Top 70s Rock Hit That I Thought I Had in My Collection But Didn’t, and When I Bought It, Was Surprised to Find That It Was Actually From 1983
Carry On Wayward Son, by Kansas.
Thuggee
Bob: When does [Superman Returns] come out— Wednesday? (checking…) Ah, yep. the 28th. AAl: Maybe I’ll go see it like Thursday afternoon. Although with school out, that tactic isn’t as sound as it was a month ago. Bob: Ja. I have to avoid the roving bands of teenage thugs around our apartment now. AAl: Thuggee …
Apple releases Shake 4.1 – Price drop and Universal Binary
“Apple [yester]day delivered Shake 4.1, the first Universal version of its industry leading compositing software and cut its price from $2,999 to $499 to fit almost any production’s budget.” Not included in the Apple announcement was the rumor (possibly now confirmed by ex-members of the Shake programming team) that this will be the last major …
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Microsoft’s view of “automatic.”
This must be some definition of “auto” I wasn’t previously aware of.
Repairing the Headliner
The headliner in my ’95 Saturn had started to fall, the fabric peeling away from the foam backing, and hanging down until finally, it was obstructing most of the view out the rear window. I had been just putting up with it, but when Reb wen out this morning, and had the kids holding it …
Five things I (re)learned during my most recent attempt to organize my library.
1.) I have a tendency to latch onto what should be a very small part of a larger project, and turn it into a project unto itself. Hence, cleaning out the living room (which contained some books) turned into a chance to organize the entire collection. 2.) I may not have a huge personal library, …
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Logitech Harmony 880 Universal Remote
Just got the Harmony 880 today, so I won’t post a full review yet, but aside from the fact that the new Intel-based Mac beta version of the software doesn’t actually work (thank the gods I have more than one Mac), the setup was relatively painless. I’ve probably got an odder assortment of devices in …