Category: Employee Thoughts

  • iConcertCal Updated

    This past winter I wrote about a nifty iTunes “plug-in” called iConcertCal. This little plugin will analyze your music and then it’ll display upcoming concerts and shows from the bands and artists in your iTunes library. Now they’ve taken it a step further and also show upcoming album releases from the bands and artists in…

  • The Designated Hitter Rule is for Babies

    I think baseball is the most complex and interesting of all the team sports. Some people get bored by the game but I am constantly fascinated. There is always some strategy going on. They call it a game of inches and that is very true. The triple that Soriano hit off the wall was just…

  • Learning the Mail "Rules" Lesson the Hard Way

    [First let me apologize to everyone in advance for spamming their inboxes relentlessly. OK, now I’ll move on.] As I write this, it’s like the calm before the storm, because in the morning, everyone in my Address Book is going to discover a nasty surprise: One message from me for each message they have ever…

  • iMac and Mac mini Benchmark Results

    Over on AppleInsider they have an article talking about how the new Intel iMac stacks up against the previous generation iMacs. They also have a benchmark test between the new Mac minis and the old Intel ones and even the G4 Mac minis. Obviously the newer machines did better on the tests, sometimes up to…

  • Using the iPhone on AT&T

    I’m down here on the beach with my iPhone and it’s A LOT speedier then in Vermont. It feels as if I am on a mid-level DSL/Cable package. Loading web pages is nice and snappy and I get service pretty much where ever I go. Even on the interstate roads there were only a few…

  • Apple Nugget of the Day

    Check out a headline that Apple themselves accidentally posted yesterday on their Quick Tip of the Week section: “Apple Remote and Keynote ‘08” Uh, what? Nice slip, though. Hopefully that means that iWork ‘08 is right around the corner… spreadsheets, anyone?

  • New To Mac?

    Did you just buy a new Mac? Are you looking to buy a Mac? How about, have you ever used a Mac? If your answer to any of the previous questions was yes, then this website is for you. MyFirstMac.com is a website intended for people new to the world of Macintosh computers. It has…

  • Last Week's Lightning

    Written and Photographed By Jeremiah@smalldog.com – posted by Ed. ‘Twas the night of the All-Star Game and everyone was set, Not a person was leaving, for sure they would regret. The channel was set and remote placed down, In hopes that there would be some Home Runs thrown down. The beers were chilled, no one…

  • My new motorcycle does iPods

    I just put a deposit down on a new motorcycle that is being released this fall. It is called the Victory Vision and is a heavy touring cruiser with all the bells and whistles, including heated seat, electrically adjustable windshield and a huge 106 cubic inch Freedom V-Twin engine. What really caught my eye after…