Isaiah’s Blog

Today I’ll be talking about servers… media and file.
Blue and White Powermac G3
This one is a G3 400 with ~600mb of RAM, running Mac OS X Tiger, also known as our media server. This old computer (originally introduced in January 1999) has run well for us the past couple of years as our media [...]

I’ve been thinking about what technology I use in my youth ministry, and it got me thinking about several things. First, being content with what I have, and second, using what I have to the best I can. One of the best ways to be content is to acknowledge how much you can [...]

After installing Leopard on my “old” iBook G4… twice (more on that in a bit) I can sum up my experience with a truthful “wow”. Not because of the install issues (self-inflicted), but because, once again, the newest operating system from Apple actually speeds up my aging Mac! Oh, and Time Machine is amazing…
Install Issues:
1) [...]

My iBook made it back home safely from the good people at iResq.  They did an excellent job, and my iBook now has far more space then I need at this time.  Woohoo!  I wholeheartedly recommend going with iResq if you have any mac/ipod repair needs.  http://www.iresq.com
Now, for the second part of the title.  I [...]

I sent off my iBook to have its aging/slowing 30 gb hd upgraded.  Once it returns, it will have 120 gigabytes of its own… its so hard to see the little one leave, but I know it’ll return all the better…
As I wait for its return (probably by Thursday next week), I’ll have the Church’s [...]

Well, what a wonderful week (plus a few) since I’ve last blogged. I receieved the new charger for my iBook G4 on Tuesday last week, and boy was I glad to be able to use my iBook again! I didn’t really realize how much I use it away from a desk… but I [...]

Well, it finally happened. My iBook let me down. Well, not really the iBook… it still runs great, and will until the battery dies (some 5 hours later). The power adapter for the iBook decided to overheat and self-destruct today, leaving the smell of burning plastic behind. I was able to [...]

Xbox Media Center is pretty amazing. It makes the xbox a full on media center pc (without the cost…) Right now I’m streaming music from my Powermac G3 to the xbox, and I can view movies and pictures across the network. I’m pretty impressed. If you have a Mac and can’t [...]

Monday, I mowed Barbara Cambell’s lawn for 3 hours. That doesn’t include trimming or the finishing touches, which I will get done tomorrow. And that is on a rider mower. Yea… it was tall. It hadn’t been mowed in quite a while, and my hands became green (you wouldn’t like me [...]

Ah… Dillon left us yesterday evening. He went back home with his grandparents, and was very happy to see them. I think Sara and I had just gotten used to having him around, and now he’s gone… Baby withdrawls…
The enclosure for the external hd I use on the Powermac G3 died last night… [...]