Ok, here is the deal. I have enough Old Macintosh products to fill a garage. Wait, they DO fill my garage! But I am
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They’ve Got Me PEGGED, BY GUM!!!
The psychological rape has now ended, and in the hazy aftermath I have gained intimate access to the innerworkings of my psyche. What the
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Time To Ponder The Headless Mac?
Of all the great products Apple is selling, the iMacs are dying. Their sales have been down drastically (one fourth) compared to previous sales
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Trying to leave the country
It was easier last time. All Anne and I did was visit a travel agent, buy our tickets on the Marconi, follow the agent’s
Read MoreFresh Ink
Had another piece published in the Metro Pulse today. Feels nice seeing my stuff printed in tabloid form. Smell the ink baby! Other notes
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The Man Who Named The Macintosh
I recently came across the web site for Jef Raskin, one of the original Apple development team members. His take on how the Mac
Read MoreI love it when a plan comes together
First off a bit of pub for my old friend Stephen Becker. Stephen has a new version of WebPrint. I lamely participated in the
Read MoreThrow Rocks at Boys!
Dave Barry said it best when he wrote “WOMAN ARE BETTER, BECAUSE THEY’RE NONVIOLENT Yeah, right.†Still, it is a fun game…
Read More40,000 BTU’s of Raw Cooking Power!
As Tim the Toolman Taylor would say…”ungh ungh ungh”. 🙂 I’m not a very acquisitive person, but I do have a few material things
Read MoreBackwoods Politickin’ with a pinch of Moonshine Delirium
Trouble No Set Like Rain Jamaican Proverb It’s Crunch Time in Tennessee. Actually it is Tuesday and voting time, moments of hand-rubbing bliss and
Read MoreSteve Jobs for Commissioner to the recording industry?
There is a really interesting read over at UnderGround Online titled “An Open Letter to Steve Jobs” in which the writer makes the argument
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Steve Jobs for Disney CEO?
Wowser! “There are five or six guys I believe can run this company,” said Gold in a phone interview. “Steve Jobs would absolutely be
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Major Sea Change for Apple
By sea change, I mean a change at Apple that is very big. Apple has never before done something like this, licensing its iPod
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iMac “no suck” CD drive repaired using FirmWare update procedure
Slot-loading iMac CD drive would not pull in disks today. Bad. Tried Disk FirstAid and Norton DiskDoctor. Not fixed. Thought back to previous episode
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No Wal-Mart
You know, I don’t think Wal-Mart has made it to Australia yet. Should I be thankful? Beth, I can’t believe you’ve done your Christmas
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Decorating and Wal Mart rage
The decorating and shopping are all done now. I managed to save the Christmas tree by adding green mini-lights strung inbetween the strands of
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The Age of Blindness
The purpose of the Age of Reason was to end the privileged debauchery of the religious and political elite. We have, in its place,
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Iraq: It’s All About Geography
It is absolutely amazing to me that not one journalist has hit upon the basic reason why we really invaded Iraq. It’s a simple
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[GRACK!] Terrible and Fine
I finally posted a new GRACK! at JHFarr.com. You can get to it by clicking on the image below. That URL will always have
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Christmas Aussie-style Part I
Having accepted the invitation to join this blog, I suppose I’d better write something. But what do you write when you’re allowed to write
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