http://www.mcfarren.org/ Notes from a technology bricoleur... en-us josh@mcfarren.org 2006-08-22T12:19:46-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.mcfarren.org/archives/2006_08/upgrading_my_movabletype_install_to_33.html With the release of MovableType 3.3 it became free again to personal bloggers. This was great news to me since MT 2.6 was starting to feel very outdated and could barely keep away the comment spam even with MT-Scode installed. I had considered porting everything over to Word Press but that seemed like a hassle and was my last resort. The upgrade was a complete success, though I had to disable MT-Scode rather than deal with debugging it. No loss there though since MT 3.3 has great features built-in to combat comment and ping spam.... 159@http://www.mcfarren.org/ Blogging 2006-08-22T12:19:46-05:00 http://www.mcfarren.org/archives/2006_08/short_short_long_applecare_and_cinema_display_woes.html 150@http://www.mcfarren.org/ Apple 2006-08-09T00:48:51-05:00 http://www.mcfarren.org/archives/2006_04/my_workstation.html Photo of my workstation and description of items shown. 132@http://www.mcfarren.org/ Freelancing 2006-04-20T17:17:33-05:00 http://www.mcfarren.org/archives/2006_04/top_10_mac_sharewarefreeware_apps.html 131@http://www.mcfarren.org/ OS X 2006-04-19T14:43:42-05:00 http://www.mcfarren.org/archives/2006_04/official_isync_support_for_pebl_with_os_x.html Just as I predicted in my original PEBL review, Apple has updated iSync to add support for the Motorola PEBL and a slew of other phones. You'll need to be running OS X Tiger with the 10.4.6 update that came out on April 3rd. This can be downloaded through the built-in Software Update program.... 130@http://www.mcfarren.org/ Mobile Phones 2006-04-06T19:39:55-05:00 http://www.mcfarren.org/archives/2006_03/best_suprise_of_wmc_jamie_lidell.html Just back from WMC in Miami and wow, every year something unexpected is the highlight of the trip. This year it was seeing Jamie Lidell play live at the M3 Sunset Sessions. I was having flashbacks of hearing RJD2 play there live a year ago. Both performances moved me deeply on an emotional level. Jamie's live shows are a bit different from his studio work. Don't get me wrong, his latest album Multiply is great but when he plays live its a whole different show. He beat-boxes and sings into the mic looping over his voice to build the... 129@http://www.mcfarren.org/ Music 2006-03-30T10:00:51-05:00 http://www.mcfarren.org/archives/2006_03/controversy_in_the_neighborhood.html Looks like we're getting some new neighbors pretty soon that will be sure to stir up some trouble. A block away from my apartment in Brooklyn the Capla Kesting Fine Art gallery will be exhibiting a sculpture of a seductive Britney Spears giving birth titled, "Monument to Pro-Life: The Birth of Sean Preston." The artist is Daniel Edwards and the show runs from April 7 through April 23.... 127@http://www.mcfarren.org/ Art 2006-03-29T17:39:25-05:00 http://www.mcfarren.org/archives/2006_03/new_design_and_google_adsense.html I've relaunched and redesigned. Hope you like the new look, I was getting sick of the old one. The other thing that precipitated the changes was my desire to put up google ads. I want to upgrade my bandwidth but need to offset the cost. I think this is a fair trade off. These only appear on the inside blog pages and I will only display text ads. I hate animated gifs more than anything except flash so don't worry about that.... 128@http://www.mcfarren.org/ Blogging 2006-03-28T20:00:50-05:00 http://www.mcfarren.org/archives/2006_02/using_the_motorola_pebl_with_a_mac.html This is not a generic review of the PEBL but rather one that is geared towards using it with a Mac. Check out Mobile Review if you want the full details, I don't want to be redundant. This is the most beautiful phone I've ever held and it feels great in your hand. The rubberized metal shell is rugged but warm and somehow soft. The keypad is a little awkward at first but I easily adjusted to it and the subtle textures and raised divisions make it easy to operate without looking. Unfortunately the directional rocker with select button... 124@http://www.mcfarren.org/ Mobile Phones 2006-02-08T00:04:02-05:00 http://www.mcfarren.org/archives/2006_02/good_bye_verizon_hello_moto_pebl.html Dear Verizon, I wish I could say, "it's not you, it's me," but the fact is you treated me badly and I've met someone else. Let's face it, ours was a relationship of convenience, there was never any love. I know that hurts to hear, but after so long I feel at least I owe you the truth: Verizon, you're an ass, plain and simple. You were available when I wanted service and not much more. I mean to say New York is a big city and there are lots of options for me here. Maybe if we were... 123@http://www.mcfarren.org/ Mobile Phones 2006-02-03T22:49:33-05:00 http://www.mcfarren.org/archives/2006_01/saft_shortcuts.html Since my switch back to Safari and adoption of Saft, I've added a number of useful shortcuts to my Saft configuration. This feature of Saft allows you to quickly return search results from a site just by typing a shortcut and search phrase into the address bar. For example you could type "wiki web browser" to return this page. Continued with examples...... 120@http://www.mcfarren.org/ OS X 2006-01-23T13:02:03-05:00 http://www.mcfarren.org/archives/2006_01/safari_vs_firefox.html 119@http://www.mcfarren.org/ OS X 2006-01-21T21:01:05-05:00 http://www.mcfarren.org/archives/2006_01/street_art_with_packing_tape.html Mark Jenkins, a street artist who's preferred medium is clear packing tape, has struck again in Washington DC. This time he's created large surreal lollipops sculptures out of parking meters. I'm sure the secret service is trilled. If caught, they'll probably ship him off to Gitmo as a suspected terrorist. While the meterpops are funny and attract a lot of attention, I actually prefer his more subtle work. Check out the other gallery of outdoor installations with packing tape street art at Mark's website. He's definitely formed a unique take on street art that I have yet to see... 118@http://www.mcfarren.org/ Art 2006-01-18T16:24:33-05:00 http://www.mcfarren.org/archives/2006_01/the_importance_of_using_bcc_for_bulk_mailing.html Recently my cousin, whom I love dearly, invited myself and some others to a gallery opening he was planning. Unfortunately he made the mistake of sending the invitation via email with all the recipient addresses showing in the CC field instead of using the BCC field to hide them.... 116@http://www.mcfarren.org/ Spam 2006-01-13T09:44:02-05:00 http://www.mcfarren.org/archives/2006_01/new_years_resolutions_and_a_clean_inbox.html 117@http://www.mcfarren.org/ Getting Things Done 2006-01-12T00:02:57-05:00