Outside Look

Cleaning Grimy MacBook Pro or G4

I've been preparing my old PowerBook G4 to give to my in-laws since I have a MacBook Pro and bought the wife a new MacBook. One of the things that happens with a lot of use of the aluminum keyboards is a build up of grime and oils. There is a lot of information out there about what to do with liquid spills, but not a lot about basic cleaning. Apple does not recommend using any solvents, and I found a lightly damp towel wasn't doing the trick. Nail polish remover was out, too strong of a solve...

A Social Media Win

I recently had breakfast at Sally's restaurant in San Francisco, and was not impressed. My meal was sub-par, so like any young (ish) geeky net type guy, I put it on Yelp. I was going against the stream - most of the reviews were great, and I did assume I had a one off, lousy experience, or my expectations were too high. But then, something amazing happened. The owners sent me messages on Yelp, and they were entirely apologetic, ready to make things right - they won a repeat customer. They sna...