I noticed on the Apple site the other day that in any instance in which they mention that Macs can run Windows, they show it with the default Windows XP desktop, including the hideous bright blue “Playskool” task bar and the clouds/hills wallpaper. It looks painfully dated, Photoshopped onto their sleek hardware. They often show [...]

Look, I don’t have a whole hell of a lot to blog about. I bought a new computer desk (and office chair) and just finished setting it up, so that’s what you get. This is a bit of a milestone, because it’s the first time since I moved to Portland (coming up on two years) [...]

I’m back at a new boring temp position, which means I’m back to listening to my iPod 8 hours a day. I’m catching up on all the back episodes of The Phil Hendrie Flashback podcast I’ve missed, and this Lloyd Bonafide (one of my favorite characters) bit had me cracking up. [Audio clip: view full [...]

It’s been out for a while, but I’ve had these comparison screenshots sitting on my desktop for a while, so I thought I’d post them so I can delete them. As you may or may not know, The Secret of Monkey Island was recently re-released as a special edition with voiceover work and “upgraded” graphics. [...]

It’s been nearly a week since I left Casper, but I’m pretty sure I’m still recovering from the trip back, which was awful. I won’t name any names, but SOMEBODY told us that going through Jackson Hole would cut the 17 hours it takes to drive from Casper to Portland by a considerable amount. Though [...]