Random thoughts on Life, Family and Technology
Posted in Video on Mar 29th, 2008
Here’s a tip for you. The next time you watch a video on youtube, simply append “&fmt=18” to the end of the video url to see a higher quality version of the video.
Of course, the original quality of the video is also a determining factor in how much better the video look
Posted in Apple on Mar 22nd, 2008
Since I got my new nifty Macbook Pro I have decided to visit Panera bread more often to work on some of my web sites and also get some blogging done. Working remotely offers a refreshing change from my home office.
Since I will be working off public wifi in these situations, I needed to have […]
Posted in Apple on Mar 21st, 2008
Early in 2007 I purchased the Adobe CS3 Web Premium addition for Windows because I was still using a PC for web development. Later, I decided to get rid of that system and go 100% mac. I was now left with the dilemma of what to do with my CS3 suite that I shelled out […]
Posted in Apple on Mar 20th, 2008
In a previous post I mentioned that my new macbook pro was taking a long time to shutdown. Well I have found the problem, at least on my machine and tunnelblick seems to be the culprit. If I close the tunnelblick software before shutting down, my laptop immediately turns off.
Posted in Apple on Mar 20th, 2008
I picked up the new Macbook Pro last week. This is the latest installment in the MBP line featuring the new intel Penryn Processor. I went with the 2.5 ghz model, with 4 gb of ram, 250 gb hard drive and 51 2mb nvidia video.
It’s a great machine, but I have been having a weird […]