Monthly Archives: February 2005

Mass deletion of comment spam

By Joe Brockmeier | Published: 2/20/2005
You know, I'd dearly love to get my hands on the scum-sucking vermin that continue to spew comment spam at my blog. 10 minutes, a small room and a cricket bat... that's all I ask. Failing that, I'll just settle for doing a mass deletion of their comments every few days. It takes me all [...]
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Mac downloads slower than Linux?

By Joe Brockmeier | Published: 2/19/2005
One thing I've noticed about my new iMac is that it seems to be a bit sluggish when downloading files. I don't have any definitive evidence of this yet, but I'm downloading files from Magnatune right now from an album that I bought. On the iMac, I'm downloading the Flac copy of the album, on [...]
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iMac sound quality

By Joe Brockmeier | Published: 2/18/2005
I'm a bit wary of built-in speakers, as a rule. I have two 17" LCD monitors with built-in speakers that I've used, maybe, twice. They're terrible. Horrible. I wouldn't wish them on anyone with an appreciation for music, or sound in general. So, I was a bit pessimistic about the iMac's built-in speakers. I figured [...]
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Have I mentioned...?

By Joe Brockmeier | Published: 2/17/2005
By the way, have I mentioned my blog at ZDNet? You can find it here. Or, if you're in the mood to read my more technical columns, you can find many on UnixReview.com, and book reviews too. If that weren't enough, I still contribute weekly articles to Linux Weekly News... Be sure to check 'em [...]
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My new toy

By Joe Brockmeier | Published: 2/16/2005
My new toy arrived yesterday. It's a 20" iMac, 1 GB of RAM, 160 GB hard drive, SuperDrive and the Airport Extreme card built in. It's quite nice. In retrospect, I probably should have sprung for the 250 GB hard drive, but I was already spending quite enough as it was. (I'm used to building [...]
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Coasterless CD burning

By Joe Brockmeier | Published: 2/9/2005
Linux users who want to burn DVDs should check out Coasterless DVD burning. At the risk of self-promoting, there's also an article I wrote on the subject over on UnixReview.com. Once everything is set up, burning DVDs is actually surprisingly easy...
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No Mac Mini for now

By Joe Brockmeier | Published: 2/4/2005
I'm annoyed with Apple. At least, I'm annoyed with the insane wait times to get a Mac Mini and the misinformation I got from one of their reps. I ordered a Mac Mini back in January, and knew I'd have to wait until mid-February to get it. Then I decided I'd really like to have [...]
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