Observations on Technology from an Aging Geek
Dan S In preparation for moving all the hobby and client preview sites that I now host from a Windows 2003 server on my DSL connection to a Fedora 6 virtual server at Slicehost, I’ve migrated my blog from BlogCFC to MachBlog 1.0. I’ve also been putting off adding posts until I got completely migrated, so that’s … Read more
…you drool over the chance to build a honkin’ home theater computer. Yep, that’s me. A few weeks ago, I ordered the parts for a new, beefy computer to use as a home theater PC. I’d had a spare Dell desktop hooked up to the plasma TV for a while, and while it worked okay, … Read more
Well, sort of. After pouring over Google searches for a couple of weeks trying to find a solution, I decided to bite the bullet this weekend and reinstall the operating system on my Macbook Pro. I am convinced that running the Monolingual tool right after I got the laptop took something off that Dreamweaver, Fireworks … Read more
It’s been (almost) 2 weeks since I first laid my hands on the Macbook Pro. I have to say that I continue to be impressed with the laptop. As much as I love the machine, there have been some roadblocks in getting things set up and working correctly. The first issue was email. I’ve run … Read more
Well, I’ve now had the Macbook Pro for about 36 hours or so (part of that obviously was spent sleeping and not attached to it, although I seriously thought about skipping sleep last night). Today has gone pretty well. I got the developer tools all loaded from the install DVDs this morning and was able … Read more
Ok ok, so it’s not really a toy as, within about 48 hours, it will be my sole computer for development. But right now it sure feels like a toy. I received the boxes from my wife at 8:45 ET this morning and promptly tore into them like a kid at Christmas. I have to … Read more
Well…today marks the end of another dissappointing season for the Wildcats. Kansas downed the Cats by 12 in the 2nd Round of the NCAA tournament this afternoon. I really didn’t expect them to beat Kansas as the Jayhawks were ranked in the top 5 or so about all season and KY wasn’t even in the … Read more
Thanks to a late afternoon winter storm yesterday, I am spending the weekend in Chantilly, VA. I was due to go home yesterday (and really looking forward to it too!) but the storm cancelled most of the flights out of Dulles and I was told they couldn’t get me back to Nashville until Sunday. Since … Read more
Those of you that know me very well know that I am a RABID fan of the University of Kentucky men’s basketball program (to the point that I have their logo tatooed to my left arm). I was born in KY and lived there until I was 15. Some of my fondest memories growing up … Read more
You can add me to another fast-growing list of developers. Which list is that you ask? Why, it’s the list of developers that are trading Windows machines for Macs. That’s right, I finally took the plunge and ordered a shiny new Macbook Pro this week. It’s supposed to be delivered tomorrow, but I won’t have … Read more