tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54769582011-04-21T13:00:11.428-07:00MacRantsComic Strip, Reviews, and Personal Revelations From a Kid Who Can't Control His Technolust
Brandon Hayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06855606909688580748noreply@blogger.comBlogger261100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476958.post-1068673027219030082003-11-12T13:37:00.000-08:002003-11-12T13:37:36.610-08:00Ahem.
There is a storm brewing on the horizon. I have a shiny new G5 and some new ideas. Stay tuned.Brandon Hayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06855606909688580748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476958.post-1057958597286760672003-07-11T14:23:00.000-07:002003-07-11T14:23:47.360-07:00Well, that was unexpected...
It's been hard to admit, but I just don't think the comic is funny. The fact that I was working within the limitations of MS Paint and Mac News made the project more challenging, but the results are not gratifying for me personally. Much of the public doesn't get the joke that this is MS Paint, and they just think the art is bad, and that was the smallest of my Brandon Hayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06855606909688580748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476958.post-1057872573675577702003-07-10T14:29:00.000-07:002003-07-10T14:29:33.623-07:00Cleaning up a bit
As is now obvious, I've done a slight redesign of the site. I am working on a total overhaul on an external site, but that could take some time.
I've just one link for you all today. If you can't find at least one article on How Stuff Works to fascinate you, you don't get to be my friend anymore. It's a website dedicated to the people that remember and love that segment on Brandon Hayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06855606909688580748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476958.post-1057790712188437762003-07-09T15:45:00.000-07:002005-02-01T18:03:47.086-08:00Don't believe everything that you breathe
For your consideration, Academy, is the new strip. Simply put, rumor sites are wonderful in small doses, but I have become quite an addict. Is it really so big a deal that Apple is considering wireless devices in their next generation of hardware, that I must follow other people's paper trails to find out? When some Photoshop jockey decides to turn twoBrandon Hayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06855606909688580748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476958.post-1057701118703760752003-07-08T14:51:00.000-07:002005-02-01T18:42:51.306-08:00100% of your RDA of Links
Just thought I'd show off a little. Here's some extra-curricular Microsoft Paint art. My wife has the same passion, but her art is much, much cuter. There are more things to peruse, such as my t-shirt idea, a sweet bumper sticker, etc.
Also, if you have a semi-morbid sense of humor, there are many comics to read (which I think time will reveal as a huge joke) that areBrandon Hayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06855606909688580748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476958.post-1057615357892192562003-07-07T15:02:00.000-07:002003-07-07T15:04:40.356-07:00Pastor of Muppets
(Hint: "opinionated morons" is the strip)
Metallica's in internet news again, this time in opposition to our very own Apple. Here's my take on the situation: Who cares? I feel like lots of opinionated morons will have a big problem with this, and that's okay. I don't have to go to their websites. I am irked by the fact that these artists are denying fans their content under Brandon Hayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06855606909688580748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476958.post-1057262904106760882003-07-03T13:08:00.000-07:002003-07-03T13:09:18.463-07:00New items to peruse:
There's a new toolbar to the right that allows you to browse immediately to any comic. Highly efficient, if I may say so myself.
Plus, just in case you can't spend all day browsing my archives (see, these things take time), there's a new links page, containing several sites that you could browse for weeks. I highly recommend Seanbaby's Hostess Fruit Pies section and the Brandon Hayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06855606909688580748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476958.post-1057183476894126942003-07-02T15:04:00.000-07:002003-07-02T15:09:02.203-07:00The time may be past for speculation...
But this is definitely the computer of the future.
I just wish the future hadn't picked such an ugly, ugly car.
Big thanks to Fitch for the foto.Brandon Hayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06855606909688580748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476958.post-1057183117331525042003-07-02T14:58:00.000-07:002003-07-02T14:58:37.200-07:00Let it be known:
I did make the point to my father that he is all alone in his spyware troubles, as no one takes the time to write Mac spyware, viruses, or the like for my particular taste in computers.Brandon Hayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06855606909688580748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476958.post-1057182158097271152003-07-02T14:42:00.000-07:002003-07-02T15:06:37.196-07:00New comic: Enter the Sock
Jim "Jocko" Sock is a sock of many hobbies, each of which benefits him alone. Ha ha! Get it? He's selfish! Whoo!
