Andy Ihnatko's YELLOWTEXTThe weblog of Andy Ihnatko, Chicago Sun-Times and Macworld tech columnist.I Do and I Do and I DO for you kids...- January 31, 2006 Last week I had one of those low-grade sniffles that turned into one day of bona-fide Sick In Bed followed by another couple of days of sniffles. A very polite illness, all told. Announces its intentions and gives you 48 hours to get your affairs in order. Didn't enjoy the sniffling much, of course, but I thought that was an acceptable burden, in the spirit of Compromise. 408 words in article.http://www.cwob.com/yellowtext/yellowtext0106.html#24441 Sometimes There's This Guy, And You Gotta Go Straighten Him Out, Right- January 29, 2006 I was walking through Boston Common about an hour after sunset, taking pictures, when I had one of those "Oooo! That'll make for a nice shot!" moments. I walked hurriedly to get to a new position. While I did indeed note the presence of fallen tree branch on the sidewalk, I failed to notice a pencil-thin twig sticking straight up out of it. 681 words in article.http://www.cwob.com/yellowtext/yellowtext0106.html#19735 My name is COY-o-tay. Wile E COY-o-tay.- January 29, 2006 Go ahead...call me a Genius. I deserve it: 880 words in article.http://www.cwob.com/yellowtext/yellowtext0106.html#94026 The Marryin' Man Part 3: "I Feel Pretty"- January 28, 2006 Historically, Thursday is the day of Macworld Expo when things go seriously wobbly. 4369 words in article.http://www.cwob.com/yellowtext/yellowtext0106.html#23128 The Oprah-Line Is Open- January 27, 2006 Lots of email from people anticipating upcoming chapters of "The Marrying Man," and also asking for a copy of the wedding service I wrote. Both are forthcoming, I assure y'all. The words you are now reading are in the frontmost window of BBEdit; Chapter Three is in the window right behind it and as of ten minutes ago, it has me in my hotel room getting dressed for the service. 1166 words in article.http://www.cwob.com/yellowtext/yellowtext0106.html#85684 TV, G5, and Pancakes- January 25, 2006 It's early afternoon and I'm back home, after one of those "We do more by 2 PM than most Andy Ihnatko's do by 4 in the next morning" days. I was up at the crack of 7:34 so I could be at a TV studio by 8:15 and do something for the morning newscast. My hope was to shine a beacon of Light, Truth, Knowledge and Understanding over a populace thirsty for all four commodities. My promise was that I wasn't going to drop the F-bomb. Not more than twice. Maybe three times. No, no: it's all about...http://www.cwob.com/yellowtext/yellowtext0106.html#94398 This Time, For Sure (Or Perhaps Not)- January 24, 2006 Okey-dokey. The previous test had a problem that I couldn't figure out and it was one of those things in which I was able to play the Arrogance Card. "I know how this standard file handler works," I insisted. "If it's screwing up the way it seems to be screwing up, then the code can't possibly be at fault." 117 words in article.http://www.cwob.com/yellowtext/yellowtext0106.html#81375 Watson, come here!- January 24, 2006 Okay. Let's see if I've done Something Productive vis a vis fixing up my blogging code. 20 words in article.http://www.cwob.com/yellowtext/yellowtext0106.html#27638 The Marrying Man (Part 2)- January 23, 2006 I've got a whole gaggle of older sisters, all of whom have gotten married. Which was all well and good for them, naturally. But it's impossible to wage a family wedding without inflicting some collateral damage and thus I had to attend each and every one of them from start to finish. Such is my love for my siblings that when orders came down from that I was to actually participate to some extent, I forged right ahead, pausing only briefly to write one last letter home and reflect that this was..http://www.cwob.com/yellowtext/yellowtext0106.html#46949 The Marryin' Man (Part 1)- January 21, 2006 Okay, % it. I'm leaving for Mexico on February 4. I will post something every day between now and then. And I'm going to lead off with a doozy of a post. 1527 words more...http://www.cwob.com/yellowtext/yellowtext0106.html#11111 |