Monday, November 4, 2002

On Tomorrow's Vote The Nation Endorses Ballot Measures to Enfranchise the People. Woot, that's a partisan headline. :) The Nation has endorsements for measures to improve elections. If you're in California, I encourage you to consider Proposition 52, which would allow citizens to register and vote on Election Day. [More Like This WebLog] I'm sorry, but I'm not going to do that. Voting takes time. It is not a last second decision. It requires thought. We don't need more voters, we need more thinking voters. So on this measure, I am going to go with my long standing position of voting against state initiatives. I will be voting against Prop 52. BTW, the recorded phone message from Martin Sheen, supporting Prop 52, helped in my decision. 9:21:53 PM     Comment []

New uses for old Macs X10 Home Automation with heyu and older Macs. Chuck Shotton (of MacHTTP and WebSTAR fame) on getting home automation running with OS X on older PowerMacs. [ranchero.com] Just the information that I need to keep my 8500 in service. It currently runs our Manila hosting. But it was destined for the pasture once the new Xserve box was up and running. Now I can be able to get more years out of it. 12:38:58 PM     Comment []

Our new server Last Friday, I installed our new Xserve box at a local co-lo facility. It will be powering ES Designs and our Manila and Apache hosting. During the installation, a co-worker commented on a nice design feature. I replied, "Yeah, it's a Mac." 12:10:23 PM     Comment []

Ok, I am impressed I am listening to the Clockwork Orange soundtrack, burning a CD, checking email, searching for extraterrestrial intelligence, running a couple of other background apps, and typing this note. All on my Mac without a hitch or glitch. Got to go, there's an email. 11:57:43 AM     Comment []