Archive for the 'Computers' Category

12
May

Not Always a Bed of Roses

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I finally put down the cash this past week to upgrade my Mac OS to Leopard. This is a Mac and everything is supposed to be easy, but why does some of the upgrade seem so arbitrarily stupid?
First off, I pop in the CD and it presents the dialog to restart to allow the [...]

24
Jan

Why I Won’t Be Going to Match.com After All

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Well, since I didn’t get the job, and they don’t offer a position they believe I’m suitable for (though they claim they would hire me if the position existed), I can finally mention that I’ve been interviewing at Match.com and have come to realize that it is NOT a place I want to work at. [...]

18
Dec

R.I.P - Quickverse 2005 for Mac

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Well, that’s just great. I purchased Quickverse 2005 (Black Box Edition) for my MacBook less than a year ago. This was just before 2007 was released. The packaging for my Quickverse application says it is guaranteed to work on “Macintosh OS X 10.3.9 (Panther or Tiger) or higher” (the link is the [...]

26
Sep

New Toys and the Paranoia They Inflict

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As I think back on when I first got my Macbook, I laugh at myself for just how much I was afraid of it being either broken or stolen. Actually, theft ranged higher on my concern list than the breakage (warranties help curb that fear).
I would take my laptop to work and was afraid [...]

06
Sep

Weight-Watchers: Week 63

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I know I haven’t been posting as I should, but it’s been pretty crazy lately. Over the last week, I’ve lost 0.2 pounds so I have to count that as a plus.
Now, as for what I’ve been doing in the last few weeks, here’s a rundown:

Attending the 2007 Asian Film Festival of Dallas (we [...]