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Town Mouse Country Mouseby Jan Brett
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Good friends learn a small but important lesson
Owl and Rabbit are good friends and live in two small houses next to each other. They are perfectly happy . . . until Rabbit's garden gets in the way of Owl's view. So Owl builds his house a little taller. Only that blocks the sun from Rabbit's vegetables. So Rabbit builds his house taller. And soon it's a house-building frenzy and the two now not-so-good friends have the two tallest houses in the world!
All it takes is a gust of wind to remind them that maybe living smaller and together is a much better way to remain friends.
The creator of Meet Me at the Moon has delivered another wonderful animal fable for today's world.
The author adds new dimension to the story of two foolish couples who trade their lives for something better. Postage stamps and toy marbles become exquisite works of art in Brett's brightly illustrated story, here elevated beyond a mere cautionary tale to a classic awaiting its audience.
About the Author
With over thirty four million books in print, Jan Brett is one of the nation's foremost author illustrators of children's books. Jan lives in a seacoast town in Massachusetts, close to where she grew up. During the summer her family moves to a home in the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts.
As a child, Jan Brett decided to be an illustrator and spent many hours reading and drawing. She says, "I remember the special quiet of rainy days when I felt that I could enter the pages of my beautiful picture books. Now I try to recreate that feeling of believing that the imaginary place I'm drawing really exists. The detail in my work helps to convince me, and I hope others as well, that such places might be real."
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It was a dream come true for 400 Disney Princess fans as they participated in the second edition of the Disney Princess Academy.
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I feel as a Catholic Christian we have become lazy and lax in our everyday Christian lives and have forgotten what being a true Christian is. I pray I am wrong everyday, but maybe what is happening now is GODs way of saying I tried to get you to come to me but you insist on doing things your own way. Maybe this will wake you up. I wholeheartedly disagree with our president elects views on abortion and infantcide, but I don't judge him for he will be judged as will we all by a higher power on judgement day. The world we live in is full of false Christians but I pray for them as well that they may see the "light" before it is too late.Perhaps if we all got together as a nation under GOD and prayed for President elect Obama GOD will help him guide our Country the right way.
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Does Bishop Ricard give the same admonishment to Catholic persons who support the illegal,unjust, and immoral war in Iraq that has resulted in thousands of innocent deaths, rapes of women and children, hunger, loss of health care, maimings and torture?
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I disagree that we should be unquestioningly obedient to our bishops. If the bishop is wrong, if my conscience tells me that he is wrong, there is no way I will be obedient to him. I will be obedient to God, who forms my conscience. Unfortunately, some bishops and priests today are leading the laity astray.
Bishop Ricard's letter is encouraging. More and more bishops seem to be standing up to "Catholic" politicians who support abortion. Cardinal Ratzinger said that supporting abortion is grounds for excommunication.
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It is very difficult to try to understand how another's mind can hold the sacrifice of babies as a die-hard goal for this country, the "land of the free and the home of the brave". It is grievously wrong. I would like to invite all politicians of this mindset to ponder on those pictures that Priests for Life have posted on their website as well as The Center for Bio-ethical Reform has done on their website and ask them, "Is this what you mean?" "Is this what you mean by a woman's choice" or whatever other slogan you voice? How does this bring our fellow men who call themselves Christian together? We must repent for fear of losing our souls.
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Bishop Ricard should be commended
for his courage in defending the human to be born. He follows John The Baptist who stood firm
for what is right.Congratulations!
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The message by the Bishop is very clear and unambigous. Hope Senator Biden would respond proactively.
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Mr V.P.
It's very easy to hide behind the line, "I can't impose my faith upon others". Let me suggest to you that this is not just a matter of faith. It is a matter of science. Biologists, both faithful and atheistic, recognize when life begins. Life begins at conception. Every other "starting point" is arbitrary.
The question is, are you truly a man of integrity that will stand up and fight for the unborn, even when it is not the party platform, or a man that will mask his true disdain for unborn human life by hiding behind the false argument that this is just a matter of faith?
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Considering that we have laity who serve as Eucharistic ministers, I think it a fair assessment of Valerie in Portland to say that she would deny Joe Biden the Eucharist.
How many of go to mass and refuse the Eucharist in order to receive a blessing because we haven't been to confession prior? We can stand and belittle Joe Biden, or the bishops of the Catholic Church, but do we really practice the medicine we prescribe to others? I haven't received the Eucharist in two weeks because my schedule has been in the way of me attending Confession before mass. I have sins to confess, and I'd rather those sins be destroyed than for the Eucharist to condemn me. St. Paul makes specific this information in his epistle, and it has stood as church teaching. We have to apply this to all in the church in order for it apply to the few and more prominent.
I welcome Joe Biden to my church (although I voted for McCain on the Pro-Life issue). But Joe has to attend confession for his stance on abortion and attend some classes regarding the Catechism before I'll let him take the Eucharist. It is in the interest of protecting his soul that I offer this, because I see someone who is willfully hurting himself every time he takes the Eucharist with unconfessed sin. Unfortunately, he is singled out because he is so prominent. Pray for each other, Brothers and Sisters.
