A comment from Andy Timithy has me LMAO:

“My Mac trouble shooting and problem solving always goes smoother when I’ve got my shirt off and Depeche Mode cranked on the sound system. I got this helpfull advice via 1st tier apple support. Thought I’d save you a little time.

Thanks, Andy. I’m glad they didn’t say anything about black eyeliner…

All you experience Mac users need to be gentle with me, I’m a newbie. I need to share files between my iBook and desktop. The title links to an article about About.com on the subject.

I found this index of asanas while making sure I was spelling it correctly. Santosha.com is Tools for Yoga, Meditation, and Conscious Living.

Namaste!

All you BFD readers that are MacHeads will be glad to know I’ve made the switch. I’ll post a pic soon.

Via the Brand Autopsy blog:

Today the Seattle Post-Intelligencer ran story announcing Starbucks plans to replace standard blurbs printed on the paper cups with inspiring messages designed to get customers to think and discuss.

The ‘white cup’ has become a Starbucks icon. The current writing has become static. About espresso shots… About the coffee quality… However, printed with refreshed and contemporary comments, the cup may become more than just a container.

A few years ago, Starbucks created a magazine called Joe that had essays, stories and articles designed to get customers to think and discuss. It only lasted three issues… Seemed it was more content than the typical customer wanted to digest. Perhaps the bite-sized ideas printed on the cups will inspire coffee talk…

I’m sure this is going to sound cynical, but it’ll take more than a few inspiring words on a coffee cup to raise the majority of consumer’s awareness level.

I heart my new web host. Kudos to Kyle who does customer service right. If you’re looking for a new web host, check them out.

When you let Amazon manage your ecommerce site, you end up selling a book by a “feisty Texas grandpa” that designed to put you out of business. I suggest you buy it here instead.

I’ve had major issues with XP SP2 since I installed it on my Dell laptop. Check out this story:

he real surprise with Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 isn’t potential compatibility issues, but the mayhem that can occur when SP2 is downloaded onto a system.

CRN Test Center engineers evaluated a release candidate two (RC2) version of SP2, and upon completion of the install on three out of five systems, the machines blue-screened. A message stated that “winserv” was missing. The blue screen occurred on both Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Intel platforms, and all systems were running Windows XP Pro with Service Pack 1 installed. Every possible avenue to get back into Windows failed…

I’ve got another Dell desktop that took SP2 ok.

Have you tried SP2 yet? What’s your experience? I came real close to going to the Apple store today…

The Mayor of Bogota, Colombia is using mimes to encourage people not to jaywalk or behave irresponsibly in public. Via SmartMobs via boingboing.

Would it be too much to ask for our mayor to come up with creative ideas?

“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of
preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” - Colin Powell

Now that the hoopla is over:

“Christ wasn’t born in the beauty of a cathedral! He was born amid the dung of an animal’s stall. And he was not crucified among candlesticks, but between two thieves. I’m afraid most churches have completely forgotten this reality.” - Maureen Burn

I was at the little Mediterranean store in the West Side Market today. If you’re looking for good turkish coffee, ask the lady who’s the owner to make up her blend. They’ve got a grinder there that will grind it fine enough. Click on the title of this post for directions on brewing with an ibrik.

I finally bit the bullet. My laptop has been acting sluggish, so I formatted the hard drive, and re-installed everything. Much happier with it’s performance. One of the cool things I discovered in that process is there’s a new version of the chat client I use:

Cerulean Studios has released Trillian Pro 3.0 which is still interacting with AIM, Yahoo, MSN instant messagers with impunity. It has a cool new Instant Lookup feature which links to Wikipedia, and a serverless messaging mode using Rendezvous. The free version is now Trillian Basic 3.0.

The Wikipedia integration is a nice feature…