DisinfotainmentUnpopular Opinions from Charles EicherNew Ringtone- January 25, 2008 I changed the ringtone on my iPhone, it was driving me crazy. I used the "Old Phone" ringtone, it is the loudest sound that comes with the iPhone. But it is muffled sometimes when I keep the phone in my pocket, it sounds distant, I can't quite tell where the sound is coming from. But what really drove me crazy is that the Old Phone sound is the exact sound effect used in TV and movies. What drove me over the edge was when I watched an episode of Law and Order, they used the sound repeatedly,...http://weblog.ceicher.com/archives/2008/01/new_ringtone.html A Leopard Trick- January 23, 2008 One of my favorite obscure MacOS X 10.5 "Leopard" features is the customizable Finder bar. I took a screen cap of the folder with the graphics from my last blog entry. Look closely under the word "Sony." There's a little round icon, it's not part of the MacOS X icon set. Look over on the left, it's the same little icon as my Downloads G5 folder. If you drag a folder to the Finder bar, it will stick; option-drag it away, it will disappear with a "poof." Click on the icon and you're instantly...http://weblog.ceicher.com/archives/2008/01/a_leopard_trick.html Sony Style 1996- January 14, 2008 I bought some Sony gear in 1996 when I was in Tokyo. In some ways, this gear represents Sony at its peak, these designs have never been surpassed. And in other ways, it is all totally obsolete. But it continues to serve me well, so I thought it deserved a little homage. I was shopping in the consumer electronics stalls in Akihabara when this Sony SRS-T10 portable speaker caught my eye. The design was so compelling, it was a little round oval like a clam shell. It's a limited edition that was...http://weblog.ceicher.com/archives/2008/01/sony_style_1996.html Storage Closet- January 10, 2008 This is my storage closet. It is completely full of empty boxes and other storage supplies.http://weblog.ceicher.com/archives/2008/01/storage_closet.html Secret Blog- January 7, 2008 I started a secret blog. You'll never find it. It's just some silly fiction, I thought I'd see if my anonymous writing would find an audience on its own. I decided to do some "Journalling," a writing exercise I read in a book by Rudy Rucker, as he interpreted it from Jack Kerouac. You just write down some of the events you see in daily life, as they are happening. But I also follow Rudy's school of Transrealism, so I make the events just outrageous enough to make you wonder if they are true or..http://weblog.ceicher.com/archives/2008/01/secret_blog.html |