Archive For August, 2007

We are out of here!

By | August 31, 2007

I’m way behind on blogging, and email, but you know what… I don’t care. We’re leaving for a well deserved vacation. We’re off to Wisconsin, Michigan, and Illinois for about a week. It has been a struggle (to say the least) wrapping up work before tomorrow, but I did it. I may be posting from [...]

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The Ultimate Computer

By | August 21, 2007

I think Apple should build this into every new Mac. via Geekologie

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Where can I get an AGP video card with an ADC connection?

By | August 17, 2007

I’m currently using a PowerMac G5, with two 17″ cinema displays. Everything is about four years old. I’m hoping to buy a new Mac later this year, but for now I’m feeling my computers age when I try to run some modern apps. One bottleneck is the outdated 64MB video card (split between 2 displays, [...]

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Rick, Steve, or Mike

By | August 16, 2007

I was just taking a little break for lunch, and there happened to be an Elvis movie on TV. I was reminded of the fact that in almost every movie Elvis made, his character’s name was Rick, Steve, Mike, or some other macho one-syllable name. He also rarely played just a singer. He was always [...]

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The Simpsons Movie

By | August 16, 2007

This past weekend we went and saw The Simpsons Movie. Well, I should say that I went and saw it, and I dragged Anne Marie along kicking and screaming. She’s not really a Simpsons fan. I would say that it was OK. Not great, but OK. I went in thinking it could really suck, as [...]

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Giant Drag Covers Wicked Game

By | August 15, 2007

I don’t watch the show, Nip/Tuck, but lately I’ve been seeing a lot of commercials for the new season featuring a cover of Chris Isaak’s classic song, Wicked Game. It sounded really great so I went looking for it on iTunes. I’ve come to realize that Wicked Game must be one of the worlds most [...]

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How Small We Really Are

By | August 14, 2007

I think it’s good to ocassionally remind ourselves just how small we really are. via SwissMiss

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The Idea Generator

By | August 13, 2007

Have you been wanting to invent the next big thing, but just haven’t come up with a winning idea? The Idea Generator is exactly what you need. You can adjust the words individually, or just hit the center button and have ideas handed to you. Looks like I’ll be making a “scary rubber animal”. You’d [...]

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