Monthly Archive for January, 2002

Page 2 of 6

How living on a Mac nearly made me change careers

“ZDNet: Story: How living on a Mac nearly made me change careers” [Daypop Top 40]
Good article presenting fair point of view for a Wintel user switching to Apple and Mac OS X. He hit the nail on the head 90% of the time (especially the “if you’re a creative type, Mac is for you” part)

Q&D DIY FLW Tour (Los Angeles, CA)

Last updated Feb, 17th 2002

This is very much a work in progress. While I did live in Los Angeles in the late 80s, I live in NY now and I’m creating this tour from memory and a little help from MapQuest.

Ok, so you want to see some Frank Lloyd Wright homes while you’re staying in LA? Here’s my personal Quick and Dirty, Do-it-yourself tour. If you’re real lucky, I’m might throw in a Schindler, a Neutra and perhaps even a Lautner along the way.

Continue reading ‘Q&D DIY FLW Tour (Los Angeles, CA)’

Still working with Radio 8

Still trying to get deep into Radio 8, but I have have not had the time to customze anything yet.

I did however add my first “story” today.

Usability of OS X Parts 1 & 2 By Craig Linton

Usability of OS X Parts 1 & 2 By Craig Linton [via Splorp]
Craig makes some great points. On dock alignment however one can easily install Tinkertool and have their Dock “Bottom-Left” aligned as I do.
my dock
Incidently, if anyone knows how to prevent the Dock in OS X from moving desktop icons “out-of-its-way” when it’s on the right side of the screen, please let me know. This has been a problem for me since 10.1.1

I’m Back in NY.

Back in NY, it’s actually warmer here than in Hermosa.

LAX security is not what it was a few months ago

LAX - Airport Security - Only one Military type with an M16 was watching the security queue this time. It seems like the government is getting a bit more lax in the overseeing of airline security. Looks like I’m gonna have to go back to keeping a razor-sharp eye on the laptop again as I go through security.

Looking for LAX WiFi

LAX - American Terminal - gate 47B - I’ve decided to find some form of connectivity, I don’t however want to give up my seat which is the only one close enough to an AC outlet that allows me to use my Pismo while it’s pluged in and charging up for the flight.