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Monthly Archives: January 2007

Wii!

Thursday, January 18, 2007

You know, I’ve never swung a real golf club in my life. I hear that going to the range is a lot of fun and can be therapeutic. One day, maybe. But for now, I enjoy golf in video game form.
Sure, I dislike the concept of golf. “Golf,” according [...]

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Boxes, boxes everywhere, and not a place to think

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

I have a love hate relationship with boxes. You already know that. On the one hand, they keep the clutter under some sort of control. On the other hand, they’re like Visa—everywhere I want to be—in my hallway, in front of my bookshelves, in front of my pantry, in front of my [...]

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Ah, Winter

Thursday, January 11, 2007

Frost everywhere! Finally.
The only bad thing is the lack of heat in the attic. I’m wearing my vest and jacket and I find that it’s quite comfortable.
I guess that’s another reason to leave here.

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You’ve got Miis!

Monday, January 8, 2007

So far, the Wii is amazing. I’m only going to touch on one element of the functionality which is WiiConnect 24.
In short, the Wii is always connected to the internet, even when it’s off. In standby mode, it has the capability to go out into the electric aether and retrieve things for you.
When [...]

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One step backwards, two steps quicker

Thursday, January 4, 2007

I downgraded my PowerBook G4 to 10.3 (Panther) and found something on my laptop that I thought had been lost to me forever.
Performance.
Tiger is just too much OS for my three year old laptop. Panther, on the other hand, is going great. Apps open zippily and there’s no exposé lag. I haven’t [...]

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