Station in the Metro

  • Tacky Shirt

    So, I’m brainstorming ideas for a fun name for my new e-learning company, and I think, "Hey I’ve taken to wearing loud hawaiian shirts lately. How about… ummmm… TackyShirt!"

    So, I type it in my browser, and lo and behold, there is already a tackyshirt.com, and in an astoundingly ironic coincidence, they are an e-learning company, dedicated to teaching folks about Mac OS X.

    Figures.

    Hey, at least I get bonus points for using the word "ironic" properly, right? Take that, Alanis!

  • Keyboard Love

    I’ve used many a Macintosh keyboard since 1986, but there’s maybe about four that I’ve really used with any regularity. As with any object you use a lot and have the occassion to try different brands when your old one wears out — not unlike automobiles — you tend to form opinions about which one(s) […]

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  • Saturn in Alignment with Paul Hogan

    Well, looks like I’ve got a buyer for the Saturn (our friendly neighborhood Airborne Express-Man). He and his brother (who is, apparently, a Honda mechanic) hame by this afternoon, looked it over, took it for a spin around the parking lot, and said they’d be back for it tomorrow afternoon. And, now that I’ve spent the remainder of the day searching for (and finding!) the title for the little beast, looks like everything’s a go.

    What will I be driving now, you ask? Well, I’m finally taking over the car I “inherited” from my great uncle late last year: a 1999 Subaru Legacy Outback. This one’s an automatic (the Saturn was a 5-speed manual), so even my wife can drive it! Huzzah!

  • 92 Saturn SL2, Needs Work, Good Car

    1992 Saturn SL2

    • Blue-green metallic
    • Beige leather interior
    • 4-cyl. 1.9L
    • 5-speed manual
    • Front wheel drive
    • 201,000 miles
    • AC
    • Power steering
    • Power windows
    • Power locks
    • Tilt wheel
    • Cruise control
    • AM/FM stereo
    • ABS
    • Leather appointments (steering wheel, shifter knob)
    • Moon roof
    • Premium alloy wheels.

    Needs work on

    • Exhaust system (failed emissions)
    • Coolant system (leak, currently stemmed by sealant)
    • Sway bar on driver’s side front and needs new tire (hit curb in parking lot, wheel rim is fine, currently running on spare)
    • AC (may be related to coolant system, water pump? …not sure)

    Asking $500 or best offer, contact Mark at:

    • [email redacted],
    • XXX-XXX-XXXX (home), or
    • XXX-XXX-XXXX (cell)
  • bobcam returns!

    iChat I just found iChatUSBCam on VersionTracker, and downloaded it. In combination with my ol’ Logitech QuickCam Pro 4000 and drivers from IOXperts, it works like a charm. Woot!

    If you’re looking for drivers for your USB webcam to use on Mac OS X, try the aforementioned IOXperts or MaCam drivers. Cheers!

  • Steal these buttons!

    Posted a bunch of new mini-buttons (the increasingly popular 80×15 format) to Steal These Buttons, most of which you’ll see in my new button bar on the left. (Most of them are probably still pending, though, and not on the main page yet.)

    Want to make your own buttons like these? Well, the Make page on Steal These Buttons has parts that you can put together yourself, or for the lazy, there’s a motorized verision here.