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Comment on Using a Laptop as a Personal Heater by poch

poch — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:23:35 +0000

Overheating PCs are indeed useful when the weather is cold.

Comment on Shatner “Performs” Elton John’s Rocket Man by David Spira

David Spira — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 02:32:46 +0000

Thanks for the updated link Dan. I’ve updated the post.

Comment on Shatner “Performs” Elton John’s Rocket Man by Dan Ullom

Dan Ullom — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:20:52 +0000

Updated youtube link:

Comment on Mac OS X Lion Tip: Adding & Removing Spaces by David Spira

David Spira — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 05:10:59 +0000

Jan, using Mission Control will allow you to add new spaces (provided you are using Lion).

It’s not the most intuitive process.

Comment on Mac OS X Lion Tip: Adding & Removing Spaces by Jan

Jan — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:25:47 +0000

But how to add a new space if I only have one. this is so confusing…

Comment on Join CD Tracks – An Excellent Trick on iTunes by David Spira

David Spira — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:44:48 +0000

It seems you’re right. It’s very frustrating to see such a useful feature for music fans removed.

Comment on Join CD Tracks – An Excellent Trick on iTunes by rthoffman

rthoffman — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:02:06 +0000

The Join Tracks option seems to have stopped working on the latest version of ITunes. However, I accidentally found that if I downloaded a CD and left it in the drive, it would let me re-download and replace the first version. This time I COULD highlight and join the tracks. It shouldn’t be this hard.

Comment on Dec 8: Remembering John Lennon, Dimebag Darrell & Other Fallen Musicians by David Spira

David Spira — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 08:28:01 +0000

Updated! Thanks for pointing that error out. I’m not sure how that slipped past me.

Comment on Dec 8: Remembering John Lennon, Dimebag Darrell & Other Fallen Musicians by Michael DeWees

Michael DeWees — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:56:45 +0000

You have Jim Morrison as the lead singer and guitarist of The Doors…..Morrison didn’t play guitar, that was Robbie!

Comment on Goodbye GamePro – Thanks For Teaching Me To Read by pochp

pochp — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 05:16:18 +0000

Wow D. I could see why you should be bummed.
i felt bad enough when I couldn’t afford to buy my fav mag Logic Puzzles anymore (which is now free online). Hey, don’t forget to archive your mags.

Comment on Breaking News: Shia LaBeouf to Destroy More Childhood Classics by Goodbye GamePro – Thanks For Teaching Me To Read | The Geek Whisperer

Goodbye GamePro – Thanks For Teaching Me To Read | The Geek Whisperer — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:31:34 +0000

[...] I persuaded my mom to buy me a subscription when I was in second grade, and I read every issue from then until it’s recent cancellation. There were times where I didn’t own any current gen consoles, and couldn’t play the games they wrote about, but I still kept and read the magazine (I’m looking at you Playstation 1 era). GamePro introduced me to geek culture and quirky writing. I discovered satire through the magazine’s April Fools LamePro editions which initially confused me, but clearly impacted me. [...]

Comment on Introducing the iProbe by Goodbye GamePro – Thanks For Teaching Me To Read | The Geek Whisperer

Goodbye GamePro – Thanks For Teaching Me To Read | The Geek Whisperer — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:31:28 +0000

[...] through the magazine’s April Fools LamePro editions which initially confused me, but clearly impacted [...]

Comment on Microsoft Announces Windows Serenity by Goodbye GamePro – Thanks For Teaching Me To Read | The Geek Whisperer

Goodbye GamePro – Thanks For Teaching Me To Read | The Geek Whisperer — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:31:24 +0000

[...] satire through the magazine’s April Fools LamePro editions which initially confused me, but clearly impacted [...]

Comment on Arm Cannon = Metal + Classic Gaming by David Spira

David Spira — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 02:04:57 +0000

They have a lot of depth. Their second album has some songs that are more jazz than anything else.

Comment on Eric Clapton’s Brush with Techno by We, The Otaku! » Blog Archive » Depeche Mode Co-Founders Drop Techno Track ‘Spock’ as VCMG

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:51:13 +0000

[...] album — look for a finished product in spring 2012. It should definitely be better than that album of electronic dance music Eric Clapton put out one [...]

Comment on Arm Cannon = Metal + Classic Gaming by pochp

pochp — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 07:04:03 +0000

It really sounded like a game soundtrack. It also sounded a bit like the Allman Brothers with the guitar duo.

Comment on The Rules Mobile App Design by The Rules of Mobile App Design (Presentation Slides) | The Geek Whisperer

The Rules of Mobile App Design (Presentation Slides) | The Geek Whisperer — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 07:32:22 +0000

[...] spoke at an event. Much to my delight the presentation, which was partially based on my blog post The Rules of Mobile App Design, was very [...]

Comment on OSX Lion – “Natural Scroll” is Anything but Natural by David Spira

David Spira — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 06:57:38 +0000

@Tuyen – I’m still not a fan.

Sure I can get used to it, but I don’t like the sensation when I’m not physically touching the screen. Plus, I handle a lot of different people’s computers, and I find the constant switch unbearable.

Users can get used to anything good or bad. Just because we can adapt, doesn’t mean we should.

Comment on OSX Lion – “Natural Scroll” is Anything but Natural by Tuyen

Tuyen — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 23:16:04 +0000

Granted this is an old topic but I wonder what you ended up with after 3 months of use. When using spaces, launchpad, and Safari go back/go forward, “natural scrolling” feels just right. When there’s a scroll bar on the screen is where I can see some people would want to keep scrolling the way it was. How about an option to turn off natural scrolling *only* when there are scroll bars on the screen?

Comment on Bat-Nipples & the Worst Movie Ever Made by David Spira

David Spira — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 01:11:49 +0000

@ScreenPhiles – Thanks for linking to me. I strongly dislike “Blade: Trinity” as well.