Monthly Archives: January 2006

It’s Official I’m a Dixie Graduate

Posted on January 30, 2006 by Shawn

Today Dixie posted my Associate in Science Degree on my transcript. I soon will finally have one of those pieces of paper that will help me make more money. I decided to attend the graduation ceremony. That won’t be until the first week of May though. Hopefully I get my actual diploma before then. Now onto the Bachelor Degree. Continue reading →

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20th Anniversary Prime

Posted on January 28, 2006 by Shawn

Today I added a pic of my 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime figure. This came out two years ago but, because of current toy laws he had the smokestacks shortened on him at the shoulder. Last week I received replacement stacks from a guy who is making them. Now he looks like the prime we all grew up with and no longer conforms to U.S. safety laws. http://kemple.servepics.com/modules/gallery/view_photo.php?set_albumName=transformers&id=20thprime

Here is a pic of what he looked like before. I forgot to take a before and after pic myself. http://www.mastercollector.com/articles/reviews/images/optims20.jpg Continue reading →

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New iMacs

Posted on January 26, 2006 by Shawn

Today at work we got two of the new iMacs with Intel processors. I must say I was very impressed. Setup went very well and most of the powerpc native applications worked flawlessly using Rosetta. The front row software and built in iSight are amazing. It really made me want a Macbook Pro even more. Anyone interested can read about the new iMac at http://www.apple.com/imac Continue reading →

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The Mac turns 22

Posted on January 24, 2006 by Shawn

Today is the 22nd birthday of the Macintosh. 22 Years ago today we found out why 1984 won’t be like 1984. You can see the original 1984 ad that aired with the superbowl that year at http://www.apple-history.com/movies/1984.mov Continue reading →

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Windows Vista Preview

Posted on January 21, 2006 by

This is hillarious take a look at a preview of Windows Vista coming out this year. In actuality the audio is taken from the keynote at CES and the video shows that you can do everything mentioned already is Mac OS X Tiger. Really funny stuff. http://www.maclive.net/sid/134 Continue reading →

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