Archive for July, 2006

Saved

Friday, July 7th, 2006

A friend suggested to me that I look into filesystem recovery tools for my recently lost photos.
It turns out there are tons of them, especially for lost photos on memory cards. Of the many available for the Mac, I chose PhotoRescue (which appears to be made by the same people who make the legendary IDA […]

Mac Keyboard Junkies

Thursday, July 6th, 2006

I realized today, perhaps just a tad too late, that being a keyboard enthusiast and being a mac user doesn’t really go together too well.
At least 90% of the worlds keyboards are built for the PC. That means they’re PS/2, or they don’t have windows keys, or they have windows keys but don’t have volume […]

Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000

Thursday, July 6th, 2006

*Model*: Number 1048
*Switch Type*: Silent Rubber Dome
*Cost*: $45 off of Buy.com
Microsoft’s latest entry in the ergonomic keyboard arena. This time, with black and silver stylings and a significantly different shaping.
h3. Fixes
The newer models of Microsoft’s keyboard line tend to have certain annoying features that everyone complains about. Fortunately, they seem to be all fixed in […]

The Nokia E70 is out

Thursday, July 6th, 2006

Looks like its _finally_ been released. I see it for $550 on expansys, $520 on importgsm, and a few

My Mac ate my photos

Monday, July 3rd, 2006

After coming back from Muir woods with a CF card full of photos, I tried to dump them on to my mac. I’ve done this many times before without problems, but not this time. I should have suspected something funny when Aperture didn’t pop up automatically.
I manually started Aperture, then when to the import screen […]