God Bless.
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I was born a Catholic and have remained faithful to the church for a long time. But it is becoming clear that the Catholic Church avoids taking confrontal stance even when it needs to. If bishops do not have the courage to stand for what God wants them to do, how can they ever motivate the laity. Dwindling church attendances should already tell the Catholic church what is missing. The catholic church excommunication of Biden and Pelosi will be the first sign that the US Catholic church understands the major tasks it has to do.
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This is a very important message that we, as One Church, should be sending to all our politicians. We must focus on defending life in every corner of this country. Every bishop should do the same thing!
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I love this recipe and it has become a household favourite. I now add a chipotle lime salt that I made to the sweet potatoes when cooked, and I add chill powder to the lime mayo. The recipe was four forks before my additions however. That said, no matter how thinly I slice the wedges of sweet potato, they have never cooked in less than one hour. 25-30 minutes listed in the recipe seems like a magic oven was involved.
As easy as it is delicious, this recipe is. The tang of the lime mayo bounces nicely off the sweet from the potato. The medley is addictive. I added Hungarian paprika to both the mayo and the potato (after roasting), for an extra nuance. This dish makes a nice pair with a salad, for an easy supper. I plan to make it as an appetizer for friends at some point.
I've had people tell me this is the best dish I've ever made...which is good and bad, lol. Now we have it every week it seems and nobody tires of it. Even make them as appetizers.
This is a fantistic recipe! Great results with minimal effort. Love it as written, but I prefer a dash of cayenne pepper in the dip, since it adds more flavor without too much heat.
This foodie rarely gives a recipe 4 stars, that being said, these potato wedges deserve even more stars...FANTASTIC! Made with Hellmanns light, much better thatn Miracle Whip. Caution, do not prep potatoes ahead of time and put in water, they will not crisp up. Colorful and delicious.
I was a little unsure of the lime mayo, but this was great! It was a perfect combination. I made this tonight and my son and I "accidentally" ate it all...
Simple, nutritious, satisfying (even as a dessert to satisfy a sweet tooth). My husband loves these on the side portobella mushroom burgers. I've made these at least once to twice a week since I found the recipe here. The mayo is easy and tangy, the perfect compliment to the sweet potatoes :)
so simple and yet it will amaze anyone tasting it! yummy with sweet potatoes and many other veggies! use it as a spread on your veggie or sandwich... made w miracle whip
Outstanding and so simple! Take these to the next gathering you are invited to and you will never have an empty social card again. One of the guys even went to the market(in the middle of the game!)to get more limes so we could make more lime sauce for the Hot Wings still in the oven(he brought back more sweet potatoes too). Definitely a keeper!


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The Disaster-Free Upgrade to Mac OS Xby Derrick Story
This is a note to you, the PowerBook and iBook owner who is contemplating an upgrade to Mac OS X but hasn't taken the leap yet. The point of the letter isn't to convince you to upgrade; it's to show you how to do so without dropping a stitch or sending your computing life into personal hell. In fact, if you follow my procedure, you'll have the best of both OS worlds.
Why focus on laptops? Well, as good as Mac OS X is on a desktop Mac, it's even better on a PowerBook or iBook. As you'll see in my "Wows!" list later in the article, at this point Mac OS X has more advantages for computing on the go -- especially in wireless environments.
Are you tempted? Then read on ...
I know you need your laptop. It's not a toy; it's a tool (at least that's what you tell your spouse every time you buy a new one). So you can't afford to go off and have some wild OS fling just for the fun of it. If you're going to upgrade, then it has to work.
Related Reading
Mac OS X: The Missing Manual
Fair enough, that's the way I feel too. But if you want to upgrade with complete confidence, it's going to cost you. Here's what I recommend you need:
- An AirPort-enabled laptop. Computers without an AirPort slot don't count because you'll need drivers for third-party cards that are hard to find or that don't exist.
- An external USB or FireWire drive to back up the current contents of your Mac. If you simply don't have one, or can't borrow one, then the painful alternative is to burn CDs -- but in my case, that would have meant I needed to burn 20 CDRs to completely back up my PowerBook. No thanks.
- More RAM. I recommend at least 192 MB of RAM -- more if you can afford it.
- A 10-GB internal hard drive (minimum); 20-GB hard drive (recommended).
- Upgrades to Mac OS X and QuickTime 5.0
- AirPort Base Station, or Mac running AirPort Software Base Station.
Bottom line, you're going to have to spend some money to upgrade. I spent $130 for the software and $170 for a new 20-GB IBM hard drive for my PowerBook. My original drive was only 6 GB, and that wasn't going to cut it for this failsafe system of upgrading.
