spider-Man 70%Iron Man 65%The Flash 65%Batman 55%Robin 50%Supergirl 45%Wonder

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith DVD Easter Eggs - MovieWeb

2006-01-08T13:02:00.000-08:00

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith DVD Easter Eggs - MovieWeb This is too cool and well worth checking out. Hip-hop Yoda is well worth watching a few times.

Bill's Retirement Party

2006-01-06T19:28:00.000-08:00

Photos from Bill's Retirement Party This represents quite the end of an era. This is a photo album on my .Mac site of the retirement party we had for my boss of 8 years, IT Director, F+W Publications. Wow--how things can change in a few months.

Two More NTP Patents Deemed Invalid

2006-01-02T22:11:00.000-08:00

BetaNews | Two More NTP Patents Deemed Invalid This is a good, especially for BlackBerry fans. I personally think the patent system is broken and shows how much potential disruption could be caused to our infrastructure by warring leagal factions.

Eric's Rants

My Last Blogger Post

To TypePad or Not

Back Yard Today

Material Found to Become 2 Dimensional at Quantum Critical Point

Macintosh Products Guide | Universal Applications

Factoid from the April/May 2006 issue of Seed

Symantec patches antivirus worm hole | CNET News.com

The PocketMod - Nerd Origami

Test Article From Ecto

How to Make a Spider from 5 Crisp Dollar Bills

My Mac is Dead...Again

CompUSA sucks

Start of Memorial Day photo stream

Dinner table fun

Solutions

Thermal Paste Claim on MacBook Pros FALSE

Back yard today

Apple Store

Gas prices in Wisconsin suck

Photo Album - An Evening in St. Paul

Apple’s 5th Avenue Store already has a 30-foot scratch

Back Yard Today

Apple MacBook Released

Symantec CEO says: Go buy a Mac!

David Weiss: A Tour of Microsoft's Mac Lab

Five Fundamental Architectural Flaws in Windows Solved In Mac OS X

Macworld Reviews Open Source Antivirus: ClamXav 1.0.1

Despite the Scurrying to Market, Apple Got Intel Right

Half the music on iPods stolen, alleges Real boss

Key Isolation Features in Mac OS X

SGI files for Chapter 11 protection | CNET News.com

Random Picture

Beatles lose Apple court battle!

Template updates

Learn how to use Apple's Automator

Random comment of the day

IT Commandments: Ignore them at your own risk

Fresh Creation - The Apple Commercials Archive

Upcoming Black Eyed Peas Concert

Watch the 6 New Mac Ads

Macbook Pros are to hot, cool them down.

Learning the shell

ABC News: The Great Microsoft Blunder

Running Windows Apps natively on OSX without Windows!

100 Interesting science facts

Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows: Windows Vista February 2006 CTP (Build 5308/5342) Review, Part 5: Where Vista Fails

First EV-DO ExpressCard for MacBook Pro

Apple reports 8,526,000 iPods sold in one quarter!

MacBook Pro - New Bright Shiny Pebble (BSP)

Don't Wait for Mac OS X: Leopard's Full Screen Apps - Do it Now

Microsoft offers Apple security advice

Updated iTunes Playlist

My "Tech News" widget

A Day @ The Walker

Apple supports Windows XP booting on Intel-based Macs

An interesting anti-spam appliance

elgooG - The Google Mirror

The Joy of Tech's Spin on Apple's 30th

Food for thought

Was Douglas Adams right?

The Origami/UMPC Project revisited

The 411 on directory assistance | CNET News.com

A bit of a redesign

[video] A sneak peak at Intel's mini computers | CNET News.com

[video] Intel shows off the newest little PCs | CNET News.com

Origami minitablets

Jargon File: Batman factor

Blogger Categories in 5 minutes (A different approach)

Open-source Networking

Cisco dials SIP in VoIP U-turn

RIM and NTP settle!

hello - The Origami Project

Apple Safari may automatically execute arbitrary shell commands

The First Mac OS X Virus? (A New OS X Trojan)

Adding style to the hand-written note with Letterfu

Microsoft's new phone may squeeze Blackberry

RIM Releases Workaround Details

Dell Axes HD-based MP3 Players

Options in the event of a BlackBerry shutdown