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Yes, the iPad 2 seems cool.   Front and back cameras, FaceTime, PhotoBooth, faster A5 processor, 9 times faster graphics, thinner, etc.   The list seems extensive.


However, I would point out that if you are an iPhone 4 user, most of these features you already have!   Having these in a larger device does not make sense!


Unless some &ldquo;killer app&rdquo; comes out that makes the iPad 2 a really useful purchase, I find no valid reason to upgrade from &ldquo;iPad 1&rdquo;. 


The screen is no different, the storage capacities are not larger, and the difference of the profile and weight is minimal. 


If you are new to iPad then buying the new one makes sense.   If you are a present iPad owner, and have all the accessories, you already know that a limited time exists for you to sell your present stuff on eBay.


I really did not get it why the iPad was such a big deal the first time around until I had a chance to use my wife&rsquo;s.   Having one now for about a year I can tell you that a jailbroken iPad is a great tool to supplement your desktop, laptop, etc.   It is NOT a substitute, yet is a nice extension that is extremely portable.   The 10 hour battery life also does not hurt!


So, if you are into wasting your money, go ahead and buy iPad 2.   Good luck!   I will most likely pass on this one. 


How about iPhone 5?   That is one worth getting (as long as it is jailbroken).


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Well, yesterday I received a call that the &ldquo;parts are in&rdquo; and the second part of the MCS repair can be done.   I scheduled 3/10/2011 as I am off work (at least during the day).   The MCS will be dropped off at 8 AM. 


The sad news so far is that the rental car supposedly will not be covered by State Farm.   I apparently used up my maximum $600 on &ldquo;part one&rdquo; of the repair.   Tonight I submitted an e-mail to the State Farm representative we use noting that these repairs (aside from the grille and trim) would not be needed except for me pointing them out.   The deductible was paid.   These repair seem as extenuating circumstances that may take &ldquo;several more days&rdquo;. 


Would you not agree that a rental care should be paid by State Farm, or worked out between the insurance company and the body shop?   Why should I pay MORE for something under circumstance outside my control? 


Also, it has come to my attention that State Farm may end up not paying for my request to take the car to Mini to review the repair.   In my e-mail I did point out about the safety issue of the tire indicator that is still on!   I will keep you all posted on how this turns out!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Lion&#x21; Oh My&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Lion (10.7)</category><dc:date>2011-02-28T11:00:16-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/c697737c88a46addfa8b25a33d0a8a8a-220.html#unique-entry-id-220</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/c697737c88a46addfa8b25a33d0a8a8a-220.html#unique-entry-id-220</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


10.7 developer preview is now out!   Some of the features already talked about are just the tip of the integration with iOS we can expect with this release.


For those that downloaded the developer preview and installed it, a separate partition on an Intel Mac is recommended rather than a virtual machine. 


Yes, I did download, did install, and in another self-imposed NDA I cannot reveal more than this: IT IS AWESOME! 


I will post no screen-casts, screen shots, or really anything that you can find already via Google. 


For a Mac enthusiast this is the OS upgrade we should have always had!


Expected to be released this summer, 10.7 will be the driver for the next generation of Macintosh portables.   The MacBook Air is really only the beginning!


If John Ives moved back to England and can no longer design for Apple, even if they stay with the current unibody Mac, it is the OS that really defines Apple.   To quote John, &ldquo;it is really not the X-Y, but the thickness&rdquo; which makes Apple products amazing.   However, it is the OS (or iOS) that makes it useful. 


Here&rsquo;s to hoping we can install 10.7 on our Hackintosh computers!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Website Updates</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2011-02-28T10:51:58-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/9d1a745783dae84569d60def1f0d94e0-219.html#unique-entry-id-219</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/9d1a745783dae84569d60def1f0d94e0-219.html#unique-entry-id-219</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Another first for this site!   Video of Gillian&rsquo;s dress rehearsal is a compiled, six video, high-resolution export from Final Cut Pro.   See what you think!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Mini Cooper Driver Report: February 2011 - Part 4</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Mini Cooper S</category><dc:date>2011-02-25T13:24:28-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/7d53223d3a0e85819ffb4f66c21bd25f-218.html#unique-entry-id-218</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/7d53223d3a0e85819ffb4f66c21bd25f-218.html#unique-entry-id-218</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


So I called today to find out if any of my e-mails were acknowledged.   As it turns out the body shop said I was left a message earlier this week.   I have no record of this!


Anyway, I called to verify what is noted here.   As it turns out it was! 


I was contacted by State Farm agent, whom wanted me to get back with him if I was not contacted by the body shop.   My plan was do so, but wanted to give the body shop a chance. 


Anyway, it seems things MAY be moving ahead as they are awaiting parts. 


I will keep you all in the loop!   Thanks for the multiple replies and hits on this site.   I wish I could reply to all of them!


The 2/12/2011 page is updated with some information from State Farm.   Enjoy!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Macintosh Medical Moments: Episode 7</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Podcast</category><dc:date>2011-02-15T11:44:41-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/2168dda8ec334222e38920d25c6adf30-217.html#unique-entry-id-217</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/2168dda8ec334222e38920d25c6adf30-217.html#unique-entry-id-217</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Here is the seventh installment of MMM.   Enjoy!


Show Notes: Summary of the last few years with some inference for the future of the iOS devices in healthcare.


Michael Rebar


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Here is the requested video. 


Currently the State Farm rep has returned e-mail. 


Awaiting to hear from the body shop.   I will give them until this coming Friday to return e-mail response. 


In the meantime, please enjoy this requested video.


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Reasons To Jailbreak&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>iPhone 4</category><category>Apple iPad</category><dc:date>2011-02-14T07:27:15-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/335c09e61fc05649dab676c63eca8ab4-215.html#unique-entry-id-215</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/335c09e61fc05649dab676c63eca8ab4-215.html#unique-entry-id-215</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I thought I would take a minute and detail why I am a fan of &ldquo;jailbreaking&rdquo; the iOS devices (i.e., iPhone and iPad).   Aside from freeing users to do things with the phone and tablet that are outside the usual function of the device, there are practical reasons to perform this &ldquo;upgrade&rdquo; to the devices.   While I will not list or link on how to do this, a search will give you all you need!   Keep in mind that &ldquo;jailbreaking&rdquo; WILL VOID your warranty!


I figure a short list of reasons and rationales would be appropriate.


...The process of &ldquo;rooting&rdquo; an iOS device is known as &lsquo;jailbreaking&rdquo;.   It allows access to files at the top level, and from there gives responsibility to the user to install and manage the content and functions as appropriate.   Abuse of this power can turn the device into a wonderful non-functional display piece.   However, when done properly and carefully, the additional functions pay off in ways Apple and AT&T only understand by incremental updates.


Reason 2: Makes The Device More Secure.   I know you read this and go &ldquo;right dude&rdquo;.   However, by opening up the device as noted in Reason 1, you now have the ability to change the &ldquo;root&rdquo; and &ldquo;mobile&rdquo; passwords to something other than the commonly used &ldquo;alpine&rdquo;.   That change alone makes the device more secure from attackers who build such things into their HTML or bluetooth scripts to get into your devices.   While not simply done from MobileTerminal on the devices, it blocks access at the root and user level, and is synonymous to adding a login password to your computer at work or home. ...  It is NOT synonymous, it is the same thing! ...  Because at the heart of iOS devices is Mac OS X (although a simplified version).   And as any &lsquo;Unix-like&rdquo; device, has the ability to function as one.   Which means you are responsible for the security of these mobile computers once jailbroken.


...Everyone loves to make things their own.   Some folks put stickers on their notebooks or dress up their cell phones with bead kits.   Others like to use removable skins or custom iOS device sleeves and cases.   Whatever your flavor, the iOS can also be customized to do, and appear how you would like!   Jailbreaking allows for &ldquo;themes&rdquo; to be applied, icons to be changed, and adds functions how your interact with the interface.   You can make the icons do what you want, and in turn, make the device more &ldquo;your brand&rdquo; rather than someone else's.   Other tablet makers advertise how Apple devices turn us into the new &ldquo;Big Blue&rdquo; drones as in the infamous 1984 Apple advertisement.   I would counter that with the freedoms jailbreaking allows for.   While we cannot build a device like Apple, the freedom to choose how you interact with the device by customization allows for only you to know how to get something done. 

...Keeping up on technology can be hard.   Apple and Microsoft are always trying to outperform each other. iPhone, iPad, Windows 7 phones, and others (let us not forget Android!)   are just a few examples of changes in technology.   It is no wonder that &ldquo;corporates&rdquo; still use the Blackberry.   It is essentially the same since its creation, has a secure network backbone (in Canada), and performs very well in the professional environment.   So, if you are one of the brave souls taking another brand to the office, be prepared to do your own tech support.   The folks in IT may be able to help some, but once you do something different to the device, like jailbreaking, you are on your own.   My advice is simple: have a backup plan.   If the corporation gives you an iOS device to work on, DO NOT CHANGE IT IN ANY WAY! ...  It is a violation of their trust and you should be fired if you break that! ...  Unless you are the owner, or have a written agreement, by jailbreaking company iOS devices without corporate approval is a major security breach and defines you as literally as a corporate terrorist.   In today&rsquo;s wireless economy, an attacker can get in and literally rob the company of its secrets from the comfort of their vehicle.   In healthcare, which I am a part of, it turns my stomach when I hear of patient data taken by someone&rsquo;s laptop being taken or other such breaches of trust.   The information on your iOS device is worth more than gold, and electrons do not weight that much! ...  If it is your device you jailbreak and take to the office, make sure your company&rsquo;s device stays &ldquo;cherry&rdquo; and readily available in case you mess up your own.   Your &ldquo;eIQ&rdquo; will increase as you learn from your mistakes, have to completely restore the device under iTunes, and then venture back in to the waters of jailbreaking once again. 

...So, I listed just four reasons to jailbreak your iOS device.   Did you think this would be a David Letterman top ten? ...  By pointing out the basic four, I speak to a narrow segment of the iOS user base that partakes in the adventure of jailbreaking.   We all know there is good and bad with such a venture.   The experience, however, is one that teaches you lessons and responsibilities in the mobile workplace that few experience.   You become more cognizant with the trust companies place on us to keep contacts in our phones, important e-mails and client lists in our notes, patient information in our mobile EHR&rsquo;s.   By jailbreaking, securing the device, customizing it to work the way you do, and learning how to interface your growing knowledge base of IT, you will reach a point of individualization that is the Apple lifestyle brand, that of not only &ldquo;thinking different&rdquo; but &ldquo;working your way&rdquo; in an ever standards rigid workplace. 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Mini Cooper Driver Report: February 2011 - Part 2</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Mini Cooper S</category><dc:date>2011-02-14T07:13:11-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/3cdb611dfad8a73ccac9c320d95b89bc-214.html#unique-entry-id-214</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/3cdb611dfad8a73ccac9c320d95b89bc-214.html#unique-entry-id-214</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


While it is too early for a reply from the body shop or the State Farm rep, I thought I would bring the following to your attention (especially North American Motoring folks following this blog from my link on NAM --> THANKS AGAIN for your wonderful suggestions and multiple replies!!). 


This issue is a DIRECT safety issue with the car.   Since the Mini Cooper S runs on &ldquo;run flat tires&rdquo;, when the low pressure warning comes on, you pay attention.   Low tire pressure in such a car can lead to deadly accidents!   So, since getting the car back I have the check tire light coming on!   Resetting it does NO GOOD!


Obviously, I did send an e-mail to both State Farm and the body shop.   Based on your wonderful suggestions (thanks again!)   I proposed to the State Farm rep to keep the file open until the body shop has a chance to complete the work; THEN to allow me to take the car to the Mini dealer to let them go over the car for specifications set by Mini for safety.   And then to fix whatever needs to be fixed and bill State Farm as a part of this claim. 


The body shop still has a chance to make things right, and I am willing to allow for that.   However, as mentioned in the previous post, there are safety concerns already with leaving the original Aero Kit and cosmetic things like leaving the original trim on the hood.   Come on!   We all know how anal we are about our Mini&rsquo;s; we know them by sight!   We also notice things others might not.   Doing work on the Cooper and learning about the safety features, plus as detailed in the numerous posts and Mini Cooper Driver Reports (some with video), you all know I am part of the lunatics driving this &ldquo;go-kart for the rest of us&rdquo;.   Despite this, I transport my daughter in this car.   My wife drives it (once in a while).   I need it to spec. 


When you take a car in for repair, especially after an accident, it should be returned as before it was hit.   That is what is expected.   I hope State Farm only releases payment when this is done right!


More updates probably later today.   Thanks again for all your help (you NAM nuts!). 


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Mini Cooper Driver Report: February 2011</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Mini Cooper S</category><dc:date>2011-02-12T13:10:25-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/81f7f5ec9e4a79aae61251b26d8e184d-213.html#unique-entry-id-213</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/81f7f5ec9e4a79aae61251b26d8e184d-213.html#unique-entry-id-213</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Today I bring to you the details of the Mini Cooper S repair.   As detailed on the website, the deer that hit the car did roll up on the hood (bonnet) and hit the window. 


The repair that is nearly complete is also of some question as to restoring the car back to its state before it was hit.   I am here to declare to you that is NOT the case.


State Farm had to shell out nearly five-thousand dollars for this &ldquo;repair&rdquo;.   While the grille and trim are not in from Cincinnati Mini (where the parts are mostly sourced from), to my eye there is blatant disregard to what I reported needing repair, and resultant disrepair!


