Well, looks like my computer problems are back with a vengeance. I experienced last night my very first kernel panic. The fan in my iMac G5 whirred like crazy while the computer was in sleep mode and I had to force-boot to restart the Mac ( Read more... )

You know how I dressed up in PJs for Halloween Friday and told everyone I was dressed as a teleworker? Well, this will be my reality for the next 3 weeks since I sprained my ankle Friday night. I can technically walk on it (thanks to my cast), but I go very slowly and can't walk a lot without being tired. Today is election day in Montreal and the ( Read more... )

Well, it's actually tomorrow, but since Halloween falls on a Saturday this year, today (Friday) is the day to come to work dressed up. Or so it normally is. For some reason, it seems that everyone forgot about it at the office, so I'm the only one who dared to do anything. Basically, I put on my pyjamas and slippers and claim that I'm dressed as a ( Read more... )

Finally, after a lot of stress (and a few calls), all's well that ends well. I did have to call Apple's hotline a couple of times, but at last they found some clause on the customer service side that allows for an exception, which means that I will be able to send my Mac for repair at Apple's cost! Even better, I called the store where I bring the ( Read more... )

My iMac G5 is dying on me. When I came home Monday night (after being gone all weekend), I found my computer completely frozen. I tried to reboot it. The grey page with the Apple logo would load, but then it would freeze at the grey-blue screen where the OS loading usually occurs. I followed all the troubleshooting advice I could find, including ( Read more... )

I went to see Star Trek on Tuesday (got sick afterwards, but it had nothing to do with the movie, and everything to do with work and bad timing). While taking the escalator down from the movie theater, I realized one thing: we have achieved Revenge of the Nerds. In this day and age, everybody is a geek. Star Trek, the ultimate geek/nerd series (IMO ( Read more... )

I think I'm the worst Resident Evil player of all times. I just suck at them. I do grasp the idea of the controls but I have a hard time aiming properly -- I keep on forgetting that you can't move and aim at once, so I end up messing the aim and getting my ass kicked ( Read more... )

Yesterday, I fell head over heels over a coffee-table book, the kind that's expensive but so amazing that it justifies the cost. I saw the French version in a bookstore, but it was pretty expensive. Fortunately, the original English version is a lot cheaper (like $20 cheaper), so guess what? I want the English copy. :P

The book in question is called ( Read more... )

Just saw this post on Torontoist about a newspaper ad about Joshua Jackson's next movie, One Week. All the pre-release quotes were lifted from Youtube, based on the trailer of the film. I bet that if there were any press screening, the journalists were embargoed from writing about the movie before its release (always a sign that the movie's ( Read more... )

Talking about great purchases isn't as fun as posting pics... So here are a few pics including the receipt, which proves that it was indeed at $100 (plus sales taxes) rather than $200...

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