This was one hell of a fun day, boys with toys and all that. First, I got a new digital cable box with HDTV broadcast capable, and built-in DVR. I rigged it up with my (for the moment) digital projector, and slammed soem HD content against the loft wall. Blew my head off. HDTV really is incredible. Playstation 2 and regular cable (and the current TiVo box) are less enthralling at their native resolutions. Sadly, the lightastic skylight is doing more to saturate the loft with ambient light during the day than I thought, far more so than the 20-something feet of glazing at one end of the space. So, unless I rig some complicated shade element for the skylight… which is centered in the space and impossible to get to, let alone operate, without scaffolding… I’m screwed on the projector. Because mid-day, when wifebot might like to lounge and view low-content content… it’s BRIGHT. Which leaves me with plasma, and I have a contingency plan in place on that front.

Next is the new Mac Mini. I started using Macs since the Apple II days. Well, I guess I used Apples. Anyway, it was 95 or so when I switched to PC for CAD software requirements (actually, 3DStudio Max needs, specifically) and this is my first Mac under my own roof since then. 10 years! This Mini sure is spiffy. Got everything installed, configured, running smoothly, for now. Sure is a beautiful piece of technology.

Ah, technology!

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