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I installed the keyboard firmware update on my MacBook Pro last night and it fixed the annoying keyboard problem I’ve been having since I got this machine.
I didn’t even have to reboot when I ran the updater; it simply required quitting all open applications. It took about 20 seconds to run and the keyboard [...]

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When I got up this morning, I found that the orchid on my tree was gone.

Here’s how it looked a few days ago:

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Minipundit turned 18 today, which means he’ll be able to vote in the most important election of our lifetime. He’s been working for Obama’s campaign. I’ve known Dylan since MacHack 2001 and I’ve known his father, who wrote Fetch, even longer.

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When my mother died in 2005, I took over her checking account, which she had in both of our names to avoid probate issues. I kept a small balance just to keep it active, although I didn’t use it, since I use a different bank. I never bothered to switch it to my name only.
I [...]

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I’ve been porting some Windows code to Mac OS X for the last few weeks, which involves converting Windows API calls to the equivalent functionality in OS X.
The thing that really annoys me about Windows programming is that every function takes a HANDLE, which can be a window, communication channel, file reference, or any [...]

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No, I’m not talking about Anna Nicole Smith. On this date last year, my friend’s puppy got loose and ran in front of a car.

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Via Slashdot: On February 5, 1897, 111 years ago today, the Indiana legislature very nearly passed a bill ‘introducing a new mathematical truth,’ that would have erroneously established pi as the ratio ‘five-fourths to four’ or 3.2. The story explaining the rationale behind the bill and how they were prevented from legislating it when a [...]

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I’ll only say one thing about Superbowl.

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Flock may be affected by the Yahoo/Microsoft deal, since Flock partnered with Yahoo to get paid for searches using the default Yahoo search box.

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Did you ever wonder what those “Free Public WiFi” adhoc networks you see almost every place people use laptops? David Pogue explains it. A stupid Windows bug that acts like a virus but it really isn’t a virus.
The original article goes into more detail:
If a laptop connects to an ad-hoc network it can later start
beaconing [...]

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I see on Twitter that almost everyone came home from Macworld Expo with some kind of cold/flu/plague, as I usually do every year. This time I didn’t get sick because I prepared. I started taking this stuff twice a day for the week leading up to Macworld, every day while I was there, and I’m [...]

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The last few days I’ve been catching up with work and recovering from Macworld. This is the first Macworld where I didn’t come home with a cold, since I prepared by taking TriMune for the week leading up to it and I’ve continued to take it every day. I do have the post-Macworld blahs, though.
I [...]

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I made it into Charlotte and it looks like my flight to Fort Lauderdale will leave tonight, despite the bad weather. This airport has fast, free WiFi.
Blogged with Flock

Tags: macworld

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When I got to SFO and tried to check in, I discovered that my flight was cancelled due to snow in Atlanta. They called me at my home phone to inform me, so of course I never got the message. After some begging, I got switched to a flight on a different airline going through [...]

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I’m all packed and ready to go home. I still have about an hour before I have to leave.
I just deactivated WordPress on a few old domains (gp2x.macmegasite.com & xpresslinux.com) that I’m not actively maintaining since they’re still collecting comment spam even though I haven’t posted there in more than a year.

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I’m now in Microsoft’s Bloggers Lounge, which by far has the worst internet connection here. Their wifi is almost as bad as my hotel and it took several tries before I was able to connect.

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I’m taking advantage of the fast WiFi in Moscone South before the show starts to upload my pictures from the first two days.
Here are a few galleries:

Macworld Expo Day 1

Apple Universe Live

Macworld Expo Day 2

I also posted a video of a portion of the Apple Universe live recording here.

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There was a group of musicians at the corner of Geary & Powell. One guy had a MacBook Pro and was playing an Australian aboriginal instrument called a Didgeridoo.

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I’m now standing in line around the exhibit hall waiting to go
upstairs. We were told several times to RESPECT THE ESCALATORS.
Sent from my iPhone

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I’m now standing in line for the keynote near the corner of 5th &
Howard. Daniel should be here around 7. He has a superpass so we’ll
have to coordinate our seating arrangements and keynote coverage.
Sent from my iPhone

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