Comments for Rand Wacker http://randwacker.wordpress.com Random ramblings... Sat, 04 Aug 2012 16:01:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on HP OfficeJet 6110xi all-in-one by Tony Noroña Jr. http://randwacker.wordpress.com/2003/09/01/hp-officejet-6110xi-all-in-one/#comment-246 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 16:01:36 +0000 http://singletrack.org/~randal/wordpress/2003/09/01/hp-officejet-6110xi-all-in-one/#comment-246 I have the same problem bt as the saying goes, if you can’t lick em, join em!
Click Start All Programs, then click Accessories, then click Scanner and Camera Wizard chose Printer and click Nnext. Chose Flatbed then Check Picture Type

]]> Comment on Find me on FriendFeed by Scott http://randwacker.wordpress.com/2008/02/26/find-me-on-friendfeed/#comment-242 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:22:37 +0000 http://singletrack.org/~randal/blog/2008/02/26/find-me-on-friendfeed/#comment-242 Ha, love that line – “Do it now before I have to turn you into an imaginary friend.”

]]> Comment on Laptop Recommendation: MacBook by Dave http://randwacker.wordpress.com/2007/04/26/laptop-recommendation-macbook/#comment-221 Sun, 04 May 2008 21:32:37 +0000 http://singletrack.org/~randal/blog/2007/04/26/laptop-recommendation-macbook/#comment-221 Thanks v. much. Spent still another hour talking to a knowledgeable Mac guy at BestBuy and to my eye, again, all the apps open faster than I find in a windows machine; and with just a little explanation of how the OS interface works, it seems quite intuitive and simple. The whole package, look and feel, and the keyboard on macbook is so appealing. Am going to buy the thing. Will let you know once I get it, if I’ve more questions and thanks very much. Very cool.

]]> Comment on Laptop Recommendation: MacBook by randal http://randwacker.wordpress.com/2007/04/26/laptop-recommendation-macbook/#comment-220 Sat, 03 May 2008 21:00:35 +0000 http://singletrack.org/~randal/blog/2007/04/26/laptop-recommendation-macbook/#comment-220 Yes, Firefox exists, pretty much exactly the same. Word is avail from Microsoft (the Student/Home edition is like $130), and iTunes of course is available. For the camera, I do a /ton/ of photography and find iPhoto just great.

i) Yes the two-button mouse will work when you plug it in, no problems. The new multi-touch trackpads also have a cool feature where if you put two fingers on the trackpad and push the single button it will act as a right click.

ii) Performance is fine, especially after you add as much RAM as you can (the key thing). Microsoft Office takes a while to load, but then runs fast. I’ll admit when I use XP-based computers they seem a little faster, but I waste so much less time maintaining OSX and there are a bunch of apps that make me more productive that its a net win.

Good luck!

-Rand

]]> Comment on Laptop Recommendation: MacBook by Dave http://randwacker.wordpress.com/2007/04/26/laptop-recommendation-macbook/#comment-219 Sat, 03 May 2008 15:51:09 +0000 http://singletrack.org/~randal/blog/2007/04/26/laptop-recommendation-macbook/#comment-219 Looking for down-to-earth, honest answer, avoiding rhetoric…am seriously considering macbook; never used before; windows geek; sick of my wife’s experience w/ vista and ready to get a new notebook. ONLY need web surf, WORD for work (open office.org is fine), and iTunes for my iPod. Prefer firefox on windows – assume MAC version exists. Camera downloads needed too. needs to be light, portable for work travel. Retail store for apple and an hour playing with the macbook sold me. So…before I spend the bucks, could anyone say please for a total mac novice – (i) will my 2 button PC mouse work – can’t stand thought of 1 button mouse; (ii) what am I missing – the OS was astoundingly quick compared to vista but do the apple stores just tweak them? is that your real world experience – it really works that well? I’m 99% there to make the switch. thanks for any thoughts. Dave.

]]> Comment on Air Envy by randal http://randwacker.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/air-envy/#comment-240 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:38:44 +0000 http://singletrack.org/~randal/blog/2008/01/15/air-envy/#comment-240 Yeah, I saw that…although I’d never want to attempt such a thing in the middle of a plane flight (where most of my battery changes occur ;) .

I think I’m getting over this, but I’m waiting for field reports to see if 5 hours really is accurate…

]]> Comment on Air Envy by a http://randwacker.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/air-envy/#comment-239 Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:11:53 +0000 http://singletrack.org/~randal/blog/2008/01/15/air-envy/#comment-239 According to this Slashdot article (http://apple.slashdot.org/apple/08/01/19/1412223.shtml), the battery is quite easy to replace.

]]> Comment on My next wish from Apple by Rand Wacker » Air Envy http://randwacker.wordpress.com/2007/06/13/my-next-wish-from-apple/#comment-228 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:58:53 +0000 http://singletrack.org/~randal/blog/2007/06/13/my-next-wish-from-apple/#comment-228 [...] review My Next Wish From Apple 3 pounds, check. 13″ screen, check. LED backlight and option flash drive, check. NO REMOVABLE [...]

]]> Comment on Great Mac Games by Jade Park http://randwacker.wordpress.com/2007/11/03/great-mac-games/#comment-238 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 02:35:44 +0000 http://singletrack.org/~randal/blog/2007/11/03/great-mac-games/#comment-238 I will probably have to travel to India for work this year too–so these are great tips. But I’ll have to UNINSTALL the games when I get back–I could never get ANY work or writing done when I had Sims on my laptop!

]]> Comment on Great Mac Games by Jeff Wong http://randwacker.wordpress.com/2007/11/03/great-mac-games/#comment-237 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:49:33 +0000 http://singletrack.org/~randal/blog/2007/11/03/great-mac-games/#comment-237 Hi Rand,

Yeah DEFCON for Mac is so cool. It’s aesthetically pleasing, calming, brutal, and eerie all at the same time. Really gets you to reflect on the insanity of the times too.

I’m thinking about buying it this winter break to play with some friends on a semi-regular basis. Email me if you want to play.

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