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Raekwon on 'Gorgeous' 2 Apr 2011 | 04:41 am
I didn't give Kanye's new album a deep listen previously because I accidentially bought the 'clean' version (ughhh f.u. amazon and your "if it doesn't say 'explicit', it isn't"...). Anyhow, I gave in ...
Useful JS libraries from GameJam 19 Mar 2011 | 05:49 am
Participated in a GameJam yesterday, and when it was all done, realized most teams were using cool libraries that I knew nothing about :) Here's some pointers for future use: ProcessingJS I knew ...
Red Robin 'Red Royalty' rewards program: slow down there, birdy 14 Feb 2011 | 08:19 am
We go to Red Robin about once a month; it's close by and has reasonable kid food, and the burgers aren't bad, if a little greasy. At least at the one by our house (Bridgepointe, in San Mateo, CA), the...
The proper data plan doesn't have a cat. 27 Jan 2011 | 06:58 am
Pretty amusing transcript via Google Voice, of a voicemail from AT&T about my cell service. I apparently have the proper data plan, that doesn't have a cat. Of course it's supposed to be "cap", and I...
Mac OS X 10.6.6 update fixes the "mouse jumpiness" problem! 18 Jan 2011 | 08:40 am
Holy crap, I am stoked! The 10.6.6 update, which I had put off because it seemed like the only "improvement" was The App Store (cough bullshit cough), actually fixes one of my biggest complaints of la...
How to fix Netflix DRM Error n8156-6013 on Mac 18 Jan 2011 | 08:34 am
I kept being harassed to upgrade Silverlight to v4, and finally gave in. And then, got the dreaded "Netflix DRM error n8156-6013". Sigh. Some quick searches turned up threads about the issue and what ...
Rented the 70-200 2.8 5 Jan 2011 | 08:27 pm
This bad boy was a real pleasure. Hate to give it back but clearly it's way out of my price range currently. Sigh :/ Permalink | Leave a comment »
Dual-monitor Mac Pro woes 24 Dec 2010 | 12:42 am
So I've got this mid-2010 Mac Pro, running dual 24" DVI displays, hooked up to the Mini DisplayPorts via MDP->DVI adapting cables. All is well and good, or has been, for months. Then I selected th...
One thing OS X should steal from Windows... resetting screen resolution if no confirmation 10 Dec 2010 | 08:47 pm
I just spent over an hour and a half attempting to get both my monitors working again on my Mac Pro after a poorly-chosen click in the Displays dialog; I managed to set one of the display's resolu...
New Liam Neeson movie: spelling is Unknown 21 Nov 2010 | 10:34 am
On the Apple trailers page for the new Liam Neeson movie, Unknown, it seems at the very least, what's unknown by the promotions department, is how to spell 'February'. See GIANT ALL-CAPS MISSPELLING i...
