Following up on my previous article about good stuff, here’s a negative. Periodically, when using Coverflow mode in the new Finder, this is what happens. First I notice my fans starting the rev up, then the system begins to bog down. It appears Finder might have a problem… Activity monitor shows Finder running between 100% … Read more

I’ve been slowly working through our “family pack” updates to Leopard this week and realized a couple things that I hadn’t heard anybody mention yet Front Row is now part of Leopard, so even my antiques have it. No remote, of course, but Apple-ESC brings up Front Row My wife’s old iBook now has the … Read more

If you had any doubts as to how far out nowhere the new Apple store is, take a look at the corner it sits on. This picture is Williams Field Rd and SanTan Village Parkway, looking at the northwest corner. SanTan Village is the northeast corner. Yes, that’s a big pile of hay. What’s on … Read more

With all the excitement of Leopard this weekend, it’s easy to gloss over the other important event – the opening of a new Apple store just a scant 36 miles from my home. 36 miles from your home, you say? Surely that’s out in the middle of nowhere!? You’re right, it is. The trouble is, … Read more

ABC 15 => Local ‘green’ homes come with impressive amenitiesOne again, I’m always pleased to report this kind of stuff. Especially so when it’s right close to home. A local developer hopes his new project may not only make people homeowners, but heroes to the environment. Aura at Camelback will be the first environmentally friendly … Read more

After being delayed from a morning to afternoon delivery, my Leopard family pack is finally here and I’m installing it on my first test machine. The first machine installed will be my very first Mac, a PowerMac G4, Dual 1.33 GHz. I use this machine for my iTunes server for my Apple TV. It also … Read more

Another piece of old writing that I found in a disused directory on my hard drive labeled “Beware of the Leopard.” You’ll need to take yourself back to the heady days of the 20th century, when my entire industry was head over heels entrenched in the so-called “Y2K Problem.” It made some of us go … Read more

Sloth On A Date – The best video clips are here Did I ever mention one of my best friends is an extinct pleistocene ground sloth? Technorati Tags: Blog, Comedy, Video

Science Daily => Carnivorous Dinosaur Tracks Discovered In Australia The three separate dinosaur tracks are about 14 inches long, show at least two or three partial toes, and were likely made by large carnivorous dinosaurs (theropods) on river floodplains about 115 million years ago during the Cretaceous Period. Based on track sizes, Martin estimates that … Read more