Andy Ihnatko's YELLOWTEXTThe weblog of Andy Ihnatko, Chicago Sun-Times and Macworld tech columnist.You Must Believe In Spring- April 30, 2007 Spring has officially begun: today, I logged the first sighting of a woman in short-shorts. And it was the kind of sighting that mattered, too. There was absolutely no need to pull her over and ask to see her paperwork. As she climbed the stairs in front of the post office I was immediately and absolutely certain that she'd passed the certification process and been cleared by county, state, and federal authorities to wear short-shorts, hot pants, and related styles of highly exciting and...http://www.cwob.com/yellowtext/yellowtext0407.html#81764 Not quite Abbey Road, but still...- April 30, 2007 A new PanelCast episode from my Conference On World Affairs blatherings is now up on the server and fresh from the microwave. "Burning Man: Geeks And Hippies Join Hands" was a pleasant little outing which I walked into with a certain reasonable degree of itchiness -- it's like that nightmare where you're sitting for an exam on a subject you never studied -- but it turned out to be one of my favorite panels of the whole week. 538 words in article.http://www.cwob.com/yellowtext/yellowtext0407.html#84510 CoWACast Show 7 - "How To Tell A Joke"- April 26, 2007 I've just uploaded Show Seven of the CoWACast - "How To Tell A Joke." For those of you coming in late, I recorded all of my opening comments and some of the panel commentary during the nine panels I did at the Conference On World Affairs a couple of weeks ago. One by one, these recordings are making their way towards the podcast, embroidered with an intro and a post-panel wrapup. 118 words in article.http://www.cwob.com/yellowtext/yellowtext0407.html#74830 Don't make me over...- April 25, 2007 Honestly, I feel as though I've had a really low-budget unambitious Queer EyeWhat Not To Wear makeover. I've felt just a bit discombobulated all day long. 2846 words in article.http://www.cwob.com/yellowtext/yellowtext0407.html#13826 What's Andy Watching- April 24, 2007 I think I've pretty much finished restoring peace and stability to the region after the tremendous upheavals wrought by the arrival of a new cable TV provider to the house. But then, I had a workable plan before I went in, and a clear definition of goals and all the assets I needed to achieve them within a reasonable timetable. 424 words in article.http://www.cwob.com/yellowtext/yellowtext0407.html#56908 The High-Wire Act- April 20, 2007 I'm in serious trouble. 1752 words in article.http://www.cwob.com/yellowtext/yellowtext0407.html#60325 CoWA Blackbird (Free Music!)- April 20, 2007 Here's a little audio gift to you, from me, via two people way more talented than I: 560 words in article.http://www.cwob.com/yellowtext/yellowtext0407.html#80074 One for you, nineteen for me- April 18, 2007 "IRS Grants NE Taxpayers Special Reprieve For Nor'Easter" 362 words in article.http://www.cwob.com/yellowtext/yellowtext0407.html#84716 CoWA - Day Two.- April 10, 2007 Just enough time for a quick post...I don't have a panel until 3:30 today so I'm spending a half a day in my virtual office. 1349 words in article.http://www.cwob.com/yellowtext/yellowtext0407.html#73877 New Podcast is up, live (-ish) from Boulder- April 9, 2007 Greetings from Colorado, whose official state slogan is "You brought the wrong kind of jacket." 898 words in article.http://www.cwob.com/yellowtext/yellowtext0407.html#35547 |