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Photos from the Disneyland Vacation

Just this weekend, Sarah and I were visiting one of California’s busiest and most overcrowded vacation hotspots, The Disneyland Resort. So, I decided to dust off my camera and photography skills, which haven’t been put to serious use since my trips to Alaska and Mexico, to capture the sights of Disneyland and Disney’s California [...]

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Blogroll Dive: 8/28/06

Here are the highlights from today’s Blogroll dive:

Bryan discovered a quiz built to help others choose which Linux distribution is right for them.
Michael discovered a full-length compilation of Star Wars audition tapes.
Khaled briefly reviewed two open source illustration applications.
Jim published a small preview of Yasu 2.0.
Joen briefly reviewed Superman Returns.
Angsuman published a “comprehensive list of [...]

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Pluto is No Longer a Planet

When I left for vacation four days ago, our solar system was composed of nine planets. When I returned, it only possessed eight. The International Astronomical Union approved a final redefinition of the word “planet” on August 24th, 2006; consequently, Pluto has lost its status as a planet. Neither the former ninth [...]

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Blogroll Dive: 8/21/06

Here are the highlights from today’s Blogroll dive:

Bryan celebrated his blog’s second anniversary.
Michael Heilemann discovered a video compilation of one of the most over-used movie sound effects.
Jim is looking for some opinions regarding a feature in the upcoming Yasu 2.0.
Michael Hampton needs some volunteers for “a project to identify and block more spammers before they [...]

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Favored Freeware: Rubicon X

Rubicon X is a free, cross platform, first person shooter that continues the story of Bungie’s Marathon Trilogy. First released as Marathon: Rubicon in 2001, Rubicon X is a complete overhaul of the original. It features all new high-resolution artwork, new and updated maps, and enough surprises to feel like a whole new game.
Pros: Rubicon [...]

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Blogroll Dive: 8/14/06

Here are the highlights from today’s Blogroll dive:

Bryan published a simple hack that could save you money on your next cell phone bill.
Michael Heilemann reported on the chosen director of the upcoming Halo movie.
Khaled ruminated on open source contribution and the Shuttle project.
Jim released Yasu v1.3.9.
Jon ruminated on the new airport security regulations.
Michael Hampton discussed [...]

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Favored Freeware Hiatus

I am out of new Favored Freeware entries for now. From now on, the Favored Freeware entries will probably be published in an unscheduled manner. While I’m busy thinking of what to do next, feel free to visit the following sites for more great freeware applications.
More Mac-compatible freeware applications:

Freeloader Friday
Open Source Mac
Software for [...]

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Apple Releases the Mac Pro

Apple has released the new Mac Pro, Apple’s Intel-based successor to the Power Mac line. According to MacMerc:
Apple today unveiled the new Mac Pro, a quad Xeon, 64-bit desktop workstation featuring two new Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors running up to 3.0 GHz and a new system architecture that delivers up to twice the performance [...]