The next MiddleMan

The cover of the new \”The MiddleMan\” graphic novel, presumably this is the one that Javi spoke about containing the scripts for the unaired TV episode….After all, that episode supposedly had DubDub captured, and thus the cover image. And Tyler in the lower right ties it to the TV universe… (See the Rest of the […]

Is this the next step in Spam? Sponsorship deals?

I just was re-reading Irregular Webcomic again….And they had a fantastic idea that I can\’t believe that no spammers have yet considered.  Sponsorship Spam.  Yes, Spam that has a sponsor… \”We reach tens of millions of verified e-mail addresses, every day!! Take advantage of our huge market penetration and high consumer awareness! Place your message […]

What do you mean? I\’m not an Administrator?

Apple has a technote out, regarding the fact that after performing an upgrade installation (the default type) of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, an administrator account may change to a standard one.  While I have not seen this, a co-worker has seen this once. This only affects Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard). How to fix […]

Apple has frozen Snow Leopard APIs

In the ongoing quest to finish Mac OS X 10.6, Apple has officially frozen the Snow Leopard API\’s.  For those that don\’t know this, that is a good thing, and allows the developers to know for certain that the API\’s that they are testing with are what will be shipped. What\’s an API?  Advanced Programming […]

10 Things Parents Should Know Before Seeing The New Star Trek

Geekdad\’s cover the Star Trek Movie, with some SPOILER-FREE rundown of what you should know before going. 1. Will I like it? You’re reading GeekDad, so that’s an almost-guaranteed yes. If you’ve got any love for any of the past Star Trek series or movies then you’ll like this one. It feels very Trek in […]

Elgato Video Capture records analog video to MPEG-4, H.264 | Video hardware

Elgato makes some good products, but they are typically a little expensive…. Macworld has just announced that they have released \”Elgato Video Capture\”. And it\’s pretty darn inexpensive at $100… What I am more concerned with is what Software is included. EyeTV, their normal software package has a history, this new \”Video Capture Software\” that […]

What is OCSP?

5/7/09 9:09:34 AM /usr/sbin/ocspd[18764] starting 5/7/09 9:15:56 AM /usr/sbin/ocspd[18774] starting 5/7/09 9:31:07 AM /usr/sbin/ocspd[18820] starting From the Man pages, OCSPD is responsible for (security) Certificate Revocation List & Online Certificate Status Protocol responses. In other words, it handles the heavy lifting portion of the security management for Mac OS X 10.4+. OCSP is an internet protocol […]

AutoREALM – The GNU Mapper

AutoREALM! is a free Fantasy Role-Playing mapper software (a \’cartographer\’) that can design maps of castles, cities, dungeons and more. AutoREALM is generally used by Role-playing Game practicants who enjoy doing their own maps. But it could fits the needs of other people. If you are a Role-Playing gamer or else, you are cordially invited […]