Expanding Parallels Virtual Machine Hard Drive

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Just a tip that I found useful. When I first purchased Parallels Workstation (back when it was beta), I setup my VM Windows XP installation and I decided (unwisely) that I needed a very small virtual disk drive because I didn’t want to waste space on my MacBook. I didn’t realize that the virtual drive … Read more

Unsolicited Product Endorsement – iKlear Apple Polish

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When I bought my MacBook (actually, when I bought my iBook before it), one area of concern for me was the white color. If you’ve ever worked tech support on computers, you know how disgustingly dirty a taupe keyboard can get. How awful must a gleaming white laptop get? In all the time we’ve had … Read more

Dinosaurs turning in their graves.

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My previous post praising BBC documentaries wasn’t just brought on by having watched the fantastic Earth Story. As part of my never-ending battle against the forces of darkness, I don’t just watch good television. I also get to watch a lot of seriously disturbing nonsense. As it happens, at the same time I was watching … Read more

BBC Documentaries

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I really love the BBC. Oh, not the horrid gardening shows, nor the two-old-ladies-clean-your-house shows, nor the insipid trash like Hotel Babylon and Footballer’s Wives, nor the rigged phone-in competitions – not even for the great entertainment programs like Doctor Who. No, I love the BBC for documentaries. There is no place else that produces … Read more

Light Rail Urban Renewal?

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It’s been a perfectly dreadful week, today was the first time I’ve been out of the house in a week – apart from two trips to the doctor’s office. As I mentioned earlier, I woke up Sunday with Conjunctivitis (or “Pink” eye, although mine was fiery red) and by Monday was could barely keep it … Read more

Be seeing you…

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I woke up with an unpleasant surprise yesterday – pink eye. Michelle had it last week and apparently, it’s quite contagious. Yesterday, being SUnday, I couldn’t go see a doctor. This morning I woke up and the whole eye was swollen shut. This picture is shortly after my first treatment for the condition. They say … Read more

Alishan trip, then and now

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It wasn’t intentional (at least not on my part), but I managed to get several similar pictures on this trip as I did on my original trip to Alishan in 1998. In this one I’m demonstrating on the train, traveling in style in 2007. These purple flowers are all over at Alishan. I’m quite certain … Read more

I touched an iPhone

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We stopped in the nearby Apple store this evening before dinner. I don’t know if they had any iPhones actually for sale, but they did have many of them out for a hands-on experience. Since I’m unlikely to buy one anytime in the foreseeable future, here’s my impression from 5-10 minutes playing with one. Phone … Read more