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Our Powerbook is in a Coma

  • 21 Mar, 2006

It happened Sunday night around 7:45pm. My My wife’s Powerbook 667 slipped into a coma. It will start up a little, but stops at a blue screen. Never loading the desktop. Even disk utility can’t help. I was able to hook it up to life support though. Via target disk mode, my iMac was able […]

iPox Wiki

  • 19 Mar, 2006

I’ve created an iPox wiki to hopefully help me keep track of things that still need to be done.  Not only can I make the lists, but so can you.  It’s open to the public right now and we’ll see how that goes.  🙂

Playing with Apple’s Photo Booth

  • 17 Mar, 2006

One of my new applications is Photo Booth from Apple. It’s a simple application that ties into my iSight web camera and takes still pictures. You can also select filters and take pictures that look interesting. 🙂 Below is some of my fun with Photo Booth this morning. Granted, I think I need better lighting. […]

My First Dashboard Widget

  • 14 Mar, 2006

I’ve created my first Dashboard Widget 🙂 Thanks to a nice tutorial from Josh Nimoy I was able to walk though the steps and see how easy it is to create a simple, yet pointless, Dashboard Widget. You never know, this could be the first steps towards something amazing! If you want, and I don’t […]

iRows : Web Based Spreadsheets

  • 13 Mar, 2006

I searched for a web based Microsoft Excel today and I found iRows. All the basics, none of the bloat or cost!! Today was a snow day and I was told not to come into work but rather work from home. Great idea except I treat my home computer differently than my work computer. For […]

Target Disk Mode Rocks

  • 10 Mar, 2006

You gotta love target disk mode. It’s a wonderful feature from Apple that lets you boot a machine as a firewire hard drive on another. This then allows you to quickly copy off files and folders. This morning I hooked up my PowerBook to my new iMac via a firewire cable, held down the T […]

Writely Purchased by Google!

  • 9 Mar, 2006

One of my favorite Web 2.0 applications is Writely – online word processing. I just find it so useful, simple and wonderful! Completely imports almost any text file with formatting and export them as well. So handy. However, today I found out it got bought by Google!! What does that mean? Well I’m not sure […]

Blank DVDs Are Cheap

  • 8 Mar, 2006

Since my new iMac has a DVD burner I just had to play with it.  I went to Target to get a few and was pleasantly surprised.  Last time I bought blank DVD’s it was $15 for 5.  Boy has a lot changed.  I got 50 for $15 this time!!! I’m very excited as I […]

iMac First Impressions

  • 7 Mar, 2006

It’s been a few days and I’ve had a little time to play. Overall I’m very happy with my new iMac. It’s so sweet. New features that I acquired: iSight Web Cam Mighty Mouse DVD Burner Bluetooth Front Row (with remote) All iLife 06 Applications and so much power! I’ve only just began to play […]

Dreamweaver Replacement on the Mac?

  • 6 Mar, 2006

I’m looking for a replacement for Dreamweaver on my new iMac. I like Dreamweaver but it seems to complex (and expensive) for what I need. What I’d like in a new app is code completion and code preview abilities. Granted, I know that’s not always available. Built in FTP would be good too but not […]