Archive for May, 2008

Round Edges on Images. Not a Magnolia.

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

I took a few photos this last weekend. I figured I'd run them through roundpic.com to see how they look with rounded edges. Here's one sample - it's a flower, though I'm not sure what kind. It looks like a magnolia, but as far as I know, ...

Western Digital My Passport Elite 320GB - Great for MacBook Pro

Monday, May 26th, 2008

After having upgraded my older, out-of-warranty MacBook Pro to a 200GB, 7200RPM hard drive a few months ago, I spotted a great item on sale at Costco. It was the Western Digital My Passport Elite 320GB external 2.5" hard drive. The regular price was $170, and I got ...

So Dumb, It (mega)Hurts

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Found on Craigslist this last week. Ouch.

Parallels - Unparalleled Customer Appreciation

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Back in January 2008, I wrote about a great customer service experience with Parallels. Out of the blue, they sent me a $10 Visa gift card as a thank you for buying Parallels 3.0. This afternoon I opened my mailbox to find an envelope from Parallels. When I opened ...

Dandelion Desktop Image

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

I took this photo at the top of a high-elevation vineyard using my Rebel XTi and a Canon 100mm macro lens. Download and enjoy. The full-sized image is 1920x1200 and will easily scale down to 1680x1050.