http://www.subtleimages.com/blog ...because my life is just as boring as yours. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:52:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When I needed a ceiling fan for our family room about 7 years ago, I was all set to buy whatever brand Home Depot had...but when I visited a friend's house with their newly-installed ceiling fan, I just realized then that not all ceiling fans are created equal. The ceiling fan ... http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2010/03/11/my-strange-obsession-with-ceiling-fans/ The BlackBerry novelty has definitely worn off...I could not stand using the thing anymore...so I'm back to my iPhone as my main mobile phone for the time being and have the BB as my phone of choice if I anticipate to use tethering. I started to use the iPhone without ... http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2010/02/23/back-to-the-iphone-for-now/ With just over a week with the BlackBerry, I think I am *this* close to going back to the iPhone. BB's individual features/functions are either brilliant or just plain abysmal; there is no middle ground. Here is a list of of BB annoyances that I can't stand - automatic spellcheck is retarded. - ... http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2010/02/22/blackberry-annoyances/ I'm beginning to like this new BlackBerry. I'm still amazed by its loooooong battery life, and Bluetooth tethering that just works great with the Mac. Now, if RIM just release that Webkit-based browser, I'm all set. (I wrote this post on the BB Wordpress app) http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2010/02/20/first/ I received a BlackBerry Bold 9700 as my new electronic dog leash company mobile phone.  My Apple fanboy in me lamented for a few days on why my company hasn't made the iPhone its standard mobile phone. However, as I put the thing through its paces...I just learned that it's not ... http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2010/02/17/blackberry-ftw/ Bioshock 2 seems to be forgetting where I am in the game. First, I already defeated the Big Daddy in Ryan Amusement Park to collect the little sister and SAVED the game before turning the console off. When I booted up the game and reload, I WAS BACK ... http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2010/02/12/hey-2k-fix-bioshock-2/ I added a Firewire card to my hackint0sh and just when I thought everything would just work, It didn't.  OS X (10.6.2) cannot detect the Firewire ports.  But bless those folks at InsanelyMac, it turns out that I just need to delete AppleHPET.kext from /System/Library/Extensions, and voila!  Firewire works.  Apparently, ... http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2010/02/10/hackint0sh-upgrade-firewire-port/ - I'm almost done with my 2009 taxes; just waiting for one of my bank's 1099. - I signed up for my first 5K of the year for late March (anything earlier would be too damn cold); and one 10K for early June. Still gunning for a half-marathon by fall...but we'll ... http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2010/02/08/updates-from-my-boring-life/ The latest update install is a success with http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2010/02/03/hackint0sh-security-update-2010-001-success/ Darksiders is the absolute best game I have played in a long while since The Shadow of the Colossus. It is brilliantly designed; hats off to Mr. Madureira. I am looking forward to the sequel and to all games you will be making. http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2010/02/01/darksiders/