Atotonilco & Vicinity #121, a photo by rdonovan on Flickr. Surrounding the Church at Atotonilco are many abandoned native chapels. Just sitting there. In cornfields. Or converted to barns, etc. The shot here was taken in the near dark, as there was zero light other than from the front entrance - of the ceiling of... Continue Reading →
How to Triple-Boot a MacBook Pro
I have used a MacBook Pro as my secondary laptop since the day Boot Camp became available in 2006 - and as a primary laptop since the first-generation unibody aluminum machines in November 2008. The principal reason is the unmatched flexibility in operating systems and the demonstration opportunities that present themselves. I run my system... Continue Reading →
Toasted!
Now I have seen everything in the realm of software stupidity. Fortunately, it is not Microsoft who's at fault! Surprisingly, it's Apple. I have one of the very first MacBook Pro 15" laptops ever made. I purchased it the day Boot Camp came out - and never looked back. The machine has been flawless -... Continue Reading →
The Home Theatre
I have been asked by several friends now what I have put into my home theatre setup and why, so I figured I would answer definitively:Television: Sony KDS-60A2000 60" SXRD television - the Liquid-Crystal-on-Silicon (LCOS) style televisions work well with my lighting environment (as opposed to front projection). Size-wise, they are more price competitive than... Continue Reading →
The iPhone
I was expecting not to like the iPhone. And expecting to see it flop. I was wrong.Apple has another winner on their hands (as evidenced by massive sales thus far and amazing lines unlike anything I have ever seen - including the Windows 95 launch) and the product itself delivers. Apple has demonstrated once again... Continue Reading →