Chances are you have equipment in your racks that you can connect to with the RS-232 protocol. System processors and video scalers are probably the two most likely. Last week I spent some quality time in monitor world tweaking our processors, Klark 9848s. The 9848 is a good processor and has a nice display window [...]
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Devising a DropBox Workflow
With all my thinking of the upcoming iPad and wondering how I could use that in my daily life, one thing I’ve been working on is a way to be able to keep my most-used files accessible when I don’t have my computer with me. In my idealized workflow, I would have a computer in [...]
Church Applications for the iPad
Last time I made some observations on the iPad, and have come to the conclusion that it’s really a viable platform. I’ll admit it; I want one. I won’t likely buy one, personally anyway, at least until the 2nd generation is released. Unless the actual production version adds a few things… But I digress. Today, [...]
My Thoughts on the iPad
It’s been nearly two weeks since Apple unveiled the iPad. And quite frankly, I’ve been surprised. Not so much at the technology, but at the vitriol that has been hurled at Apple. In the days following the release anyone spending any time at all on Twitter or Facebook or the blogosphere would think Apple killed [...]
#InstallationFail
Today, we’re starting a new series: #InstallationFail. It’s been inspired by the many, many instances of bad installation practices I’ve seen throughout the years. I’ve been taking pictures and cataloging these for quite some time, and I figured it’s time to share them with the world. Now, I should point out I’m not publishing these [...]
The New MacBook Pro Lineup
A few weeks ago at WWDC, everyone got excited about the new iPhone 3G S. And while it’s something to be excited about, I was more interested in the tweaks to the MacBook Pro lineup (personally, I’m holding out for the iPhone on the Verizon network, announce that, and I’m stoked). As almost always happens [...]
Google Wave
The other day I was completely sucked into a preview of Google Wave. I heard about it on Twitter, went to the site with the full intention of watching the first 20 minutes or so then going on with my day. An hour and 20 minutes later, I was staring at my screen, shaking my [...]
Off-Site Remote Controlled Servers
This one falls right near the line that separates “pretty darn useful” and “because I can.” Since I’m now charged (for another few weeks anyway) of administering a Leopard Server, I need some way of running said server from home. Mainly because I don’t like driving to the office at 9 PM to run software [...]
Run Windows On Your Mac–For Free!
If you’ve read this blog for more than a week, you’re probably aware that I’m a pretty hard-core Mac user. In fact, I’ve been using them longer than some of you have been alive (23 years, and counting!). As much as I love my MacBook Pro (and my MacPro) and the latest version of the [...]
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