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My Leopard Review at The Seattle Times

My colleague Glenn Fleishman and I wrote the Seattle Times review of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, which is now available online: Apple’s latest cool cat. In addition to talking about Time Machine, Leopard’s signature built-in backup feature, we hit on a few things that I haven’t seen given a lot of coverage so far, ...

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My Leopard Review at The Seattle Times

My colleague Glenn Fleishman and I wrote the Seattle Times review of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, which is now available online: Apple’s latest cool cat. In addition to talking about Time Machine, Leopard’s signature built-in backup feature, we hit on a few things that I haven’t seen given a lot of coverage so far, ...

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iMovie ’08 and Time Machine

Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard launches today, and I’ve been using it to take screenshots of iMovie for my book (which, irritatingly, isn’t listed at Amazon yet for some reason). I like Leopard a lot so far, even though I haven’t had the time to really explore many of the new features. Although nothing about ...

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Long Hours

Midnight Pavoni Rendezvous Originally uploaded by Jeff Carlson On Saturday, I planned on going to bed at the same time as Kim and get a good night’s rest. We spent the day with family, watching my 2 year old niece for a few hours and then having dinner at my sister’s house. She lives in ...

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Amazon Ad Wording

From what I understand (and after watching my niece for a few hours over the weekend), you just have to wait a while to find out what was in baby.

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Even More Autumn

I’m utterly swamped with deadlines and home renovation, but I snuck some photos of autumn leaves near where I parked at the office today. (Click to view the larger version)

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I Love Autumn

Sunrise 09-Oct-07 Originally uploaded by Jeff Carlson

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Caffeine Nap

I need to try this soon: Scientists say that a successful midday nap depends on two things: timing and (no kidding) caffeine consumption. Experiments performed at Loughborough University in the UK showed that the sleep-deprived need only a cup of coffee and 15 minutes of shut-eye to feel amazingly refreshed. coffee? Originally uploaded by Jeff ...

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Contracts can be fun, too

I have two contracts on my desk right now: one for a book project and the other to install hardwood floors on the main level in our house.* The first has a lot of standard publishing legalese, and although I’ve signed many similar contracts in the past, I force myself to read through it all ...

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Just for the record

Yes, that’s my hometown newspaper, but no, that’s a different Jeff Carlson.

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