Andy Ihnatko's YELLOWTEXTThe weblog of Andy Ihnatko, Chicago Sun-Times and Macworld tech columnist.Charge of the Slight Brigade- May 31, 2007 A quick post, sensasion-seekers, written chiefly to beef up my stats for the month before May turns to whatever comes after May. I used to be real good at questions like that before the calendar switched to the Metric System back in '81. 984 words in article.http://www.cwob.com/yellowtext/yellowtext0507.html#42955 GarageBane- May 15, 2007 I leaned back in my chair and I sighed twice. The first time, it was purely out of reflex. But the second one was deliberate. I was so exasperated at that point that the situation demanded something much, much more theatrical than a mere slow exhale. So I embroidered it with a sad shake of the head and a slight rolling of the eyes, and I dragged it out for so long that I got a little lightheaded. 503 words in article.http://www.cwob.com/yellowtext/yellowtext0507.html#33135 The Scrying Game- May 12, 2007 Attention, makers of Skype. And (what the hell) anyone who might be moved to leap in here and defend it: 561 words in article.http://www.cwob.com/yellowtext/yellowtext0507.html#25060 Clu Gulager, Touch Connors and Randy Mantooth- May 11, 2007 So. I was driving around, running errands that are vitally important to the continued health and prosperity of our glorious Republic, when I heard a phrase in a podcast that somehow struck me as being suitable for the title of a 1970's cop show. The sort where the announcer stings you with the phrase "A Quinn-Martin Production!" right after the title and before the phrase "presented...in color!" 484 words in article.http://www.cwob.com/yellowtext/yellowtext0507.html#50772 Songs in the key of "Ewwwwww!!!"- May 8, 2007 Lilith is back together again after a very, very long Monday. It all started with the letter "R," or with the intermittent lack thereof. 1223 words in article.http://www.cwob.com/yellowtext/yellowtext0507.html#56816 The Eye Piece- May 6, 2007 A brief update on the whole "No Eyeglasses" thing: it's all going swimmingly. It's been more than a week since I stopped wearing my glasses (partly because I had an eye exam and my doctor suggested I give it a try, and partly because I broke my only pair a day before, thus necessitating the office visit). 1441 words in article.http://www.cwob.com/yellowtext/yellowtext0507.html#63052 Ansel Adams Annie Leibovitz Morons.- May 4, 2007 Woo-Hoo! Another one of my photos made Flickr's "Explore" page! 454 words in article.http://www.cwob.com/yellowtext/yellowtext0507.html#59227 |