Random Notes on Windows and Mac

To run Windows on a Mac use one of these
- VMWare Fusion
- Parallels

MacBook or MacBook Pro
Two fingers on the Mac trackpad = Mouse right click
Control + two finders up on the trackpad = zoom

Update on Wine Tasting Party

I found my rating sheet for the wines we tasted at Amy & Jeff’s party. The wines were Cabernet Sauvignon. Each person/couple brought one from an assigned country. Amy recommended the World Market near 417 & Rinehart Road as a good place to buy wines. Here is the list of wines we reviewed less one I can’t remember:

• Beringer’s Founders Estate 2004 – California
• Zolo Reserve 2004 – Argentina
• Yellow Fin – Australia
• Bella Sera – Italy

The winner was the Beringer’s with Zolo as close second. I also liked these two winners in that order. The Bella Sera was good, but a little too fruity for me.

PEBKAC — a funny acronym

Having trouble with your computer? Maybe the problem is PEBKAC…

PEBKAC = Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair

I heard Chris Pirillo use this acronym on his video podcast today.

Cheaper Auto Insurance

A friend told me about a company that wants to move into Florida for auto insurance. Their web site is here. For us the premium was $530 for both our vehicles for 6 months.

Hogan Wine Tasting Party

Last night Desiree and I went to my sister and brother-in-law’s home for a wine tasting party. We had a great time being out as a couple rather than a family and interacting with adults only. While I would trade parenting for anything, it is nice to get away with just Desiree and I. We don’t get to do this often enough to make me happy and it wears on the relationship.

Fiction Plane

Seems that Sting’s son is in a music group named Fiction Plane. They have a place holder spot on MySpace. I also found an unofficial official website that will allow one to sample their music.

I first heard of the band when some podcast played “Two Sisters” from the CD “Left Side of the Brain”. I’d give you a link to the song, but the site I’d give is all Flash and doesn’t support direct or deep links. Just go to the unofficial official website, click Music and you should get a list of their CDs.

Good Day

Just like the song, it’s been a good day. I should be doing Franklin preparation but I’ve been playing with a WordPress avatar and installing OneNote 2007 on Northstar.