Hmmm. It appears Saddamn has been captured, which is interesting. I was really hoping to be able to elect a Democrat president (again) next year, but knowing this White House’s spin, this will kind of change a lot of people’s ideas about GW and this catastrophe of a war. Not me, of course, because there are still no WMDs. It’s hard to argue against a captured dictator, though.
The (moderated) aftermath of the BBC’s Bill Gates v Steve Jobs.
Vote for yourself and see the results.
Ok, because my main tower has 3 hard drives and I didn’t want to buy a controller, the third hard drive (the smallest and least-important) is running on the ATAPI bus, where the CDROM was. I say ‘was’ because apparently running a CDROM and an HD on that ATAPI bus is ‘not supported’ by Apple or their implementation of ATAPI. This means that when I have the third hard drive plugged in, I don’t have the CD at my disposal.
Anyway, so I use the iBook’s CD drive, and connect to the mounted disc over the network. Nothing brain-busting here.
However, what’s incredible is that I just initiated an install over the network, and my wife closed the iBook, effectively putting it to sleep, taking away the CD for my use. I look at the installer and, unsurprisingy, it’s hanging, not responding, and not installing anymore, just stopped at whatever percent, trying to figure out what the hell is going on, as it’s being run from a machine that is now no longer itself running.
I turn the iBook back on and within seconds, it’s running again and installing the very same point it left off. No re-mounting the disc, or starting the install over. Astounding.
Lindows: The Dumbest-Named OS Ever.
Now With Ultra-Dumb Flash Ad!
Although I must admit that the UI doesn’t look as bad as most Linux installs. I’m more curious about it than I thought I would be, but that’s still not much, as when I moved, I purged all the PCs from my possession in one triumphant trip to the dumpster.
Jeremy at Antipixel has posted (exterior) photos of the new Apple Store in Ginza, Tokyo. Notice in particular the line out the door, complete with a helpful clerk telling you where the line ends. Pretty neat shots, even if they aren’t from the inside.
Mac Eye for the Windows Guy: Five Mac Men, out to change the world one Windows guy at a time. Via Jane.
iPod users share audio ports with iPod-enabled passerby, envision wireless sharing via Bluetooth and Rendezvous in the future:
Sharing an iPod through its headphone jack is also a crude, low-tech version of what some predict is the real killer application of future iPods: transforming them into short-distance broadcasting devices by adding Bluetooth or similar radio technology, coupled with Rendezvous, an Apple-developed networking technology that allows devices to discover each other automatically
Hello All-
I currently have a lease on a one bedroom apt in downtown Boulder, and I’m looking for someone to take over for me.
2113 Walnut Street
1 bdrm corner apt, first floor in 5 unit building.
Includes washer/dryer, dishwasher, attached 1 car garage
Apartment comes completely furnished; queen size bed, dishes, pots, pans etc. Rent is 1175 per month/includes all utilities
If you or someone you know is interested in looking at this apartment, please email me directly. I can provide pictures in the near future. I’m looking to be out of my apartment sometime between now and january.
Thanks,
Mathias
Bill Gates, the George W. Bush of technology:
Why isn’t e-commerce a reality? Why isn’t managing your schedule digitally with friends and colleagues not a trivial thing to do?
E-commerce isn’t a reality? What’s Amazon then? And I do a pretty good job of managing my schedule digitally with my Mac, iCal and iChat….
