RandomMaccess appearances at Macworld Expo 2009

by Chuck La Tournous on December 19, 2008

I suppose it’s close enough to the show that I should let those interested know where I’ll be this year. From Tuesday through Thursday, I’ll be presenting a Macworld “Supersession” entitled “The Ultimate Mac Starter Class.” If you’re a reader of this site, you’re way overqualified to attend, but please pass the word on to (…)

Macworld All-Star Band interviewed on MacVoices

by Chuck La Tournous on December 18, 2008

Chuck Joiner managed to get the entire band together for an interview as part of his “Road to Macworld” series for the MacVoices podcast. To say it was a blast would be an understatement: this is something we’ve never done before and it was an incredibly fun session. I sure hope that comes across in (…)

It’s the end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine)

by Chuck La Tournous on December 17, 2008

It’s amazing. Even without the benefit of iCal or blogs, the ancient Mayans managed to come within a hair’s breadth of correctly predicting the end of the world. It came not in December of 2012 as they calculated, but a mere four years and one week earlier. Tuesday, in fact, when Apple announced that Steve (…)

The most non-Mac related post of the year

by Chuck La Tournous on December 6, 2008

I camp. I love camping and I do it whenever I can — usually between 15-20 nights per year. And while most of the hiking/camping community has been moving to internal frame backpacks, I remain an external guy. They’re easier to pack (and more forgiving when you do it “wrong”), better for hiking on well-established (…)