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Continue reading →: How to Accidentally Delete Photos in iPhoto ’11 (version 9)
My first App Store purchase for my Mac was iPhoto ’11. Consider the following a warning, if you haven’t already figured this out. I think my mistake was in assuming that iPhoto managed photos in the same manner that media is managed in iTunes. Recently, I went searching for photos…
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Continue reading →: Should I upgrade my Intel iMac Core Duo to a Core 2 Duo to Install OS X Lion? (Apparently Not)
Updated 10/25/2011: Note that despite my comments in this post I decided to upgrade the processor and install Lion. Visit that post for more information. I decided to leave this post since it records what I was thinking at the time and some may still find this information useful. I…
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Continue reading →: (Near) Perfect Home-Made Movie Theatre Popcorn
Every now and then I’d experiment with making popcorn that tasted like movie theatre popcorn. Finally, I’ve hit on a recipe that may be as close as I’ll get using relatively basic ingredients. Ingredients Popcorn kernels 1/3 or 1/2 stick of butter Orville Redenbacher’s Popping & Topping (Buttery Flavor Popcorn…
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Continue reading →: Personal Experience with a CPAP Pillow
If you’ve read a few recent posts you’ll notice that I had some issues with my CPAP treatment. Before I figured out that the problem was actually my mask seal, I decided to purchase a “CPAP pillow”, which is a pillow made to accommodate a CPAP mask. The concept is…
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Continue reading →: The Importance of Replacing a CPAP Mask Seal
Every once in a while I’ll start feeling more tired then usual. It usually takes me a day or two before I realize that I’m experiencing problems with my CPAP treatment. I’ve dealt with various problems since I started treatment and only recently did I realize just how important it…
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Continue reading →: Why do people in the South wave when passed on the road?
I should have posted this one a very long time ago. Reviewing another post reminded me that not everyone traveling through will know this. It you drive through the South, especially in Alabama, and you’re not from the region then it may seem a bit strange your first time. The…
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Continue reading →: CPAP Mask Falling Off
I decided to add this post after seeing keywords in my site stats that are related to the post title. Now, I’ve been using Resmed full-face masks for several years so what I’ve experienced may be different than what someone with different gear is going through. But just seeing the…
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Continue reading →: Innovation vs. Marketing (Short-Term Profit)
I sit, imagining a world in which profit far outweighs the importance of innovation and reliability. In this world companies release new software and hardware on shorter and shorter life-cycles, to the point that such things are compromised due to poor quality control and testing. Critical functions are present but…
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Continue reading →: Apple TV (2nd Generation) Impression – Four Months Later
Early last March we purchased an Apple TV (2nd Generation). For a while we had been using Netflix Instant Watch on a regular basis but I wanted to have a device that was always connected, rather than hooking up a laptop to either TV. I could have used any of…
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