Twitterpated for 2009-08-23
- Working off an image of my MBP on my iMac. Two completely different computers, and it booted right up. No complaints. Try that in Windoze #
- Let's go GMEN! – make some noise tonight! Time to see who want's to play football. #nygiants #
- "I walk around in the summertime saying; how 'bout this heat!" – Denis Leary http://bit.ly/1gWJAM #
- mightier than? http://bit.ly/109NfZ (RT @jonshea) (via @expandrive) #
- The A/C in the server room is acting up again, and I'm on call this week. 🙁 At least we now have a spare that I can crank up. #
- The NY Giants looked great in pre-season. Osi is back! Bradshaw and Ware both did well. Lot's of depth at RB again. WR is an issue… #
- Using my iMac with "Scary RAID" (RAID-0) is quite pleasant. Extremely fast. Wish this iMac had eSATA. FW800 is nice though. #
- Opera Unite: A web SERVER inside a web browser.. Interesting… http://bit.ly/UHmjc #
- I'm subbing for @TheYoungTurks check it out here http://bit.ly/1bO1gY at 7pm ET tonight and tomorrow (via @SamSeder) #
- Are you a new Mac user that want's the green circle to work like the maximize button in Windows?
- Don't try this at home http://bit.ly/3Z8fm #fb (via @DaveHamilton) #
- The Xbox failure rate is 54% http://bit.ly/JaCEW which is inline with Microsoft's other BU's. MS should just keep copying Apple as model #
- Great to hear @hotdogsladies on MBW again. Merlin is so damn funny, insightful, and has great taste in music. Thanks, man… #
- I forgot to take my Zyrtec this morning, and I feel like digging out my eyes (they itch) Is it allergies, or am I dependent on the Zyrtec? #
- Nothing like an Apple ][ Castle Wolfenstein reference to wrap up the workday. Schweinhund! (via @DaveHamilton) #
- Some General Tips for Switch to Mac From Windows http://bit.ly/1K9aiy (From Walt Mossberg of the WSJ) #
- Apple has some great screencasts on Mac basics – especially for past Windows users:
http://bit.ly/UnHYQ
=switcher # - Some more tips for past Windows users, freed from the MS deathgrip: http://www.ofzenandcomputing.com/zanswers/216 #
- The best tip I can personally offer for recent switchers is: BACKUP!! The hardware is the same on both Win/Mac, and Hard Drives fail! #
- Remember, Data does not really exist until it is in THREE locations (One being off-site or online). Your hard drive *will* fail. No doubt. #
- Plaxico Buress: I hope you realize that the Mara family is there to help. They are great people. I wish you the best of luck.. #
- Celebrating 40 years of UNIX!
http://tinyurl.com/l892gr (via @usenix) # - Woa.. Tornado watch until 2100 EST. The WX is pretty nasty right now. #
- #winMBP @taptaptap is giving away a $5999 ColorWare STEALTH MacBook Pro to celebrate launching Convert for iPhone! http://taptaptap.com/+Hwp #
- David Pogue of The NYTimes is leading the "Take Back the Beep" campaign. *EVERYONE should look at this, and take part. http://bit.ly/s3jPY #
- My laptop is on its way back from Apple Care in Houston, TX. Although Mac's cost a little more, at least an American has a job! #
- How's the support for those HP laptops from Asia working for people? From the latest Consumer Reports, people don't like PC support so much #