Apple TV Hacking

I haven't even set up my Apple TV yet, so I'm not planning on any upgrades or software modifications, but it's nice to know that other people have figured out quite a bit in the short time the Apple TV has been around. Dan Frakes at MacWorld has a very detailed step by step guide with photos on how to swap the hard drive. It's not quite as easy as just replacing the drive, but it looks like it's a reasonable thing to do if you've got the time -- it takes about 16 hours to copy the disk image from the original to the new drive...

I'd just like to get mine hooked up and working this weekend.

Phoenix - Golden State

I don't think there has ever been a Don Nelson team which was known for defense and although they outscored the Suns 45-33 in the first quarter tonight, I'm still picking the Suns to win. The Suns have already cut the lead in half and they can get hot and really put up the points quickly. The Warriors were hot but I don't expect them to stay hot like that all game.

Confirming the info

Last week a neighbor told me that a rape had taken place just a few minutes before I drove past a swimming pool about 2 blocks from my house. I had no way to confirm this so I waited to read about it in the newspaper. I finally found the article today and it turned out that a woman was assaulted while jogging about 1/2 mile from my house and was able to fight off the guy and run away. The attacker was later caught. So the facts were a little different than the neighbor had gotten them. Maybe he listens to a police scanner, otherwise I have no idea how he would have known about it.

Food Bloggers

Blogging about food is pretty popular. SFGate says that some restaurants don't appreciate some of the amateurs who post reviews. Personally, I'd rather hear from a few regular people who offer a balanced review than from a professional who may or may not be able to relate to people who don't eat in restaurants all the time.

If you think restaurant critics from mainstream newspapers, television and magazines are tough on the food industry, you haven't spent much time in cyberspace. Online message boards, gossip columns, city restaurant guides and food blogs are proliferating and having a profound influence on where consumers spend their eating dollars. The once-genteel discipline of restaurant reviewing has turned into a free-for-all, celebrated by some as a new-world democracy but seen by others as populist tyranny.

Gators still rolling

I am sticking with my pick of my alma mater, the University of Florida, to win the NCAA tournament. It's not going to be easy, but I think they have the best starting five and the most experience, which should be enough to win it again. Ohio State would be a tough opponent, but Florida has the inside and outside game to beat them. I don't think either UCLA or UNC or Georgetown can beat Florida, but anything can happen in one game and all the remaining teams have the players to win. I think that depth has been the difference between the teams that almost beat the #1 seeds and those teams that won, but at this point, experience will matter more.