This leads to my only real reason why a laptop owner shouldn't upgrade right now to Mac OS X: money. If it isn't in your budget (and I know all about that one being a writer for a living), then wait. Because the honest truth is, to set-up a disaster-free upgrade, it's going to cost you a few dollars.
Game plan for the disaster-free upgrade
If you've made it this far in the article and are still interested in upgrading, then you're in for a real treat. Because upgrading to Mac OS X has been one of my most satisfying projects in a long time. Here are the basic steps we're going to follow:
- Back-up the entire contents of your existing laptop hard-drive on to an external drive.
- Wipe your internal notebook drive and partition it into two partitions.
- Install Mac OS X on one partition, and copy the entire contents of your existing drive on the other partition.
The end result is you'll have two drives appear on your Mac OS X desktop. One is the exhilarating new operating system with all its bells and whistles, and the other is your previous drive that has everything you need for day-to-day life. You can choose which drive to boot from at any time.
When you boot from your OS 9.1 drive, your computer will appear exactly the way it did before the upgrade. The only thing that will change is that it will run better because the new drivers seem to enhance performance.
Related Articles:
The Disaster-Free Upgrade to Mac OS X -- Part 2
Getting Your Feet Wet With Aqua
PowerBook and iBook owners -- let us know what you think!
Then, when you want to have fun (which is about 90 percent of the time for me), simply boot from the Mac OS X drive. By the way, fun doesn't mean lack of productivity.
I'm writing this article in BBEdit 6.1 on my PowerBook, running Mac OS X 10.0.3 connected to the Internet via AirPort with music playing from iTunes. In fact, Apple has provided me with the following Mac OS X applications free in my iDisk software folder (as they do every iDisk owner): iTunes, iMovie, AIM, BBEDit, Fetch, GraphicConverter, Adobe Acrobat, REALBasic, and StoneStudio. This is in addition to the already included IE5, e-mail, QuickTime (non-pro version), Chess, and a handful of utilities.
Last night, running Mac OS X, I effortlessly checked my e-mail, browsed the Web, chatted online with friends, wrote an article, and uploaded it to a web site. Fun doesn't mean wasting time ... (remember the "tools not toys" argument I mentioned earlier?).
OS X "wows!" and "bow-wows!"
Before going any further, I want to take a moment and share with you five of my Mac OS X "Wows!" and five "Bow-Wows!" so you'll have some idea of what you're getting into.
Mac OS X wows!
- Instant awake from sleep on PowerBooks and iBooks. Seems like a small thing, but gosh I love it, especially at work.
- iTunes -- this is the coolest application. On my AirPort-connected PowerBook, I have access to dozens of radio stations from A to Z, not to mention my own MP3 collection. I can listen to any type of music anytime I want just about anywhere.
- Integrated iDisk -- it is now part of your system, and I access my iDisk at least a couple times a day. What's really fun now is that Apple places goodies in there for me to use with Mac OS X.
- PDF files from web pages -- I can now save any web page as a PDF file complete with graphics. I can e-mail it to folks on other platforms, post them on my web site (with permission of course!), or save them as archives. It's really easy.
- Internet connectivity -- I use AirPort for 90 percent of my connectivity, so I've set AirPort as my first choice with dial-up and Ethernet following. Now, when I awaken my PowerBook in a new location, it automatically finds the AirPort connection. Real handy.
Mac OS X bow-wows!
- I still can't find things! For example: Where's the ScrapBook?!
- Some applications run slower. I can already tell that I much prefer Cocoa apps to Carbonized ones.
- It's expensive to upgrade the right way. After buying the OS itself, there's another $30 for QT pro, more RAM, and bigger drives. Ouch!
- I'm having a hard time getting my OS X Mac to communicate with my OS 9.1 Macs. The Internet connection is great, but computer-to-computer connection still requires too much fooling around.
What's next?
So, after reading these pros and cons, if you've decided you're ready to make the leap, here's what to do. Figure out the equipment that you need to buy, beg, or borrow, and wrestle with your budget. Place your upgrade orders, and while you're waiting for things to arrive (if you don't have an Apple store in your neighborhood, that is), get out your calendar and set aside some time to work on this project.
Then stop back by the Mac DevCenter for part two of this article where I provide step-by-step instructions for disaster-free upgrading. It's really easy -- I promise.
Derrick Story is the author of The Photoshop CS4 Companion for Photographers, The Digital Photography Companion, and Digital Photography Hacks, and coauthor of iPhoto: The Missing Manual, with David Pogue. You can follow him on Twitter or visit www.thedigitalstory.com.
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Apple Laptop Keyboards Unsuitable for Unix Users
2002-09-18 02:00:56 anonymous2 [View]
Apple laptops are effectively unusable for unix users.
I am a long-time Unix user. That means I need to have the Ctrl key to the left of the A key. This is a genuine need, not merely a want; it is based upon ergonomics. The Ctrl key is heavily used in unix, and it must be easily accessable. It cannot be off in the lower left corner of the keyboard where it is difficult to get at, and where it distorts the position of your left hand such that you can't easily type other keys while holding the Ctrl key down.
