http://blumenvasen.org on-line journal of a self-proclaimed geek/Apple fan-boy™ Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:07:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I haven't updated this in quite a long time (mainly because I've been crazy busy), but I just upgraded to WP 2.5. After doing so, I saw a link to this page and decided, what the heck?! So this site's going to be naked tomorrow! Sort of  unrelated, I'm going to be ... http://blumenvasen.org/archives/2008/04/08/going_naked Macworld Predictions In response to, and mostly expanding on, the TUAW staff's predictions, here are my predictions for next week's Steve-note! iPhone updates First, Steve will give a status report on how the current phone is selling and will start off the iPhone news with a capacity bump to 16GB (75-80% chance). This ... http://blumenvasen.org/archives/2008/01/11/something_in_the_air December 6, originally uploaded by kfisto. This is Cowpens, SC after hanging out with the MINI crew. http://blumenvasen.org/archives/2007/12/07/december_6 My Powerbook's hard drive failed yesterday. Today, I drove to Charlotte and bought a new iMac. I was already thinking about doing it (albeit after Christmas and the new year), but since I'm going to have to send the Powerbook off, I moved it up. Oh well. :) In any ... http://blumenvasen.org/archives/2007/12/01/imac-2 I just called ASK MINI and the person I talked to said the car had been completed and should be going through final QA check today!! From there it hops on a boat for it's two week cruise to Charleston! Woo hoo! http://blumenvasen.org/archives/2007/11/09/production_update November 7: Frozen Beauty, originally uploaded by kfisto. Nothing more to add to the flickr caption! http://blumenvasen.org/archives/2007/11/07/frozen_beauty Yesterday, after thinking about, planning and saving for a MINI Cooper S since July, I ordered my MINI! I went Monday night to do it but we worked up the Order and I took it home to think about it one last night. After changing a few things at the ... http://blumenvasen.org/archives/2007/10/31/now_i_wait Just a quick post about Leopard. I haven't gotten it yet and will probably pass on it, at least for awhile. I am interested in the UI updates and Time Machine, but besides that, there aren't any features I'm dying to have. Plus, with saving for the car, it just doesn't seem ... http://blumenvasen.org/archives/2007/10/27/leopard_and_mini Trees and Lens Flare, originally uploaded by kfisto. Somewhere off the Blue Ridge Parkway, I think this is Hwy 215. It was a beautiful day for shooting fall colors even if it wasn't the best for waterfalls. Besides, it was nice not to be at work! http://blumenvasen.org/archives/2007/10/27/trees_and_lens_flare If you are an iPhone user and use a Mac, check out the latest version of iToner! It's a software program that lets you load your own ringtone files on to the phone! http://blumenvasen.org/archives/2007/10/18/itoner