Checking out the browser world…
I have been trying a few different browsers lately, as the firefox memory usage drives me insane. Sure, I go insane slowly, but seriously.
Firefox 3 Beta
Aside from firebug/web developer/Stylish not working, it is great. Seems faster, and the memory footprint is WAY better. This MIGHT be due to the above mentioned firebug/web developer not working. heh. This is the current winner.
Flock
I gave flock a try again, and it is ok. The toolbar on the left is nice, although it could be improved. It is so... staccato in its presentation. I am currently using it or facebook, twitter, and youtube. I am also not sure that the top of the window is the best way to sift through media. That being said, I did just, as I wrote this, opt to update my twitter, and I went to flock. I could have just as easily gone to the twitter dashboard widget. hmmmm... The other problem is it seems that flock suffers from the memory footprint growth problem as well.
Sunrise
I was excited about the small size of this browser. I can handle a stripped down browser for some stuff. The only issue here is that sunrise seems to quit unexpectedly ALOT. Like I can't really evaulate the memory usage since it never stays up that long. And I am not hitting any crazy sites either. The link preview image and the bookmarking image are cool features. The window resize tool on the toolbar is nice for development. But seriously, crashing is a big problem. I'll keep watching it as it matures.
Conclusion...
I think I am going to stay with firefox for most of my stuff, due primarily to the firebug/web developer feature set. But since those are not yet working in Firefox 3 Beta, I am going to keep playing with the others. Perhaps I'll change my mind for everything that isn't development.
Vinyl Coming To My iPod…
So rebecca's dad wanted to convert some vinyl to CDs for group of friends..... he was using a turntable plugged into the mac, but since the turntable wasn't line level, it wasn't working... I initially told him to find a cheap receiver at a garage sale and use that as a preamp... A bit later in the day, I was at costco with rebecca and her mom, and they had this usb turntable, so we grabbed it for him.
It was easy enough for rebecca's dad to use right away, included audio software (both simple and advanced), both mac and PC, and USB and line level outputs. It isn't amazing or anything, but it works. I am going to borrow it and rip a bunch of my vinyl that I have been missing. Should be fun to have all that old chicago punk from my high school years readily available.
movie review: Lars and the Real Girl
So we saw Lars and the Real Girl last night... It was actually pretty good... We had seen a segment on HBO's Real Sex a few years ago about the company that makes the Real Dolls, and it was honestly kinda crazy. The movie follows this dude who has social issues, and one day he starts toting this doll around as if she is a real person that can talk and whatnot. So all the people around him actually play along with it. I enjoyed it. Obviously not a 'big screen required' kinda movie... but it was enjoyable. I would recommend it.
Side note... I hate it when websites don't use title and meta tags correctly... for example... google the title... the top 3 include the IMDB page, the trailer on apple.com, and then the 'official' site... which has a title of 'Lars and the Real Girl - Coming Soon' ... which is dumb, since the movie is already released, and the site itself acknowledges that. Then the lack of meta tags on the page combined with the fact that the page is entirely flash means there is actually NOTHING to show on the google description. Seriously, really?
this must rule
harper hit me with this video. It must be so awesome, but I don't have the balls. Or I have too much self preservation. Kind of a fine line.