Forget all the iLife ’11, OSX 10.7 Lion and MacBook Air at the Apple Event today, the really fun announcement was FaceTime for Mac. I’ve been playing with it all afternoon, and there are a couple interesting things about it that aren’t immediately obvious. For starters, video quality is good (with a caveat), both from … Read more
There’s been some back and forth going on lately about what makes a great Bond film. (For those who don’t think Bond films are great, this post is not for you.) I’ve been a Bond fan since 1979, when I saw my first Bond film on the big screen. It was, of course, Moonraker and … Read more
Friday was a state furlough day. While the school were still operating, the entire machinery of the state of Arizona was closed (and unpaid, of course, that was the whole point.) With nothing to do and no family around, I was going to attend to miscellaneous tasks around the house – until the air conditioning … Read more
I’ve been reminded that I’ve been remiss about writing about my experiences getting the Fusion Patrol podcast up and running. I’d like to wait until I’m sure that everything is working right, but that day may never come! We’ve now put out 16 episodes spanning three continents and there have been some hard won lessons … Read more
I just couldn’t afford to wait 4 weeks for my damn free bumper. The new smaller form factor caused the phone to slip out of my holster today. Can you imagine if I’d lost the phone? It’s not worth risking it, so I picked up one of the cheapest I could find at Best Buy … Read more
Back on July 17th, I ordered an iPhone 4. I knew about the so-called antenna-gate problem, and I waited until Uncle Steve gave the word for free iPhone bumpers/cases to mitigate the problem. I’d also been down to the Apple Store and checked out the issue myself. Even inside the Apple Store it was apparent … Read more
I don’t dream much. More specifically, I just don’t normally remember dreaming when I wake up, which might be a good thing because, when I was a kid, I used to have horrible nightmares – the kind that would make you try to stay awake rather than risk dreaming. Now; however, when I do have/recall … Read more
So it was just the other day I reviewed episode 1 of Sherlock and expressed a couple thoughts about the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce Holmes stories of the 1940’s and the relationship of forensic science and Holmes’ deductive powers. I’m not above patting myself on the back and saying, “Hey, I really was on same wavelength … Read more
There have been Tweets, there have been Facebook postings, and now there is the Blog Post. We have a bit of a surprise in that we have a new family member, Taz, a six-month old Lab/Shepard mix of some kind that we adopted through the Humane Society. No one is as surprised as me. My … Read more
@steven_moffat and @markgatiss have got a winner in Sherlock, a new series on the BBC. Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss’ new series, Sherlock premiered last night on the BBC and the series is off to a cracking start. There’s no questioning of either Moffat’s or Gatiss’ chops as aficionados of Arthur Conan Doyle’s master detective, … Read more