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Back to the air I go – this time headed for MacWorld!

I’m off to a great start, as I’ve forgotten my power adapter. Sigh, I guess I have a mission when I first get there…

Here’s one of those technical blog posts that I’ve been meaning to post for a while now, but did not have the chance to do. Since I’m sitting here in the Baltimore airport next to a German-looking girl with extremely long hair, I’ve decided to work on the blog post so I do not appear to be admiring her hair.

On one of my visits to a NASA center, I was asked to look at a desktop situation that had really, really puzzled the local desktop techs. They had migrated the user to our mail system from the legacy system. The profile had been converted over to the new mail system, rather than a full wipe and reload of Outlook settings and whatnot (like we recommend).

So on my last night here in Virginia/D.C., I decided to have some solitude and enjoy the Coen Brothers’ latest flick, No Country for Old Men. I had very, very high expectations for this film. By and large they were fulfilled, except for the ending. I’m not sure I could go with the ending – it was disappointing. I suppose I need to study it a little to get it back. The rest of the movie was really gripping. The slow foreboding that pulses through the entire movie is just absolutely nerve-racking.

A Mac Pro.

Tee hee!

I had more to say, but I only got 4 hours of sleep last night and I am walking dead. Sorry.

Oh, and here’s a little something for you to remember as you head off to slumber tonight.

I probably should edit the previous entry to post this tidbit of info, but I’m too lazy.

One thing I wish I could do when I’m in San Francisco is to meet this woman.  I’d absolutely love to meet her in person and talk with her to find out how she shoots the pictures she posts on Flickr.  I’ve been subscribed to her feed for some time now and just love her work.  If only the Gazette were still around, she would certainly be a featured article!

Today I embark on a three week journey from one side of the states to the other.  I’m taking this trip with nothing less than a blessing from the wife, who will have to endure three weeks of my son raising hell.

This is one of the more complex trips I’ve ever had to put together as it involves flying in to multiple airports and driving to other townships mid-trip.  The last portion of the trip involves staying over in San Francisco so that I might traipse off to San Jose.

http://www.technologyreview.com/printer_friendly_article.aspx?id=19845

Via Boing Boing. 

This is an absolutely brilliant article by John Hockenberry about network news and how they are just not innovating with the rest of the world, especially in terms to new media.You owe it to yourself to read this, especially if you’re into new media.

I have to admit, my wife is a real enigma.

Not only is she allowing me to go on three work trips back to back (one of which was not mandatory, but she knows I really want to go), she’s allowing me to go on A) her birthday and B) when my son has three basketball games.

She is a real treasure – it’s not too often you will find a mate that is understanding enough to let you take on something like this. I’m not too fond of being away from home that long, especially during her birthday and my son’s first few basketball games. However, she knows (as do I) that I will have nightmares if I do not attend MacWorld.

Large Hospital Software Company Switches to Linux – OSS Ramblings

While I’m not as optimistic as my buddy Tony on the increase of Linux market share, I am definitely in line with him on the decrease of Microsoft market share.  As I continue my march toward converting to an all-Mac environment at home, Windows has been relegated to not much more than a gaming console.  Even that is somewhat doomed though, as I’m starting to discover some of the newest games have outgrown this almost 4-year old PC.  That’s fine, I’ll just start gaming on the Wii and continuing on with my old games. 

Large Hospital Software Company Switches to Linux – OSS Ramblings

While I’m not as optimistic as my buddy Tony on the increase of Linux market share, I am definitely in line with him on the decrease of Microsoft market share.  As I continue my march toward converting to an all-Mac environment at home, Windows has been relegated to not much more than a gaming console.  Even that is somewhat doomed though, as I’m starting to discover some of the newest games have outgrown this almost 4-year old PC.  That’s fine, I’ll just start gaming on the Wii and continuing on with my old games.