Tag: Tech

  • Bought new DVD drive: Pioneer DVR-110D-BK and CPU upgrade: PowerLogix dual-G4 1.6 GHz 7447A

    I think my computer’s optical drive (the same one from when I got the compuer in 2001, a MATSHITA CD-RW CW-8571 Apple-certified “Combo” drive) finally bit the dust. As far as I know it still reads CDs okay, but has a hell of a time trying to read DVDs. It just sits there and spins,…

  • iTunes MiniStore: Apple does the right thing

    Hooray! Without getting into all the gory details (basically, Apple could have been spying on you via iTunes), it’s good to hear they’re doing the right thing. 🙂 Related: My Operating System Shouldn�t Advertise to Me

  • Place your bet

    So yesterday I decided to run a little experiment. I all but cleared out Kash n Karry of their remaining iTunes-enabled Sierra Mist bottles. As you can see, the odds of a winning bottle are one in three, and there are six bottles. I’ve opened four so far, and I should have them all opened…