I used to use my PowerMac G4/450 AGP “Sawtooth” as my home server, handling storing files (backups, or long-term offloading), time-consuming processes like long downloads (developer tools, Linux ISOs, etc.), and home music and such. For what it did, it did it very well and I was pleased. The one thing it could not do, especially with only 450MHz to spend, was video playback on the television. I’d‘ve had to had a card with TV out and a processor upgrade to handle the latest media and so on, and that was unlikely to happen.

However, Apple released the Intel-based Mac mini many months ago and I saw the future in that little machine — well, at least my future. I snatched one up, threw out the DVD player and took all the external drives from the huge G4 and put it all into the entertainment center with the mini, saving about two cubic feet of space. Since then, Front Row has been amazing for what I use that for.

Ever the glutton for punishment, am I. If you feel the following items are worth being Dugg, please do. I like to land on there once a week or so for something.

Optimizing AirPort Connectivity

Apple Defects Stellar Reporting

MacBook Pro Voltage on the Case

All said, I’m starting to feel the love of Newsvine again. Sadly, as a publisher you just can’t beat the power of Digg for a massive flux of people that won’t ever care about what you wrote again. Oh, wait, that’s not what I want … I want readers. Which is where Newsvine excels.

But, for now, hit me with Digg. I’m all for a short relationship with readers.

Okay, Dugg all to hell now. Thanks.

Twelve unanswered G-Spot questions.
Eleven worth answering.
Ten fingers a’typing.
Nine managers a’bitchin.
Eight job offers.
Seven not worth considering.
Six hours to morning.
Five miles to work.
Four dollars a gallon.
Three unwritten programs.
Two unmaintained websites.
And a personal program that seriously needs attention.

Happy Monday, everyone. grumble

I wanted to install Debian on my iBook. I didn’t have any CD-Rs handy. It’s just ripe for doing something crazy and stupid, isn’t it?

Mac Geekery – How to Install Debian via Network Boot from a Mac

For this alone, I must get a PS3 when it comes out.

Vision Gran Turismo Media Index for PlayStation 3 at GameSpot

In other news, I’m working on several Core Data-based programs in my spare time and it’s a dream. You can make a basic data-storage application with absolutely no coding what-so-ever, and the coding you do do, should you need to, is trivial. I love this stuff.

Notae is not dead, it just got siblings, that’s all. I’ll be done someday.

No need to make a big kerfuffle. But yes, I ate my iPod shuffle.

The websites warned me not to, sure. But sometimes one must ask: Wherefore?

Its sleek design was so damn sweet, It just looked good enough to eat.

So icy smooth, so creamy white, It applesauced my appetite.
erasing.org / I Ate iPod Shuffle

What does a bored geek do? Put his system logs in RSS, of course.

It works pretty well now that I got a good GUID scheme down and parsed out the dates properly. Cap it at 500 lines, run it every ten minutes … I can monitor remote machines in situations where I could not be the syslog delegate. Trés nice.

Had this not been a National Weather Service alert for an area currently drowning in rain, I might not have cared. But since I do care, this kind of cut-and-paste weather alert is … beyond annoying.

A RIVER FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE CO RIVER
NWS

I’m guessing since the last alert was “REMAINS” that “IS NO LONGER” is the new text. Guys, please, slow down a little?

Okay, no more political posts but, really, this is too good to pass up sharing.

The Democrats will not be able to win elections until they renounce their sinful ways and stop encouraging abortions, gayness, and trying to take away our guns.
Jesus Speaks Through Republicans

Don’t react, just laugh.