The deer rolled up onto the bonnet and did damage to the metal trim that is near the windshield!   These are noted in the photos I posted on the MCDR on 2/2/2011; however it looks like the damaged trim was simply put on the replacement bonnet and NOT REPLACED!!   (e.g., close up here)


Also my friends is the Aero Kit trim that was NOT REPLACED.   As I note in the photos you can see where the deer nicked and scratched the front bottom lead trim of the car.   This was damaged and NOT REPLACED.   Did they charge State Farm for this trim?   Look at the details of the parts repair list and you tell me (link one, two).


Now, let&rsquo;s talk about SAFETY!   Looking under the lead trim that was damaged, look at the lack of repair to the undercarriage!   Not only is there a screw hanging down loose on the passenger side (side of impact), there is a whole other side MiSSING on the driver&rsquo;s side which protects the engine from road damage!


To be fair to the body shop, I plan to e-mail a link to this blog page, as well as State Farm.   Plus I plan to post on North American Motoring.   I promise to keep you all posted to see how this PART 1 of repair is FIXED in PART 2.


To be complete, the body shop did give me car back as the Enterprise car I rented was due today.   However, the car seems to have a basic lack of attention to detail which anyone can plainly see make the car unsafe (in my opinion).   Anything can get under the front end and get to the engine compartment.   PLUS, the lack of repair of the leading edge of the Aero Kit you can assume has structural damage, especially with the gap notable in the two halves!


Till next time motor safe!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Macintosh Medical Moments</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Podcast</category><dc:date>2011-02-02T08:53:01-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/5cd1e481cb099fb87641ebf6d687001f-212.html#unique-entry-id-212</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/5cd1e481cb099fb87641ebf6d687001f-212.html#unique-entry-id-212</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


I promised to post a MMM podcast this past January 2011 which reviewed the last 6 podcasts.   Due to a car accident in january, the replacement of the MacBook Pro in December 2010, and the present developments at CES,  combined with may be a few recent advances proposed at MacWorld 2011, I may be posting a more inclusive podcast this March 2011.


WIll let you all know when it is done.   Check this blog ofter for updates!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Mini Cooper Driver Report: January 2011</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Mini Cooper S</category><dc:date>2011-02-02T08:45:24-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/fc11a52cc1890264712d34c29207859f-211.html#unique-entry-id-211</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/fc11a52cc1890264712d34c29207859f-211.html#unique-entry-id-211</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


This MCDR is basically me hitting a deer with the MCS.   Photos tell the story!


As with previous times with the car, anytime there is a change in the interior (or in this case, exterior), I will post the photos, video and invoices so anyone else whom may end up in my same position may safe themselves some grief (one of the ongoing missions of this section of the blog).


More details soon!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Website Updates</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2011-02-02T08:42:11-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/ee146baf21b0e847392ad49d985e750e-210.html#unique-entry-id-210</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/ee146baf21b0e847392ad49d985e750e-210.html#unique-entry-id-210</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


i wish I could tell you that there was little to add to the site this past January 2011.   However, not the case!


Cherie took a trip to San Diego for KCMA.   Check any of January 2011 for such photos.   Select feature used as previously discussed.


Also Michael was in a car accident!   See Mini Cooper S section for January 2011.


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Website Updates</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2011-01-04T11:24:04-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/afd221f449e214dfc7e66185445520a0-209.html#unique-entry-id-209</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/afd221f449e214dfc7e66185445520a0-209.html#unique-entry-id-209</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


i went to the dentist yesterday.   They have technology that now takes pictures of the teeth before and after a cleaning.   See for yourself!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Website Updates</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2011-01-03T09:14:38-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/9f054b39334aea326edfc4ee2c8056de-208.html#unique-entry-id-208</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/9f054b39334aea326edfc4ee2c8056de-208.html#unique-entry-id-208</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


The site was updated quite a bit this late December and early January. 


Please feel free to explore each section. 


Usual summary and links will begin again with the next post.


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New MacBook Pro</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>MacBook Pro 17 Inch</category><dc:date>2011-01-03T08:56:55-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/49c351509fdd5dfb58f18c504fb2832b-207.html#unique-entry-id-207</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/49c351509fdd5dfb58f18c504fb2832b-207.html#unique-entry-id-207</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Happy New Year and Merry Christmas!   Going in reverse order to 12/3/2010!


The last 30 days have been crazy!   The MacBook Pro 17 inch (non-unibody) that suffered the Nvidia graphics chip problem died exactly one month ago.   Two trips of the MBP to the Texas repair center resulted in a working machine.   However, in the same timeframe, it became apparent that a new machine was needed. 


Not to my pleasure, but the new 17 inch MacBook Pro formally replaced the older three year old machine.   The OptiBay was also replaced and instead of two regular hard disks, one of these is the solid state drive (SSD) technology I have been trying to delay using.   A trip to BestBuy to see how fast the new MacBook Air boots up did change my mind.   These machines come standard with a SSD.   So, there you go.   I finally caught up with the times. 


The new machine has limitations.   There is NO port for the venerable FireWire 400.   All of the ports on one side, while the SuperDrive (now OptiBay) sits on the other side of the machine.   The battery is not removable (yuck!), but getting to the battery was simply removing 12 screws which needed to be done for the OptiBay install anyway.   The construction is solid, the screen has a matte finish.   And the processor is quad core.   That an 8 GB of RAM make this a worthy purchase. 


I will miss the older machine though.   It was a solid computer.   Set up with Raid 0 for over a year, it was blazing fast for the time.   Core 2 Duo (which replaced the faulty Core Duo I bought - see blog), 4 GB of RAM, reinstalled SuperDrive (OptiBay shell sits on the shelf for now), and a new logic board, did make it to eBay once again.   The machine sold to someone in Connecticut.   Bye old friend.


So, for the last month I have been reinstalling the OS, moving over my profile and files, then backing the whole mess up to the Drobo.   Carbonite still has about 40+ GB to go before its backup is complete.   The PowerBooks (Pismo and 12 inch), along with the Hackintosh, are now off and unplugged from the network.   They are taking a nice rest!   Reliable machines the PowerBooks are!   The Hackintosh is not bad as well.   The Eee PC I introduced to this blog now three years ago still works great!   No plans to replace it anytime soon.


My advice to everyone still holds true.   Backup, backup and backup again.   I use the Drobo for day-to-day backups.   The older iPod Classic is used to backup the Data Files I treasure, while the second 500 GB hard disk that came out of the older MacBook Pro is now in an enclosure and serves as a third backup locally.    Don&rsquo;t forget Carbonite as well!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>MacBook Pro Bites The Dust&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>MacBook Pro 17 Inch</category><dc:date>2010-12-03T14:41:13-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/74e0891a0d77f2c2d6a4c49035595a4d-206.html#unique-entry-id-206</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/74e0891a0d77f2c2d6a4c49035595a4d-206.html#unique-entry-id-206</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


The main computer that supports the entire TRW development no longer functions!


After multiple attempts to revive the MBP the video no longer works.   It chimes on power on, but the sleep light blinks and does not work beyond that.   So, to the rescue are the PowerBook 12 inch and the Hackintosh!


The MBP has a box on its way from Apple, which should be here Monday!   Will not be able to post any updates to the site (besides this blog), so will keep everyone updated accordingly. 


The interesting thing was the computer was recently restored, and prepared for further use.   The most recent iPod was converted to be a bootable GUID disk to which I was going to restore media when this problem came up!


Thanks to the Drobo I most likely will be restoring the MBP once again!   This December is already busy!   Oh well!


Will keep you all updated.


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Argo (Yamato) Movie&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Yamato</category><dc:date>2010-11-27T10:44:26-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/df17c3a52f844a54c4151cb9a7b710b8-205.html#unique-entry-id-205</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/df17c3a52f844a54c4151cb9a7b710b8-205.html#unique-entry-id-205</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Normally I would not promote a movie.   However, before Star Wars and the Star Trek movie franchises took off, there was Star Blazers.   Now, I am not going to repeat here what several other websites, blogs, and fan pages profess.   However, I would like to share with you how this Japanese animated series gave me hope during extreme hopelessness as a child.


Growing up in an abusive household, where my blue-collar mother was physically and emotionally dominant, yet submissive to her alcoholic co-dependent third husband, escape for me as a young teenager came in the form of this television program.   Every Monday through Friday, at 3:30 PM, Star Blazers was akin to the serial episodes of westerns that were popular several decades before.   The cartoon was awash in complex relationships, comedy, far out technology; all against the background of a cosmic struggle of saving planet Earth from radioactive destruction from space.   A struggle I could partially equate with my home situation. 


...Postulates of things not yet real, but probable, is a staple of Japanese story telling.   Translated from Japanese to English, characters renamed yet with the storyline mostly intact, the epic search for &ldquo;cosmic DNA&rdquo; to repair the planet from radiation was just one concept you had to wrap your mind around to understand the struggle.   The best friends of Wildstar and Venture, their mutual love of Nova.   Their garnered respect of Captain Avatar while they fight Delock (?   sp) across space toward the planet Iscandar and back to Earth with the &ldquo;cosmic DNA&rdquo; made the affairs of the current politics and economics of the 1980&rsquo;s more understandable.   You see, radiation would naturally require shielding to prevent disruption of DNA.   The best way to escape such radiation is to live underground.   The Argo (Yamato) was refitted while underground, then sent into space with the crew as the Star Force.   Their mission was the journey I mentioned earlier.   Imagine yourself as a cloistered 12-year old during the 1980&rsquo;s surrounded by abuses of many kinds, a visiting father whom gave an allowance of a few dollars, and no internet to look things up.   Technology comes to you in dribs and drabs.   Two years before the Macintosh, the IBM PC and what followed, there was PBS and shows like the &ldquo;Computer Programme&rdquo; demonstrating the simple things computers could accomplish.   At school there was the Tandy TRS-80, and at home the cobbled together Commodore 64 I had spent all of my time and allowance money to buy.   Then there was Star Blazers.   Advanced, yet palatable for the teenage mind, it helped me to not only escape my surrounds for 30 minute &ldquo;sessions," it also helped me to grow up with real guidance and a sense of purpose.   This cartoon helped me to venture outside of my surroundings and eventually helped me find the deeper meaning of life. ...  It was a nice union of the scientific and spirit.   There is no need for self-help like &ldquo;Dianetics&rdquo; or tele-evanglists like PTL with that footing underneath me.   My mother, unfortunately, became more enamored with Jim and Tammy Baker, the for-longing songs of the dead Elvis Presley.   She purchased or redirected child support payments for these things or to PTL.   Shame; she should have watched Star Blazers!   She might not have gone off the &ldquo;deep end&rdquo; of her bipolarism. 


I &ldquo;escaped&rdquo; with Star Blazers.   The Argo was a ship of dreams that blasted its way out of despair and misery.   That strength, embodied in steel, today is a museum in Japan.   The Yamato was a real ship during World War II.   The Argo was its futuristic remaking into a defiant battleship to save Earth. 


Sadly, Avatar dies as the end of the first series from radiation poisoning. ...  He and Nova eventually marry (future series).   Venture is saved by the lady whom sent the original message to Earth about the &ldquo;cosmic DNA&rdquo; while Avatar was fighting near Pluto (still a planet then).   The entire series is in several parts.   However, it is the first series (in English) that set me straight in life.   Today, the theme is still with me.   Thanks to YouTube, the internet, and DVD sales, the series is possibly to find a new audience. 


...I lay out for you my deepest memories of a beloved show for the sake that you may find what I did, inner drive to see life through to its end.   Tragedy, love, adventure are just parts of the greater story of our individual experiences on this planet.   You might need a Tony Roberts, or something else to motivate you to achieve you goals.   For me, it was Star Blazers.   That, and finding God are all anyone really needs in my viewpoint. 

...Never give up your own fight to achieve your goals. 

...&ldquo;Space Battleship Yamato&rdquo; premieres December 1, 2010 in Japan.   I hope there is an American release soon!
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In early 2011 the seventh installment of Macintosh Medical Moments will be released.   The format for this show essentially is a recap of the various technologies brought to you in the past episodes with some updates of the various show topics mentioned.


So, if you have not had a chance to listen to the show, please feel free to download from iTunes.   There are only six podcasts to listen to catch up, so not really that taxing!


See you in 2011!


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Overnight updates!   Wow! 


The family went to Golden Coral for Thanksgiving.   The night before Cherie had a few friends over.


How is that for turn around?   Using the SELECT modality for posting allows for such faster posts using the same method of FrontPage on Windows on Fusion on Mac OS 10.6.5 and manual HTML creation of the menu system.


This should be the last post for November!


Michael Rebar


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Now with that massive revision out of the way now I can tell you about this month&rsquo;s updates!   There may be more photos added later, but I wanted to go over a website change for content beginning with yesterday&rsquo;s data upload.


This site maintains ALL of the photos from 2000 onward of the Rebar family.   The Rebarized World (TRW) is contained on this site.   That is; data and photos that I wish to share with the public are contained on this site.   There are many images that are part of the backups (local and offsite) that are simply necessary family records and such that have little interest to most folks (unless you are into identity theft!).   So, since ALL of the public photos are posted on this site, the menu system and links take you to content you may or may not want to see.   Meaning, multiple photos of the same thing, possibly from a different perspective, different filter or camera setting, that kind of thing.   Plus, with multiple new photos added with the new camera, it makes sense to begin to economize the HTML code to those photos of better quality, all in the hopes to tell the same &ldquo;photographic story&rdquo; you have come to expect from TRW!   Those pages therefore that are edited in such a way will have the word &ldquo;SELECT&rdquo; somewhere in description part of the page (usually below the date and title).


With that in mind the site is now updated with November content.   Cherie took a bunch of great photos during her trip to Orlando.   There are other pages for her section for November to explore!   Gillian got a toy or two at a local store chain here in Ohio.   Michael updated the site with data as above.


Will add more content later.


Till then; have a Happy Thanksgiving!


