I had no idea that my book Painting the Web was going to be one of O’Reilly’s first batch of DRM-free eBooks. I was stunned to see it as one of the first 12 Kindle books O’Reilly has released. Painting the Web does make a nice ebook. I think the graphics are better in a […]
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Apple speak
I received my Powerbook back from repair. Neither the Apple store guy nor I could decipher what was fixed on the machine. The parts list is as follows: SUBASSY, AP EXT/BT, 11CHNL,Q85 FLX CKT ASSY, BT,WIRELESS,PB15″ RETURN: Within Specifications PCBA,LIO/SOUND,PB15″ FLX CKT ASSY, SOUND,IO Q16C The returned item was the battery, as there was a […]
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47 Million. And One.
The pain was sudden and intense, a band across my chest, taking away my breath. I had been bent over, lifting several books from a lower shelf, and the pain hit as soon as I straightened up. I dropped the books and fell back into my chair, clutching my hand to my chest, just like […]
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Powerbook update
I have good news and bad news about my Powerbook. The bad news is that the mother board is DOA. The good news is that I’m still covered under the extended AppleCare warranty. For some reason, I had thought the warranty was expired, but the guy at the Apple store looked up the machine and […]
Recovered from the Wayback machine. Today is the 4th of July and St. Louis will again have its spectacular fireworks display—considered one of the top ten in the country—over the Mississippi tonight. Unfortunately, the annual summer festival, Live on the Levee is off the levee due to the recent flood. Currently, water levels in St. Louis are […]