1. GOP Rock

    February 25, 2009 by jim

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  2. 'You got to kill the print edition'

    February 22, 2009 by jim

    Marc Andreessen covered 1,001 topics with Charlie Rose. Of interest to me was his take on newspapers.

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  3. Enabling Remote Disc on non-Air Macs

    by jim

    In order for my MacBook to share the DVD on my G5 over the network, I had to add the following commands to the MacBook:

    In terminal

    defaults write com.apple.NetworkBrowser EnableODiskBrowsing -bool true

    defaults write com.apple.NetworkBrowser ODSSupported -bool true

    Simply turning on DVD or CD sharing won't work without the above commands.

    http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=455975

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  4. One Cool Cat in Rome

    February 17, 2009 by jim

    As Ann and I walked through Piazza del Popolo in Rome from our hotel to the Pantheon, Ann spotted a gentleman walking his cat on a leash. I was able to get the camera going in time to capture him walking the cat. He then proceeded to drop the leash, leave the cat alone and walk back to the fountain. He watched the cat for a few seconds and then proceeded to sit down and read a book to allow the cat to enjoy the sunshine.

    Cool Rome CAT

    Rome Cat

    After filming and photographing the cat for a while I tried to talk to the owner. He didn't speak English and I don't speak Italian, but I was able to find out the cat was 2-years-old. I didn't think to ask the cat's name.

    I have no idea how long they stayed, we left after about 10 minutes of watching the crowds react to seeing the cat. Some people went up and petted the cat, which I also did before I left. He was not timid at all and merely seemed to tolerate my intrusion. He was too cool to care about my need for his affection. One girl tried to introduce her small dog to the cat, which did not go well. A hiss and swipe solved that meeting, with the dog coming out the loser.

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  5. Rome with the Panasonic LX3 in "pinhole" mode

    February 16, 2009 by jim

    Rome Street Scene near Colosseum
    Rome Street Scene near Colosseum

    You have to love/hate the tackiness of the guys outside the Colosseum and Pantheon dressed as Gladiators. Their purpose is to make a buck having their pictures made with tourists.

    The top photo was made down the street from the Colosseum.

    While the LX3 doesn't offer a true "pinhole" look I do like the images that result. A friend wanted to know why I don't just take a regular photo and use a "pinhole" Photoshop filter? Where is the fun it that? I like the gamble of it either working or not, like you would be forced to live with while shooting with a film Holga. Besides, if I started to futz with a Photoshop filter it would open a door best left closed.

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  6. Rome: A sunny day

    February 12, 2009 by jim

    Finally a free day to roam around Rome in the sunshine!

    Rome vendor

    Vatican

    Trevi Fountain in Rome

    nun in light

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  7. Street soccer in Rome

    by jim

    soccer rome

    street soccer in rome

    street soccer in rome

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  8. Rome lovers

    by jim

    I've always been a sucker for the kiss photo. Three from Rome found the same day.

    kiss one

    kiss two

    kiss three

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  9. Rome Dogs

    February 11, 2009 by jim

    A few pooches from the last few days.

    Rome Dog

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  10. Rome's Trevi Fountain

    by jim

    Trevi Fountain in Rome
    My favorite Rome photo for the day, taken at Trevi Fountain with the Lumix LX3. The LX3 can capture in 16:9, 3:2 or 4:3. The 16:9 mode is addictive. Click image for slightly larger version.

    Another fun mode to experiment with on the LX3 is "pinhole" mode. Below are two images from the Pantheon shot in "pinole" mode.

    Pinhole Mode at Pantheon

    Pantheon in Rome

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  11. Rome – The Pantheon

    February 10, 2009 by jim

    Pantheon in Rome

    This is my favorite image of the day, spent wandering alone clocking just over eleven miles on the pedometer. Click the image for a slightly larger version.

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  12. The Basilica of Saint Peter (Rome)

    February 9, 2009 by jim

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  13. St. Peter's Square in Rome

    by jim

    St. Peter's Square in Rome
    Click image for large version

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  14. Veni Vidi Vici: Rome Day 1

    February 7, 2009 by jim

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  15. The end of MacBook kernel panics

    February 1, 2009 by jim

    Well, let's hope so…

    My MacBook, an original white 1.83GHz Duo Core, was upgraded to 2GB of RAM from the stock 512MB. It ran pretty well until I upgraded to Leopard. Soon after I was having frequent kernel panics. Eventually DiskWarrior was needed to bring my MB back to life after some serious corruption.

    I put the original 512MB of RAM back into the MacBook. It ran kernel panic free for several days. I had run Memtest in the past and it never found any problems.

    This was enough to try new RAM. I looked up the receipt for the RAM. It was no longer under warranty. I paid $176 for it almost three years ago. Today that same 2GB cost $30.

    Several days after installing new Crucial RAM (the original 2GB was some other brand purchased at NewEgg) I have not a single kernel panic. There is no way I could have gone this long without a KP on the old RAM.

    It's still a wonder to me that the RAM simply went bad. Trying to remember way back I think my MacBook did have kernel panics from the start, but they were pretty infrequent.

    Update

    It has been more than two weeks since installing the new RAM and not a single kernel panic. I was in Italy for eight days with the MacBook where it got quite a bit of use. I have regained the confidence I lost in my MacBook.

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