Apple desktop keyboards are now all USB. They are all OK. The CapsLock key can be re-mapped into a Ctrl key.
Unfortunately, even in this modern age, all Apple laptops have built-in ADB keyboards. The ADB keyboard is broken-by-design. It is, in general, not possible to remap the CapsLock key into a Ctrl key.
There are some exceptions, but they are horrible kludges. They are
horrible kludges because the original design of the ADB keyboard was a horrible kludge. The correct solution would be for Apple to re-design their laptop motherboards to use built-in USB keyboards. This hasn't happened yet. If you run Linux, use Debian's solution. For Mac OS X users, uControl works. There are no solutions (that I know of) for either NetBSD or OpenBSD. Please note once again that the "solutions" above are in fact kludges, because of the original bad design of the ADB keyboard.
Apple is (currently) ignoring Unix users! This is not merely speculation on my part. In an on-going email exchange I am having with an Apple employee (whom I won't name) in their marketing department, the Apple marketing person directly stated to me that Apple was catering to their historic Mac customers, and is purposely ignoring the Unix market. He also claimed that Apple would soon start paying more attention to the Unix market. I won't hold my breath. Apple has been ignoring Unix users for more than 10 years. I expect that trend to continue. (Also note that my Apple contact indicated that Macs would never ship with a 3-button mouse, even though Apple intended to port almost all X-window software and deliver it either on a CD/DVD or installed directly on each Mac's hard drive. How Unix friendly is a 1-button mouse with X programs that often require 3 buttons?)
Apple has now lost two opportunities to sell me hardware. I really wanted an Apple laptop for their superior battery life, and for the PowerPC with Altivec CPU. (The Altivec is vastly superior to the x86 line for DSP.) Because I can't live with the broken-by-design built-in ADB keyboard in all Apple laptops, Sony and IBM sold me laptops instead. If Apple fixes this problem, they will sell me a PowerBook next year; if they don't, I'll still be running OpenBSD on x86 hardware, and wishing I could use a Mac.
WaveLAN/Orinocco card
2001-05-25 04:38:56 simonforster [View]
Having read the glowing report of OS X on an Airport enabled PowerBook I decided that I'd install OS X on my main work machine - also a PowerBook. Bought the new hard drive. Installed it. Installed OS X.
And it's useless to me.
My PowerBook is a bronze one with a WaveLAN/Orinocco card. All my network connections are wireless. I know now that PCMCIA WaveLAN cards are not supported under OS X's Airport install - so OS X is useless to me.
Every time I've tried to use OS X in a working environment, I get caught out by lack of drivers, incomplete support for something or just a lack of applications.
Soooo, frustrating.
WaveLAN/Orinocco card
2002-04-07 09:44:25 Th. Thaler [View]
go to http://wirelessdriver.sourceforge.net/ and you should be happy.
Greetings from Switzerland
Thomas Thaler
WaveLAN/Orinocco card
2001-05-25 07:01:28 Derrick Story | [View]
I'm sorry for your frustration, but if it was my article that you read, then you missed a key element. The very first bullet point of Disaster-Free Part 1 is:
"Here's what I recommend you need:
An AirPort-enabled laptop. Computers without an AirPort slot don't count because you'll need drivers for third-party cards that are hard to find or that don't exist. "
About Bow-wow number four...
2001-05-14 07:39:50 macfandave [View]
Try this:
On your OS X Mac, go to the System Preferences and choose Sharing. Then click on "Allow FTP Sharing" to enable it. Make a note of the IP address in the bottom section.
Now, go to your 9.1 Mac and fire up Vicomsoft FTP Client or Fetch and Connect to the OS X Mac using the IP address as the host and your "OS X" username and password.
You can now move files between the computers MUCH faster than you could using AppleShare. I hope your results are as good as mine.
Titan PB PC Card Slot and OS X
2001-05-12 17:39:25 mmmiles [View]
Any news on MacOS X compatability with PC Cards? I have a Novatel Ricochet PC Card Modem that works fine with OS 9 but it's not recognized by OS X.
No ethernet?!
2001-05-11 05:30:44 gadget [View]
I read dis article and I wondered if OS X doesn't support my Ethernet-Connections to the Net, cos it was written like just Airport works fine. I have to know before I update, cos otherwise I couldn't access any xternals anymore...
And also: how much Space do I need for the OS x PArtition on my HD?!
My experiences
2001-05-10 16:34:53 louis2907 [View]
I must have installed X at least 6 times, then I decided to install on the first partition instead of the second, on my 20 gig drive, I started getting good results but when I was running classic some things were changing, like the aliases in my favorites folder kept changing for the actual application, so I decided to install 9.1 on the same partition as X and so far the results are good.I also updated to 10.0.3 so far so good.
