So. We have a Mac mini in our living room, I think I mentioned this earlier. To have some space for music and multimedia stuff, we thought it would be a nice idea to get two of these drives. One for stuff, the other one for Time Machine. This is the model I have purchased …
Monthly Archive: October 2007
Oct
31
Oct
31
Life and Death of a Pumpkin
Since it’s Halloween today, I think we all should learn what a pumpkin thinks when we cut scary faces into it. =D WINNER: Best Short Film and Best Concept, 2006 Chicago Horror Film Festival, October (Chicago, IL)
Oct
30
Top Gear: The smallest car in the world
Yes, it’s time for another Top Gear review. This time Jeremy reviews the smallest car ever made – back in 1963. After having watched the review, it probably truly is the ultimate in personal mobility. But see for yourself…
Oct
29
Student sells iPod touch ad to Apple
This is quite an interesting one. A student creates a fan ad for the iPod touch, Apple’s most advanced portable multimedia device with multi-touch technology. This ad can be found on YouTube, and is this one: “…Music is where I’d like you to touch.” Apple must have liked this creation so much, that they have …
Oct
27
The Leopard’s Fur. Touched and tested.
A got seriously tired yesterday night, shortly before midnight. I wanted to write this entry yesterday night or during the night, but my brain wanted me to sleep, I could not win that battle. So here’s an overview of everything, hopefully giving non-Mac users also something nice to read. Just for a quick recap: The …
Oct
26
[L-Day] All Leopard. All Night. First impressions.
So the update finally completed on my good ol’ iMac G5. It took just about an hour, but this is okay considering the amount of files and stuff. Right after the installation it detected my virgin USB drive, and asked me if I wanted to use it for Time Machine. I said ‘yes’. Time Machine …
Oct
26
[L-Day] Leopard Upgrade log
Update performed on iMac G5, 1 GB RAM, 1.8 GHz. Updating Log Live as it happens. ==== [21:11] Connected new USB Drive. Inserted Leopard DVD. Window appearing to prompt me to restart after doubleclicking the install icon. Restarting. [21:12] Grey boot screen. [21:14] Wallpaper is the Aurora. Using English as language. [21:15] Installer asks me …
Oct
26
[L-Day] Leopard had arrived.
Short and painless: I got it. To be honest, I seriously wished my XD card hadn’t broken, so that I would have been able to present you with quite some interesting pictures from the Launch Event over at the Apple Store in Grafton Street. It was simply staggering. You entered the shop, celebration setup. Leopard …
Oct
26
[L-Day] Heading off to Spectra, Grafton St.
In a few minutes, I’ll be heading off to the Spectra Shop in Grafton Street, an authorized Apple reseller, who is also listed as a hoster of an “All Leopard, All Night” event. So therefore I will go there, and finally get my hands on Leopard, iLife, and a DeLorean Backup drive (for Time Machine) …
