One of the easiest ways to identify an old piece of computing equipment is by its color – that yellow / tan / brown that makes you wonder if people in the 70s, 80s, and 90s had any taste. In most cases that color wasn't actually the color of the hardware when it was new; …
Mac Museum Latest Additions: Lime iBook G3
The tag line for the iBook was iMac to Go, a theme made very clear by the first-generation model introduced in July 1999. The iBook uses the same colorful translucent plastic as the iMac and had the same consumer-focused ambitions in a notebook form. Initial models came in Tangerine (Orange) and Blueberry (Light Blue) "flavors" but changed …
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Christmas 2017
Another Christmas season has come and gone. The boys have another set of memories to add to their childhood experience. They are 6 now and this season has been the most, "high definition", of them all. Emotions Like most children, the boys love the holidays. It snows, we decorate, there's Santa, and of course, presents. …
Excited for iPhone X
The iPhone X goes on sale tomorrow and I'm really excited for it. Mine won't ship until November 17 at the earliest but I'm OK with it; I'm still excited reading the reviews as they come out. I was concerned that FaceID might interrupt the flow I'm used to, but it seems to function very …
Mac Museum Virtual Tour
Added updated photos to my Mac Museum page so you can see what it looks like now. The photos that were on there were very old. Since that time I've added a book shelf, more cabinets, and had to expand to the other side of my basement!
My New MacBook Pro
I spent part of my time off a couple weeks ago shopping. Ever since I returned from the West coast last year I've been looking to buy a new Mac. Editing photos on my 13" MacBook Pro was disappointing because it was so slow. Even though it was reading the images off of a fast …
Blueberry Picking
We went blueberry picking in the back yard tonight. Our journey didn't start that way though. During dinner we noticed some deer in the yard, a pretty normal occurrence around here. This time, however the deer were different: they were bucks. We've never had bucks before. Naturally I had to run outside with my 150 …
Holly
Holly turned 16 in December. The average life span of a dog is 10 - 13 years (13 for a Dachshund), so she's lived a long time. In the year and a half since Hannah's passing we've tried to make an effort to focus on her in the time that she has left. We spend time …
The Force Awakens & Rediscovering Star Wars
Sally and I saw The Force Awakens on Sunday and we really liked it. For a movie whose job is to both reboot and continue one of the most successful and beloved franchises in history it does a fine job. While the story line contains similarities in structure to A New Hope and has its fair share …
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LA: The First Week
I've been in LA for a week now it's been a bit of a rollercoaster. My flight out was delayed by about 40 minutes because the crew was trying to find a flight path out of the strong jet stream to save time. Unfortunately there was no alternate route and we wouldn't have enough fuel to make …
Relatively Ambitious 