Monthly Archives: February 2006

Where’s the rumors? Where’s the love?

Posted on February 28, 2006 by rshangle

T-minus however many single-digit hours to the Apple’s “fun” product event, and where is ThinkSecret with the scoop? Maybe the lawsuits are working. Well, no matter – because I know what Apple is about to announce. Do you want me … Continue reading →

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[OS X] Handbrake is tremendous

Posted on February 23, 2006 by rshangle

HandBrake homepage Handbrake is a GPL DVD-to-MP5 ripper/converter with one-pass conversion that operates in near-realtime. I’ve been waiting for this for 5 years. In the two tests I’ve performed thus far, off VIDEO_TS folders that had already been DeCSSed and … Continue reading →

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CNN.com – Worm targets Macs via Bluetooth – Feb 21, 2006

Posted on February 22, 2006 by rshangle

CNN.com – Worm targets Macs via Bluetooth – Feb 21, 2006 Nobody actually believed the hype regarding Apple’s supposed invulnerability to viri, right?

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Money into Kitty => Booting XP on MacBook

Posted on February 22, 2006 by rshangle

Boot Windows XP on an Intel Duo Core Mac and Make Money This dude is challenging other dudes to figure out a way to make the Intel-based MacBooks dual-boot OS X and XP. Skin in game. Looking for that one … Continue reading →

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Invisible Movie Quizzes

Posted on February 20, 2006 by rshangle

These are fun, and you should try them. Thanks to KNerhood and co for this one. rds

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[OS X] Ecto2 is slower, more feature-rich than MarsEdit; at least as, or more, buggy

Posted on February 20, 2006 by rshangle

In the continuing search for a functional, robust, more-or-less-sorta WYSIWYG blog editor, I am now aware (thanks again to Juan) of ecto2. In-line WSYWIG editing without absurd “preview” pane – check Easy setup – ehr, sorta. The auto-link to the … Continue reading →

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best sushi in mpls, possibly on planet

Posted on February 18, 2006 by rshangle

Is Yumi’s in Excelsior, MN. Go in, ask the Woman to take care of you (after mentioning you know the Guy With the Family and the Other Guy from Washington (the One With the Web Page at Lasershootingrobots.Com), and take … Continue reading →

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[MarsEdit] What if i wanted a blog post with some image thing in it…

Posted on February 16, 2006 by rshangle

This is a test. Check-2. Maybe it wouldn’t be that hard to do… or maybe it sort of is… what’s the problem here… again… yeah… it seems like the image-insert-thing isn’t happening with MarsEdit… And why can’t it really be … Continue reading →

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MarsEdit… taking blog editing to the “limit”?

Posted on February 14, 2006 by rshangle

Juan over here made me aware of MarsEdit, a sort of WYSIWYG-ish blog editor that I’m using to create this post. While I can’t say I’m really feeling the power, I can say I’m sorta feelin the power… of it. … Continue reading →

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Dateline: Mr. Willoughby Reeks of Urine (SNL)

Posted on February 8, 2006 by rshangle

In an episode with high expectations to feature skits starring Scarlett Johansen’s exposed breasts… this episode didn’t let down. Unfortunately, most of these skits weren’t that funny. Save one, the last skit of the episode. I must be a closeted … Continue reading →

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