http://old-computer.org/blog Old-Computer - Jeff's Blog and Old Software Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:08:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Unfortunately, old-computer never gets updated. You probably notice that the last post is from several months ago. Well, all of that is about to change. Soon, I'll be launching a new blog, that focuses more on interesting and thoughtful posts, revolving around things that I care about. The blog will ... http://old-computer.org/blog/?p=471 Well, Apple is going to pull the plug on lala. (For those of you who don't know, lala let you stream your music library anywhere on the internet, along with buying $.10 "web songs" that had unlimited online plays.) On May 31st, Lala will cease to exist. Whether or not ... http://old-computer.org/blog/?p=467 For you eagle eyed readers out there, you may have noticed that we changed our background from the Leopard Server background to the Snow Leopard Server background. I figured we should be up to date on our background! http://old-computer.org/blog/?p=465 So, I installed Windows 7 x64, figuring that Apple would allow me to install the 64 bit drivers on my Macbook. I was wrong. When you insert the (snow) Leopard DVD, it gives you a message along the lines of "you don't own an expensive enough Mac to use 64 bit ... http://old-computer.org/blog/?p=460 Hello, fellow old-computerians! I am here today to bring you another iPhone/iPod Touch App Store review. This time I'll be reviewing Jurassic 3D Rollercoaster Rush, brought to you by Digital Chocolate! This app retails for $4.99, and is rated 4+ by the App Store Elves. Jurassic 3D Rollercoaster Rush (J3RR, for ... http://old-computer.org/blog/?p=449 Hey everyone. It's been a while since my last post, but I'm back to bore you with my ramblings again. This time, I'm reviewing a game from the Apple App Store for the iPhone/iPod Touch, called Minigore. Minigore was created by Chillingo Ltd, and costs $.99. The game is rated ... http://old-computer.org/blog/?p=436 Well, today when I was using my mac, I needed a good utility to Un-RAR some files that I downloaded. Here, I have listed my 5 most favorite un-rarers. To test the power of these programs, I timed the extraction of a 545.5MB Windows XP installation image, which was placed ... http://old-computer.org/blog/?p=430 After a very, very, very long hiatus, Old-computer is finally back! You may experience some slight performance quirks while I get my hosting situation worked out, but in the mean time, enjoy the website! Also, if you have any suggestions as to what I should blog about, go ahead and ... http://old-computer.org/blog/?p=427 Today, January 24th, 2009, the Apple Macintosh turns 25 years old. Watch Steve Jobs introducing it back then here. http://old-computer.org/blog/?p=425 Well, my "social networking" site turns one year old on January 25th. And to celebrate, I (and the other staff) decided to do a redesign of the site. It still is based off of the fundamental color green, however it's not as dark, and looks better. If you know the ... http://old-computer.org/blog/?p=422