The Mac v. PC Ads
I think that the latest Mac v. PC ads are hilarious, mostly because I think they are pedantic and condescending to everyone on both sides of the "divide". I think the sole winning factor is that it is John Hodgeman, who is great in every television appearance (loving him on The Daily Show), as the poor PC. I don't think they realize it, but it is much easier to empathize with, and thus care for, the simple, dry irony of the PC character. This page says about the same thing. I almost feel like buying a new PC...
A Scanner Darkly
I saw a sneak showing of A Scanner Darkly last night. I thought it was great. It really touched at a lot of the heart of the Phillip K. Dick novel and had some really good acting performances. I was impressed by the animation and thought it did a lot to help keep the feel of the movie close to that of the book. I'm definitely adding this movie to my DVD Collection.
Life in Redmond: Some Photos and Stuff
I've posted some photos from the past week and a half or so here in Redmond. To help give some idea of the scale of a typical day (my bike ride from the apt. to work, bikes to the Safeway and the Pro Club or even "real" Redmond), here's a Live Local Map.
Office 2007 SmartArt
Found out first hand today how dangerous a tool SmartArt is. Let's just say that I had a way too pretty/professional looking PowerPoint in way too little time... it shall be a nuclear weapon in the world of College "art over substance" presentation creation, now even the quickest created PowerPoints can look like it was the product of a Corporate Marketingdroid.
