ivory-tower dot org tag:www.ivory-tower.org,2008:/blog/1 2008-05-08T14:27:53Z Movable Type 3.33 10 Years of the iMac tag:www.ivory-tower.org,2008:/blog//1.558 2008-05-08T14:24:49Z 2008-05-08T14:27:53Z Ten years ago (OK, May 6, 1998) the iMac was introduced. I'd argue that this is the product that really brought Apple back. Granted, they missed the target on a couple of things, mostly the round mouse and the lack... jim Ten years ago (OK, May 6, 1998) the iMac was introduced. I'd argue that this is the product that really brought Apple back. Granted, they missed the target on a couple of things, mostly the round mouse and the lack of CD burning. Dropping ADB and serial stuff for USB was a huge step forward and a bit risky.

I've still got my rev B version, which makes it just over 9 years old.

]]> Del Toro Interview at Theonering.net tag:www.ivory-tower.org,2008:/blog//1.557 2008-04-28T16:37:53Z 2008-04-28T17:00:38Z TORN chats with del Toro about some basic plans for The Hobbit and whatever they'll call that pesky second film. Not too much info, but worth a read.... jim TORN chats with del Toro about some basic plans for The Hobbit and whatever they'll call that pesky second film. Not too much info, but worth a read.

]]> Adobe Kills GoLive tag:www.ivory-tower.org,2008:/blog//1.556 2008-04-28T14:41:47Z 2008-04-28T14:46:51Z The expected has occurred. Adobe has (quite abruptly) killed off GoLive effective today. Sigh. Seems that the writing has been on the wall for some time, with Dreamweaver replacing GoLive in CS3 and comments made by Adobe along the lines... jim The expected has occurred. Adobe has (quite abruptly) killed off GoLive effective today. Sigh. Seems that the writing has been on the wall for some time, with Dreamweaver replacing GoLive in CS3 and comments made by Adobe along the lines of "we'll continue developing the product if there's customer demand". I've been a user of GoLive since version 4 back in 1999. We're not scheduled for an upgrade to CS3 anytime soon--I imagine we'll get CS4 whenever that happens, so we won't have to transition and learn Dreamweaver for sometime yet.

]]> Hobbit Movie Director News tag:www.ivory-tower.org,2008:/blog//1.555 2008-04-25T14:15:46Z 2008-04-25T14:17:59Z Well, that took long enough. Guillermo del Toro has been signed to direct The Hobbit and its sequel. Filing to start next year, with movies released in 2011 and 2012.... jim Well, that took long enough. Guillermo del Toro has been signed to direct The Hobbit and its sequel. Filing to start next year, with movies released in 2011 and 2012.

]]> Yes to tour in 2008 tag:www.ivory-tower.org,2008:/blog//1.548 2008-03-24T17:38:01Z 2008-03-24T17:49:01Z Yes is going on tour in 2008. I can hardly remember the last time I saw them live. Must have been 10 years ago. VH1 Classic is sponsoring the Close to the Edge and Back tour. Tour dates are here,... jim Yes is going on tour in 2008. I can hardly remember the last time I saw them live. Must have been 10 years ago. VH1 Classic is sponsoring the Close to the Edge and Back tour. Tour dates are here, press release is here. More info can be gleaned from a February interview with Jon Anderson here. Rick Wakeman is sitting this one out; his son Oliver will man the Mellotron.

They'll be in Chicago at the Charter One Pavilion on Northerly Island on Friday, July 18. Tickets go on sale March 29.

]]> Star Trek Online tag:www.ivory-tower.org,2008:/blog//1.547 2008-03-20T16:41:04Z 2008-03-20T16:46:11Z LEVEL 2 GEEK ALERT: CBS has streaming video of the first three seasons of Star Trek. Caught a little bit of "Tomorrow is Yesterday"—looked pretty good. GEEK MESSAGE ENDS... jim LEVEL 2 GEEK ALERT:

CBS has streaming video of the first three seasons of Star Trek. Caught a little bit of "Tomorrow is Yesterday"—looked pretty good.

GEEK MESSAGE ENDS

]]> Broken bits tag:www.ivory-tower.org,2008:/blog//1.541 2008-03-07T16:16:35Z 2008-03-07T16:30:21Z The Currently Reading bit of the right sidebar should really be called Currently Broken. I was running into problems with an older version of the Media Manager plugin for Movable Type, which pretty much appeared out of nowhere. I upgraded... jim The Currently Reading bit of the right sidebar should really be called Currently Broken. I was running into problems with an older version of the Media Manager plugin for Movable Type, which pretty much appeared out of nowhere. I upgraded to the latest version, which displays it data in an entirely different was (so not obvious based on the notes I'd read). I need to redo that sidebar to get things to appear correctly. I'm currently reading Fish on Friday: Feasting, Fasting, And Discovery of the New World, which has been a pretty decent read on the rise of fishing and preservation technology in the Dark Ages to the discovery of North America.

