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Continue reading →: Aperture Scripting
Aperture arrived today. Good thing my replacement 4GB RAM modules also arrived today from OWC. The first thing that Rae and I did after installing the software was to watch the Aperture DVD Tutorial. This was a great introduction to the features and functionality of the program. Some of the…
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Continue reading →: Super Wet Burrito with Carnitas, No Cilantro
Los Charros Taqueria in Mountain View is my favorite place for burritos in the South Bay. I almost always get a super wet burrito with carnitas with no cilantro. Let’s break down the order: Super: The super burritos come with guacamole and sour cream. Regular burritos do not. Sometimes I…
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Continue reading →: Address Book and Images
There are currently 962 people in my Address Book, of which 231 of them have accompanying images. It’s very time-consuming to: Find the next entry without a photo Locate an image of the person Attach the photo to the entry To make things go a little faster, I wrote an…
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Continue reading →: Synergy
Eric posted a link to Synergy: synergy: [noun] a mutually advantageous conjunction of distinct elements Synergy lets you easily share a single mouse and keyboard between multiple computers with different operating systems, each with its own display, without special hardware. It’s intended for users with multiple computers on their desk…
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Continue reading →: PowerMac Quad G5
My PowerMac Quad G5 arrived less than a week ago. This review covers my experiences the past week that I have had the Quad. My installation checklist went as follows. As you will soon learn, this was not the way it should have been done. Open Box Install RAM Migrate…
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Continue reading →: Worldwide Newton Conference 2006
Here’s the PR for the upcoming Worldwide Newton Conference 2006. I spoke at the inaugural conference in Paris a year ago. —- Attention all GREENskeepers: The 2006 Worldwide Newton Conference is scheduled to take place immediately following MacWorld San Francisco, January 13-15, at the Warwick Regis Hotel in downtown San…
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Continue reading →: FireWire/USB PCI Card Sleep Issues
For as long as I can remember, my PowerMac G4 has not been able to sleep nor restart properly. Whenever I put the computer to sleep, nothing I did could bring the computer back. When I restarted it, the fans come on, but the display either stayed black or remained…
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Continue reading →: Aperture Compatibility Checker
Aperture Checker determines whether or not your computer has the necessary horsepower, RAM, and graphics ability to run Aperture. On my 867MHz Quicksilver, it said: Aperture cannot be installed on this computer. Aperture requires at least a 1.8 GHz Power Mac G5, a 1.8 GHz iMac G5, or a 1.25…
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Continue reading →: Shipped!
Update: Looks like it just left Anaheim today, meaning it won’t come in until Monday, November 21. ==== Damn. It won’t be long now. Shipped on Nov 16, 2005 via FED EX GROUND PMG5 QUAD 2.5 CTO Estimated delivery: Nov 18, 2005
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Continue reading →: Beijing Wushu Team
Did you know that the Beijing Wushu Team is in town and will be performing in Cupertino on Friday and Sunday evening! I last saw them in 1995 when my Stanford Tai-Chi class went into the heart of the lion’s den at Zellerbach Auditorium. Coincidentally, Rae was also in attendance,…
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