Posted on May 30, 2008 at 4:08 pm
Every Friday we pubish some inFrequently Asked Questions to help you, the Crazy Apple User, use your crazy Apple software more effectively.
Q: My friend got a copy of BBBG free with his iMac. Why didn’t I get a copy?
A: That deal limited to certain models of Mac computers. You not complain about not get [...]
Posted on May 29, 2008 at 7:10 am
The problem with stealing someone’s thunder is this: You’ve been walking down the street and saw the thunder laying there on the dining room table, nobody in sight, and thought, “I can use that!” So you sneak in, pick up the thunder, and just as you are sneaking back out of the house, Someone [...]
Posted on May 28, 2008 at 7:34 am
I’m somewhere between Moab and home, and this is all I have time to put up. I hope the androids have been good. I don’t think I’ll ever get the red dirt back out of my hair. Talk amongst yourselves. Er, yourself. I’ll give you a topic: Zion National Park is [...]
Posted on May 24, 2008 at 1:02 pm
Unix is user friendly…its just selective about who its friends are.
To err is human…to really foul up requires the root password.
Perl, the only language that looks the same before and after RSA encryption
Posted on May 24, 2008 at 9:50 am
Heisenberg is speeding down the street and he gets pulled over by a cop.
The officer walks up to the window and says, “Do you know how fast you were going?” To which he replies, “No, but I know exactly where I am!”
Posted on May 23, 2008 at 5:34 pm
First Android: Did you hear about the C++ programmer whose boxers were too loose?
Second Android: He kept trying to use << to shift his bits.
Both: $ irb
puts “Ha” * 3 + “!”
Posted on May 23, 2008 at 1:00 pm
In a desperate attempt to create a recurring feature, we have decided to start the Friday iFAQ, a list of inFrequently Asked Questions to help you, the Mac user, get more out of your software.
Q: A FAQ for iCal? Really?
A: Yes! iCal has so much to offer that people never know about!
Q: Okay. [...]
Posted on May 23, 2008 at 11:22 am
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Posted on May 23, 2008 at 10:00 am
$ transcribe_conversation.rb audio_log_05212008.mp3
transcribing…
conversation.rtf created!
$ mate conversation.rtf1
Nate: Okay, android….er, what’s your…name? Designation? Number?
Android: Handle.
Nate: Handle? That’s so… 70’s trucker.
Android: 10-4 good buddy.
Nate: O-Okay. So, what’s your <sigh> handle?
Android: I am called acts_as_service.
N: Catchy.
A:Yes.
N: Anyway, acts_as_service, as you know, I’m going to be out camping with my family [...]
Posted on May 22, 2008 at 8:22 am
Since it worked so well for my most formidable predecessor, all I’m putting in this post is a link to a post I wrote about Delicious Library on my other site. It’s not as big as Macworld, but hey, I’ve got about 10 dedicated readers on that site! And some T-shirts for sale!
That article started [...]