]]> Watchmen pix tag:www.ivory-tower.org,2008:/blog//1.540 2008-03-07T14:13:33Z 2008-03-07T14:15:31Z There's a set of five character shots from Watchmen over at Dark Horizons. Looks like they've nailed the character designs, although Night Owl looks a bit darker than in the book. Looking forward to the film.... jim There's a set of five character shots from Watchmen over at Dark Horizons. Looks like they've nailed the character designs, although Night Owl looks a bit darker than in the book. Looking forward to the film.

]]> Running Geek tag:www.ivory-tower.org,2008:/blog//1.537 2008-02-19T21:05:37Z 2008-02-19T21:09:18Z I think I've now officially crossed over into running geek mode. The Garmin 305 just arrived: GPS goodness and all sorts of data to track. Now if the weather would just warm up I could get back into running again.... jim I think I've now officially crossed over into running geek mode. The Garmin 305 just arrived:
garmin 305
GPS goodness and all sorts of data to track.

Now if the weather would just warm up I could get back into running again.

]]> Wired 1.1 review tag:www.ivory-tower.org,2008:/blog//1.535 2008-02-12T16:22:02Z 2008-02-12T16:27:21Z Great review of the first issue of Wired here. Much of what is mentioned there held true for the early years of the magazine--crazy layouts & color choices. It was a wonderful internet resource in a pre-web world of Gopher... jim Great review of the first issue of Wired here. Much of what is mentioned there held true for the early years of the magazine--crazy layouts & color choices. It was a wonderful internet resource in a pre-web world of Gopher and mailing lists.

A browsing of Wired's cover archive reminds me that I started reading the magazine back in 1994 with issue 2.03, the Laurie Anderson cover. Tossed a whole bunch of the back issues out a couple of years ago, although I still have a handful of random issues sitting around the office at work.

]]> Bob Roll interview tag:www.ivory-tower.org,2008:/blog//1.533 2008-02-10T19:29:28Z 2008-02-10T19:30:23Z Great interview with cyclist and commentator and man-about-town Bob Rollabout the state of cycling, drug use in professional sports. Nice beard, dude.... jim Great interview with cyclist and commentator and man-about-town Bob Rollabout the state of cycling, drug use in professional sports. Nice beard, dude.


]]> New Apple IIc tag:www.ivory-tower.org,2008:/blog//1.527 2008-02-08T15:26:32Z 2008-02-08T21:17:56Z Great link: Unboxing photos on Flickr of an unopened Apple IIc recently bought on Ebay. A IIc was the first real computer we had at home when I was a wee lad, actually.... jim Great link: Unboxing photos on Flickr of an unopened Apple IIc recently bought on Ebay. A IIc was the first real computer we had at home when I was a wee lad, actually.

]]> Updated iPod Touch tag:www.ivory-tower.org,2008:/blog//1.529 2008-02-05T21:32:39Z 2008-02-05T21:35:19Z Good news: 32 GB version available. About time. Bad news: $499, $100 more than the 16 GB version. Rats, I was hoping for a price drop as well. Oh well, maybe this summer.... jim Good news: 32 GB version available. About time.
Bad news: $499, $100 more than the 16 GB version.

Rats, I was hoping for a price drop as well. Oh well, maybe this summer.

]]> Alton Brown in Chicago tag:www.ivory-tower.org,2008:/blog//1.528 2008-02-05T20:59:36Z 2008-02-05T21:05:55Z Just learned that Alton Brown will be appearing at the Museum of Science and Industry (an appropriate place if there ever was one) on March 15. Sadly, tickets are $40, which seems a bit steep for an hour-long lecture, a... jim Just learned that Alton Brown will be appearing at the Museum of Science and Industry (an appropriate place if there ever was one) on March 15. Sadly, tickets are $40, which seems a bit steep for an hour-long lecture, a Q&A, and a book signing. Think I'll pass. Would have been nice to see him several years ago before he was a cornerstone of the Food Network.

]]> Odysseus: Potential Eudora Replacement tag:www.ivory-tower.org,2008:/blog//1.523 2008-01-23T21:22:19Z 2008-02-08T21:43:38Z Saw this on tidbits talk today: http://infinitydatasystems.com/products/odysseus/index.html They're working on a modern update/replacement for Eudora. I've been a long-time user of Eudora (since the early 1990s) and was unhappy to learn of its demise back in 2007. Haven't kept an... jim Saw this on tidbits talk today: http://infinitydatasystems.com/products/odysseus/index.html

They're working on a modern update/replacement for Eudora. I've been a long-time user of Eudora (since the early 1990s) and was unhappy to learn of its demise back in 2007. Haven't kept an eye on Penelope, the reskinning of the Thunderbird client. I'll have to keep an eye on this.

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