The Great Hard Drive Crash of 2006

Thank GOD for backups. I’m presently restoring Mystic to her former state of glory after having suffered last Wednesday (happy birthday, Joe! Sorry not to email!) the worst hard drive crash I’ve had. Not only did the drive go under in almost record speed,...

MacWorld SF 2006

Prepare to be dazzled, then bored out of your skull when you realize that my podcast about the show is over 3 hours long. I’ve split it into 4 segments of roughly 45 minutes each, but even so I think you’ve got to really want it to sit through this much...

I’m off to see the Wizard…

…the wonderful Wizard of Jobs. (Maybe he’ll give me a brain. Not that I couldn’t use a heart or some courage too.) Cool Aunt Christine—yes, that is her official moniker—graciously allowed us to fly her up here for the week so she could...

2006:

After a joyous Christmas in Salem and another in Los Altos, we have returned bright-eyed and bushy tailed to march firmly into 2006. Except replace “bright-eyed and bushy tailed” with “sick as a dog with cold and flu symptoms” and change...