Monthly Archives: August 2006

On Bling and not-Bling

I’ve got a couple of weeks of OS X use under my belt now, so I feel remotely qualified to comment on the “Linux vs. OS X” issue, at least as it pertains to the desktop experience. A few disorganized … Continue reading

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Software, Ink.

OK: I’m a nerd. I have a stuffed Tux or two, and a Beastie refrigerator magnet, which I made with my own hands. Whenever I think that it’s going a little too far to have these logos be something I … Continue reading

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Deux Gig Mac-ina

Now I can get serious. Thankfully, the hard drive is larger than 2GB, since half the 60GB drive is filled, and I haven’t yet installed a guest OS or stashed a lot of photos etc. on it. The difference between … Continue reading

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Mac’d

OK, ok, so I did it. I got myself a white Macbook, the 2GHz model, everything else being base. Yep, I did it right before the big meeting of the Church Of Steve, at which it is rumoured many things … Continue reading

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Ubuntu’d

I’ve never had a smooth Windows installation experience. Before this whole thing started, the machine was stuck with a wireless card that had no WPA support and dropped connections for no reason at all. The flaky driver was just this … Continue reading

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