Archive for May, 2004

I googled my name out of 1 part idle curiosity and 2 parts ego boosting. Interestingly, this link popped up first. It’s a submission I made ages ago when the Canadian government was looking for public input into copyright reform. I’ll reproduce it here for my amusement, and perhaps yours.
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I’m reading (or trying to read) a book called Hour of Judgement, by Susan R. Matthews. Erch, it sucks.
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Ever since I upgraded from MacOS 9 to the first version Mac OS X, I’ve often wondered how user-friendly OS X is with regard to installing software. Finally (now that I’m using the latest (Panther, 10.3.4), I thought I’d document the install process and make some notes as I go. And using my usual...
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In my last post, I talked about feeling like a handyman … since we’re installing laminate flooring. Well, that was shortlived.
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Wow. I feel like a handyman. We’re installing new flooring – laminate hardwood – on our main floor. Don’t let anyone fool you – it’s a lot of work. And we haven’t even started laying the floor yet.
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I just upgraded this blog from B2 Evolution to WordPress. They’re both based on the same codebase, but that was the most amazingly easy unbelievably laughable upgrade ever.
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I have had absolutely no time right now for about a week to go into details, but seriously: Radio Userland has been pumped up to be the best thing since sliced bread, but when you download and install it, it lays a huge big fat stinky egg. And it doesn’t stop stinking for a...
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What is the solution to Apple’s low market share? Well, in my first ‘Mac Market Share’ article, I talked about the real Mac market share myth – that market share doesn’t matter. In the follow-up article, I said that the root cause of the market share problem was an Apple fixation on aesthetics to...
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Between church services on Sunday I took the kids for “an adventure.” That’s Koetsier family code for: let’s go somewhere and have some fun, when we don’t know where to go. Ususally we just leave the house and go wherever our fancy takes us.
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I’ve been (slowly) building this site for maybe a month now. I guess if you’re reading this, introductions are in order. Here goes …
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