Author Archives: Mickey

Farewell to Fay Wray

Posted on August 10 2004 by Mickey

Fay Wray (with Robert Armstrong)    Perhaps best known to film history as the girl in the giant ape paw, Fay Wray [link to IMDB page] passed away on Sunday, at the age of 96. The above image, from King … Continue reading →

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I Don’t Do Windows

Posted on August 9 2004 by Mickey

    Rather than wait around for the reportedly imminent release of Windows XP SP2, I’ve chosen to do my own upgrade. I was quite serious when I said I was getting a liquid-cooled dual 2.5 G5, and it arrived … Continue reading →

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Email Plus 4

Posted on August 9 2004 by Mickey

    Things are looking much better. Not only has the G5 finally made it American shores, it’s now only a couple dozen miles away!    It sure looks poised to make its ETA of tomorrow by 10:30. I feel … Continue reading →

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Happy Homecoming!

Posted on August 8 2004 by Mickey

    This year marks the 75th birthday of Dearborn MI and the 25th anniversary of the city’s Homecoming festival. Plus it was another chance to eat shish tawook, watch my friends’ kids on carnival rides, and drink beer in … Continue reading →

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Email Plus 2

Posted on August 7 2004 by Mickey

    I am going stir crazy!    FedEx said I could expect my G5 on Monday. But it’s still in China and has not moved in twenty-nine hours!    This is what my tracking page still says:    That’s … Continue reading →

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Not So Swift

Posted on August 7 2004 by Mickey

    You may have heard about the controversial new commercial, the one where a group of veterans hope to express the truth behind the presidential candidate’s military service. There’s uncertainty whether it will air, so here is the audio … Continue reading →

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Email Plus 1

Posted on August 5 2004 by Mickey

    My G5 is still in China apparently, but Poeben, of the long-lived Mac Rumors thread, got his this morning and has also put photos up of its arrival. I like his since they make the G5 look so … Continue reading →

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We Have a Sighting!

Posted on August 4 2004 by Mickey

    Hotwire132002, of the Mac Rumors “G5s are Shipping” thread, has received his G5 this morning. As far as I know, it might be the first dual 2.5 G5 in North America (or at least the first one in … Continue reading →

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Ignition Sequence Start!

Posted on August 4 2004 by Mickey

    I got the e-mail this morning at 9:01:47 that my G5 has shipped!    Yee-ha!’

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News from FedEx

Posted on August 3 2004 by Mickey

    We’re all still ravenously following the progress of our G5s, over at the Mac Rumors thread. The thread has surpassed forty pages and a thousand posts. Evidently the first batch of five hundred G5s was shipped over the … Continue reading →

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