Archive for September, 2003

It just works

Tuesday, September 16th, 2003

Chad Dickerson, CTO of InfoWorld, continues to rave about his experiences with OS X: Mac OS X: It just works.

Sweet Home Chicago

Monday, September 15th, 2003

New York is obsessed with being New York and LA is obsessed with – well, what isn’t it obsessed with – but Chicago is America. Dudi Appleton Telegraph travel contributor, Dudi Appleton, discovers that Chicago isn’t about gangsters anymore. It’s an interesting take on Chicago from a Brit with some interesting historical tidbits thrown in [...]

Looking for free WiFi in Chicago?

Monday, September 15th, 2003

Gaper’s Block has a thread on where to find free hotspots in Chicago: Gapers’ Block {Chicago, IL}

Wired asks, Are You Too

Monday, September 15th, 2003

Wired asks, Are You Too Stupid to Surf? Apparently, some people think many people are.

If you are thumbing your

Wednesday, September 10th, 2003

If you are thumbing your nose at the RIAA and still downloading music, you might want to make some attempt to protect yourself by using PeerGuardian to block known RIAA informants. Note that this only works on Windows. Read Kevin Rose’s Dark Tip: TechTV | Dark Tip: Block the RIAA

InfoWorld CTO a switcherChad Dickerson,

Wednesday, September 10th, 2003

InfoWorld CTO a switcher Chad Dickerson, the CTO of InfoWorld, recently confessed that he is a switcher. Read his column to find out why he replaced his Windows machine and a Linux server with one G4 running OS X: InfoWorld: Moving to a Mac: September 05, 2003: By Chad Dickerson: Application Development

Labor Day weekend tripI drove

Tuesday, September 9th, 2003

Labor Day weekend trip I drove with my youngest brother to Boston the Tuesday before Labor Day. My brothers and I drove up to Maine on Wednesday to get some genuine Maine lobster. Here are some pictures my brother and I took: Welcome to Maine! This is where we got our lobster from. This was [...]

Does the RIAA have no

Tuesday, September 9th, 2003

Does the RIAA have no shame? Sorry, that was sensationalist, but probably deserved! The RIAA is suing a 12 year-old girl, who lives in public housing, for downloading music. The RIAA needs to learn how to do their homework a little better before going on a litigation rampage. Does the RIAA even have a PR [...]

Is this chicken what I

Monday, September 1st, 2003

Is this chicken what I have, or is this fish? I know it’s tuna, but it says “chicken by the sea.” Jessica Simpson remarking to her husband Nick Lachey on the MTV show Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica I must say that Nick Lachey is one patient guy–at least while he’s on camera. Although, he did [...]

in the city by the lake