This is the United Kingdom and Ireland, as seen from space on Dec 22, around 1 PM. Image: Courtesy MetEireann
Category Archive: Special things
Dec
24
Dec
02
Snow Way Home
You know, normally the absolute last thing I talk about is the weather. But let me tell you that what is happening right now here in the city, is probably by far the worst and most weird weather and storm ever witnessed by the Irish population. I had a bad awakening last night when I …
Nov
05
Obama wins. Flawless victory.
The next President. Change is coming. Also, the single greatest Digg submission ever. Eternalized in this image.
Nov
13
The World’s First Time Machine
Nowadays, our entire lives are laid out by the clock. There’s a time to work, to relax, to sleep. They say you should take your time. They also say if you wait long enough (in essence if you let enough time pass), good things will come to you. Time is probably the most important thing …
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) …
Oct
26
[L-Day] Classic: Good Night and Good Luck
So it is official. With today’s release of Leopard, Apple officially drops support for all Classic environments. This move probably comes at no surprise and is understandable when you consider that Apple also migrated all of their products to Intel chips, no more POWERPC. Further, all of Mac OS X is either Unix-like, and with …
Oct
26
[L-Day] Cover Flow Easter Egg!
Browse the network, and when you find one or many machines, open Cover Flow – and you will see this: Brilliant!!
