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Archive for September, 2006

Thank God They Fixed It

Friday, September 29th, 2006

iTunes 7.0.1 is out. Let’s just call this an “optimization and bug fix” release.
It’s a lot faster and that ugly… ummm… I don’t know what to call it… stream integrity destablization bug (you’d know what I’m talking about if you ever heard it) appears to be fixed.
If you have 7.0, you need to upgrade.

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The Ultimate Computer Audio Setup

Tuesday, September 26th, 2006

DISCLAIMER: I have way too much time on my hands.
That said, I digress.
A few months ago I was presented with a simple dilemna that began with a desire to listen to my iPod Nano through my Altec-Lansing ATP3 speakers without un-hooking wires or reaching around the back of the computer. A trip to […]

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Muppet Labs: An Odd Taste Discovery

Sunday, September 24th, 2006

For this experiment you will need a bottle of the new Snapple “Lighten Up” Nectarine White Tea, and a quantity of the Listerine Citrus Flavour mouth wash.
Go swirl a mouthful of that citrus flavor Listerine around for the prescribed time, and then drink a bottle of that Nectarine White Tea, and tell me what it […]

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To Pod Or Not To Pod

Friday, September 15th, 2006

It seems that everybody I know who is an iPod freak owns more than one. That’s my rationalization I’m using for looking at the new line of iPods that was announced recently.
I love my Nano. I love it to bits. I use it every day. I can’t live without it. […]

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Maybe Somebody Actually Listens To My Ranting

Tuesday, September 12th, 2006

Or maybe not.
I was staring out my front window a few minutes ago. Our front window has a view of a park that covers the better part of a full city block. Last year I took a picture of the death trap bridge that crosses the creek on flickr. Well this year […]

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I Wish I’d Had My Camera

Tuesday, September 12th, 2006

I live on a busy street in a crappy neighborhood and that means I hear all sorts of bizarre noises going by the house. A few minutes ago I heard an unfamliar sound and peered out the window. It was the line painting truck and they were painting the yellow line down the […]

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The Feel-Good News Story Of The Year

Saturday, September 9th, 2006

Take an elderly woman, a wheelchair, a mugger, and a .357 magnum and what do you get? This news story.

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