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Entries from October 2007

More Time With Leopard

October 30th, 2007 · Comments Off

Well, as I’m sure you can guess I’ve been spending more time with Leopard. I’ve discovered some more good, and some more bad.
The Bad
On the bad front, I’m having e-mail problems, which I chalk up to my host. The interesting things I’ve discovered during this about Mail are a little unfortunate though. When a message [...]

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Tags: Mac · Reviews

A Little Time With Leopard

October 28th, 2007 · Comments Off

So I’ve been spending some time with Leopard, which I picked up at 6:00 PM on Friday at a local computer store. It took a while to install (I did archive and install, which probably didn’t help, but it also took a while to verify the install media).
I like it. The dock is kind of [...]

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Tags: Mac

My EcoSphere

October 23rd, 2007 · Comments Off

About two weeks ago I purchased an EcoSphere from Brookstone in my local mall. They have a few different sizes and shapes available (you can see the full range here at Amazon). I bought one from Brookstone because I could see them for myself before buying one, and pick out the one I wanted. I [...]

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Tags: Me · Programming · Reviews

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

October 17th, 2007 · Comments Off

I just finished Metroid Prime 3: Corruption about 10 minutes ago. It was an amazing game, on the whole.
Graphics
Not much to say here. The graphics are fantastic, as is the art of the game. I didn’t notice any glitches. It looks great and never slows down. Since this game has been in development for a [...]

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Tags: Games · Reviews