Does anyone out there in the internets know the answer to this?

My friend just bought me a Macally Icecam (webcam)--it's (I think) the newest version, 2008.  I have a 2005 Mac ibook and Mac OSX 10.2.
It wont friggin work!  My computer is recognizing the camera, but I just get a black screen (as does the person I'm talking to on skype).

I tried:
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i just do not have the motivation to do this work right now.
i think a big pot of coffee and a slap in the face could help. 

I hauled home a BIG stack of books and was dancing to Buddy Holly in Starbucks by myself with a really long scarf on today.  I think I was really tired.  I might be going nuts.  But life is fun.  The end.

It's been raining for three days, so, as we say here in california when the rainy season starts: "the fire season is over ( Read more... )

Mac repair update: turns out my computer was still under repair warranty, and the kernel panic thing had to do with the airport.  So I got mac to fix the airport for free!  And now i finally have my computer back!  Thanks everyone so much for the help ( Read more... )

Dear People Who Know About Computers,

Any thoughts on this?  I have an ibook G4 from 2005 and I just started getting the infamous black "You need to restart your compute.  Hold down the power button for several seconds or press the 'restart' button" message.  (It comes up as a semi-transparent black box; the message is in several languages, it was ( Read more... )

Sarah Palin is dumber than I could have possibly expected her to be.  And I really gave her and her party a chance and an honest, open listen.  But good lord, this woman CAN NOT be VP.

Gibson: "Do you agree with the Bush Doctine?"

Palin: "His worldview?"

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earthquake!
the bureau in kahn's room shakes with a boom.
"cheers!  north beach falls into the sea! "

Coming home and watching the RNC on the tiny, ancient black-and-white TV with the coat-hanger antenna, in a haze of cigar smoke.  
Feeling overwhelmed--this election is so strange.  I'm supposed to return now to baroque music and neuroscience study and both of those things seem remote and silly in the midst of this. 

For viola-playing people ( Read more... )