Archive for May, 2006
May 31, 2006 at 6:02 pm · Filed under Random Thoughts
Yesterday I reinstalled the OSX on the new MacBook in hopes that maybe the cd reading problem would go away. Did I mentioned that below? Can’t remember. Anyway, that was right before going home and it is only now that I have started the machine up again. I want to install some of the “necessaries” before I go home today. Will admit that I am not totally trusting this machine yet. Who knows if it will need to be shipped off for repair/replacement in the near future…
Anyway, I found myself observing my steps after turning the MacBook on. I went through a number of these yesterday, as well as two months ago when I first arrived here. The initial steps are/were pretty much the same for all my new installs. I turn on the computer. Then I install virus software (crap…actually I forgot to do that this time…too busy thinking about my self-observations), then internet connection, open os browser, download firefox, install google toolbar, set homepage to bloglines, install del.icio.us plug-in, and then I think about other stuff. Seeing myself going through these motions really had me thinking about my relationship with computers. Should I even say computers? The computer is my access to the Internet. I start up this shiny (actually it is matte and another unfortunate thing is that it does not handle my greasy hands all that well) new machine with all its bells and whistles and the first thing I do is open a browser. Like the big guy at the banquet who right away targets and attacks the food table.
I don’t know what this means….but it seemed interesting.
Other than that…I stubbed my toe this morning…on my favorite stairs too : ( It is still sore. I am going to Kyoto on Friday…for a day. More later.
May 31, 2006 at 9:42 am · Filed under In the News
The news about UNICEF ending their Halloween orange box campaign is kind of sad. Those orange boxes are part of Halloween. Would the campaign be more worth it if people upped their donations from pennies to, say, quarters or loonies?
Wow…I wrote “loonies” and it felt so weird. You know, 150 years from now there will be some Canadian novel in its 10th edition and after their preface there will be a small section on “Money Terms” where they list the values for nickels, dimes, quarters, loonies, toonies.
Back to UNICEF…I think that if UNICEF ends, someone should at least produce trick-or-treat boxes (for candy) that are giant replicas of the UNICEF boxes…or maybe that is already out there.
May 30, 2006 at 6:03 pm · Filed under Computers
End of the day…I am very happy about many things MacBook but have a few worries. Well…two. The first is the heat problem. In search for comments on my other issue, I have found sooo many comments on the new MacBooks overheating. Something to do with thermal paste. Though maybe not to do with thermal paste. I had the notebook running for a few hours and yes, it was getting quite hot. Though I wonder if it was hotter than my Powerbook. Hmm, something of possible concern.
The second worry is that the cd drive is accepting some discs but not all. It spins a little, hardly at all, and then spits the disc out. A blank cd was alright, so was the Mac OS X Office cd…but not my virus software cd or the Windows XP installation cd…otherwise, this post would have been about how I achieved dual booting. I am a little sad now because of this. Wondering if we should send it back or if I should try another XP cd or just screw Windows and use it as it is with a sometimes working cd drive. I guess I should send it back…oh I am horrible at returns.
May 30, 2006 at 1:15 pm · Filed under Computers
I am not obsessed but this is so cool so I have to share. The power cable – MacBook attachment/port uses a magnet to keep the power cable firmly plugged in.
May 30, 2006 at 11:46 am · Filed under Computers
About the MacBook…so this is the 4th brand spanking new Apple product box that I have opened up and I now know about the Apple smell. It`s funny because it reminds me of last summer in Vancouver. I wish I could buy NewMacSmell room freshener.
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