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The Last Lecture

Ever sit through a bad software demonstration?  Well, I have, and boy can it be bad….  Though, not quite as bad as this… Lumalin Productions present, The Last Lecture. GRRF – The Last Lecture from Lumalin Productions on Vimeo.

Waiting on PowerLinc Modem (2412U)

Folks, I should be able to give  a review on the PowerLinc Modem (2412U) vs the 2414U, early next week.  My PLM is suppose to arrive on Friday, and I am hoping that it will solve some minor problems that we have been experiencing with the Home Automation.

I just want to be SAFE — What is Safe Mode?

Safe mode is available in Mac OS X 10.2 or later, and is one of the more useful ways to troubleshoot the Macintosh OS. To start in Safe Mode, hold the Shift key down as your Mac starts up. Starting up into Safe Mode does several things: It forces a directory check of the startup […]

Screen Sharing gives a Black Screen?

Ever since I upgraded to Snow Leopard, one small issue has been bothering me.  Screen Sharing to our Video system would give me a black screen, but only from Nerv.  The other computers could screen share to it fine, only Nerv has had this issue. I have found some references to this in 10.5.5, and […]

10 computing conspiracy theories examined

What would the day be without a good conspiracy theory?  Here\’s the top 10 computing conspiracy theories examined. Number two, still makes me laugh… 2. SETI program is a smokescreen The Theory: The US government knows that little green men exist – and it also knows that we\’ll never find them by listening for radio signals. […]

Preference plist was NOT a dictionary.

It\’s not a dictionary?  Well, that\’s right!  My preferences aren\’t a dictionary…. Updated 10/27/2009, with a potential solution… Updated 02/13/2010, with a solution… Seriously though, if you see the following in your console log: 9/18/09 12:36:49 PM PreferenceSyncClient[60967] Preference plist was NOT a dictionary. 9/18/09 12:36:49 PM PreferenceSyncClient[60967] Preference plist was NOT a dictionary. 9/18/09 […]

(Unofficial) Google Gears for Snow Leopard

The author of MailPlane has patched Google Gears, to bypass the OS check…  While this may not work for everything…  It may allow your Google Gears based software to work under Snow Leopard… Download Google Gears for Snow Leopard .