Carlo

May 4, 2005

Kingdom of Heaven

I’m slowly getting back to my routine, it’s really great to finally get some rest.

We watched Kingdom of Heaven the other night – I liked it. I don’t know if having just been to Jerusalem had anything to do with it. I definitely appreciated the geography in the movie and trying to compare it to what we saw during the pilgrimage.

THe story was not bad too. Simple and tells a story mostly fiction I guess. But nonetheless I appreciated that the Muslims were portrayed as the more decent people. Fiction or not, the movie at least reminded me not to generalize a whole belief system simply because I disagree with them. I guess it all boils down to “time” and “situation.”

I also liked how the movie reminds people that Religion, which teaches love, peace and justice – is also one of the leading causes of death to date hehehe. How’s that for an irony?

Is it just me, or does Orlando Bloom have only one facial expression?

May 3, 2005

Tiger first impressions

Finally installed Tiger (or 10.4, or build 8A428, whichever naming convention you prefer). I must say I’m impressed. Not so much so to be raving about it. While spotlight, and all the other new features are beautiful additions. I’m more inclined to be on the it’s-not-a-breakthrough-since-it should’ve-been-done-from-the-start mentality.

There is something positive to be said however out of all of this. Tiger simply proves that Apple takes its user interface designs seriously. We can see that while all OS manufacturers claim to be in constant pursuit of the best OS experience, it is very telling that Apple actually delivers.

Sure, even Tiger still has a few irritations here and there – but as far as the competition is concerned (Windows, Linux, etc.) I’d have to say that OS X is on the right track.

May 1, 2005

Le Tiger

I’m in the process of taking the Tiger plunge. Right now I’m taking my time (better safe than sorry) backing everything up.

For those of you who don’t know, Tiger is the latest build of OSX that has been getting all the hype recently – a Longhorn killer so to speak, but I would keep those sentiments on hold until Longhorn actually debuts.

Anyways, my main concern is retaining all my data since I’m planning to do a clean install. So I’m trying to list down (and backup) all folders and files that I may need.

This post may be useful in the future when I plan to upgrade yet again. So I might as well list down the databases/files I usually use.

The easiest way is to backup your whole ~/Library folder (the ~ means user directory) Of course, you may have a bunch of MP3s there (your iTunes library), so I suggest backing that up separately. You may also want to backup /Library (in the root directory) for good measure… you never know if and when you may need it.

May 1, 2005

Busy busy

Since we got back from our pilgrimage, we went straight back to our routines… almost too quickly. The lack of sleep has caught up.

April 28, 2005

Constantine is gone

Constantine isn’t the best singer, but come on, anyone can see that he’s the most well-rounded performer out of all the contestants.

Simon, although brutal with his comments, has never missed the mark with his assessments. I believe that despite how he disagrees with Constantine’s “rocker” style, I don’t think he ever suggested that Constantine didn’t belong in that competition – and he’s absolutely correct.

But then again, the people decide ultimately… and it’s the same people that voted for Bush hehehe so I guess I can’t really say it is unexpected.

I just hope that fatass and/or stupid white kid are next. They deserve to be eliminated – not Constantine, not Anwar, and other performers before them.

I hope people stop voting based on popularity – but overall skill, character, and charisma. Not just because the prick grew up on the same country/state/town/block you’re in.