Radio UserLand Notes

I ordered a RetroBox--a PowerMac G3/400 for $100. Good times. It arrived today and I've spent the last two hours taking it for a spin.

It's a Rev. 1 unit which is a disappointment, but had 128MB of RAM and two drives (20GB IDE and 9GB UltraSCSI). I'll probably pull the 9GB and put it in a Compaq server I have running Manila since it could use more space. Also of note though are the two SCSI cards installed: one is an UltraSCSI 2 card capable of RAID.

Downsides: can't do two IDE drives on the same bus, can't do more than 256MB RAM per slot.

Upsides: cheap, 16MB ATI Rage Pro card, it works (old iMac died)

Next? MacOS 10.3 plus the iLife suite. I might use this as a sound recording machine.

Also on the lookout for a good G3/G4 PowerBook...

I've modified my subscriptions page in Radio to add a column for the "magnifying glass" icon normally found on the news page. I can now easily view my news aggregator content by source with a click of a mouse button. Sweet!

Next up: unread items by channel.

Heard on the Daily Source Code from 12/6: Smash Up Derby.

A fav: "Smells Like Billie Jean"

Bonus Link: They played the DNA Lounge in San Francisco in November. DNA Lounge? Why that's jwz's business that he started after leaving Netscape.

Bonus Bonus Link: DNA Lounge show calendar available in RSS