Ken's Page-o-Mac Tirade

Over the past three months I've been toiling in vain to find a job. The closest jobs that I could apply to with my teaching license meant a 100 mile commute to work. As the months ticked by I started applying to anywhere with an opening - US Cellular, Verizon, Veritas Security and other chain stores. Not a single one of them ever called back.

Three weeks ago I was invited to a barbeque and met an individual who manages the computer technology on UW Whitewater's campus. We got to talking and he… Continue

Last week I managed to get a copy of AppleShare Server 3.0. This version has the ability to remote boot an Apple IIgs or IIe with a Workstation Card. I installed it onto my Macintosh Classic with 4mb of RAM running System 7.0.1.

The install process was not entirely smo… Continue

Note to self:

When sitting on shaggy carpet in the dry Wisconsin winter air while listening to your iPod, do not touch the IIgs screen with your finger to clean it off. The loud static pop in the headphones nearly made you deaf.

Spar dir die Zeit, Kopfschmerz, und Jammer. Kauf ein Macintosh.
Save yourself the time, headache, and sorrow. Buy a Macintosh.

Wann das Internet fragt, “Bist du mindestens 18 Jahre alt?”, ist die Antwort immer dieselbe: Ja.
When the internet asks, "are you 18 years old?", the answer is always the same: yes.

Alle die beste illegal verbreitete Software kann Man von einem Scwarzes-Brett-System herunterladen. Mein 9600-baud Modem und 80mb Festplattenlaufwerk braucht nur die richtige Telefonnummer.… Continue

In 1995 the internet was not something that most Americans were familiar with. I remember the conversation with my parents when I first asked them if we could get AOL. Being technophobic midwesterners my parents only knew that this "internet" was a gateway for adult material, pedophiles, and corruption. Playing the education card I was able to convince them to subscribe to AOL.

That same year a film called "The Net" starring Sandra Bullock came to theaters. It exploited every fear that this "in… Continue