Archive pour août 2005

We are (ok my wife is) creating a scrapbook for our son and needs a bunch of pictures (and some to give the grand-parents). Since we’ve gone digital, and don’t have prints available all the time, we typically print them on my Canon i850 color inkjet. But for large runs, it’s always better/cheaper to send…

Well, it’s been one of those weeks where lots of new gear seems to show (or I was procrastinating their purchase, quite possible). Anyway, after reading a few reviews, I figured I was due for a new mouse and then comes along the Mighty Mouse from Apple. I’ve installed it and will say it’s nice,…

With a 1-2 punch of freeware and business application, I’ve been able to move completely away from paper for note-taking, phone messages, etc. I used to assign keys to Notepad (CTRL-SHIFT-N) and WordPad (CTRL-SHIFT-W) when answering the phone, but had to be quick on the keyboard. Up until yesterday, I was still using a piece…

I’ve started using Lotus Notes ever since I joined IBM in 1996. Back then, we were still running a package called OV/VM which provided email, calendaring and network filing capabilities. I come from the GUI generation if you didn’t know yet. While I’m starting to appreciate the power of a console and scripting, give me a…

Funny how running untethered to a CAT5 cable can really opens up possibilities. After only a few hours yesterday of installing my shiny new wireless router, I could connect to my work VPN from downstairs while watching the kids, change stuff on my OS X box using SSH and modify a file or two off…

I figured it was only fair I shared the result of my rant to my bank, since they are fairly quick to respond to any question I ask them… Thank you for your reply, Mr. Arseneault. I am pleased to respond again. At Bank X, we place great value on our relationship with our Online…

Cell Phones After careful review, I’ve decided to re-activate my cell phone. Actually, I switched provider. I use to be with Telus, but IBM’s employee cell phone plans were to good to pass on. And in my research, I’ve found it quite difficult to choose a phone. I eventually used a spreadsheet to compare the…

Here is an email thread with my bank, showing how they just don’t get Apple Macs and browsers… I am trying to download the Web Connect file to reconcile my banking account with my Quicken Software (version 2006 R3, the latest). When visiting the Bank X webpage to get the fil, I specify a 3-month…

From: ClamXav.com Back in the days before OS X, the number of viruses which attacked Macintosh users totalled somewhere between about 60 and 80. Today, the number of viruses actively attacking OS X users is…NONE! And here’s why, ladies and gent, why I’m not wasting any CPU processing time on my OS X to anti-virus…