Michael Rebar
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Due to a recent change in the configuration of the main computer that this site is produced and maintained, there appears to have been lost content links for October 2010!


I just noticed this as I was completing the links the latest MCDR and discovered this problem when I tried to link to the last report in October 2010.   Anyway, some back peddling and editing of the HTML has restored the site links.   I do apologize for anyone that missed this update.


Anyway, as I recall to the best of my memory, the October update had a link to multiple photos Cherie took with the new camera, then some photos she took of the fall colors at Morehead State University.   Gillian had her school fall class photo, and she and the family also went to the Kettering College of Medical Arts homecoming.   Michael had the Mini Cooper for service, then submitted the October Mini Cooper Driver Report.


The site also was revised to the new format.


I think that is all that you missed for October 2010.


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As promised, the latest MCDR.   The car has had new tires, a good wash and wax.   Plus the interior was prepped with &ldquo;303&rdquo;.


Now ready for winter.


Enjoy the video!


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Content for this month will take some time to upload and process.   I have not only a large MCDR with video, but also many pictures Cherie has taken with her camera.   Very nice!


Check back often for updates!


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Now that Mac OS 10.6.5 is released, I can share with you that it improves the Macintosh experience immensely.   As well, location based computing is more incorporated into the OS.   Before I was under a self-imposed NDA due to using the betas available from the usual sources.   For portable devices this update adds value to the present hardware you use.   The new MacBook Air also takes advantage of 10.6.5.


Installing on the netbook using NetBookInstaller (NBI) is well documented to have problems with 10.6.5 and the kext known as sleepenabler.kext.   A fix should be released soon for the Eee PC 1000H, which still makes a valuable addition to the present setup.


As the MacBook Pro is still my main system, I thought I would touch on one thing.   This computer is still very useful as my daily machine.   Build in February 2008, this machine will be three years old in early 2011.   I do NOT plan to replace the machine till probably 2012 or 2013.   The reason is simple.   It represents one of the last models with a removable battery and the older design that I fine favorable.   My wife uses the newer unibody MacBook Pros and seems to like it well enough.   My experience with upgrading the Mac with dual 500 GB hard drives about a year or so ago, and recently replace those drives this past fall, did explemplify the usefullness of these older machines.   Recent crashes experienced by the system in a Raid 0, one terabyte single drive, made it difficult to defragment and isolate the error.   Erasing, restoring the system as a dual drive set up left me with a Data Files drive, and a main MacBook Pro drive.   Yes, I am now able to add back Windows via BootCamp and all that, however the largest advantage of separating the main OS and data drives is backup.   It is easier to backup now, however the setup is more difficult. iTunes needed to have all of the media added back slowly; the music and movie folders now off the main drive, it has become easier to isolate new media added.   Also, to write protect these files becomes more dynamic. 


iPhone and iPad OS&rsquo;s at 4.2.1 makes the various development cycles now uniform for Apple.   I still await a jailbreak before upgrading. 


More later!


Michael Rebar
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RIght now I am uploading the files to the server, then will do the HTML coding and update the Welcome page.


What has been keeping me busy this week is the push to make the Hackintosh a 10.6.5 machine.   Yes, past 10.6.2, FINALLY!   I will have a full post on the system redo this coming week.


Likewise, a video report version of MCDR has a large video file that is uploading right now.   Recently serviced, the work order sheets from the dealer are Photoshoped for identity safety, but will be posted as well.


Cherie also took a ton of photos with her new camera.   I will have those on the site as well.


The work will be slow, but should have this done by the end of next week!


So, look for these updates soon by checking back often.


Till then!


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Thank you for your feedback!   The September 30, 2010 page under Michael has proportional video now.   Again, please be advised that the file size of the video is large enough that it may take a minute or so to load, even using broadband.   Therefore, I have extended the frame of the two videos to show the QuickTime controlled at the bottom. 


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Last night, jailbreaking iOS 4.1 using the latest Windows application from GeoHot was something to see!   First I tried to update iPhone 4 using 4.1 on the MacBook Pro running 10.6.5 beta and iTunes 10.1 beta.   That did not work, the phone was stuck in DFU mode. 


So, after moving the 4.1 restore file to the PowerBook 12 inch the restore of the phone went fine.   Luckily I thought ahead and used AptBackup from Cydia to make a backup of all my Cydia apps, then did a full backup on iTunes.   Once I had the phone restored to 4.1, I tried a few times to get the jailbreak Windows program to work under Windows 7 and Fusion.   No good. 


Breaking out the Acer Aspire One netbook that my daughter used in the past I was able to get the iPhone jailbroken under WIndows XP.   From the Cydia appication the AptBackup program was loaded but not run.   Going back to the MacBook Pro I was able to then restore my profile, music, applications from the iTunes Store, calendar, e-mail settings, etc.   Then, launching AptBackup and choosing restore, it essentially downloaded most of the Cydia applications I had previously.   I still had to manually install about paid applications (which I had a list of from screenshots I took before the restore).


Once done, about 3 hours later from when I started, the iPhone 4 is running iOS 4.1 nicely.   There are still stome applications that need tweaking (like My3G) for iOS 4.1, but that is why Cydia bought out Rock, to fix these things!


Running Mac OS X 10.6.5 beta and iTunes 10.1 was nothing out of the usual.   While I am not a developer and do not have to follow a non-disclosure agreement with Apple, I will refrain from detailing the changes to the OS from 10.6.4.   However, I will tell you that the additions to the OS and the tweaks made thus far are worth the upgrade. 


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The website has had extensive photo and video data added this month. 


Please feel free to explore under the sub-headings for September.


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Here is the link to the latest video MCDR for September 2010. 


The pictures and video say it all!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>PowerBook Pismo&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>PowerBook Pismo</category><dc:date>2010-09-14T13:07:58-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/b1068b094e4f1e7bf300904f65ce4ddd-192.html#unique-entry-id-192</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/b1068b094e4f1e7bf300904f65ce4ddd-192.html#unique-entry-id-192</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Joyous news here on TRW!   The ever expanding Mac collection now includes a great find from eBay....a PowerBook Pismo!   Why go retro?


Those familiar with the PowerBook 12 inch addition/rebuild will find it to be no surprise that another PowerBook was eventually to be added to the &ldquo;working museum&rdquo; of Mac computers that compromises the TRW network.   Rationales for purchasing the relic from eBay are mullti-fold....


1) Recent upgrades to the main MacBook Pro include new hard drives, making the need to purchase an expanded newer computer less of a priority.


2) The need for nodal computing demanded a third Mac on the network that could multitask with the rest to peform the same functions a newer Mac would have provided.


3) It&rsquo;s just plain fun to rebuild these machines.


4) It was a cheap additional to the TRW network.


Even after 10 years, the G3 500 MHz processor that drives this latest addition serves to be a nice addition to the 1.5 GHz G4 and 2.66 GHz Core 2 Duo that sit on the desks around me.   Distributed computing makes it possible to use these computers together as one machine.   Much like the idea that drives the Drobo, these computers can &ldquo;node&rdquo; together to produce an overall balanced computing experience.   With some of the off loading from the MacBook Pro to these other PowerBooks, the distribution is now well balanced.


Unlike the PowerBook 12 inch, which required a total teardown and rebuild, the Pismo was easily accessed under the keyboard to install a new hard drive and clock memory.   Installing OS 9.2.2, then Tiger (10.4.11) was not easy, and required a day&rsquo;s worth of downloads and rebooting.   Microsoft Office 2004, Firefox and Little Snitch make a complete setup for this purpose. 


I&rsquo;ll post a video of the new setup soon!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Website Updates</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2010-09-04T10:58:12-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/7cb1e5c59e96b5843194da0a0af4ed23-191.html#unique-entry-id-191</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/7cb1e5c59e96b5843194da0a0af4ed23-191.html#unique-entry-id-191</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Gillian had a swim party with MVDC.


That&rsquo;s about it!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Why Jailbreak iOS 4.0.1 and 3.2.1?</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>iPhone 4</category><category>Apple iPad</category><dc:date>2010-09-04T10:29:02-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/33a92648d4dd4d0e52330da8d9ca9300-190.html#unique-entry-id-190</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/33a92648d4dd4d0e52330da8d9ca9300-190.html#unique-entry-id-190</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Earlier in August I posted about the jailbreakme.com website.   Why do this when I posted earlier in June 2010 that it seemed impractical to jailbreak the iPhone and iPad.   The answer is really simple!


When iPhone 4 was released, the device presented the application FaceTime.   This new application allows for anyone over a wifi connection to connect to another iPhone 4 and have video chat capabilities.


FaceTime will further find use beyond just video chat.   Further 802.11n (wifi) is not omnipresent.   However, 3G coverage is essentially everywhere.   This condition set makes jailbreaking the iPhone 4 a necessity.


If you subscribe to the 2 gigabyte cap that AT&T offers, jailbreaking the iPhone 4 to use FaceTime over 3G may use up your limit quickly.   So, you are warned!   Despite this, the freedom to use the device to its larger potential is now a reality with jailbreaking. 


So, now that the rationale is out there, let&rsquo;s talk security!   If you do decide to jailbreak iPhone 4 you MUST apply the PDF security patch provided via Cydia.   And, you MUST change the root and user password to something other than &ldquo;alpine&rdquo;.   This will make your device even more secure than Apple offers with 4.0.2! 


When iOS 4.1 and 4.2 are released, I will wait till the dev team gives us a jailbreak function.   The FaceTime capability over 3G makes upgrading for me prohibited without a jailbreak. 


So, why jailbreak the iPad?   No FaceTime there to use an &ldquo;excuse&rdquo;.   Jailbreaking the iPad with iOS 3.2.1 is essentially to continue the access I have noted in Macintosh Medical Moments episode 6.   To use SuperDuper!   to remotely store my essential files using the flash memory purchased with the 64 gigabyte device.   Medical uses for such functions include also the spreadsheet I use for patient data.   As before, the root and user passwords are changed, and the PDF security patch was applied. iOS 3.2.2 to me is not as secure given that Apple has my &ldquo;user&rdquo; and &ldquo;root&rdquo; passwords if I kept &ldquo;alpine&rdquo; as the password.   Upgrading to iOS 4.2 will require the jailbreak to be posted for me to apply this.   Printing from the iPad can be added for about ten dollars (USD) using PrintCentral.   Multitasking to 3.2.1 can be added with the free application called &ldquo;Backgrounder&rdquo;. 


Frankly, the jailbreak community offers enough reasons to extend the &ldquo;purpose&rdquo; of the device to propel the rationale for applying the jailbreak properly both as a method to justify the Apple tradition of higher cost with the need to secure the devices beyond the Apple specifications.   Going back to a vanilla iPhone 4 install undercuts the purpose and does NOT justify the cost of the phone or tablet.   Without jailbreaking, I would strongly suggest the Android devices. 


Open your eyes Apple and make the iOS open.   We are responsible enough to reinstall if we mess it up!   Heck, folks familiar with Windows are used to the &ldquo;reinstall&rdquo; process.   It is part of the culture!   We should not have to &ldquo;cat and mouse&rdquo; Apple to supplant Microsoft.   That is happening automatically.   Steve Jobs take heed: The enemy is NO LONGER Microsoft, it is GOOGLE and the ANDROID OS.   Make it open man, it&rsquo;s good karma!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Mini Cooper Driver Report: August 2010</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Mini Cooper S</category><dc:date>2010-09-04T10:21:36-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/b833f16a20a4f07b2584de80d01ec167-189.html#unique-entry-id-189</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/b833f16a20a4f07b2584de80d01ec167-189.html#unique-entry-id-189</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Lately I have made it clear that the MCS defaults more to daily driver status.   However, I do plan to prepare the car for winter 2010 by applying a coat of Ice wax and removing the magnet stripes on the bonnet.


Traveling just a few miles to work each day has made the need to wash the car less.   Plus, the studying for board recertification does hold me back from the earlier frequent posts I made even on NAM.


Projects with the car also also complete, further making the daily driver status more prevalent. 


Motoring though is still what makes the MCS a fun ride. 


Sometime this month will update the photos of the car post cleaning and waxing!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Website Updates</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2010-08-22T12:48:10-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/9f964bd4bd29c216e51c9f1b99bb9287-188.html#unique-entry-id-188</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/9f964bd4bd29c216e51c9f1b99bb9287-188.html#unique-entry-id-188</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Updates this later month include a trip to Indianaopolis for DCI finals, Cherie went on a trip to Kansas City for work, and Gillian enters the next MVDC season for 2001!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>JailbreakMe.com</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>iPhone 4</category><category>Apple iPad</category><dc:date>2010-08-09T14:49:04-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/bb5837dd4ff6eff5650780d3cd483500-187.html#unique-entry-id-187</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/bb5837dd4ff6eff5650780d3cd483500-187.html#unique-entry-id-187</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Blessed be the day on August 31, of the year 2010, when the jailbreak for iPhone 4 and iPad 3.2 was released!


More on this later.


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Website Updates</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2010-08-09T14:43:31-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/a323bfb12c93acae9a431c1c2bf64c71-186.html#unique-entry-id-186</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/a323bfb12c93acae9a431c1c2bf64c71-186.html#unique-entry-id-186</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


There are a few things to update our readers on. 


Cherie was on a mission trip to Kentucky.


Gillian fell ill for a day or so.


Gillian and Michael went to the Air Force Museum.


More to come!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Mini Cooper Driver Report: July 2010</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Mini Cooper S</category><dc:date>2010-07-20T16:40:32-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/36655606b84d41ae7277d547008b38f7-185.html#unique-entry-id-185</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/36655606b84d41ae7277d547008b38f7-185.html#unique-entry-id-185</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


This has been a hot summer thus far.   In cleaning the car, mostly I must admit that I have been preoccupied with preparing for my recertification studies.


