My infrequent updates on the web
I am becoming less and less excited with each new show/keynote that comes along. I have all the Mac stuff I need and the iPhone only really interests me in regards to Canadian availability. I carry a Blackberry for work and I am simply uninterested in carrying two devices around.
However, I still look [...]
Posted on June 9th, 2008 by Alistair
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I went to the Apple Store opening in Pacific Centre this past weekend. The store is typical of a mall-entrance version, similar to the Las Vegas Fashion Show that I visited last month.
By the time I arrived, there was only a small line of perhaps 50 people. I expected there had been [...]
Posted on May 26th, 2008 by Alistair
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Today is a pretty big day for NASA and the Phoenix Mars Lander. In about 1 hour, the Lander will attempt to touch down safely on the planet’s surface. This is not an easy feat, with previous landers having a success rate of about 50%, with at least one crashing on the surface [...]
Posted on May 25th, 2008 by admin
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This weekend is starting off great.
The sun is shining on our fair city and I’m sitting outside as I wait for my appointment at the Genius bar (my MacBook Pro has a minor button issue) in the brand new Apple Store, the first in Western Canada.
Later, I’ll be filming Finnegan, my Duck Toller, for a [...]
Posted on May 24th, 2008 by admin
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I need to update this site a lot more than I do. Seriously.
Here are some stats:
12: The number of drafts that are in my WordPress queue. I am having a tough time editing them for publication
7: The number of days per week I have more than 4 hours of my time scheduled
5: The number [...]
Posted on May 7th, 2008 by Alistair
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It took less than two weeks but Boot Camp cracked me. Specifically, it cracked my foot. Even more specifically, it cracked the 5th metatarsal in my left foot.
A quick visit to the clinic and the doctor suggested the likely problem is a stress fracture , so he sent me off for x-rays. Until next week [...]
Posted on March 16th, 2008 by admin
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I found a fantastic theme for WordPress called CLI, named for the computing term “Command Line Interface”. It brings back memories of my first computers, way back in about 1980 or so, long before any windowing applications were available (or at least being commonly used).
You can find CLI at the author’s site or at [...]
Posted on November 19th, 2007 by admin
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While waiting around for my Guitar Hero III to arrive (it’s only minutes away right now…) I was flipping the channels and found Back to the Future.
Watching it for the 29th time or so, I still find it entertaining and well-written, laden with pop culture tie-ins from the 50’s and 80’s.
Robert Zemeckis does a great [...]
Posted on October 28th, 2007 by Alistair
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This is a post from my site
Posted on October 24th, 2007 by admin
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A few moments in PhotoBooth, some customization with the Simpsonize tool and I am an honorary resident of Springfield.
Here is a slightly larger portrait.
Posted on July 20th, 2007 by Alistair
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