Powerbook firewire G3 500 mhz 20 gig 384 megs
Classic is the real problem
2001-05-10 13:34:04 jthwaites [View]
MS Office 2001 suddenly stops saving in Classic, various drivers can't load etc.
A point for you to stress is that you shouldn't rely on Classic (although I think it performs OK) - we can't move to pure OS X quickly enough for me!
The dual-boot is the best interim solution - that's what I've done, too.
400MHz PB - Slow finder
2001-05-10 08:11:30 pcacace [View]
It seems even with 10.0.2 and 576MB RAM that the finder is sluggish and unresponsive on this PowerBook. Yet every other feature works as advertised. I can honestly say that I have not had a single problem since upgrading.
The speed issue can be easily overlooked when working exclusively on one machine - but after switching between OS 9.1 and Windows 98 (*groan*) throughout the day, it is clear that X (on this machine) can't perform in a real work environment yet.
Can this speed isssue be the difference between the G3 and G4?
400MHz PB - Slow finder
2001-05-10 11:10:41 Derrick Story | [View]
Seems to me that some people are more sensitive to speed differences than others. But I think at this point, Mac OS X is slower than what you're used to on Windows and OS 9.
What I've done to help with this (I hate slow computers too!)is much like what I used to do in the early PowerPC days.
Turn off everything I don't need such as File Sharing, AppleTalk, and even Classic when possible. I keep my open application load to a minimum (even though it sounds like you have plenty of RAM). You can easily close apps right from the Dock by holding down the CTRL key and clicking on them.
The other thing that I've noticed that really affects performance is my networking configuration. On my PowerBook, I'm constantly switching between Airport networks with different TCP/IP configs.
I had noticed that things were really slowing down when I switched from one environment to another. So I changed my set-up from using "Automatic" in the "Location" option in the Network System Prefs to creating specific Locations with unique settings.
After I did that, overall performance improved.
Don't know if any of these tips are useful to you. Maybe someone else has something to share.
400MHz PB - Slow finder
2001-05-10 13:52:49 pcacace [View]
Thanks for some good suggestions - I try to keep the system as lean as possible as well.
So far the just-released 10.0.3 has made the Finder much faster - especially in column view. There is a noticeable difference that I did not see with 10.0.2. Hopefully each update will push OS X performance even further.
My Titan with X is rock & roll
2001-05-10 02:42:39 ives [View]
G4 PowerBook Titan an OS X I have. I can tell it's the coolest thing I ever had. I'm siting in a caffee an have my Titan on the table and the peoble they walk by can't ignore my Titan. It's fantastic.
I'm a guy from switzerland an here not many people have the new Titan.
All thouse who have one go out and have fun.
My Titan with X is rock & roll
2001-05-10 11:11:52 Derrick Story | [View]
Now be honest, are you using your Titan to try to meet women?
2001-05-04 02:44:43 firetear [View]
On writing one of the better short pieces for MacOS X I have read. Your attitude was positive, and you were helpful and honest- even about flaws. Unfortunately for now I too fall in the category of 'upgrade later'. But then, I'm waiting to buy a Ti with OS X pre-installed;)
I've only really started reading Mac Dev articles here, I hope they're all as well written as yours.
fast wake from sleep....
2001-05-02 13:31:38 gyoungs [View]
...and it also drains the battery FAST too. that's 'cause it isn't really sleeping, just eyes closed, but wide awake (and draining that portable must have). So shut it down when you're on the road - or else.
fast wake from sleep....
2001-05-04 16:12:27 Derrick Story | [View]
MacFixIt has a pretty good thread going on this very subject. I'm currently testing the "second battery instead of the DVD drive" theory that some folks say helps. More to report.
But.... what's it really like?
2001-05-02 11:43:51 pisej5 [View]
Having the "Lombard" vintage of a G3 PowerBook with iTunes already installed and an Acrobat license, I'm left with wow #1 to convince me of doing the upgrade. But I would have liked to know performance is compared to running OS 9.1: Is there more disk activity, which to me is a significant issue, given the rather slow disks in this type of PowerBook? Does it take forever to launch an application? On my B/W G3 everything runs ever so slowly, launching apps takes forever, response times for mouse clicks are measured in seconds and the disk churns endlessly (it's a 6 GB disk and we have 192 MB RAM to waddle in). It is very much reminiscent of the situation 10 years ago, switching from System 6 to System 7 - everything slowed perceptibly down, the API doubled in complexity and most of the promised functionality very poorly implemented (publish and subscribe, remember that, eh?). I know this sounds morosely, but you have to make a better case for upgrading if you want to convince me. As you state, ones PowerBook is not a toy and unless I get real productivity gains, I'll hold back.
But.... what's it really like?
2001-05-02 13:22:57 Derrick Story | [View]
I think your points are excellent. The decision isn't really whether or not to upgrade; rather, to upgrade now or later.
I think you have built a good argument to upgrade later. Why do I say that?
