http://zoocat.com/wp Random Musings about my life... Fri, 24 Aug 2007 03:33:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So I just logged into my AT&T Wireless account, and saw this: I mean, for real.  Does anyone here think a *FREE*!!!!!! Pantech whatchamacrapit is a good upgrade to my iPhone?  I'm sure Apple uses the same upgrade screen for everyone, but I'm not even eligible for an upgrade at the ... http://zoocat.com/wp/2007/08/beatiful-irony/ I'm gonna be a father (or I suppose I sort of already am one, technically) very soon!  We just had our first doctor's appt. today, and got to do an ultrasound!  I'll post it when I can get to a working scanner, but for now there is definitely something there.  ... http://zoocat.com/wp/2007/08/its-official/ So I waited in line all day, starting at 8:00 AM. I was the first person in line at the Waco Dr. Cingular/AT&T store, and the first to walk out the door with a phone. Along the way, I met several great people, including Michael, who acutally makes ... http://zoocat.com/wp/2007/06/iphone-is-here/ So I was listening to NPR's Fresh Air podcast yesterday, and something occurred to me. You see, I was listening to an interview with Dion, the doo-wop singer from way back in the day, the guy who sang "Rosie", "The Wanderer", and many other famous hits. Dion told a story ... http://zoocat.com/wp/2007/06/its-the-small-choices/ Just found out via TUAW that you can run a quick command in the Terminal to create a banner-style printout saying whatever you want.  Rarely useful, but still pretty cool!  Link http://zoocat.com/wp/2007/05/cool-osx-terminal-trick/ So, normally I only sync my iPod when there's a new podcast I want to throw on there. But today, as I was getting ready, I started listening to TWiT. By the time I went to go meet Jenn for lunch, I wasn't finished, so I synced it ... http://zoocat.com/wp/2007/05/today-i-love-apple/ So, if that headline didn't catch your attention, I don't know what will.  Actual, not-so-dramatic story below: So the magsafe adapter on my Macbook Pro started showing signs of wear a few weeks back.  Just small signs, really.  There's a little plastic sheath that goes over the part of the cable ... http://zoocat.com/wp/2007/04/my-mbps-fiery-almost-death/ Tyler, this one's for you! Note:  Most of these are pretty pedestrian mistakes, but I still see them frequently in my line of work.  On occasion, I do commit one or two of these errors.  Most of the time, I just want to pull my hair out when I see others ... http://zoocat.com/wp/2007/04/the-grammar-nazi-strikes-again/ Anyone else happen to notice it's freaking SNOWING today in Waco?  Someone needs to let the weather man know it's now April, and the time for snow has passed.  I hope this doesn't turn into a "The Day After Tomorrow" style nutcase weather situation... http://zoocat.com/wp/2007/04/what-the/ Here I am back on my mac soapbox... I was looking recently for a reliable way to backup my computer, and came across this article, which seemed like the perfect fit. It's geeky, it's solid and simple, and it makes use of the power of the Mac OS X's *nix ... http://zoocat.com/wp/2007/04/macs-arent-just-cute/