Today installed a 320 GB HD on Brie, the creamy white MacBook that's been my primary all-purpose computing device for going-on two years ago. (I bought Brie when I decided that I really was going to go indie, though it'd be nearly a year before I got my act together enough to found Appleseed.) Including shipping and the cost of a new Torx ( Read more... )

I run into this situation a lot, as you do, I expect. As a child, I was taught telephone etiquette, and I suppose that much of it continues to apply. But this scenario, I am never sure what to do about.

Let us say: your cell phone rings. You can see by the display that the call is from Sal, a business acquaintance.

From the this is what it's all about files:

While standing in line, I wanted to talk to classicaljunkie, but she wasn't in a position to take phone calls, and I wanted more interactivity (and less cost) than SMS. So I hopped onto the iTunes App Store, downloaded and installed Google Mobile, and a moment later was yakking at her over GTalk. I did all this before ( Read more... )

I am totally in-line for a new iPhone when Apple lifts the expected veil on the device's second generation next month. My little Sony Ericsson brick is four years old, covered in interfaces that nobody supports any more, and works so spottily that I've been asking clients who wish to have a voice meeting if we could use Skype instead. I tell them ( Read more... )

Any of you know stuff about RFID - specifically, how it is popularly implemented in key-card form - and be willing to talk to me offline about it?

Why yes this has to do with my latest crazy invention idea.

Just ordered a 250 GB hard disk for $99. I believe that that translates to around 20 hours of uncompressed DV storage capacity, so it should work excellently as a workspace for my video-production fun, with lots room to spare ( Read more... )

Day got off on the wrong foot, but became fun anyway. Discovered that I seem to have lost my bank card, so instead of going to the ATM machine on my way to the T, I lugged my box of coins to the CoinStar machine in the Porter Square Shaw's. (I can't just sidle into my bank for a withdrawal because my bank is NetBank, and does not have any of your ( Read more... )

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I am too stupid to locate the actual animated content on Purple Pussy, except for the music video, and it implies there's more than that, but, again, I am dumb, so ( Read more... )