A friend of mine tweeted that at me this morning, that when she heard the news about Steve Jobs dying she immediately thought of me. Because he was my Elvis. I’d been trying all night to think of the best way to explain why he was important to me, and she nailed it. Yesterday afternoon [...]
Victory is mine: I successfully replaced the PowerBook’s hard drive!
I think in all of my research and preparation for the job, I psyched myself up for it to be way scarier than it actually was. Don’t get me wrong: This was an intense project. Most previous Apple laptops and current MacBooks/MacBook Pros require you to turn the machine over and remove the bottom of [...]
DIY heart attack
Last week, Ian tripped (accidentally! not his fault!) over the power cord to my beloved PowerBook (G4 12″ 1.5Ghz) that he’s been using as his machine for the past couple of years. The computer fell on its side about a foot down onto the laminate floor, but didn’t turn off or make any weird noises. [...]
Believe it or not, I need to practice my smack-talk
A week ago, the closest I came to caring about football was getting excited about tailgating before the MTSU games and then stumbling into the stadium in just enough time to buy popcorn and catch the end of the fourth quarter. And now, all of a sudden, I’m playing in two fantasy football leagues and [...]
Review: ColcaSac for iPad 2
I knew that I didn’t want a traditional case for my iPad 2, especially since I had ordered a SmartCover (which, by the way, is AWESOME). I was trying to find something that would look good without being bulky and not break the bank. And then I remembered reading about the ColcaSac on tuaw.com last [...]