Category Archives: Apple

Episode #159: Where a fallen slacker returns and a dire warning

Posted on November 15, 2007 by Grant

I’ll admit it, I’m terribly disappointed in myself. I’m sick with regret actually. Truth be told I haven’t done something this stupid since, well, let’s just say that writing about it in a public forum has been strongly discouraged by … Continue reading →

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I don’t love the smell of Entourage and Rosetta in the morning

Posted on August 3, 2007 by Grant

About once a year I get terrifically bored and decide that I want to mix things up. Unfortunately I never mix things up in a way that’s somehow a betterment of society. No, I just go and dork with my … Continue reading →

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Matt and the iPhone (wow, that sounds like the name of a bad children’s book)

Posted on July 23, 2007 by Grant

Due to the overwhelmingly positive response I’ve received since last selling out a coworker who did a podcast intervew it is with great pride that I bring you: Matt Disher, our CIO and chief network dude, professing his undying love … Continue reading →

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WWDC Keynote – Full reaction

Posted on June 12, 2007 by Grant

Ah a new day is a here. It is nothing but blue skies and nice weather here in the Cincinnati area, which pretty much means I’ve doomed us to a snowstorm or something tonight. Yeah, sorry about that. Last night … Continue reading →

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WWDC Keynote mini-reaction

Posted on June 11, 2007 by Grant

The other day I wrote: So I guess if I had to make a wager, horse racing style, I’m in for $2 on a UI update to place, $2 on an iPhone SDK to show. I could even pull an … Continue reading →

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WWDC predicitions

Posted on June 8, 2007 by Grant

The countdown to WWDC is officially on. Actually, I suppose it’s been “on” for several months now. The countdown for when it starts is on. Hmm, well, that’s the same thing. Anyhow, the conference starts on Monday. Unfortunately for me … Continue reading →

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Of hard drives, burning bushes, and lasers

Posted on June 7, 2007 by Grant

The other day I got home from work and my wife mentioned something about our iBook running slow all day. I asked her if she had rebooted lately thinking that maybe that universal cure would speed it up. Yeah, well, … Continue reading →

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We’re gonna need a bigger boat. (Or a practical example of Apple Shark usage.)

Posted on April 27, 2007 by Grant

Every few years we rent a beach house on a island off of North Carolina and meet up with a bunch of friends from college. During the last trip a group was off body surfing and during one of the … Continue reading →

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The announcement of announcing announcements

Posted on January 19, 2007 by Grant

I heard yesterday that TestTrack has again this year been selected as a Jolt Award Finalist. We actually won this award a few years back and have been nominated a bunch of different times. It is always good to see … Continue reading →

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The Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man and server room computing

Posted on December 5, 2006 by Grant

I remember walking out of the theater after seeing Ghostbusters for the first time and thinking ( age 8 ): 1. OhmygodthatwasawesomewhenIcangoseeitagain? 2. I’ll trade anything, including by little brother, for just five minutes with a real proton pack. A … Continue reading →

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