Author: John Hamilton Farr

So who needs a damn startup chime? I was getting nervous that my workhorse Blue & White PowerMac G3 had decided to stop with

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 16, 2004 JHFarr.com Creators Link Exchange Announced TAOS, NM — JHFarr.com announces the free Creators Link Exchange, soon to be

I used to be a big drag racing fan in the olden days. WAY olden, obviously, back when you could drive to an old

You want raw, original string band music? You’ve come to the right place. The importance of these early 70s recordings can’t be underestimated. The

That’s what I wrote about in my latest GRACK! column. I hope it’s fit to advertise on a family Mac site. The focus is

Billmon linked to Ginsberg’s Howl on Friday, so I’m sitting here while it prints out. I saw the bearded obscene Jewish saint on the

Just a short post to pass on the URL for an “iConversation” Applelinks’ Kirk Hiner had with me recently. My own words are ones

I needed a break from politics and organizing a writers’ series, so I decided to clean my doormat. Big problem: said doormat is on

Maybe in a few more years, I’ll be able to get DSL where I live. I could have local wireless broadband, but I’m not

We’re back in business, boys and girls: [GRACK!] Trabajo y Libertad “I’d done this once before in San Cristobal and understood the arrangement, though

First is this week’s Web column announcement. [GRACK!] Easter 2004 “I’d awakened in the night with the distinct sensation that something had just come

Completed and posted at 4:08 a.m. MDT today … [GRACK!] The Writing Life “That shook me almost as much as the apparent murder-suicide in

Dear MyMac readers: Today’s FotoFeed (Click for 500×375 pixels) First, I’m adding a new feature to these blog posts, namely a thumbnail link to

[GRACK!] A Different Kind of Calm “‘What do black widows look like?’ asked the special guest from northeast Iowa. The spider I found when

Report from the Frontier Yes, it is the frontier here in el norte. Those of you who live where everything works and television is

Whoa. Before I sat down to make this post, I read the article Tim referenced about installing Mac Minis IN YOUR CAR, and I

I really want to like this thing, so tell me: does it only take one memory module? There really isn’t a clue that I

Here you go, my latest Web column. I’m rather fond of this one. Maybe when you read it, you’ll understand. [GRACK!] Evermore It was

Way too many years ago I paid over $3,000 for the “Big Guy,” my beloved PowerMac 8600. Bullet-proof and wondrous, it served me steadily