Tiny things I love about Snow Leopard and iPhone OS 3.0

June 16, 2009 in | 1 comment

I noticed a couple things the other day that rock about iPhone OS 3.0 and they are minor, but awesome.

  1. My recently added playlist now actually lists the newest stuff at the top of the playlist, rather than all the way at the bottom. Hooray!
  2. When it’s plugged into my car stereo through the dock, the volume slider goes away, as it did nothing anyway.

I also noticed something that may seem minor to folks, but that I love in Snow Leopard’s Boot Camp Drivers:

  1. There are now 64-bit drivers — indicating that we can soon run 64-bit Windows 7, etc. on our sweet Core 2 Duo lappies.
  2. For the love of GOD – FINALLY, two finger tap to right click. This business of tap + click for a right click was ridiculous.

Windows 7 and iPhone 3.0 Beta 5. It…could…WORK!

May 6, 2009 in | No comments

It...could...WORK!

Abby...abby something. Abby-normal?

So now that I have Windows 7 up and running on my Macbook – things are really clicking. I’ve got some decent Antivirus action going on (which it was so kind to remind me I needed), courtesy of AVG.

Now I had the evil idea of trying to upgrade my iPhone 3G from Beta 4 of the iPhone OS 3.0 to Beta 5. Will the world implode upon itself, asking these two technologies to play nice together? Read the rest of this entry »

Day 1 with Windows 7: brick walls hurt!

May 6, 2009 in | 3 comments

misc-brick-wallSetup ran through fairly quickly, about 35 minutes or so including all reboots.

One thing that struck me right away was the beautiful new design of the installer environment. It gives you the feeling like you’re already up and running. However, what made me laugh is “Password Hint” is now a required field. *sigh* really, Microsoft?

Got the drivers installed from the trusty Leopard install disc…hoping all would go well, but no wi-fi action. Amazingly the Wi-Fi drives out of the box work better than the Apple-provided ones. Had to roll back to old drivers (newer, wrap your head around that!) but then all was well.

My biggest snag is that when my laptop sleeps or I close the lid, the screen refuses to turn back on. It turns back on but the screen stays black. I’m open to suggestions. Anyone? Beuller?

Edit: Turns out that the brightness was turned all the way down when it comes back up, and the key to turn brightness up won’t work. Still haven’t found a good workaround. Still open to suggestions…?

Edit #2: I’ve found that if i turn “down” the brightness when the screen is completely black, then it turns the brightness back up to a visible level. I’m guessing Apple’s Windows 7 drivers aren’t quite up to stuff, just yet.

30 days with Windows 7

May 5, 2009 in | No comments

My Acid-Tripping Background after installToday I will begin my great experiment of patience. I will be putting Windows 7 RC1 on my Macbook (first generation, 2GB RAM, GMA950 Gfx, 100GB HDD). Will I survive for 30 days without Mac OS X 10.5 at home? I’ll walk you through my experiences and hopefully we’ll all learn a thing or two. Stay tuned!

New Xbox Experience — it rocks!

November 20, 2008 in | 1 comment

Recently upgraded to the new xbox live experience (new dashboard/ OS for the Xbox 360). It’s pretty darn 

awesome. Watching Netflix on there, is a breeze, the interface is beautiful and easy to work with and it’s just fun! One of the neat things that Microsoft clearly didn’t borrow (ahem) from anyone, is the new Avatars. You can see my “not Mii” on the left there, it’s pretty customizable.

No, I will not fix your computer. And here’s why…

November 9, 2008 in | No comments

Too often I see political cartoons that are by and large stereotypes. This one, unfortunately is too close to the truth to be a stereotype…

This picture defines our moment. :)

November 9, 2008 in | No comments

It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation.

November 5, 2008 in | No comments

“Yes, We Can!” This amazing video by will.i.am of The Black Eyed Peas is beautiful, inspirational and embodies the hope felt by the Obama movement. Read the full text of this speech.

I love my wife and iPhone 3G!!!

August 7, 2008 in | No comments

Just got married and thought I’d better start blogging again. This is my first iPhone post. That is, I am writing this on my new gadget. 3g service finally was rolled out in Lubbock. Which rocks because now I’m no longer a slave to edge/wi-fi! Of course AT&T still haven’t updated their coverage maps to reflect the new service. Maybe some poor intern accidently flipped the switch?

HighEdWebDev

October 18, 2007 in , , , | No comments

HighEdWebDev
Hey All!

(all 3 of you that read my blog, that is)

I am on my way back from the 2007 HighEdWebDev conference in Rochester, NY.

It was absolutely beautiful there — took a trip out to Niagra Falls while I was there. Also beautiful.

I’ll post a flickr link once I get home and get the pics snagged from the camera (Carlene was kind enough to lend me her Camera).

More to come…for now, I remain stuck in Philadelphia waiting for my flight to take me to Dallas.

Oh. By the way…the reliability of US Airways — sucks. Their customer service, however, has been excellent. Kudos to the customer service folks at the Philidelphia US Airways CS booth. They were friendly and quick…even with a line of 130+ passengers who were all pissed that we had missed flights home.

Later all!

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