The Apple folks were able to replace the hard drive in my Powerbook quickly, and I picked it up last night. I noticed that they installed Tiger, not Leopard, and when I asked why, since I had Leopard, they said that they could only update to what was originally installed on the machine. I can […]
One of my books finally returns home. (via David Wood)
Photo backups and hard drives
First my car, now my computer— I am not having the best of luck with working stuff lately. The verdict at the Genius Bar on my Powerbook is that the hard drive is toast. No, I don’t really believe that Firefox caused my hard drive to fail. I don’t think any browser can cause a hard drive […]
Missouri’s Department of Natural Resources (MoDNR), has been the focus of contention for the last several years. One of the first acts the state’s last governor, Matt Blunt, did when he first came to office back in 2005 was fire most of the DNR’s upper management—including the director, Steve Mahood, who was greatly respected in […]
The affordable Macs
Apple has finally wised up to the economy and has rolled out affordable versions of the iMac, the Mac Mini, and MacPro. The Mac Mini could end up being a TV box killer, especially with the space and CPU. Unlike the AppleTV, you can have your iTunes, and Hulu, too. But it’s the iMac that interests […]