The real reason I'm here today is to talk to you about spyware. Kids, spyware may seem fun, and your friends might just tell you that it's "the cool thing to install", but they couldn't be more wrong.
I spent an hour (and numerous phone calls) today Brandon Hayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06855606909688580748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476958.post-1057007354578792682003-06-30T14:09:00.000-07:002003-06-30T14:09:14.666-07:00Behold the new comic.
Am I the only one that is noticing that Apple is beginning to take design cues from the Evil Empire of Star Wars? George Lucas said that the design of the Rebels was organic, browns and greens, and rounded shapes The Empire was inorganic, metallic, black, white, and gray in color, with lots of hard lines. That little geeky tidbit was brought to memory when Apple abandoned Brandon Hayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06855606909688580748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476958.post-1056750794044347012003-06-27T14:53:00.000-07:002003-06-30T10:53:39.506-07:00Something wicked this way, Chums!
I got strip! Yaaay! I got strip! Yaaay! Yaay!
Read on if the subject of the strip confuses you.
Many of you will have heard of Palladium, often whitewashed as the Trusted Computed Initiative, the hugely unpopular Microsoft/HP/Intel consortium (not conspiracy, mind you) on the future of computing. If their goals are met, computers will have hard-coded systems,Brandon Hayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06855606909688580748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476958.post-1056662544775209452003-06-26T14:22:00.000-07:002003-06-26T14:22:24.806-07:00Is this the beginning of something new altogether?
Life sometimes takes us in directions we did not at first intend. This strip, about Mac rumors and technophilia has been my lifeblood, energizing and terrorizing me, for all of one week now, and already I feel my creativity waning. There's a big difference between creating a lovechild and nurturing/raising that child. Not that I regret the Brandon Hayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06855606909688580748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476958.post-1056312972296442442003-06-22T13:16:00.001-07:002003-06-26T14:07:38.670-07:00Greetings from beautiful Lake Powell! I am looking around at all of God's majesty, and all I can think is "Man, nature is boring." I mean, the rocks are all pretty, but no one would come here if there weren't boats and waverunners and waterslides on your houseboats, etc. Technology rules.
And now a message from Dane: "I took eight hits of acid before we left, and I whole-heartedly disagree."Brandon Hayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06855606909688580748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476958.post-1056127235841675842003-06-20T09:40:00.000-07:002003-06-20T09:40:35.776-07:00Bonfire of the Clan of Fees
Here's the new strip.
Has anyone else noticed that about every decent website has locked them out, requiring a membership or subscription to view most or all of their content? If I subscribed to every website I used to get for free, the money would equal the cost of a small-to-mid-sized monkey. For my money, I'll choose the monkey.
It's one thing to add value andBrandon Hayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06855606909688580748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476958.post-1055977942990715972003-06-18T16:12:00.000-07:002003-06-20T10:29:55.260-07:00Is this the future of Apple?
No.
No freaking way. Everyone's staring at some Photoshop Geek's idea of the new G5 tower case, but I honestly don't know why. This (link down) is just a standard PC case, albeit a nice one, and Apple would be laughed out of the computer industry if they introduced this now. I would be saddened if that's all they could come up with, yet so many believe that Brandon Hayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06855606909688580748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476958.post-1055970151118042752003-06-18T14:02:00.000-07:002003-06-18T14:02:31.060-07:00New (new) comic!
Here's the first strip. It's my first real comic strip, which I will post Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Next week is a blessed exception, where I will be traveling on the high seas, on a houseboat in gorgeous Lake Powell. Many of you gamers will play that level on Shaun Murray Wakeboarding, but I feel that I owe it to myself to visit the real thing and NEVER NEVER play any Brandon Hayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06855606909688580748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476958.post-1055950078436864222003-06-18T08:27:00.000-07:002003-06-18T08:27:58.413-07:00New (old) comic!
