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My One Complaint about My Mac

nathan — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:52:04 +0000

I love my new iMac I’ve had as my work computer for about a month now. It, coupled with an upgrade to Adobe CS4, has really helped me increase my productivity.

I love its large screen.
I love its dock.
I love its common-sense intuitiveness instead of the Microsoft-way.
I love its speed.
I love its form.
I love its function.
I love the way it makes me feel when I look at it.
I love its simplicity.
I love its intricacies.
I love its flipping cool productivity tools.

But there is one thing I don’t like: Spaces doesn’t behave nicely with BIG 3rd Party software developers. And by BIG, I mean, Microsoft and Adobe. Neither Microsoft Office nor Adobe CS4 stay in their assigned spaces. When they go out of their spaces, it’s hard to get them back, too!

Adobe blames Apple. Apples blames Adobe.
Apple blames Microsoft. Microsoft blames Apple.

Long story short, no one claims responsibility to fix this crazy issue means I’ll likely not have a fix until either Snow Leopard (10.7), Microsoft Office 2014, or Adobe CS7.
Methinks Apple should (and will) fix this annoyance with the release of Snow Leopard in 2009. Better than 2014!

Poll: How Much Water Should You Drink Every Day?

nathan — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 11:00:25 +0000

This weekend’s poll question is about water intake. The question asks, how much water should you drink every day?
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.

Dream Vacation.

nathan — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:07:13 +0000

If you could take a trip vacation anywhere in the world, and cost is of no bearing, where would you choose?

Me? Probably tour the Italian countryside (as long as I’m with my wife!).

Obama to Palin: You are ‘still a pig’?

nathan — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:11:55 +0000

Have you heard about what Barack Obama said yesterday? Here’s a little background. Last week at the Republican National Convention, Sarah Palin said this:

What’s the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull? (pause) Lipstick.

And then yesterday, Obama said this:

The other side, suddenly, they’re saying ‘we’re for change too’. Now think about it, these are the same folks that have been in charge for the last eight years. (pause)
You know, you can put lipstick on a pig. (audience roars in laughter.) It’s still a pig.

Do you think Obama was refering to Palin as a pig?
If so, doesn’t that make Obama the ‘male chauvinist’ pig himself?
Will this comment backfire on Obama? Has it already?

Prostitutes and Porn Stars

nathan — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:06:34 +0000

I was reading an article in Citizen magazine (Emily Sanders), and I had a question: What’s the difference between a prostitute and a porn star?

If it’s it’s illegal to prostitute your body, shouldn’t it be illegal to prostitute your body while being filmed? I don’t get it. Can anyone enlighten me?

Governor Daniels has Massive Lead in Latest Poll

nathan — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:01:07 +0000

The latest Howey-Guage poll shows Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels with a commanding lead over his challenger.
Interestingly, My Man Mitch received the nod from 24% of democrat voters polled.
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Festering Blister on My Big Toe

nathan — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:19:38 +0000

[NOTE--No photographs are provided to spare you the gory image]

As I’ve mentioned a few times, I have been running a lot recently in preparation for a the Fort Wayne certified half marathon the end of September.
About a month ago I bought a new pair of shoes.

Then I went camping and I think broke (or at least sprained or bruised) a metatarsal (bone on the top of my foot).
About a week after this, I had a nagging arch pain, and I feared I was developing fallen arches, so I put arch supports in my new shoes (I probably mis-identified the broken metatarsal pain as falling arches, but I never put two-and-two together until now…)

In the past two weeks, I’ve been running five times a week, and five times a week I have a blister on my big toe.
It hurts!

So tonight is one of my days off, so I’ll let it heal, and then I am taking out the arch supports for Saturday’s 10-miler.

We’ll see how my big toe does.

It’s just a big pain in my BIG TOE.

The AP Olympics

nathan — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:38:10 +0000

So I’ve been watching the Olympics. Just about every day.
I really enjoyed the first week or so, Michael Phelps style.

But now, the AP Olympics just don’t compare.
AP=After Phelps

What do you think?

How Green Can Indiana Get?

nathan — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:26:28 +0000

Article from the Sound Bend Tribune: How green can Indiana get?

Our New Pet Dog

nathan — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:47:47 +0000

This week, Emily and I adopted a new pet dog, Fido.

We got it from Emily’s brother Joel.

At first, Emily loved the dog, but she’s since become a little freaked out by the way the dog seems to stare at her while she’s dressing. She says Fiedo gives her the ‘heebie jeebies’.

Anyway, here’s a photo of our new puppy dog!