However, the MCS has been through the self-car wash several times over the last few weeks.   It is interesting, in that the car is definately a &ldquo;dirt magnet&rdquo; but running it through the car wash does allow for some testing of the Ice wax that was placed in the Spring.   Also the paint chip repair seems to hold up nicely.   So, as a study in wear-and-tear, efforts from the Spring to &ldquo;summerize&rdquo; the MCS continue to pay off. 


In the late Summer I do plan to reapply the wax to the car, and touch up the interior with &ldquo;301&rdquo;.   Also, the &ldquo;301&rdquo; interior prep I did this Spring also seems to be holding up nicely. 


More updates to come!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Website Updates</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2010-07-20T16:32:20-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/6b9baee6c8ccd41ffe22a14ac56eeb48-184.html#unique-entry-id-184</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/6b9baee6c8ccd41ffe22a14ac56eeb48-184.html#unique-entry-id-184</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


While June was a HUGE update to the site in terms of phots and video, July is also proving busy as well!


Cherie and Gillian went to a DCI regional competition, Michael has been working on the sound crew for FirstServ, and Cherie jammed with FirstServ by playing piano.


Jax continues to grow (and growl at times).  


Michael also shows his ancient and relatively ancient computer hardware used to publish this site.


More to come!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Still need a jailbreak?</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>iPhone 4</category><dc:date>2010-06-30T00:48:43-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/abd555e01ddcf9394148f2a169dc914b-183.html#unique-entry-id-183</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/abd555e01ddcf9394148f2a169dc914b-183.html#unique-entry-id-183</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


iPhone 4 is out. iOS 4 also is out.   Still need a jailbreak? 


Probably not!


The latest OS adds some of the features requested by this user ever since the original iPhone in 2007.   Bluetooth keyboard support is built in!   FaceTime gives a preview for SixthSense technology (attach a projector module to the 30-pin connector at the bottom).


Apple finally has a product that even those not originally interested in the technology are now excited. 


It finally may have happened where jailbreaking the iPhone no longer seems to make sense.   Even iOS 4 on the 3GS makes jailbreaking redundant. 


We will see!


Michael Rebar
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These last few days have been very busy.   The family returns from TN for Gillian&rsquo;s Stage One competition in Gatlinburg. 


Video, pictures near 840 items uploaded to this site!


Click here, here, here, here, here, or here for direct links (warning on the last link --> the video is not compressed, so it may take some time to download).


More to come later!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Mini Cooper Driver Report: June 2010</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Mini Cooper S</category><dc:date>2010-06-30T00:37:05-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/220713d80055a11d07beffce04a70abf-181.html#unique-entry-id-181</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/220713d80055a11d07beffce04a70abf-181.html#unique-entry-id-181</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


I see that some folks are still trying to get aftermarket fogs installed on their MCS&rsquo;s.   The NAM site has again become active on this topic.   Please feel free to reference this site for details!


Aside from this, nothing to report this month from driving the MCS. 


Wash, wax, repeat!


Let&rsquo;s Motor!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>iPad Use - Several Week Impression</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Apple iPad</category><dc:date>2010-05-30T10:50:49-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/60aa757b0cfae5d62fc79d568e0a7054-180.html#unique-entry-id-180</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/60aa757b0cfae5d62fc79d568e0a7054-180.html#unique-entry-id-180</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Comment As the iPad goes on sale in the UK (and eight other countries), I've had my own "magical and revolutionary" Apple tablet for exactly 56 days. 

...Which is the line you use even when you're pretty damn sure that it is indeed her.


Full disclosure: I write this as a fervent fanboi who has used Macs since literally the first day that the original Macintosh 128k became available in 1984.   I've partnered with and enjoyed PowerBooks, Quadras, Performas, iMacs, Power Macs, MacBooks, Mac Pros, and iPhones &mdash; even a Newton.


But of all of those Apple products, it's my whirlwind affair with the Newton that most reminds me of my first 56 days with my iPad.


With the Newton, as with the iPad, I eagerly anticipated its release, and bagged one as soon as I could.   I took it on business trips for note-taking and email, had no problems with its much-maligned handwriting recognition, and even played the occasional game on it.


But after the first blush of novelty wore off, the Newton's flaws asserted themselves: small display, unpocketable bulk, non-standard file system, and so on.   I found myself spending less and less time with it, and soon returned to my previous partner, my trusty PowerBook 170.


...I've taken it on business trips for note-taking and email, have had no problems with its much-maligned keyboard, and even play the occasional game.   But I'm spending less and less time with it.   As a fanboi, I'd like to say that the jury is still out, but I'm afraid that the most important evidence &mdash; that I'm less frequently using the li'l guy for either business or pleasure &mdash; is in. 

...Not that the iPad is a steaming turd, as many rabid Apple-bashers like to fulminate. ...  For example, it's been a helpful business partner in meetings and interviews due to its abilities as an unobtrusive, silent note-taker with no display to get between me and my interview subject.   What's more, Apple's well-engineered $39 iPad Case holds the iPad at the perfect typing angle.


The iPad's instant-on capability makes it more of an impulse-satisfier than a laptop could ever be.   I can, for example, quickly check MLB.com's At Bat 2010 for iPad at any time to find out how badly the San Francisco Giants are losing.


Apple may have left out a good deal of functionality in iPad 1.0, but there are apps available to provide some of its missing capabilities.   Air Sharing HD ($9.99), for example, provides a usable file system and enables printing by way of wireless printer-sharing (Mac OS X or Linux only).


...Since it requires more power than an iPhone or iPod, not all Macs, PCs, and USB hubs can charge it when it's awake. ...  When it's hooked up to a low-power port you'll see a Not Charging notification when it's awake, but you obviously can't see any notification when it's asleep &mdash; a mild annoyance that Macworld refers to as the modern-day equivalent of "Does the refrigerator light stay on when I close the door?"


Then there's the matter of web access, supposedly way up the list in the iPad's raisons d'&ecirc;tre.   Surfing with your iPad while comfortably ensconced on your couch is all well and good, but the lack of tabs in the iPad's Safari browser makes doing so a less-useful experience than it could be.   And although the iPad's 9.7-inch display is a vast improvement over the iPhone's minuscule window on the web, browsing on a full-fledged Mac or PC display is still a better experience.


Maybe I'm just spoiled &mdash; I have a 20-inch display hooked up to both of my Macs, one at home, one at work. 

...Also, say what you will about Flash being a battery hog and all, but using Flash-based navigation on the iPad is clunky, and surfing to, say, Hulu, only to be told that you're a second-class netizen, is dispiriting.


But Flash aside, the couch scenario is hailed as one of the iPad's selling points.   Browsing, watching videos, fiddling about with photos, playing games &mdash; the iPad is designed to allow you to consume and enjoy while kicking back. 

...If only the iPad's edges were more rounded to make it more comfortable to hold.   If only its glossy display didn't so distractingly reflect overhead lights, windows, and the like. ...  Yes, 1.5 pounds (0.68 kg) may not sound like much, but &mdash; and you simply have to take my word for this, or you stud-muffins may simply disagree &mdash; holding the iPad for any amount of time gets uncomfortable.


And don't try to prop it up on your thigh, since its back surface is too slippery &mdash; another argument for that nifty Apple iPad Case.


Then there's reading &mdash; the activity for which I've used my iPad more than anything else.   Personally, I prefer using Amazon's Kindle app on my iPad because it's less distractingly tricked-out than Apple's own pseudo book-like iBooks app (but do download the handy 280-page iPad User Guide from the iBook Store).


Due to the iPad's less-than-comfortable couch usage, I've used it mostly to read during my daily commute, as has Michael Miller over at PC Mag, who found the iPad to be a great commuting partner.   Miller, however, apparently gets to sit down during his trip to his New York office, while I'm jammed in a San Francisco subway, jostling for space with other vertical wage slaves.


...After a few weeks of using my iPad as an e-reader on crowded trains, I went back to using my iPhone, which is lighter, smaller, and far easier to use with one hand &mdash; and it fits in my pocket.   Although some of my acquaintances think I'm crazy to use an iPhone as an e-reader, it's wonderfully convenient and perfectly legible.


So much so that I read all of War and Peace on my iPhone during my daily commute. 

...I've dabbled with Fieldrunners for iPad, Labyrinth 2 HD, and Real Racing HD, and, yes, more pixels do make for a more-involving gaming experience than with equivalent games on the iPhone or iPod touch. ...  Personally, though, I prefer to waste my time and brain cells reading some pointless Stieg Larsson silliness or another magnum Russian opus, thankyouverymuch.


Finally, digital morality enters the evaluative picture: the entire convoluted matter of how the iPad/Pod/Phone's application ecosystem is a walled garden and whether we, as consumers, should acquiesce to it or rebel against it.


Seasoned Reg readers will know that I've weighed in on this matter ad nauseam, and that I'm of the belief that Apple's control-freakiness is good for neither the company, its developers, nor its users.   That said, no one is forcing you, dear Reg reader, to buy an iPad/Pod/Phone &mdash; you know what you're getting into when you ship your dinero a Cupertino.


...It's not the draconian App Store police who are causing me to use my iPad less and less since the day I bought it.   It's not Steve Jobs' arrogance that keeps me from leisurely surfin' and readin' and watchin' from the comfort of my couch.   It's not the unfairness of Apple's developers agreement that has stopped me from taking my iPad with me on my daily commute.


The reason that I rarely pick up my iPad after that first blush of fanboi fascination is that I have little use for it.


...However, in its current incarnation &mdash; although I do get some utility and entertainment out of it in specific usage scenarios &mdash; it's in a category that is yet of little value to me. 

...To turn that collegiate break-up line on its head, "No, iPad, it's not me. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Website Updates</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2010-05-30T10:36:36-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/1b8072b12d6de99bdef038189a21f6f0-179.html#unique-entry-id-179</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/1b8072b12d6de99bdef038189a21f6f0-179.html#unique-entry-id-179</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


As Gillian finished the fourth grade, a &ldquo;state fair&rdquo; was put together to help demonstrate some of what they have learned.   It also gives them a chance to talk to others.


Observing some of Gillian&rsquo;s skill development in communication and extemporaneous thinking does give me some insight on how much she has grown intellectually this school year.


As we enter the &ldquo;tween year&rdquo; and deal with the developmental process (biologic, intellectual, and social), it will be interesting to witness the flourishing of Gillian&rsquo;s integration from these various wells of life.


For now I think she still likes &ldquo;being a kid&rdquo;.   However, she knows she still knows, even at this age, she needs to &ldquo;save for her car&rdquo;.   That, for a teenager is the ultimate sense of independence.   The first set of wheels.


Let me not be remiss in mentioning that being a father is easy.   Cherie has most of the burden as I work nights (for now); so most of the photos and video added to this site are her contribution.   My &ldquo;job&rdquo; has always been to administrate this site.   This summer Gillian will have an older teenager as a chaperone (a.k.a., nanny).   This will be the first time raising Gillian will be somewhat &ldquo;outsourced&rdquo;.   She will be ten, and without another sibling (other than her &ldquo;furry brother&rdquo; Jax), this might be a blessing in disguise.   The &ldquo;nanny&rdquo; is someone in Gillian&rsquo;s dance company.


Soon, parents will be &ldquo;uncool&rdquo; till we are older.   May be I&rsquo;ll have more time then with my wife!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Mini Cooper Driver Report: May 2010 - Update</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Mini Cooper S</category><dc:date>2010-05-30T10:31:02-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/41cdcdaa61e2dadc0d58dfffbe52816c-178.html#unique-entry-id-178</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/41cdcdaa61e2dadc0d58dfffbe52816c-178.html#unique-entry-id-178</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


I have posted a short update page on the status of paint chip repair.   The car has been prepped for a session.   However, time and obligations have forced a push back till the first week of June 2010.


To keep you all updated on the details of the repair, please see the video on the page.


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Mini Cooper Driver Report: May 2010</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Mini Cooper S</category><dc:date>2010-05-23T13:09:22-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/80d8d131dbf80a672ad7787c8ded1537-177.html#unique-entry-id-177</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/80d8d131dbf80a672ad7787c8ded1537-177.html#unique-entry-id-177</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


This month&rsquo;s report is simply very short.   I have been trying to get a chance to repair the chips mentioned last month.   However, the weather and scheduling have delayed this more. 


My hope is to update everyone next month with a video report on its completion.


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Website Updates</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2010-05-23T12:50:53-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/e3a5915bf7182bb195b87a4e6c10244f-176.html#unique-entry-id-176</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/e3a5915bf7182bb195b87a4e6c10244f-176.html#unique-entry-id-176</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Thanks for your continued support of The Rebarized World!   All of your e-mails are welcomed and appreciated!


Several patrons of the site have suggested a better way to &ldquo;database&rdquo; the pictures for HTML rendering.   I have even posted on this site in the past that my plan was to try and consolidate the data sets to SQL type structuring. 


However, time and laziness have arrested this goal.   Since the site was reengineered in 2006, this latest format works for me.   Despite this, the slow down in Windows when trying to insert pictures into FrontPage (whether in the virtualized form from Fusion, or the synthesized form from CrossOver [crashing quite a bit at that!])   has caused me to re-consider this option.   But, I need your help!


If you would like to volunteer and help edit this site, I am open to suggestions.   There is a master backup that can always be uploaded if necessary!   E-mail me at michael.rebar@gmail.com if you would like to take part!


Anyway, this month has been busy!   Gillian has been busy with dance, the family spent time at Kings Island, and Michael had his glasses chewed by Jax (who got a bath recently).   Most profound, Cherie was recently interviewed as part of her work.


More to come this June as Gillian and family go to Tennessee for national dance competition.


