Category Archives: Gadgets

My Plan Has Failed

Posted on March 17 2004 by Mickey

    To augment my PowerBook, I got a nice 250GB 7200rpm Maxtor OneTouch external hard drive. And to make the hard drive accessible to my IBM-PC I got a program called MacDrive, which is supposed to let Windows read … Continue reading →

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Musical Bookmarks

Posted on March 3 2004 by Mickey

    According to MaxFixIt, it’s possible to add bookmarks to your musical iPod files, same as with Audible’s audiobook files. I always liked how the audiobook files would remember exactly where you left off when you returned to them. … Continue reading →

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I HATE ATI!

Posted on February 23 2004 by Mickey

    Jesu Christo, I can’t believe how long it took to make this entry! I captured this video Friday night, from the Late Show on CBS, but I mistakenly recorded it as one of ATI’s stupid propietary “.vcr” files. … Continue reading →

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SFG Gadget of the Week

Posted on February 4 2004 by Mickey

    I was just about to go buy a new printer, but instead I have my sights set on a brand new must-have on which to spend my money. Not only is it a handy computer accessory, but it … Continue reading →

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Blog Within a Blog: My New Computer 7.0

Posted on January 16 2004 by Mickey

    I went ahead and installed my new SATA drive this morning. I made sure to dig out my old anti-shock wrist strap this time so I could avoid any more problems. It went fairly well, apart from blowing … Continue reading →

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What’s that thumping sound coming from your cubicle?

Posted on January 15 2004 by Mickey

    Some old links, but again ones I only just discovered. This time they came from Lockergnome. Have some fun at the office with these Microsoft Excel spreadsheets which actually allow you to play Pacman and Space Invaders!    … Continue reading →

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Note to Self: Buy More Stuff

Posted on January 14 2004 by Mickey

    I got my new SATA drive this morning. It’s a Maxtor 120 GB, compared to my original dual Seagate 160 GBs. I’m uncertain when to install and, to be honest, I’m rather trepidatious. But speaking of tech stuff, … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year

Posted on January 1 2004 by Mickey

    Last night was New Year’s Eve, and tonight is Return to Work Eve. My six days of vacation are over. You’d think I could’ve used all that time off to really spruce things up around here, to really … Continue reading →

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QuickPar

Posted on December 20 2003 by Mickey

    Now that, following last week’s hardware tragedy, I’m limited to only the Windows 2000 part of my dual-boot system, I can’t believe how far to seed I let the old place go. Somehow I managed to load and … Continue reading →

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Bad SATA

Posted on December 15 2003 by Mickey

    I just got back an estimate on repairing my drive. It will cost between $4,000 and $13,000. That means I’m completely screwed, and everything from August is lost forever. Not only that, since my RAID was so spacious … Continue reading →

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