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  • Publisher Settles JibJab Lawsuit

    Ludlow Music, the alleged rights-holder of Woodie Guthrie's "This Land is Your Land" has resolved their legal action against JibJab Media for releasing a satirical version of the song lampooning President Bush and his political rival, Senator John Kerry. ...
  • Breaking News: The Great Mod Challenge

    Breaking News: The Great Mod Challenge HEY!! I placed third in the 2004 Mod Challenge with my Clear G3 Case Mod!! I'd like to take this opportunity to thank MacMod.com for encouraging modders all over the world to stretch their imaginations for posterit...
  • Post-Debate Analysis

    I was disappointed by John Kerry's performance in tonight's debate. While he did very well overall, he missed a vital opportunity to gain points with voters who are concerned about his indecisiveness. I wanted John Kerry to explain the reasoning behind h...
  • MS Loses E-Mail Advantage

    This week, Microsoft began phasing out Hotmail access from Outlook, Entourage and Outlook Express. While MSN Lead Product Manager Brooke Richardson assured users that due notice would be given before cutting off access and speculated that most users woul...
  • Minor Catastrophic Data Loss - Part Deux

    In case you are wondering, "Minor Catastrophic Data Loss - Part One" was was a temporary message posted on Sunday. My web host suffered a crash that took this site offline early Saturday morning. The cool-mac e-mail server was also down, so that I am ce...
  • Everybody's Emulating

    Everybody's Emulating By now you've probably heard that you can run Mac OS X on an XBox using PearPC and a Linux hack. Of course, when you run an operating system in emulation it slows things down a bit. And running the whole thing on a really ancient 2...
  • Oh, That Wacky Election!

    Are you rooting for the Washington Redskins? Then you must be a Republican. After all, it's now common knowledge that if the Redskins win their last game before the election the incumbent will sit a second term. Yes, the Redskins' ups and downs have manag...
  • 'Bye George!

    The Redskins lost. Hello President Kerry. OLD COMMENTS Huh? Posted by: on October 31, 2004 08:03 PM Oh. Posted by: on October 31, 2004 08:58 PM Wednesday morning. Go Patriots!! Posted by: Jerry on November 3, 2004 07:43 AM ...
  • Today is THE BIG DAY

    Of course the game is rigged. Don't let that stop you - if you don't play, you can't win. Robert Heinlein (1907 - 1988) When in doubt, VOTE AGAINST. OLD COMMENTS Booga Booga! Evil TERRORISTS are coming to get you!! Who isn't a terrorist these ...
  • What the Heck Happened?!

    COMMENTS Figures... Only a flyover state would actually vote FOR the Antichrist. Posted by: on November 3, 2004 07:34 AM From the Darwin Awards - A typical Ohio resident Bowling Green, Ohio student Robert Ricketts, 19, had his head bloo...
  • Enough About Canada!

    It seems like every online forum is getting bogged down by people talking about jumping ship and leaving this country to the people who voted Republican. Now Joy of Tech is doing the Canada gag. I think that now is not the time to run for the borders. W...
  • Mac OS X 10.3.6 Update Available

    The Mac OS X 10.3.6 update is now available. Information about the update is in this KBase document. As with all operating system updates, take care when installing it because it can make drastic changes to your system and if anything goes wrong it can j...
  • Optimum Assholes

    Cablevision, the company that holds the local cable monopoly on Long Island in New York, calls their internet service Optimum Online. Optimum is run by a bunch of assholes. Here's how you can tell: Optimum's mail servers have about a 90% downtime and whe...
  • The Ghost of "Supersize Me"

    A few months ago, McDonalds stopped offering "super-sized" value meals after suffering embarrassment from the movie "Super Size Me." ...or did they? It seems that they've taken a cue from our President who has taken to calling deforestation plans "Healt...
  • Hit by Comments Spam

    This site was hit by a comments-spammer this afternoon. The spam has been purged, but comments to the stories won't be available until I have made some minor changes to prevent future abuses. [Update: 5pm EST] I have put a new system in place that should...
  • Scuba Woes

    You may have noticed that there haven't been many site updates recently. I have been travelling a lot and when I haven't been traveling, I've had major projects to distract me. One of the things that I have been doing while away is getting my scuba certi...
  • Adventures in Scuba Certification

    I finished my certification dives in the Bahamas and I have my temporary PADI Open Water Diver ID card. The official card with my photo on it should arrive in the mail soon. I dove with a Divemaster/Instructor and two others going after their certific...
  • Review: Three Underwater Cameras

    During my recent diving adventure, I had the opportunity to test several single-use underwater cameras. I tested the SeaLife Shark Diver, the Fujifilm Quick Snap and the Kodak MAX Water & Sport cameras. The SeaLife Shark Diver was unique among the ...
  • Catch A Tiger...

    Apple has officially announced the ship-date for their next-generation operating system — Mac OS X 10.4, Tiger. Tiger will ship and be available at retail on April 29th. Expect celebrations and promotions on that date at your local Apple Store. I don'...
  • Bush to RIAA - "So Sue Me!"

    New York Times reporter Elisabeth Bumiller gave us a story on Monday, describing what tunes were on President Bush's iPod. Ignore for now that niggling distraction as to why they devoted a page to this crap when the same day brought news of a new plague ...