Michael Rebar
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Macintosh Medical Moments: Episode 6</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Podcast</category><dc:date>2010-05-16T08:15:53-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/http:/homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/TheRebarizedWorld/Podcasts/MacintoshMedicalMoments/2010/Episode006/Episode006.html#unique-entry-id-175</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/http:/homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/TheRebarizedWorld/Podcasts/MacintoshMedicalMoments/2010/Episode006/Episode006.html#unique-entry-id-175</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Here is the sixth installment of MMM.   Enjoy!


Show Notes: The iPad: A &ldquo;how to&rdquo; on moving files to the device.   Video tutorial link enclosed at the end of the podcast.


Michael Rebar


Podcast]]></content:encoded><enclosure url="http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/podcast_175.m4a" length="3941495" type="audio/mpeg"/></item><item><title>iPad Use - First Week Impression</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Apple iPad</category><category>Podcast</category><dc:date>2010-05-11T11:25:33-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/72c3f58a1dd79d47ce4212a7f17d7fb3-174.html#unique-entry-id-174</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/72c3f58a1dd79d47ce4212a7f17d7fb3-174.html#unique-entry-id-174</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Well....  I was WRONG!   The iPad is no iFad!


It really is one of those experiences you just have to try the device to understand.   Briefly using one at a local BestBuy, I thought the device more of a toy than a tool.   On the last MMM podcast the opinions of the device were focused on the healthcare industry.   While I will reaffirm that most of what was mentioned still holds true for the medical profession (for the time being), the fundamental intent of the device was completely missed in that podcast.   In an upcoming podcast I will revise my statements where appropriate and share some real world use of the device in the hospital setting.


While I can not put into words the best way to describe the iPad (there are more technical sites on the web for consumption), I can tell you I can see it existing as an &ldquo;inbetween device&rdquo; for the cell phone (iPhone) and laptop (netbookd or full size).   A tretise on this device begins this way....it is awesome!   Jobs was right about the concept of the iPad inventing a whole new category.   Yes it is portable and fairly sturdy.   You can take it with you throughout the house or about, and do things on a screen that makes the iPhone seem silly.   All of my complaints about the bluetooth stack and keyboards are now moot (aside from jailbreaking).   In many ways, the iPad can become your mobile office (along with your cell phone, of course).   Orientation of the screen does not matter, there is no hinge to break, nor a wait time for booting.   You turn it on and work, or play.   Oh yes, we have lift-off!   Size of the device is managable; it even fits my Scott-e-Vests.


Does it replace a laptop?   No way!   It also does not replace your phone.   Right in the ditch of worrying about bringing a laptop, your presentation you need to give, and the report you need to complete, traveling light and &ldquo;instant-on&rdquo; got a whole more productive.   On the medical front there will be more to discuss on a future podcast.


Is it a toy?   Yes.   Is it a tool?   YES!   Configured with the right software the iPad can fit nicely into the mix of our digital life.   One thing I would suggest doing without delay if you get such a device; I would jailbreak the iPad and change the user and root password from &ldquo;alpine&rdquo; to something else!   One argument I can solidly make as a user of a jailbroken iPhone (and now iPad) is this; use the device&rsquo;s memory to the fullest and store critical files in the /var sub-folder directly using your favorite FTP program.   That way you have them all the time in several locations.   Cheap and effective backup.   And if you happen to use your cell phone during the day, you can consider that &ldquo;offsite backup&rdquo;!   I still recommend Carbonite though for everything else!


More on the iPad moving forward.


Michael Rebar
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Well, after some &ldquo;delay&rdquo; I have an iPad on the way.   Cherie has one for her work, and I had a chance to really try it out.


As predicted on 1/24/2010, the iPad has come around to be what it claims.


What has caused me to turn around about the iPad?   Simple, EMR!


One of the programs (apps) that was purchased for the iPhone was iChart.   Simply put, it is a full EMR (EHR) for the iPhone.   Given the screen size and various methods of input (including a bluetooth keyboard) to the iPhone, the device is limited by its size for such work.


The iPad, on the other hand, turned to landscape mode, allows for a near full sized keyboard to come up on the screen (about as nearly capable as a netbook).   One feature that gives the iPad a slight avantage over a netbook in this regard is the &ldquo;instant on&rdquo; feature.   Just like the iPhone and iPod Touch, just a tad larger screen, makes all the difference.   A reported 10 hour battery life also helps, as a shift at the hospital is 12.5 hours.


Will give the device some real world testing, and report back.   Most likely this will make a valid Macintosh Medical Moments podcast!


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One thing that I have been posting on my website for the last year is a Mini Cooper Driver Report (MCDR); some of which contains video. 


If any of the information is helpful to any Mini driver, then I hope you can use the information I have gleaned over the last year driving a Cooper.


A specific issue that is logged and demonstrated in progress over the last year is the inclusion of rear fog lights for the R56 model.   If anyone is interested in taking that adventure, then these links may help!


Link 1: http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/TheRebarizedWorld/Michael/2009/March/26/26.html


Link 2: http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/TheRebarizedWorld/Michael/2009/April/16/16.html


Link 3: http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/TheRebarizedWorld/Michael/2009/May/11/11.html


Link 4: http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/TheRebarizedWorld/Michael/2009/May/23/23.html


Link 5: http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/TheRebarizedWorld/Michael/2009/June/20/20.html


Link 6: http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/TheRebarizedWorld/Michael/2009/July/05/05.html


Link 7: http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/TheRebarizedWorld/Michael/2009/July/12/12.html


Link 8: http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/TheRebarizedWorld/Michael/2009/August/09/09.html


Link 9: http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/TheRebarizedWorld/Michael/2009/August/29/29.html


Link 10: http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/TheRebarizedWorld/Michael/2009/August/30/30.html


Link 11: http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/TheRebarizedWorld/Michael/2009/September/06/06.html


Link 12: http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/TheRebarizedWorld/Michael/2009/October/29/29.html


Link 13: http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/TheRebarizedWorld/Michael/2009/November/01/01.html


Link 14: http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/TheRebarizedWorld/Michael/2009/November/05/05.html


Link 15: http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/TheRebarizedWorld/Michael/2010/January/03/03.html


Link 16: http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/TheRebarizedWorld/Michael/2010/January/06/06.html


Link 17: http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/TheRebarizedWorld/Michael/2010/February/01/01.html


Link 18: http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/TheRebarizedWorld/Michael/2010/February/02/02.html


Link 19: http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/TheRebarizedWorld/Michael/2010/March/08/08.html


Link 20: http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/TheRebarizedWorld/Michael/2010/April/01/01.html


Link 21: http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/TheRebarizedWorld/Michael/2010/April/16/16.html


Link 22: http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/TheRebarizedWorld/Michael/2010/April/17/17.html


Link 23: http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/TheRebarizedWorld/Michael/2010/April/23/23.html


The link to the blog mentioned on several of the links is at: http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/category-mini-cooper-s.html


Enjoy!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Mini Cooper Driver Report: Late April 2010 (Post-paint Repair)</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Mini Cooper S</category><dc:date>2010-04-24T10:27:27-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/0f707570ef04dae230f3db02e4300892-171.html#unique-entry-id-171</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/0f707570ef04dae230f3db02e4300892-171.html#unique-entry-id-171</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Here are the photos and video of the Langka kit repair. 


There are other spots that need repair, including paint still on the hood and a repair of the bumper.   Howevever, these photos and video do give you an idea of what you can do with the Langka repair kit!


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The Langka paint kit was applied to the MCS after a wash.   Video included.


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I do apologize for the delay....more photos and videos yet to process!


Updates so far this month since last post on 4/12/2010.


1) Gillian did perform her solo at a dance competition.


2) Cherie&rsquo;s Las Vegas trip photos.


3) Jax photos (4/13, 4/16).


More photos from the 2nd and 3rd weeks of April will be posted soon!


Michael Rebar
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The MCS has been washed and waxed a few times this spring!   Many chips have been found.   This year, unlike previous where individual spots were identified by tape, I plan to just take before and after shots of the areas of touch up.   Also, I probably will have the car down for an oil change sometime next week.


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After trying 10.6.3 I must tell you users of netbooks to consider leaving your machine at 10.6.2.   Here is why!


First, 10.6.3 introduces several changes in the OS that make video and sound less functional than 10.6.2.   Netbookinstaller as an application does allow for 10.6.3 to boot, but really makes working the Hackintosh a real pain!


After getting a previous Time Machine backup restored on the Hackintosh via a USB install &ldquo;disk&rdquo; for 10.6.0, the installation was made bootable via another install of 10.6.0 over the restored 10.6.2.   Then, using the combo updater for 10.6.2, then several software updates later, the machine was almost back to its &ldquo;pristine state&rdquo; at 10.6.2.   As far as software goes, I must give credit to Volitans Software, SMART Utility.   This utility detected that the hard disk in the Eee PC was starting to fail.   Since I had decided to go back to 10.6.2 on the netbook, a purchased 7200 RPM, 320 GB hard drive was an easy upgrade for little over $100.   The speed difference from 5400 RPM, and the 16 MB cache of the new disk made boot time almost 50% less than previous. 


Now that the machine is locked down to 10.6.2, it joins the category of static machines in the collection (the collection consisting of the Eee PC and the PowerBook 12 inch).   The upgraded hard disk makes the 1000H a nice machine to keep for a few more years.   Whether or not it will be replaced by an iPad in the future has yet to be seen.   The netbook Hackintosh is at its final stage of development. 


Any thing else from here on out on the netbook will be entries about various hacks.   One such hack is sound!   Sound used to come by way of &ldquo;Audiee&rdquo;, but no longer!   The drivers now allow for speech as soon as the machine boots, just like how the MacBook Pro is set up!   Really, the Eee PC is just a stripped down MacBook Air, just with more USB ports!


Thanks for reading about the netbook development!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Website Updates</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2010-04-12T16:53:44-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/502c12917b8b56a03b42e4255c5df390-166.html#unique-entry-id-166</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/502c12917b8b56a03b42e4255c5df390-166.html#unique-entry-id-166</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


What a full week or so!   Gillian continues her heavy dance competition schedule, recently completed her first solo.   Video will be posted soon.


As part of her return trip for ATI in Las Vegas, Cherie spent part of her birthday on the plane!


More updates soon!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Hackintosh 10.6.3 Update&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Netbook</category><dc:date>2010-04-05T14:44:40-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/d48c0639ee459e050f3220a2c73ae90d-165.html#unique-entry-id-165</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/d48c0639ee459e050f3220a2c73ae90d-165.html#unique-entry-id-165</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


After a failed upgrade to 10.6.3 update, I am here to tell you that having a back up is important!


Booting from a USB installer of 10.6.0, using Time Machine over the network was able to restore the netbook to 10.6.2.   Pressing forward with 10.6.3, the use of the netbookinstaller is very important. 


Bottom line.   If your hackintosh works on 10.6.2 I would not recommend updating at this time.   There is still some work on kext&rsquo;s that need attention.


My advice.   Get a Mac!


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On April 3 we found Jax at Jack&rsquo;s Aquarium & Pets.   He came home, and has begun to fit into the family! 


Jax is 3 months old and weighs 2.5 pounds.   He is a pomeranian. 


Welcome Jax to The Rebarized World. 


You can click directly to Jax&rsquo;s page from the Welcome page.


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Here is the link to Gilian&rsquo;s latest dance competition at Headliners.


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Website Updates</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2010-03-21T13:34:21-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/bbc3f19106cbc7ad1b7a58e20b8cb4f5-162.html#unique-entry-id-162</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/bbc3f19106cbc7ad1b7a58e20b8cb4f5-162.html#unique-entry-id-162</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Gilian went to her first dance competition this month and &ldquo;rode&rdquo; her bike for the first time this year.   Cherie took some nice morning photos.


Other content to be added this month as Gillian has more dance competition 3/27.


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The First Rule of Apple Development is NDA</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Consumerism</category><dc:date>2010-03-14T22:21:07-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/c37018044ba0935f2c569987e215c270-161.html#unique-entry-id-161</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/c37018044ba0935f2c569987e215c270-161.html#unique-entry-id-161</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Today I would like to talk to you about the Apple version of &ldquo;Fight Club&rdquo;.   The movie, released some years ago, is about an insomniac whom has a multiple personality disorder, the alter ego of which likes to play destructive pranks on the establishment under the guise of &ldquo;Operation Chaos&rdquo;.   The first &ldquo;rule&rdquo; of Fight Club is &ldquo;not to talk about Fight Club&rdquo;. 


This sort of activity is happening behind the scenes at Apple.   The launch of any product, like the iPad, is a strict secret that consumers are marketed to want, and the rest of the industry shudders to face as they review their current product line or service.   Apple creates a mystique, a &ldquo;magic&rdquo; that generates interest, which translates into product purchases. 


Not that I am an Apple &ldquo;basher&rdquo;.   I actually adore the Apple brand.   The Macintosh is the best computer in my mind, while the OS is something that is portable and has server level strength.   So, with that said, let&rsquo;s talk about the real crux of this blog entry, the Apple Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). 


When a developer signs on to be a part of the bandwagon that is iPhone or iPod Touch, and now iPad software engineering, they sign to agree with the NDA.   The only way the NDA was revealed by the Freedom of Information Act is when NASA developed an application for the iPhone.   The details of the NDA definitely benefit Apple.   Apple set up the App Store for the iPhone, pay the server and transaction fee costs, and only take a percentage of the monies made on paid application.   If the application is &ldquo;free&rdquo;, Apple maintains the application &ldquo;free&rdquo; to download to users.


The main issue with the Apple NDA is that developers are charged with keeping Apple secrets.   If they are &ldquo;lucky&rdquo; enough to be let in to the Apple &ldquo;inner circle&rdquo; they are held to such a high standard, that any breach of that trust will cause a cascade of effects which has long-range effects on users.   Details of this are well documented by doing a Google search. 


