Andy Ihnatko's YELLOWTEXTThe weblog of Andy Ihnatko, Chicago Sun-Times and Macworld tech columnist.The Revolution will NOT go un-cameraphoned!- October 31, 2005 It was a state of affairs that would be familiar to any alky or junkie. This morning, I started to wake up and I managed to regain enough of my wits early enough in the process to realize how important it was that I keep my eyes tightly shut as long as possible. I didn't what sort of situation I was going to be waking into, precisely. But I had a good enough sense of the broad details to predict that as soon as I fully took stock of the world that I was about to awaken into, I would have to...http://www.cwob.com/yellowtext/yellowtext1005.html#99992 Have you tried this "sitting down" thing yet It's fabulous!- October 30, 2005 Home again. Though when I say "Home," I of course mean the Hilton, not my house, and although this statement implies that I've just gotten back in, in truth I've had a three-hour nap and watched "Halloween: H20" on ITV in its entirety. 2277 words more...http://www.cwob.com/yellowtext/yellowtext1005.html#99991 At Liberty- October 29, 2005 Well, the Lord giveth and the TV taketh away. I overcame the debilitating one-two impact of a six-hour redeye flight and jet-lag by sleeping from about 10 AM to 5 PM on Wednesday, but then I obliterated all of that fine progress by staying up until 5 AM watching the World Series. So suffice to say that by the time I set up my PowerBook at the podium and gave the first of my three Mac Expo UK talks, my CPU was somewhat underclocked. 931 words more...http://www.cwob.com/yellowtext/yellowtext1005.html#11111 How do you say 'How's it going, man' in British- October 26, 2005 Well, now this is really starting to get me all steamed: I'm here in London, this is my third visit, and yet I stillhaven't seen any dancing chimneysweep. Not. A. One. 909 words more...http://www.cwob.com/yellowtext/yellowtext1005.html#22222 If an iPod has no video, does it still rock- October 21, 2005 My new iPod arrived about a half an hour ago, and the very first thing I've learned about it is that apparently, you can't simply drag a 1.4-gigabyte near-DVD-quality Quicktime of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return Of The King" onto its icon and expect iTunes to say "Yes, sir! My feet are like wings, sir!" What you can do is bring your troubles to QuickTime Pro. Pro will sigh, roll its eyes, agree with you that iTunes is sort of a d!% about these things, and then it'll diligently convert the...http://www.cwob.com/yellowtext/yellowtext1005.html#33333 Shuffle Up and Peel- October 17, 2005 Incidentally, if you've enjoyed my past work, you can look forward to my upcoming regular poker column, which will be accompanied by a book of the same title in six months' time. No, I haven't signed any such deal; I have not been approached by any interested party from any of poker's many online, broadcast, or print communities; and my personal knowledge of poker begins and ends with the conviction that if one of the girls at the table asks "Do shoes count as an article of clothing" the answer.http://www.cwob.com/yellowtext/yellowtext1005.html#44444 My bad.- October 16, 2005 Hmm. Okay, admittedly, there was a bit of a hiccup in my self-imposed "Seven Days Of Blog" mandate, in so much as I didn't actually post anything on Day Five of the thing. If I do two postings today and ultimately claim that I did indeed achieve an average of One Post Per Day Throughout The Week, that'd be wimping out. Absolutely. And on a brighter, sunnier day I would stamp my feet and restart the clock at Day One. 671 words more...http://www.cwob.com/yellowtext/yellowtext1005.html#55555 Sparks Fly Upward- October 14, 2005 Ach, I'm a victim of technologus interruptus: I won't have a new iPod to play with for another week. And yes, you're right to want to mention this at your next church group meeting, and find out if you can't get some sort of canned food drive going to show your support for me in this, my time of hardship. 844 words more...http://www.cwob.com/yellowtext/yellowtext1005.html#66666 This Is The Age...of Video Violence- October 13, 2005 This will probably turn out to be a short post, sensation-seekers. Today was a rare four-column day and I'm a bit commented-out at the moment. But if you came here hoping to read my comments on the new video iPods, head on over to MacObserver.com, which ought to have one or two pieces online by now. 771 words more...http://www.cwob.com/yellowtext/yellowtext1005.html#77777 The Apple HoverCar - A little late, but worth the wait..- October 12, 2005 When I brush my teeth in the morning, I see many things in the mirror. Examples: a two-year-old ticket stub from "The Incredible Hulk," which I saw in Michigan with about a hundred fellow mac geeks; bits of Crest andor Listerine spittle dating from as recently as last night to as venerable as three weeks ago; the reverse-image of a tub enclosure that I'd like to upgrade. I've no clue as to why the ticket stub is still there, the spittle is there because I'm a dude and can't be arsed to Windex...http://www.cwob.com/yellowtext/yellowtext1005.html#88888 |