1) The speed, if anything, is a bit slower on Mac OS X right now -- especially on older machines. But that will change.
2) You don't have AirPort.
3) Chances are your hard drive is too small to partition it to maintain two complete OSs and their associated apps, and you probably don't want to invest in a new drive for an older machine -- no dis on your Lombard; they are great!
4) Most likely you would spend most of your time in the OS 9 partition anyway, based on how you described the way you use your PowerBook.
So, looks to me like your decision to sit tight for a bit is a good one. It will be harder to do so, however, later this year when we see more refined versions of Mac OS X and lots more apps to run on it.
You might want to start budgeting now ...
10.0.2 fixes some performance issues
2001-05-01 23:53:24 James Duncan Davidson | [View]
I just grabbed the 10.0.2 update from Software Update. Lots of things seem to be running somewhat faster. App launch times seem to be down by a few "bounces" of their icon. As well, the Finder is much quicker. From the change in my hard drive noises it seems to be caching information instead of grinding on each folder open.
The trick to getting 9.1 and X talking, at least for me, was to make sure that File Sharing was enabled over TCP/IP. The checkbox on the 9.1 file sharing panel seems to be disabled by default -- and OS X doesn't do AppleTalk for anything but printers now.
10.0.2 fixes some performance issues
2001-05-02 07:11:16 Derrick Story | [View]
I'm glad you brought up the 10.0.2 build. Software Update also had a new version of iTunes and Epson Printer Drivers. Everything went smoothly -- just hit the button and go grab a Coke. The update application handles the download and the installation. You do have to restart afterward, however.
I also give this update a thumbs up in terms of performance improvement, so I encourage folks to go get it.
Airport-enabled - I wish
2001-05-01 20:50:13 dogzilla [View]
Well, I wish I had a Powerbook with an airport slot. I have a Wallstreet with a wavelan card, which I find indispensable under OS9. And this machine still has quite a lot of legs, so I can't really justify an upgrade (either to myself *or* my spouse). I just wish the Wavelan people would release the drivers already. I've heard that the holdup was Apple's incomplete IOKit, and have also heard a bit about possible open source drivers, but nothing concrete yet. Anyone care to comment? Lack of Wavelan support is the only thing holding me back from OSX full-time.
Airport-enabled - I wish
2001-05-10 10:23:54 uchinan [View]
Is your card a Lucent card? I have a Lucent Orinoco PCMCIA wireless card (formerly wavelan, I think)
It uses Apple's Airports drivers. The airport software actually sees it as an airport card. The only reason it doesn't work with OS X yet is because OS X has no PCMCIA card support yet. It should work fine though as soon as PC card support is added. I have a Lombard 400 320mb RAM
Airport-enabled - I wish
2003-12-23 05:36:06 anonymous2 [View]
I am currently wi-fi between a PC and Mac with 11g. Do you know of any PCMCIA card that I am able to use on my Powerbook 3400 running on 8.6?
Redha Roslan
Airport-enabled - I wish
2001-05-01 22:08:38 Derrick Story | [View]
Indeed you have a terrific PowerBook, and there aren't any drivers that I know of for the WaveLan card. If someone knows of a workaround, please chime in. In the meantime, I agree, I'd wait to upgrade too.
Airport-enabled - I wish
2003-11-22 17:33:56 anonymous2 [View]
Indeed you have a terrific PowerBook, and there aren't any drivers that I know
of for the WaveLan card. If someone knows of a workaround, please chime in. In
the meantime, I agree, I'd wait to
upgrade too.
Airport-enabled - I wish
2008-03-30 02:02:34 Leo F. Swiontek [View]
Yes! Thats need to be done.


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A disclaimer: The spirit of this piece isn't about picking "the best" or "the worst" of the year; it's about finding which photo, song, person, etc. best captured the essence of 2011. However, this has been kind of a bullshit year for me, and as a consequence, I can't help but view the world through bullshit-colored glasses. So if you ask me what the last 12 months have really been about, you're going to get one of two answers, depending on how much whiskey I've had:
1. "A bunch of bullshit."
2. "I'll fight all of you. EVERYBODY. I'm the best. Arooounnnd. And nuthinevergunnakeepmedowwww --"
With that being said, let's get this bullshit started.
The last decade or so has undeniably been the epoch of the nerd. We went from unwashed basement trolls to trendsetters, and all it took was spending all of our money on things we liked anyway. We got what we wanted, everybody made money hand over fist and it finally became acceptable to admit to a few of our more easily digestible hobbies (you still have to closet those miniatures and write that fan fiction under a pseudonym, Narutophiliac243). It has, in short, been a paradise. We really had a good thing going there.
And then Sucker Punch came out.
That movie should have been everything to everybody: Schoolgirls for the horny, mechs for the Warhammer freaks, magic for the D&D nerds, zombies for the Romero fiends and slow motion for the slow kids(?).