Remember, the first rule of the Apple NDA is that you don&rsquo;t talk about the NDA.


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Mini Cooper Driver Report: March 2010</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Mini Cooper S</category><dc:date>2010-03-09T16:10:24-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/c5e1a14d8ccf923f57b46e1ceb9c0f89-160.html#unique-entry-id-160</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/c5e1a14d8ccf923f57b46e1ceb9c0f89-160.html#unique-entry-id-160</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Today I release the latest MCDR with video.   This winter has been harsh on the Mini Cooper.   It has been one of the &ldquo;worst winters in Ohio&rdquo; in about a century I am told.


There were times the MCS was stuck in the snow at work.   It worked out well as I simply stayed at the hospital and did weekend work during the last huge snow.


Anyway, the damage to the car is as noted in the video.   The trim took a beating. 


On my new job, the car roof was hit and scratched by an automatic gait.   The trim along the roof line also was dented in two places!   What a week - these new &ldquo;injuries&rdquo; were sustained after the video shot on 3/8/2010.


Well, cataloging the car&rsquo;s &ldquo;aging&rdquo; is something that this MCDR is all about.   The car is my daily driver, and while it cleans up nice, it shows is wear-and-tear!   The close-up photos show that well.


While I may still do the paint touch-up as planned, I am beginning to like the car more the way it is.   The various scratches and dings show that the car is used for its purpose - to &ldquo;motor on&rdquo;!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Mini Cooper Driver Report: Early March 2010</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Mini Cooper S</category><dc:date>2010-03-05T10:20:33-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/0bc537b94ee95d16e5f6521797973a83-158.html#unique-entry-id-158</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/0bc537b94ee95d16e5f6521797973a83-158.html#unique-entry-id-158</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Well, spring is almost upon us!   Warmer weather may soon mean the sunroof may be used! 


Today I plan to wash the Mini when I am done with my meeting at noon today.   I am now working nights on my new job and suspect I will have more slightly more time to devote to cleaning the Cooper.


Paint chip repair is planned for spring, just need a solid weekend of temperatures in the 60&rsquo;s and a nice weekend to let the work dy.


On the new job I do not have to drive the 35 miles to work (one-way), so I suspect I will not be hitting the 27k mile mark till summer (when the next oil change will be due).


It has been almost a year that I have had the Mini.   I can honestly tell you as I have submitted MCDR&rsquo;s over the last year, this community of auto enthusiasts does my heart well.   We are generally hard working folk whom use the Mini as a daily driver and look to do the work ourselves.


Modifications and upgrades to the car support can come from NAM (NorthAmerican Motoring) or other forums.   From this interaction I have been able to help others whom needed to upgrade their MCS with rear fog lights. 


As last summer, this will be another great motoring year!


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This weekend has been cold in this part of Ohio!   We had a cancellation for Gillian&rsquo;s full-dress rehearsal for dance competition.


However, today she was able to show her stuff on the stage!   This site has other dance video through the years (2009, 2008, 2007, 2006); some links for quick reference.


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Macintosh Medical Moments: Episode 5</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Podcast</category><dc:date>2010-02-28T18:56:06-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/http:/homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/TheRebarizedWorld/Podcasts/MacintoshMedicalMoments/2010/Episode005/Episode005.html#unique-entry-id-156</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/http:/homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/TheRebarizedWorld/Podcasts/MacintoshMedicalMoments/2010/Episode005/Episode005.html#unique-entry-id-156</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Here is the fifth installment of MMM.   Enjoy!


Show Notes: The iPad in Medicine, Can the "Macintosh" solve the healthcare crisis?, Hospitalist medicine and technology; where do they meet on patient care?


Michael Rebar


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It has been several weeks since this site has been updated.   The TRW staff (chiefly me) has been in some flux with the career.


February 19, 2010 marked the end of my nearly 5 years at Upper Valley Medical Center (UVMC).   As a hospitalist for Midwest Medical Services, I also was the webmaster for the site.   Through the years I can say it has been a great experience.   Transitioning now to Greene Memorial Hospital (GMH), I will continue to work as a hospitalist.   The job change will allow more more development of this site, possibly completing the project planned in 2009...to convert the site to more of a SQL type of database for pictures and speedier deployment of updates.


As a preview this site will be adding some pictures and video chiefly of Gillian, but will also include a KCMA video that Cherie has a part.


For the section of Technology, as well an overlap with a new MMM (Macintosh Medical Moments) episode coming soon (possibly this weekend), a comparison argument for the iPad and netbook will be voiced.   While I am not entirely convinced the iPad will have a huge impact in the medical space, I will speculate where it might be used.   Handheld devices (like the iPhone/iPod Touch) are still considered the chief method to interact with medical information at the bedside.   EMR/EHR&rsquo;s may confound this argument to a degree, but we will have to see.   Please look for an update for MMM in iTunes or your RSS feed.


We are all still awaiting the 10.6.3 update for Snow Leopard.   Hopefully it will be posted before TRW is updated!


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The Mini has had a rough winter!   Nearly 19,000 miles logged between Beavercreek and Troy, Ohio.   Everyday a 70 mile trip.


Since we had a &ldquo;nice&rdquo; day here (temperature of nearly 40 degree Fahrenheit), the Mini got a bath and some detailing. 


The photos give the harsh proof that the Mini needs some touch-up paint come Spring!


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Without rehashing the features of the new Apple iPad, I would like to point out to you why netbooks are still &ldquo;valid&rdquo;.


In the latest presentation by Mr.   Jobs on 1/27/2010, where he introduced the iPad as a new niche somewhere between a &ldquo;smartphone&rdquo; and a laptop, he tried to make it seem that the iPad was the &ldquo;filler&rdquo; for that hole in the technology market.   He gave an impassioned sense of function that netbooks could not fill.   &ldquo;They are too slow&rdquo; was mentioned, the &ldquo;screen is too small&rdquo; was another proclamation.   These are things we already know about netbooks. 


Steve did sum up netbooks in one accurate statement, &ldquo;they are slower notebooks&rdquo;.   Yes, to that I agree.   At home I use a MacBook Pro.   It is several years old now.   It is plugged into a monitor and performs the function tasked well.   On the road I have the iPhone.   It functions well in that role.   At work, or on the coffee shop, I have the netbook.   There is no inbetween.   At home, when I am not on the notebook, and want to go to the couch, there is the iPhone or Apple TV. 


Reading eBooks may be one function that the iPad may try to retrench from the Kindle.   Newspapers and other content that was once free may become subscription only by way of such a device.   A revenue stream may be born as music and other media is to the iPod Touch and iPhone. 


Netbooks though will be with us always.   Cheaper but functional for its form factor, the netbook has locked down the &ldquo;inbetween&rdquo; market that the iPad may try to slide into.   I would need to see a true &ldquo;killer app&rdquo; that would take me away from the Eee PC 1000H hackintosh that has become a vital part of my mobile lifestyle.   Impress me developers...if you can.


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On an up and coming version of Macintosh Medical Moments (MMM), I will detail the trials and tribulations of trying to use iPhone technology in the workplace.


This entry comes to you via a Bluetooth keyboard which is linked via BTstack (application available for jailbroken phones).


The Stowaway foldable keyboard from the now defunct "ThinkOutside" finally can be linked to the iPhone via the new Bluetooth stack.   Combined with a Mophie &ldquo;Juicepack&rdquo; the combination of these devices allows for near complete parity with laptops. 


As anticipated, this combination allows for mobile computing on the go!


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Here is the final truth on the &ldquo;tablet Mac&rdquo;; known prior as the iSlate or iTablet.   The proper name will be the &ldquo;iPad&rdquo;.


Adopting the best of the iPhone, the iPod Touch, and the netbook phenomenon, the new iPad will continue the merger of media on the mobile platform, and will extend to the next level of convergence.   This is the &ldquo;e-book&rdquo; or &ldquo;PDF book&rdquo; market.   Aside from the &ldquo;Kindle&rdquo; and other e-book readers, the iPad will incorporate QuickTime extensions in documents/books to enrich such &ldquo;static&rdquo; reading.   Much like the &ldquo;Star Trek&rdquo; devices, media on a portable device larger than the iPhone or iPod Touch will venture to &ldquo;capture the flag&rdquo;.   Content will expand to book publishers as they look to &ldquo;go green&rdquo; with less paper and more digital delivery of newspapers, books, etc.


The web will be viewed as only one channel of data delivery, but now a more personalized experience as your portal to the vast content merging in front of us. 


The iPad will eventually replace these other niche devices, iTunes will morph into another product as it will have content from its present cache, but will extend to the rest of the markets.   One device to be taken with you will contain your digital life.   Eventually the iPad will replace your phone, your netbook, notebook, traditional books, newspapers, etc.   What will make this possible?   Simple, SixthSense technology!


As mentioned on this blog in the past, this is the use of gesture technology merged with traditional portable media.   Yes, the iPad will have cameras and will have a built in projector.   Cameras will be front and back for conferencing and recognition of what may be in front.   Facial recognition in iPhoto will be used to organize data to the iPad.   That person&rsquo;s contact information, or other documents linked to that person in your possession will be pulled up using Spotlight.   The projector will project either a keyboard or use the SixthSense technology to allow gestures to interface with the device.


More to come in this space!


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After about a year or so after the PowerBook 12 inch rebuild, I thought you all did deserve a status update.


The PowerBook serves well as a &ldquo;backup Mac&rdquo;.   In this role, the older machine has a place on the network, &ldquo;The Rebarized World&rdquo; and has due mention here.   After a time, the machine now serves well to be the &ldquo;downstairs Mac&rdquo;.   Finding the right adapter (i.e., Mini DVI as I recall now) at BestBuy, the display to the external TV/monitor allows the screen real estate to enlarge some!


The main reason for this is the need for a access to Gmail and the hospital&rsquo;s patient information while on call.   The PowerBook, connected to an older flat screen, wall mounted TV, allows for easy access.   Overall, the experience is positive; although there can be some improvements in the screen resolution obtained. 


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If you are like me; one whom likes to tinker, then I have a new insight for you!


The process of getting the address book onto the jailbroken iPhone 3GS can, at time, lead to duplicate entries.   The matter seems to stem on how the Cydia software &ldquo;reorganizes&rdquo; the iPhone&rsquo;s application directory.   This may lead to several different versions of the address book database file.   This is noted when you have the address book, or the phone contacts on the screen.   There may be duplicates.


To fix this, it is simply a matter of removing the offending files, and resyncing the phone.   The files are recreated in the &ldquo;proper&rdquo; (Cydia) formatted location.


The directories that need to be found are:


1) /var/root/library/AddressBook/


2) /private/var/mobile/Library/AddressBook/


These can be accessed using the Terminal application on the Mac, or any FTP program like Transmit.


The files that need to be removed from these locations are:


1) AddressBook.sqlitedb


2) AddressBookImages.sqlitedb


Once these are removed, simply reboot the iPhone and then sync.   The data will be recreated.   Of course it does pay to have a backup of these files and your host address book or contacts file backed up somewhere!   (Really, if this disclaimer has not already been followed, then you should not attempt this and turn in your pocket protector!)


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Some good news and sad news to bring to you today.


On the good end is the wintery photos that Cherie took of the house, neighborhood and Gillian&rsquo;s school.


The Mini Cooper was photographed in less than a clean state!   Snow and ice make it hard to clean the car. 


Regarding the topic of the Hackintosh, and the jailbroken iPhone, here are a few photos. 


The Eee PC 1000H celebrates one year now as a Hackintosh, now running Snow Leopard.


As a concept the jail-broken iPhone can now use a bluetooth keyboard.   Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 also run on the phone (but slowly). 


Using the iChart program with the bluetooth keyboard does help data entry go faster, but the overall experience is not conducive for regular use in a hospital.   Without caps on the number of patients seen in a day, there is not conceivable way to plan accurate data entry into any EMR/EHR.


On the sad news.   A fish Cherie bought about 3 years ago, named &ldquo;Biscuit&rdquo; (due to the food shaped like briskets) did die this weekend.   The next Beta will be names &ldquo;Triscuit&rdquo;.


I hope this one entry to the blog will be acceptable to those whom normally search by category.   Let me know what you think!


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Since jail-breaking the iPhone 3GS, the one driver that makes the whole thing work with iChart is finally available.   I am talking about the bluetooth stack which allows a portable keyboard to be used with the phone. 


This week I intend to try the combination out at work.   Once again, the EMR will be used!


Will report back on its success or failure in a future post to this site.


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Apple Decade</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Consumerism</category><dc:date>2010-01-03T15:48:12-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/c6f8a78c52f284c19b445e25c0eb15cb-143.html#unique-entry-id-143</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/c6f8a78c52f284c19b445e25c0eb15cb-143.html#unique-entry-id-143</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Today I would like to declare 2010 the &ldquo;Apple Decade&rdquo;. 

...Not only stylish and functional, the overall quality of the brand is in a class by itself.   Other companies mimic the hardware nicely.   Laptops that look like the MacBook Air most likely can be &ldquo;hackintoshed&rdquo; to run Snow Leopard; so no real loss there.   In terms of price and total cost of ownership (TCO), Apple consistently cost more than the regular throw away PC.   However, factor in the cost over time, with most folks keeping these computers for several years, to then sell them on eBay or something like that (considering the resale value), and one could argue that you might actually come out ahead.   Notebooks, phones, mice (have you seen the Mighty Mouse yet?   If not, go now to the store and try it!).


