Since I’ve mentioned it last time, I’ve been playing with Movable Type
Which really translates out to me having installed OSX Server on one of the iBooks, and installed MT onto that so I could play with configuration, templates, etc…
iPhoto’s Enhance Feature
I realize that this feature was talked about non-stop in all the reviews of iLife ’04 when it came out
But.. I still think its one of the coolest features in iPhoto (Yes.. now that I’ve said that, Apple will release iLife ’05 at MacWorld January..and it will have something even cooler). What it does, is take your picture, run it through a bunch of magical formulas..and automatically adjust brightness, contrast, etc… with pretty good results. take this before picture
Notice how ugly the snow looks..really..the snow in Denver is white when it falls! I Promise!
Same picture… after clicking the enhance button in iPhoto:
Look at how much more snow like the snow looks! and thats just one example of the enhance feature. If you’re not a professional photographer, or graphic designer who knows Adobe’s Photoshop like the back of your hand… iPhoto is still among the easiest to use of photo manipulating (as long as your editing needs are basic) and its great at storage/organization of your photos.
Laptops Bad For Fertility
And all this time, I thought that what was stopping people who spent alot of time on the computer from having babies…was the fact that they didn’t have girlfriends (or boyfriends)
Turns out… according to a bunch of researchers in London… it actually has nothing to do with the computer user’s ability to date… apparently, all us laptop users are roasting our fertility away…like chestnuts on an open fire (awww..wasn’t that a sweet christmas’y thought?)
See this article which says that without even turning your laptop on, you’re warming up the little guys by a balmy 2.1 degrees Celsius (umm… I was going to convert that to Farenheit, since I’m American and don’t use Celsius…but… I don’t remember how.. maybe I should have paid more attention in school?) and when you fire it up… it goes up by another 2.8 degrees C… making your crotch down right tropical apparently!
So..apparently, spending significant amounts of time on the computer (provided its a laptop) is an effective method of birth control! =)
My Kind Of School
Somehow… I don’t remember this kind of stuff happening at any of the schools I went to
If you’re wondering what I’m talking about… read this.
Secunia’s Latest Flub
I’m sure you’ve heard by now, about the latest security advisory issued by Secunia
Supposedly, it affects most web browsers out there, here’s the link to Secunia’s page on the flaw.
And There Goes IBM
It was rumored for the last week or so…but today it was official
IBM has left the personal computer industry that it helped pioneer waaaaay back when. If you haven’t read about it yet… here’ s the link to CNN’s article on the sale. If I were a windows user, this might have more impact on me..but.. as long as big blue keeps making the PowerPC chip.. I’m not overly concerned about what they do with the rest of their business. I’m just surprised that it wasn’t Gateway, or Acer, or one of the other money losing PC companies that sold out first. Giving IBM credit though, this is a smart move for them business wise, the margin on desktops/laptops is very small…this will let them make more money off of servers/software/chips/etc… which is good, because then they can put more money into R&D and make faster Power series chips..which eventually become PowerPC chips for faster Macs…
It’ll be interesting to see if any other PC manufacturer’s take this way out of the game…
Jokes from Work
apparently, some of the people I work with have to much spare time on their hands….
here are some of the jokes I’ve received in the last day or two:
Blog Software
So, I’ve had a blog for a little over a year now (ever since Lifli gave a free copy to all .Mac users). And I’ve started to look at other options for software.
Kael and Elmo
I think Kael is obsessed with a certain red muppet….
And I’m wondering how many years of therapy a muppet obsession takes to get over?
In case it’s not completely clear in the picture..That’s Kael..in his Elmo chair, holding his Elmo stuffy, watching the Elmo Holiday DVD.
Do you think its a sign of obsession when his first words in the morning, when we go to get him out of his crib is “Elmo”
Thanksgiving #2
So this was Kael’s second thanksgiving, and while its only been a year since his last thanksgiving (and, oddly enough…since everyone else’s last thanksgiving too), the differences between the two thanksgivings is….alot!