Microsoft X5 mouse and Snow Leopard

Seems they don't play well together.  Sure, basic mouse functions work, including the scroll wheel.  All of the extra buttons don't seem to work at all though.  I've been keeping an eye out for drivers and nothing yet.  Also, I have yet to find…

GarageBand, Podcasting and GTalk

Well, I guess I better get a post in for the month of November.  Ugh, it's been a long month.  Anyway, fiddling with free podcasting tools and methods and I discovered some updates in Snow Leopard that are pretty cool. I little while ago on Leopard I found…

Stout!

As a fan of flavorful beer I often find myself facing stares of revulsion when I'm enjoying a nice glass of Guinness.  What few people realize is that "dark" isn't supposed to mean harsh, bitter or high in alcohol content.  Found this great article:…

Cisco ISR G2's on the way

I've gotten a look at a powerpoint with the technical details now.  Nothing too earth shattering.  More of a natural progression of capabilities and performance. I'm such a geek.  The one cool new feature is that they have finally put in a USB console port.  Actually…

A good Google Wave explanation

Just stumbled across this post describing why Wave is such a big deal.  I think he does an excellent job of describing it, including his follow up post.  The idea behind the protocol really is liberating and solves a number of problems.  Read it!…

Twitter is dead, and Facebook might not be far behind

Reading about Google Wave today as I wait impatiently for my invite.  It better come. I was reading the latest (I think) developer blog update and near the end is this gem: "We're also working on larger changes like providing anonymous read-only access to embedded waves --…

Google Wave...possibilities...

Hoping for a Google Wave invite today.  The possibilities for Wave look intriguing, not because of what it's launching with but rather because of what it's built on.  The core is essentially XMPP from what I've been reading, with a healthy dose of HTML5…