Second, and more subtle, the OS.   Mac OS X simply is the best OS out there.   Consumer use or professional, it stand up against Windows 7 nicely.   Feature for feature Redmond is behind.   Forget the line about viruses and all that garbage.   The OS&rsquo;s are very similar in style and use.   Microsoft has indeed improved on Vista, I do give them credit.   However, the staleness of Windows 7 leaves me wanting to use the Mac OS more.   Yes, this site is done in FrontPage, which runs best of Windows (forget CrossOver for this...too messy).   I am happy to close Fusion after I am done with Windows and get back to the Mac!   If you are a PC, I wish you well!   My prediction for Microsoft is that due to the 10 year funk with Windows XP and then Vista, combined with the steady growth of Linux, Microsoft will continue to slide downward.   The Google Chrome OS will help that more.   Netbooks and a free OS like Chrome will help push more away from Redmond.   Ironically, Apple continues to sell well even in this economy.   The reason, the Apple Store.


Third, and more concrete, the Store.   The Apple Store is a real place you can take your Mac, your iPhone, whatever it is with the logo, and go complain about it in person.   Does Microsoft have that yet?   Yes, to a degree.   However, it is the separation of the OS and the hardware which makes this a &ldquo;fun venture&rdquo; for the user.   Your HP or Sony die suddenly?   I guess you can call the company that made the hardware.   But, is your Windows version OEM or did you upgrade?   It is a driver issue or a virus? ...  If I have a problem with the Mac, I get in the car and drive it to the Store.   &lsquo;Cause it is an Apple product, I can complain to someone in person! 


...It is not elitist to use a Mac.   It is just plain practical!   You buy the machine. ...  That MacBook cost as much as three netbooks.   You get it home, turn it on, and go to work. ...  I use one (see any of the entries on &ldquo;hackintosh&rdquo; for my treatise on the Eee PC 1000H).   Go ahead and buy that PC off of QVC or the other shopping networks.   When you buy a Mac you are part of the crowd of folks that do not mind a white logo emanating light in the shape of a fruit.   It is different to use an Apple product; it does indeed does change your expectations of how things should &ldquo;just work&rdquo;.   The problem is when you begin to expect the rest of the world to be as &ldquo;functional&rdquo;.


This year marks the decade of Apple dominance in the marketplace.   Microsoft will still exist, but in a much smaller, and more trimmed capacity.   It will leave the business world (save Office of course), Apple will replace it in the number one spot, and by next decade we will be again rooting for Microsoft as the &ldquo;underdog&rdquo;.   Trim back on the crap and Microsoft could really be an &ldquo;ass kicker&rdquo; once again.   But it will take time as it retrenches and emerges from near bankruptcy in 2015 (my prediction).
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Yesterday the MCS made its trip to the dealership.   A video before and after were taken.   The comparison from previous to today&rsquo;s pictures speak for themselves!   The repairs, which took about 4 hours to complete, were no charge to me. 


I will post the edited work order when I get it in the mail.   According to the Repair Advisor the parts need to be removed from the order.   The four hours were the TLC that should have been applied the first time around.   It&rsquo;s all in the workmanship!


Anyway, after two months, about 8 months of work and worry, the fog light upgrade is complete!


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Happy New Year! 


Now, as promised, there are several updates.   Most are in the Family section.   We recently were on a trip to Tennessee.   Here is a direct link to December 28th, 29th and 30th.


In 2010 this site will be celebrating ten years of content.   The site is still created using FrontPage 2003 on Windows in a virtual machine that runs on a Mac.   Last year I did propose to try and find a way to quickly enter photo data into a matrix that would allow for faster edits.   However, that never did happen.   And, as it turns out, I still can not find a better way to enter static data to HTML other than FrontPage.   It is simple, I understand how to use the program, and guess it would be hard to change formats after 10 years of data entry.


So, for the present time, The Rebarized World will remain in its current state.   Someday, maybe I&rsquo;ll change it!


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Soon will be posting a slew of photos to close out the year.   So, check back soon!


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Here we are in the beautiful Tennessee mountain ares (Pigeon Forge) at The Inn at Christmas Place and we have our laptops, iPhones, and aging Kodak EasyShare V1253 camera. 


We get here from Dayton, Ohio checking e-mail, weather, and other things on the iPhones.   Battery drain is abated to a degree with the in car iPod charger.   Very slowly I am able to get the 20+% left on the battery to nearly 60+% before we get to the hotel.


On our trip we took some photos with the phones, but mostly with the digital camera.   After arriving, we went to Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede Dinner Show and took some photos.   By the time we got back to the hotel, the digital camera&rsquo;s battery was dead, and the iPhones were nearly unusable.   The lack of a consistent 3G connection meant that the phone needed to constantly search, further draining the juice!


Well, the next morning I used the Hackintosh to get on the net using the iPhone&rsquo;s 3G connection to order the Mophie Juice Pack Air.   So let&rsquo;s see.   A bluetooth keyboard driver AND an extended battery in a protective case, what does this equal?   Well, true productivity for the mobile knowledge worker!


Let me not overemphasize the true power of the iPhone 3GS.   It is a knowledge workers&rsquo; dream!   Android and others may catch up, and are more &ldquo;open&rdquo; than the Apple products.   However, with the jailbroken iPhone on equal footing, the addition of other software like the bluetooth keyboard stack coupled with such a keyboard does warrant more power to be accessible to the iPhone.   This product seems to fit the phone well, provide nearly double the battery life, and allows for syncing of the phone to the computer without having to remove from the case.


Michael Rebar
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It has finally happened! 


Via the Cydia store software has finally been developed that allows a user of a jailbroken iPhone to use a bluetooth keyboard to enter information into many applications!


As a user of medical software, more specifically electronic medical/health records, this addition finally allows for practical use of iChart.   In the whole of abilities I have mentioned in this blog, the addition of bluetooth keyboards at least begins to extend the iPhone into the corporate world.   Also, for practical purposes of data entry on-the-fly, there is still nothing as satisfying as using a keyboard!   Even the smallest of netbooks enter information via the keyboard.


Finally, we have a &ldquo;little Mac&rdquo; that can be used for true &ldquo;pocket computing&rdquo;.   This may change with the anticipated addition of the iSlate or whatever it is to be called.   For now, BTstack is you best hope to achieve the best &ldquo;Mac experience&rdquo; with a bluetooth keyboard!


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Latest posting from last night includes our Family photos at the Greene.


I am on-call this weekend (inlcuding Christmas), so will post photos early next week (or sooner if able) of the Christmas Day events.


In the meantime, we at TRW wish you and yours a Happy Holiday season!


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Well, about a week or so ago I was contacted by the dealership that the parts are in!


A trip is planned for later this month.


We had a nice day this past week, just perfect for detailing the MCS!   Grabbing my bottles and rags and loading them in the car in the morning, I was able to get to the car wash just after work.


As the day heads toward dusk at around 5 PM I had to work fast.   Got the car in the car wash bay, loaded up the timer for about 2 minutes, and then tried to spray off several weeks of neglect.   It did not work that well. 


So, after getting the car partially cleaned, I went to work with the rags.   Getting most of the dirt off manually, I then was able to reload the timer and spray the car down.   Rinsed, I then pulled out of the bay to begin the waxing.


First, drying the car off took some time as it was getting dark.   However, was able to get a good coat of &ldquo;Ice&rdquo; on the car.   While it was still drying I had to take care of a family issue.   So, I drove the car to the destination. 


By the time I got to the destination, the wax was dry!   While waiting I went to work on removing the wax (I brought plenty of rags).   Under the parking lot lights, and 55 degree weather, by 6 PM I had finished the wax removal, detailing the inside (as much as possible with &ldquo;301&rdquo;) and was able to &ldquo;301&rdquo; the tires. 


That is what I call multi-tasking!


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Today the site is updated to include a profound event!   Yesterday was Gillian&rsquo;s baptism!   The direct link to on the site is here.


Pictures of our Thanksgiving are here.


Other updates to be applied this coming week will be more content for the Gillian section.


In the future will try to include more links to content from this blog.   Thanks to everyone who gave this suggestion.


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Here is the fourth installment of MMM.   Enjoy!


Michael Rebar


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Well here we are at the MercyMe concert at Far Hills Community Church.   This was our church some time ago.   Slightly strange to be back here.


This entry comes over 3G network using LogMeIn Ignition application for iPhone connecting to the home computer.


Michael Rebar


Update 11/22/2009:


Pictures and video posted.


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Welcome to the Technology category!   The purpose of this section will be to promote and expound on technology that has real purpose and depth for us all.   What spurred this section to be added is not the numerous other sections on Macintosh and Hackintosh computers, nor the iPhone(s).   What we have here is stuff that is not &ldquo;Apple-centric, but life-centric&rdquo;.   Inspiration to expand into this area is the video from the TEDIndia conference that was posted in November 2009.


A person by the name of Pranav Mistry just blew my mind!   He has taken the technology we all have access to, re-engineered it, and then started to expand on its uses.   He demonstrated taking a few mouse sensors, converting that to a hand driven interface that is &ldquo;wearable&rdquo;, then expanded it all the way to camera technology that can sense hand gestures, interpret the gestures, and project output to ANY SURFACE! 


Imagine you have a wearable lanyard, much the size of an iPhone or smaller.   The device has a camera that can sense small finger tip colored markers the user gestures with.   The interaction is then output from a projector on the device.   The user then can see this output and interact more with it through a variety of methods.


This technology is not new.   Jeff Raskin did a large amount of work in this &ldquo;wearable computer&rdquo; field.   He was trying to develop an interface that would simplify how we interact with our world.   As technology has become cheaper and more portable, and more powerful, we have things like the iPhone and Windows Mobile platforms.   &ldquo;Hackintosh&rdquo; generally is a portable Macintosh OS installed on netbooks.   But, let&rsquo;s forget all of that.   Let us think about just interacting with the information. 


As a doctor I can tell you how much this would be helpful in my line of work.   I can imagine instead of wearing a pager I would simply carry a small, thin, light device that can be secured to a lab coat, or worn in a shirt pocket.   It would be wireless, detect which room I am in at the hospital, could project patient&rsquo;s information (e.g., chart data, tests, reports, latest vitals) that I could share with patients, other doctors, families of the patient (with patient permission of course!).   The information would be projected on any flat surface, would be interacted on only by myself (wearer or user), but could easily be shown.   Imagine how quickly patients could be seen and diagnosed!   Orders could be entered right there on the spot, wirelessly transmitted and acted upon.   It would be hardware agnostic (but probably from Apple!)   and would be cheap.   A few hundred dollars per user.   Nothing else to carry as the rest of the information is wirelessly transmitted. 


The link directly to the TEDIndia conference is here.   I also have re-encoded the presentation and posted on this site for users of TRW to enjoy.


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In the endeavor to bring you the latest and greatest in information as it relates to The Rebarized World the Technology category has been added.


This category will go way beyond the Macintosh Medical Moments (MMM) podcast, and open up the technology aspects of life that are relevant to us all.


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As we once again move into the holiday season, let us not forget the rationale for this website; the wholesale sharing of our lives via pictures, text and video with the world.   Sharing our lives these past nine years, you have seen how fast Gillian is growing up!   Cherie continues her work at KCMA, and Michael continues to work as a hospitalist.


We will continue to supply you with parts of our lives that mean much to us all.


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As reported earlier this week Apple has released 10.6.2 update for Snow Leopard.   This update plugs some holes in security and such.   Anyway, I was lamenting how this would be installed on my 10.6.1 install of Snow Leopard on the Hackintosh.


Using some software from the link mentioned, the update went on just fine.   The CPU is now a "Core Solo" but who cares.   It is running on the Atom processor!


Audio was not something that comes on automatically using the software downloaded to be able to install 10.6.2; but was able to rectify that with Audeee for the Eee PC.   As well, sleep mode is something different; you have to hold down the Function key and press F5 to get the screen to come on after it awakens from sleep.


Other than this, USB, Airport, and basically everything I do on the Hackintosh works fine.   The iDisk has to be re-downloaded, but that was no big deal.


The Extra menu is now hidden.   I played around with the old Extra folder and tried to get 10.6.2 to recognize the kext files as was done on the initial install of 10.6.0 and update to 10.6.1.   However, it crashed the system for a bit until I put back the original Extra menu that was updated.   I even did the mach_kernel reversion back to 10.6.1 to try and get it to boot without success.


Moving successfully to 10.6.2 keeps this Hackintosh up to date.   Boot time, all the rest, are okay for what I use this machine for.


If you stay on 10.6.1 it may be the best overall option.   Again, follow the thread mentioned in the last post for more details.


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After trekking to the dealership this weekend for the planned repair of some internal interior parts, the dealership decided to inform me that only one of the parts were in, and others were on "back order"!


So, after the one hour drive, cutting short church activities, the afternoon was wasted!   I left e-mail with the Service Manager.   Will keep everyone updated with the latest on this!


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Last night Apple released Mac OS X 10.6.2 update.   Let me tell you up front, I was thinking more about how I was going to update the Hackintosh than the MacBook Pro!


The Hackintosh is really the portable device Apple should be getting profit from.   It works well, costs less than $500.00 (USD) and serves a variety of purposes.


We have seen the demise of the OQO product line, the Tiqit device is hardly worth mentioning, and the rise of the "netbook".   What a wonderful opportunity to grab some market share by installing the OS on Intel machines that are not Apple produced. 


Back in the day, when Steve Jobs was looking to sell the NExT operating system, and have it installed on multiple machines, he eventually found and came back to Apple.   Apple's closed architecture boasts the benefits of tying the operating system with the hardware.   No matter that NExT was incorporated into Mac OS X (Darwin and BSD kernel).   Whatever!   We have seen this before.


Hackintosh computers will continue to thrive.   Folks are trying to get Mac OS X on any machine small enough to carry around.   Heck, if the iPhone can run the OS, why can't my "netbook"?   Eventually, someone will post a method (any may have already - see this link) on how to get the latest Snow Leopard to purr!


