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17″ MacBook Pro thus far

By ghp | Published: October 3, 2009
So, I’ve had the new 17″ MacBook Pro for a couple of days now, using it enough to form more than just the cursory first impressions ( pretty, big, fast, cool, etc… ). Here’s a quick rundown on what’s struck me as the most significant & impressive elements of this beast so far. The Screen: It’s [...]
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Musings on my iPhone connectivity setup

By ghp | Published: March 24, 2009
Now it’s time for the second in my three part series of posts on my entry into the iPhone world. Part one dealt with general musings on iPhone usability, and part three will deal with my favorite iPhone apps. In this second part, however, I’m going to write about what I’ve cobbled together in order [...]
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Musings on iPhone usability

By ghp | Published: March 11, 2009
So, I’ve had my iPhone for just over a month now, and I must say that it’s still just about the niftiest device that I’ve ever used. Seriously, it’s right up there with my MacBook Pro & the DirecTV DVR, which were heretofore the best and/or biggest game-changing pieces of technology that I’ve ever owned. The [...]
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It’s alive!

By ghp | Published: February 16, 2008
It’s alive… alive! The new “old” 500mb SCSI drive has been successfully installed, replacing the dead 120MB drive (that had replaced the original 20MB disk). System 6.0.8 has been successfully installed, and my little SE is now running just as smoothly as it did on the day I got it in mid-March almost 20 years ago. [...]
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Apple nostalgia

By ghp | Published: February 4, 2008
I get nostalgic quite easily. Always have. It’s not all that bad a thing, and probably contributed to my affinity with History & being an History major as an undergrad. That said, I do also tend to get melancholy at times, and that’s not always that good, when combined with nostalgia jags. Anyway, of late, I’ve [...]
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Wireless Costless

By ghp | Published: June 18, 2007
Well, it was a good news/bad news kinda deal… Good news: I figured out both what was wrong with the iMac’s wireless connectivity, and how to deal with it such that I didn’t have to drill holes or take the iMac in for repairs. Bad news: It wasn’t cost-free. In short, the Airport (wireless) card in [...]
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ETA: 6/12

By ghp | Published: June 7, 2007
Soon to arrive at Schloß TB: A brand spanking new 15″ MacBook Pro! Side benefit #1: It’s coming with a free 4gb iPod Nano (silver, natch…) Side benefit #2: Schloß TB will now officially be an all-Mac shop, as the orneriness & age of the last Windows box prompted this upgrade. I’m giddy with excitement… -ghp
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