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Archive for October, 2007

High tech twist on low tech toys

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
Artist and metalsmith, Nathan Dube, has created a body of work that transforms low tech toys to be high tech and extravagant. I love the piece pictured here, the S.P.I.T., a laser sighted spit wad shooter. These pieces are beautifully crafted and well thought out. Dube states that he “explores [...]

I want my space back

Monday, October 29th, 2007
So, after the Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard install was complete I was mostly happy. After a short period where the CPU ran at 95% it finally settled down and things are now running smoothly, except my battery now takes forever to recharge. Anyway, instead of buying a new machine, I installed [...]

Mac OS 10.5 Leopard is here!

Friday, October 26th, 2007
Well Mac OS 10.5 Leopard arrived at 10:30 exactly via FedEx just like Apple said and it is now installing on my laptop. The packaging is nice as usual and I can’t wait to get my hands on it. Update: this is great- Software with a sense of humor

Album release reinvented

Monday, October 22nd, 2007
One of my favorite bands, Radiohead, released their new album via digital download on their website. And, the kicker, you pay what you feel it’s worth. This rocks! I downloaded the album and paid nothing, listened to it, then went back to the site and purchased it. I love this way [...]