I awoke with a new resolve, and new ideas, about what this site should be. Below is my first comic, done some time ago, in Microsoft Paint. Get it? A comic about high technology and the Mac, done entirely in Microsoft Paint?
The ironing is delicious, no?Brandon Hayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06855606909688580748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476958.post-1055949801400835052003-06-18T08:23:00.000-07:002003-06-18T08:23:21.386-07:00Brandon Hayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06855606909688580748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476958.post-1055891003060843042003-06-17T16:03:00.000-07:002003-06-17T16:05:13.833-07:00Review of Motorola T720 from Verizon Wireless
It wasn't time to review my phone until now. I have had the phone for about 9 months now, and Apple's newest release of iSync made my phone a hundred times better. It holds my calendar, alerts, contacts, numbers, and automatically syncs it all with my Address Book, iCal, and iPods with the click of a mouse. The cable is $20 at Radio Shack or onlineBrandon Hayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06855606909688580748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476958.post-1055889351678982712003-06-17T15:35:00.000-07:002003-06-17T15:35:51.280-07:00Some people just don't understand.
Who can look at this and not fall in love? Yet someone close to me recently shed nary a tear to have me help sell a dream setup. The 22" Cinema Display, his dual-processor G4 I had set up with Office, his music, and some Harmon/Kardon SoundSticks (ahem, overrated, *cough*) all had to go, to make way for a laptop and eventually an all-in-one VAIO. This pains Brandon Hayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06855606909688580748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476958.post-1055800825571055202003-06-16T15:00:00.000-07:002003-06-16T15:00:25.833-07:00It's Ridiculous.
I am conversing with my co-worker Leif like a rabid dog. Itching to spend money I don't have on something that does not yet exist. What madness is this, that rumors like this excite us to the point of frothing at the mouth? Will Apple introduce the 970 at WWDC on the 23rd? What will the new PowerMacs and PowerBooks look like? Will they be G5's? How much will I have to spendBrandon Hayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06855606909688580748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476958.post-1055783812162743182003-06-16T10:16:00.000-07:002003-06-16T10:16:55.813-07:00Review of Minolta Dimage X (For Real!)
Let me first say, my bond with this camera is strong, and any attempt to separate me from it would require at least 2 more megapixels in its same body. My manifesto concerning the death of traditional photography stems from having my eyes opened by a lifestyle-changing piece of equipment I think no one should be without.
Any detailed questions about the Brandon Hayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06855606909688580748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476958.post-1055781104420089262003-06-16T09:31:00.000-07:002003-06-16T09:31:44.483-07:00Review of Minolta Dimage X
I swear I'm going to do it this week. I'm going to load up my memory card, take it over to the store, and pay their 29 cent/picture fee to print off my photos. It feels like a big step backwards, though. I've steeped myself in the digital era, taking our svelte Minolta Dimage X out of my pocket or backpack anytime I feel like it and taking as many pictures I want, Brandon Hayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06855606909688580748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476958.post-1055541299359694252003-06-13T14:54:00.000-07:002003-06-13T15:23:13.003-07:00Review of 10-Gig and 30-Gig "3G" iPods
Of course, my patience waiting to get the new iPods lasted until the Saturday they were released. Now, the month-old babies have yet to wear thin. Certain features, like viewing calendars, notes, and contacts, are of limited usefulness on a device that you can't edit them on, but with iSync and iCal running on my 667mhz PowerBook G4, they at least stay Brandon Hayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06855606909688580748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5476958.post-1055540815949266912003-06-13T14:46:00.000-07:002003-06-13T14:55:27.470-07:00I just won the lottery.
However, it's one of those old-school ones where they're going to stone me, and I'm not sure I want to claim my prize.
All your Engrish are belong to Guitar Freaks.
I just purchased (from Japan) Guitar Freaks, GF 2nd Mix Append, a PS One mod CD and two guitar Controllers. The whole setup cost about 90 dollars, but the engrish packaging alone was about worth it. Brandon Hayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06855606909688580748noreply@blogger.com