Posts from — March 2007

• Mvix Wireless Hi-Definition Media Player MX-760HD
  The alternative to AppleTV?
  (tags: apple appletv network hdtv)

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Need a refresher of the 77 episodes of HBO's The Sopranos? Here's a seven minute YouTube video that fits the bill.

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So I got home today after a pretty long day week to a very, very nice surprise: Kentucky country ham and home-made yeast rolls. DELICIOUS!!

It was just like when I was a little boy. Country ham biscuits were always the best part of Christmas growing up, and this surprise was totally unexpected and TOTALLY awesome!!!

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• Dockyard
  Dockyard allows you to have multiple docks and switch between them with one click. Offered in three forms: a menubar extra, a Dashboard widget, which appears in your Dashboard and a full app.
  (tags: mac software macosx osx apple freeware widget dashboard)

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I am *very* interested in getting an Apple TV, however, I have to hold off because the out-of-the-box Apple TV does not yet do everything I need.

For those not familiar, Apple TV streams anything an iPod could play directly from the iTunes installs on your network - which is great. However, it will not play Divx, Xvid, etc - which is not so great, as most of our digital movie library is in a "non-iPod" format. So… my options are convert hundreds of gigabytes to mp4 (which could *literally* take months) or wait until the hackers crack the Apple TV.

So… let the Apple TV hacks commence.

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• Mac Tip: Add the Path button to Finder's toolbar - Lifehacker
  I've always wanted to have something like this to quickly jump up & down the folder tree in Finder. As it turns out, it was there all along.
  (tags: apple hacks howto mac macosx osx tips finder)

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• Mailplane - Gmail for OSX
  (tags: apple applications apps email gmail google mac macosx osx Mail mail.app software beta)

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Finally! Apple has squashed the dreaded shyCal bug in the latest update to OS X - 10.4.9. I was actually getting to the point where I wouldn't use alarms in iCal because they were always appearing off the screen. Happiness restored!

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• Slimming down iPhoto & saving HD space
  (tags: apple howto iphoto mac osx photography photos software tips tutorial macosx)

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• Canon Powershot TX-1 Hands-On With 720p in the Palm of Your Hand - Gizmodo
  (tags: camera gadget video wishlist movies hd hdtv)

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So I just updated my brackets (again). I'm going to take you down to Chinatown, Snarky.

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Well, it's March 11th and I've got my first sunburn - that didn't take long.

I started in the yard this morning around 10a and finished up around dinner. I got the lawn mowed, edged, etc. Then, I leveled a 9' x 3' strip in the backyard for new garden beds. (I never expected that to be the intense project that it was!)

With the leveling finished, I laid garden fabric, cut cedar for two new planters and put those together. I went ahead and added a rock walkway to match the rest of the garden. Afterwards, I loaded those planters with organic soil so they'll be ready for my plants this week.

I really didn't expect to work that hard today, but it was such a pretty day, I just kept going. Kinda like when Forrest Gump went for a run and ended up running for 3 years, 2 months, 14 days, and 16 hours, right?!

Once I get the garden planted, I'll update my garden set on Flickr.

Long story short - very tired, very sore and *very* sunburned.

UPDATE: I just checked and… no, we don't have any elephant lube.

Note to self: Get some elephant lube.

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• Digitally signed and encrypted emails in Mail.app
  (tags: mail.app apple cool howto mac macosx osx security tutorials Email Mail Encryption)
• joar.com > Using encryption and digital signatures in Mail
  (tags: apple email howto macosx mail.app osx security tutorials Mail Mac Encryption)

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Merrin & I finally broke out the Nintendo Sports Wii Bowling last night. It was **awesome**. Neither one of us are good bowlers, but we had a lot fun and even had a few strikes.

Regardless of what you may hear, I let her win.

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My efforts to reinvigorate my soil through direct composting seems to be working, although I'm pretty lean in most of the planter boxes. To supplement my soil, I'm going to be adding Miracle-Gro Organic - an oxymoron if ever there was one - as well as Black Kow composted manure. I'm a little worried that I'll be nitrogen heavy, so I guess we'll have to watch the mix and test the soil a few times this spring.

I'm now giving some thought to adding a butterfly garden to the perimeter of my garden beds. Of course, the way the wind is out here sometimes, they might not stick around long!

I really want to thank Josh for helping me get started last year and for turning me on to a new hobby that I really enjoy. He's beaten me to the punch on some plantings, but it looks like we're both going to have nice gardens this year (although his garden is about 40 times bigger!)

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