Wednesday, February 28, 2007

apple TV delayed!

Apple TV (which I plan on buying) has been delayed. Now the update time is listed as Mid-March, changed from February.

Come on Apple! I've got a $200 comp usa gift card burning a hole in my pocket! Let me buy some stuff!


You might wonder why I'm buying an untested $300 gadget from a very expensive DRM-laden company like apple.

1. I'm expecting the apple TV to have a very high WAF (Wife Acceptance Factor)

2. I've wanted a myth TV or similar application to hook up to the TV/Sterio for a long time now (I even set up a myth tv once, but it failed the wife test)

3. As soon as it's hooked up, I plan on bumping my netflix subscription from 4 at a time to 2 at a time, and spending the leftover money on content from iTunes, saving me money.

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Thursday, February 01, 2007

How can I make an application start at login/start up on Windows XP?


A friend asked me this today, so I thought I would share.

How can I make an application start at login/start up on Windows XP?

Simple, right click on whatever you want to run at startup. Choose create shortcut or send shortcut to desktop (whatever option it gives you). Drag that shortcut on top of the start menu, but don't let it go. Wait for the start menu to open, then drag on top of all programs, wait for your list of programs to open, then drag it to the startup folder.