But it wasn't. Sucker Punch flopped tremendously, and it was only marginally due to the fact that it was a god-awful film. No, Sucker Punch's failure wasn't about admittedly inferior quality, it was just the inevitable ebb of the nerd flood. To borrow from Hunter S. Thompson:
"There was a fantastic universal sense that whatever we were doing was right, that we were winning ...
And that, I think, was the handle -- that sense of inevitable victory over the forces of Old and Evil. Not in any mean or military sense; we didn't need that. Our energy would simply prevail. There was no point in fighting -- on our side or theirs. We had all the momentum; we were riding the crest of a high and beautiful wave ..."
So now, less than 10 years later, you can go up on a steep hill in Cyrodiil and look West, and with the right kind of Alteration Spell you can almost see the high-water mark -- that place where the nerd wave finally broke and rolled back.
The first two seasons of Community were fantastic, experimental and optimistic. But above all, they were fun: You got a real sense that everybody truly enjoyed what they were doing, and even if it didn't always work, they acknowledged the failure with a charming smile, an enigmatic shrug and a shot of some Alison Brie cleavage, so all was forgiven.
A strategy we've shamelessly stolen.
There were some rumors that this abrupt, jarring change in both tone and quality was due to Dan Harmon suffering some personal setbacks, and even though you should never let that affect your work (you can't just flip out and start calling everything bullshit; that's unprofessional), we all know that these things happen. Luckily, the show started to regain some footing around episode 6, and was back in fighting form by episode 8 ... which was when the network execs announced that it was going on mid-season hiatus. That's TV-polite for "canceled, but we're sort of sorry about it."
That seems to be a trend this year: People suffer their usual setbacks and are staggered, but just as they finally, slowly start to recover, they get royally screwed again.
So I guess what I'm trying to say here is: I'm totally fired, aren't I?
Yes, but here's a charming smile, an enigmatic shrug and ...
If you don't know this one off the top of your head, just think back to the last time a chain store tried to sell you skinny jeans: This was the song they played. I didn't pick this because it's terrible (though Foster the People are definitely the Monkees to Broken Social Scene's Beatles), I picked it because 2011 is the year we can officially put a nail in the coffin of indie rock, and we're going to hammer that shit in with "Pumped Up Kicks."
2011 is to indie rock what 1979 was to punk rock: It marks the official tipping point from subculture to marketable commodity. You'll find this album wedged firmly in the indie rock section of every record store (ha! Like those are a thing anymore), and yet it's a song written by a commercial jingle writer (seriously, that was his job when he wrote it) who came to prominence after first being featured on Entourage.
Marky Mark taints everything by association.
The worst part is, it's so utterly forgettable and innocuous that the song doesn't even stick out enough for you to hate. It's only once you look into it that you realize how cynical and exploitative a track it really is. For example, the lyrics make allusions to school shootings so as to cultivate that controversial buzz, yet Mark Foster denies that blatant connection vehemently at every turn, because actually acknowledging it might hurt the song's airtime on major stations. You really have to dig to find the source of this bullshit, because there's just so much shit that it's actually, physically concealing the bull.
Skyrim. My choice was going to be Skyrim. This entry was going to be about Skyrim, and this entry was going to be the one point of optimism and hope in this otherwise cynical wasteland of bitterness and profanity. But you know what happened?
Some bullshit.
Michael Swaim is way better about checking his email, so he got to pick it first. Therefore, for game of 2011, I choose Diablo III, which isn't even coming out this year. Why? Let's run down some of its killer new features:
*Always-on DRM means you can play the game anywhere there's an Internet connection! And nowhere there isn't.
*Sick of the pressure that customizing, improving and personalizing PC games comes with? Diablo III's got your back: New security measures prevent all modding!
*Tired of real-world problems breaking the flow and action of game play? Not anymore: Diablo III does away with that horrible pause function. Now nothing's going to stop you from gaming -- even your own wants and needs!
*Tired of multiplayer games hogging all the server issues and connectivity problems? Don't worry! Diablo III requires a working Internet connection ... even for single-player games!
*Want added adventure, excitement and intrigue? If Blizzard servers crash during game play, you can lose all of your progress! Real action requires real consequences. You want to be real, don't you?
So real you put your fist through the monitor and throw your mouse at the kids.
If somebody wants to call shenanigans on me for griping about a game that hasn't even been released yet, that's fine. You can mentally change my pick to Driver: San Francisco, or literally any other Ubisoft game. They all have pretty much the same "features" this year. My general point doesn't change with the specific property chosen to represent it. I'm just saying that the publishers are pushing a new theme for 2011 PC games, and that theme is:
Hey, why don't you stop playing PC games?


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Great article. Chile has their own problems with the Argies for trying to claim Chilean islands.Thanks for posting.
