The wacky folks at Google have brought out another fun web application, GoogleMars. Fun, and possibly useful for students who may be studying Mars and the various explorations that have been done so far. Then again, I wonder if today’s science classes even mention Mars?
Freedom is Ageless
Freedom begins when you tell Mrs. Grundy to go fly a kite Robert A. Heinlein Apparently that doesn’t apply if you’re a student in 21st Century United States. There’s been quite a flap this past week about kids and their use of the web. To me, there are three different topics getting mixed up together. […]
Windows On Mac-on-Intel, Revisited
January 12: “Will we be able to run Windows on an Intel Mac?” Today’s news: Apple Senior Software Architect Cameron Esfahani when asked whether Intel Macs should easily run Vista, replied “I don’t think so.” Windows is a legacy OS. We don’t have legacy support. Note the use of the word “easily.” [later] never underestimate […]
OS X and Xterm
Here’s a follow-on to yesterday’s OS X Terminal tip. Folks coming to OS X from the Unix/Linux world may be wondering about Terminal – why aren’t we just using Xterm? Xterm does exist on OS X systems but it requires X11 to run, while Terminal is a native application providing very similar capability. The differences […]
OS X Terminal
I’ve passed along a few Mac tips before… Common Navigation Keystrokes in OS X, Windows Formatting Big FAT32 Volumes OS X Hints for Windows users … and here’s one for Terminal. If you’re a vi or Emacs user and want to be able to use the mouse to move your cursor, visit Terminal’s Preferences and […]
Laptop Trouble
I guess it’s finally time to buy that PowerBook. (Actually, we took it apart to canabalize parts for another of the same type… no “living” computers were harmed in the making of this image.)
Believe. Trust. Give.
Al‘s tagline always catches my eye. Believe nothing. Trust no one. Give oxygen. I’ve given blood before. Some people give bone marrow, others have given organs. Given that the human body takes in oxygen and returns carbon dioxide (at least, that’s the rumor goin’ round), I’m not sure how I can “give oxygen.” Al, care […]
Ouch
Ice & bike don’t mix well for Tommy. His helmet did it’s job though, that’s good news.
A Pensive Coach
Coach V. looks on as the AHS women’s varsity lacrosse team plays against Chatahoochee in tonight’s game. Though the varsity women lost, his JV women tied ‘Hooch in theirs.
Valentine’s Colors
I know, no sooner do I post about the photo-a-day project and goal than I take a few days off. Here are some colorful pictures from last week to hold you through