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I have studied the Falklands war for many years and have never once heard anything abut the importance of Chile. In fact, the battles on land and at sea were completely autonomous of any land connection on the part of the British other than the islands themselves. To make a statement that the entire campaign depended on Chile is first incredible and second absurd.Chilean assistance may have been valuable for other reasons, and possibly even helpful. But hardly indispensable to the British victory.It´s like saying Australia was the only key to the U.S. winning over the Japanese in the Pacific in WWII. They were certainly helpful, and quite valuable. But with Australia or without her, the U.S. was going to destroy the Japanese, no matter what!The same can be said of the Chilean assistance to Britain over the Falklands.
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What can you use to keep umbrella rig in rod box?
Like any good technique, lure or rig, anglers have to continually adapt to the conditions, the pressure and the mood of the bass. The Alabama Rig and all the bass umbrella rigs that came after caught bass easily and often when they first hit the market. But now it's becoming more like any other rig. You've got to fish umbrella rigs in the right conditions and tailor them to the environment and bass. Here are 7 tips on how to fish for bass with casting umbrella rigs. Most of these tips, moreover, apply to a single swimbait fishing.
1. Experiment with bait size and shape
Last year, I honestly think you could put five of anything on an Alabama Rig and catch the heck out of bass for the first couple of months. But now the baits you choose really seem to matter. Fishing recently with some good umbrella rig anglers, there were definitely smaller baits that produced well on certain days and colors of water. And there were also times where one big bait in the middle with 4 little ones around it caught bigger fish.
Five big swimbaits still catches fish, but it seems like the bites are a lot less compared to last year. I actually keep a Plano box of 4 complete rigs all with different baits so I can mix it up constantly. One might have 5 grubs. One holds 5 hollow bodied swimbaits and one I lace with 5 shad tails to keep experimenting with profile and color.
2. Spin the bass out
Like with any other rig or lure, multiple variations of umbrella rigs exist, but one variation, umbrella rigs with willow leaf blades, produces especially well. Deep, cold-water bass seem especially susceptible to spinners. When you're catching bass 20-30 feet deep, a spinner can help slow the rig down and help lock the bass on its target.
3. Fish deeper
When the water was a lot warmer just running the bays and flats and chunking and winding umbrella rigs worked well. But as the water quickly got colder, bass dropped off the side of channel breaks and stayed deep with the massive schools of shad trying to insulate against the freezing temperatures. For this reason an angler needs to get off the bank and focus more on the bottom of drops and deep flats.
4. Let it fall
Folks assume you have to emulate trolling when fishing a castable umbrella rig. But truth be told, letting the rig pendulum down a drop is highly effective. I've seen and taken several bass this winter letting the rig pendulum down a deep break and before it gets into the school, a fight has already ensued.
5. It's okay to have a stutter
The stutter step with a crankbait, a spinnerbait and even a topwater can prove deadly. Guess what? It works well with umbrella rigs too. Try to envision what the bass sees when you fish an umbrella rig. Five little shad go easing by, so he decides to follow it slowly behind. Not sure if he really wants to run it down. Then for no reason all the shad just sort of stop and collide and act frantic for a split second, then take off again. It's the trigger that fish needed to push him over the top.
6. Fish it near cover
There is at least $30 tied up in one umbrella rig in most cases, and losing one nauseates most anglers. But that also means bass around cover aren't going to see as many. This is a little harder to master. But you need good lineups on your dead grass edges, brush piles, stumps, etc. You want to be able to run over or next to without being stuck. I've taken and seen some mighty big bass recently in deep water near large stumps and brush piles. It's worth the extra effort for a really big bass
7. Slow your roll
When the water is warm and the bass are schooled and competitive and willing to chase, winding the rig in at a good clip will produce some bites. But in cold water those bass are waiting for something to just creep in and out of their zone. Shad aren't in any big hurry this time of year. You want to wind it just fast enough to keep it off the bottom and the blades turning and the tails kicking. Much faster than that and you're drastically reducing your bites in the winter.
Here in a month or so, I will put the rigs away, and they won't see the light of day until next fall. But I've had a ball fishing with FLW Tour anglers Charlie Evans and Terry Bolton and FLW Tour Director Bill Taylor for big Kentucky Lake bass the last couple of weeks. Guys like Todd and Troy Hollowell have been whacking big strings up here. Guys like Jimmy Mason and Lance Walker continue to catch big bass down on Pickwick, Wilson and Wheeler Lakes and we hear the bite picked up recently on Table Rock as well with bass umbrella rigs.
The Alabama Rig probably won't ever see that perfect storm it saw in 2011, but it and the other umbrella rigs are still tools for certain situations around the fall and winter months for some fun big bass catching.
When the buzzbait first hit the market, it didn't matter what size or color you chose, it caught the fire out of the bass. But then it became just another tool to catch bass under certain conditions. It helps me to keep an open mind and always be thinking about giving the bass a new look.
What can you use to keep umbrella rig in rod box?
Jason Sealock's seven tips on how to fish an umbrella rig have been incredibly helpful to me. Thank you and the bass in Lake Hartwell, S.C., probably hate you.
Thanks again, Gene


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