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Another audiobook to consider is "ENIAC: The Triumphs and Tragedies of the World's First Computer".   If you are interested in the real history of the early year of computing, and have some background familiarity of the Apple versus Microsoft battle, then you may be entertained by the book written by Scott McCartney.   Here is a most profound piece that even details the formulation of the team that put together the ENIAC, the struggles with making their own mark on the fledgling industry, and seems to echo the latter tribulations of a computer maker. 


Before there was Steve Jobs, there were these guys: John Mauchly and Presper Eckert.   Much like the "steves" of Apple (Jobs, Wozniack), one was mostly ego and the other brains.   They had a seemingly master-slave relationship which eventually became a co-dependency that sparked of innovation and tragedy.   IBM was everywhere after World War II.   While the Army order for the ENIAC was to rapidly calculate precise "firing tables" for artillery, the ENIAC later was used for calculations for nuclear technology development.   Derivatives of the ENIAC, including the UNIVAC and others came at a time when patents and lawsuits from patents were the rage.   In the end it turns out it was the court, and one judge whom unshackled the computer industry from itself, and allowed the ENIAC to quickly become forgotten to history.   Thank goodness for the legal system!   We would still be dealing with the mess from that legal action, and probably would not have an Apple or Microsoft to complain about. 


While this audiobook can be downloaded from Audible (as I did), the book is available in various forms, including paper!   Nonetheless, I do recommend this reading for anyone interested in knowing where computers originated.


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I report to you that indeed the rear fog lights work!   After some reprogramming, as you can see from the work description from the dealership, the retrofit is possible.


Other expenses of the earlier switch install (as reported on 8/30/2009) were incorporated into this visit, along with an oil change. 


The result of the cosmetic repairs did leave a gap visible in the plastic and the "secret compartment," with some of the structure underneath visible.   Closing the compartment door the defect is not as noticeable.


Unfortunately I did not notice this issue until I got home.   I will be contacting the dealership regarding this to see what they think about it.   May need to schedule a trip back in the spring of 2010 (probably late spring for the next oil change).


At least for the fog light issue I can say that is closed.   An accompanying video does demonstrate its function. 


Regarding the cost.   You can see how much this venture cost me.   It is not cheap.   Do I recommend doing your own work on the MCS?   Absolutely!   If you have a knack for it, and do not mind paying someone else to fix your "mistakes," then go for it!   Life is too short to not get your hands dirty under the hood, or dashboard for that matter, of this fantastic car.   The Cooper design is elegant but well done.   Don't give it a second thought, go ahead and have fun (just keep your credit card and dealership phone number handy).   I mean, it's not a Porsche, Volvo, etc.   It's a Mini!


Keep motoring!   Mileage was 12,282 when I had it serviced.


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After about 4 hours work in FrontPage, the site was updated to include the videos and pictures of Gillian and her Halloween outing.   Also, are dancing practice pictures and video.   Cherie's month for October contributed pictures of leaves changing at KCMA and a ceremony.   Michael's section includes an update on the Mini Cooper S (see next entry).


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Happy news!   After many searches for a method to get Mobile Terminal working on the iPhone with 3.1.2 OS installed and jailbroken, there is  a way to get it working! 


Using the link to:


http://groups.google.com/group/mobileterminal/browse_thread/thread/35b3b3a23ffe5fa1#


Will get you rolling again IF you jailbroke the phone using "blackra1n" for Windows or Mac.   The issue is NOT with the installer Cydia, Rock, or Icy.   The issue is with the needed programs to be installed.


Following the order to install the components, Mobile Terminal works fine!   No need to reboot, reinstall, or re-jailbrake.   The thing works!


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Today I report to you from the dealership!   Actually, I am entering this remotely using LogMeIn using the 12 inch PowerBook over the dealership's wifi connection to connect to the home MacBook Pro! 


Anyway, I have been here since 9 AM.   It is now about 3 PM.   The oil in the car has been changed.   The hold up in getting out of here is the fog light activation.   The day started out with the fog light programming.   Now, they have to get to the switch!   Much like my experience taking the dash apart, the Service Agent printed the website information I used from North American Motoring several months ago to try and "piece together" the process.   The rear fogs were able to be activated using the programming computer, but could not be activated via the switch.   Getting to the switch now sort of obliviates the whole idea of DIY! 


At this point, now being here 6 hours, I just want to get home before next year!


I do have a car outside to use if I choose, the cost per mile of 17 cents!   I think I'll sit here a bit longer.


Will update this post once we have some results!


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It may come to you as no small surprise that this site expands all the time!   We are constantly adding entries of various things that are happening in "The Rebarized World".   New technologies are also incorporated to update the site's various components.   Sound, pictures, video all are part of the ever expanding content.   Administration of this content is handled in several unique ways.


Images are categorized by date and section, are edited in Photoshop for JPEG compression.   Video is taken with either the 5 megapixel camera we have, or lately, with the 3 megapixel camera of the iPhone.   However taken, the video is compressed for easy downloading when incorporated into the web page.   The web site is edited still in FrontPage, each picture and video manually keyed in and formatted.


Editing the site from the distance is a different matter.   Using the Hackintosh, or the 12 inch PowerBook, the files can be accessed remotely.   Lately, I have been using the LogMeIn service.   As noted on this site, and Macintosh Medical Moments, this service is free.   This entry is being placed remotely using that service!


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October so far has turned out to be a very busy month!   The site was updated with many pictures of Gillian, recently on the multi-day trip to Glen Helen.   There are also new dance photos and a solo practive video.   Cherie spoke at a conference in Erie, Pennyslvania about the topic of Facebook and nursing education (some video included).   Michael has been busy with call at the hospital, so not much to say there.


Michael Rebar
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Just earlier this past week the Dev Team and Geohot both released tools to jailbrake the latest iPhone OS update.   Things work, sort of.   After applying the Geohot Windows version of "blackra1n", the phone does not run Mobile Terminal.   Several others have posted on this issue.   I have not yet seen a work-around that I am willing to try.   Mostly the culprit seems to be with Rock or Cydia, but who knows.   Will keep you updated when I know more.


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Hark, who goes there?   It's iPhone OS 3.1.2 update!


This release, along with the prior 3.1 OS release a month ago, destroys the jailbroken iPhone to is basic roots. 


I had the 3G S all tweaked when it was at 3.0.1.   The pwntool for 3.1 came out and I thought it would work.   It did, for a bit.   The phone booted into the 3.1 jailbroken state, but would not activate. 


Forced to upgrade to 3.1 I knew the baseband would be upgraded.   From there there was no turning back, but the phone works again.


Today, with the release of 3.1.2, the pending works of Geohot and the Dev Team may be delayed some. 


Notwithstanding the shortcomings of a non-jailbroken 3.1.2 iPhone, the LogMeIn application still rocks!


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Yesterday leaving work, just after starting the car, the "low tire" indicator light came on.   I was surprised to say the least, since I checked the overall appearance of the tires before I left. 


None of the tires seemed to be "low" when I got in the car.   And, having not even left the parking space, seeing this light was a mystery.


So, taking out the iPhone and doing a Google search did reveal that the tires are monitored by a rotational system, which if off in cycle, would broadly indicate to the car's computer system that "something" was affecting the rotation of the tire (i.e., low tire pressure).   So, without even leaving the parking space, this indicator light coming on seemed to be an error. 


Resetting the indicator was a matter of holding the button on the left to get to the menu for the low tire menu.   Then holding that button for a few seconds changed the wording on the dash to indicate "sensing".   Then, after driving a minute or so, the light on the dash disappeared. 


Will see if this happens again.


Next month is the trip to get the fog light switch activated. 


Also, the car has crossed over the 10,000 mile mark!   May get an oil change while there as well!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Macintosh Medical Moments: Episode 3</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Podcast</category><dc:date>2009-09-26T08:55:14-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/http:/homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/TheRebarizedWorld/Podcasts/MacintoshMedicalMoments/2009/Episode003/Episode003.html#unique-entry-id-116</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/http:/homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/TheRebarizedWorld/Podcasts/MacintoshMedicalMoments/2009/Episode003/Episode003.html#unique-entry-id-116</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Here is the third episode of Macintosh Medical Moments.


There are several articles on this blog that review some of the information contained in the podcast.


Enjoy!


Michael Rebar


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What a busy time!


The site had been updated with photos and videos of Gillian.


More data to come as we enter the holiday season. 


Gillian's Halloween costume is something "fruitful"!


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Along with the article on Apple TV Mac, today I have for you a review of a fantastic program called Ignition from the company that makes LogMeIn.   This applicaton only works on the iPhone and is specifically fine tuned to work with their free remote control service.   There is also LogMeIn Pro which works with Windows. 


Once you have set up your LogMeIn account online, installed the remote access software on the host Mac, then from wherever you are access to your home Mac is possible with the iPhone.   After using this application for about a week, it is well worth the $30 price tag.   More expensive than most applications for the iPhone.   In some ways the program seems to have been developed off the backs of the free VNC clients that are iPhone compatible.   Nonetheless, since I have encrypted connects back to my home Mac (the MacBook Pro), trying to get an id_rsa key file to work on the iPhone is difficult, even with jailbreaking the phone. 


One additional nice thing about the LogMeIn service is that you can also use any PC or Mac, virtually any web browser to also connect back to your home machine.   GoToMyPC also offers this option but charges for it.   LogMeIn is free for remote access.   If you plan to transfer files to your location (besides using e-mail to yourself), then GoToMyPC also is a nice alternative, and is Mac compatitble.


Michael Rebar  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Apple TV Mac&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Apple TV</category><dc:date>2009-09-24T15:10:38-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/896bcb7d2f45ec1ad826cb2168fcfaba-113.html#unique-entry-id-113</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/896bcb7d2f45ec1ad826cb2168fcfaba-113.html#unique-entry-id-113</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[This will not be a "how to" column.   What I have for you today is the practical use of an older Apple TV to be transformed into a humble sub-Mac Mini.   The humble Apple TV (first generation) does indeed make a very nice Mac!   It has a 1 GHz processor, 256 MB of RAM, composite video and audio out, HDMI, and Ethernet and USB ports.   Compared to a Mac Mini, the Apple TV is quite "throttled" in terms of its expandibility.   In fact, there really no expanding the Apple TV (other than adding a larger hard disk).   Like the original Mac from 1984, it is "all in one box" and really you "don't need anything else" (i.e., early Steve Jobs from the 1980's). 


Having this first generation Apple TV was nice when it worked.   One day it did not.   As an "all in one system" we just bought another one.   This first unit was set aside for another day!   This past Christmas I received an Eee PC which was quickly converted into a multi-boot system with Windows, Linux (Ubuntu) and of course, Mac OS X!   The original partitions on the 160 GB hard disk were carefully calculated to allow for the most space to be given to Mac OS X.   The WiFi card in the Apple TV just happened to be the one I needed to get this "Hackintosh" off the ground.   Nearly a year later the Apple TV's shell was still sitting on the shelf, awaiting for its time to shine.   Using the Eee PC 1000H for the last several months just in "macintosh mode" the other two OS's taking up disk space eventually were deleted to leave just two partitions on the machine (I can't merge the two for some reason and really have no plans to reinstall all the software again.   The Eee PC now is exclusively a Mac, with VMware Fusion as the Windows gateway. 


Running through my mind these last several months was the project of putting the original Apple TV to good use.   So, with some time off and idle hands, the Apple TV was put back together with parts around the house.   The hard disk was out of an older Mac that was sold some years ago, but perfect as it used the IDE interface that the Apple TV needed.   The WiFi card was "donated" from the Eee PC.   I was not sure if I could find instructions, nor drivers for this "Frankenstein" Mac project, but I was determined to try. 


A few minutes on Google brought me to http://www.hackint0sh.org/f98/70835.htm, which so happens has all of the instructions I needed.   The version of iDeneb needed was 10.5.5.   It just so happens to be the one I keep on a SD card as a bootable version of OS X to fix the Hackintosh when needed.   After failing to install 10.4 (Tiger) as another site gave instruction, this site was very helpful in detailing some of the guidelines to get the Apple TV going as a Mac. 


Taking the IDE hard disk to the Eee PC Hackintosh, the 10.5.5 install went without a hitch.   Having the proper EFI file to boot the Apple TV as a Mac, some other fixes for the flashing light on the unit, and some patience, the Apple TV Mac was born!   Of course, the first thing I did was update to 10.5.8, which happened to make my day's prior work a nearly wasted effort.   However, going back to the Hackintosh, reinstalling 10.5.5 from the SD card, and ONLY installing iTunes 9.0.1 and the rest WITHOUT the 10.5.8 combo update went fine.   Using iPartition was helpful as it changes the format of the drive to GUID from the PC format of MBR (master boot record); I do recommend buying this program as it it well worth the money.


Now booting Mac OS X 10.5.5 only, the "Apple TV Mac" went officially into service today!   A wireless adapter from a previosly purchased keyboard and mouse set a few years back made a nice addition for input devices.   Plugging into the Sharp LCD TV using the RCA plugs was not a problem, except for some of the top and bottom of the desktop being cut off.   No matter really as was able to just place shortcuts on the desktop for what the Apple TV Mac will be used for, remote access to the main computer. 


Remote computing has been the aim of all these machines.   From the PowerBook 12 inch (which still is in use by the way), the Eee PC 1000H (which is now my main on the road laptop) to the iPhone 3G S (still no drivers for a BT keyboard!)   the goal each time has been to get back to the host machine, the "home machine".   Everything that it done on a computer in my world eventually ends up my home machine, which is oddly enough a MacBook Pro.   In this home there are no dedicated standalone machines.   Everything is "portable" to one degree or another.   The Apple TV Mac therefore stands alone as the only non-portable Mac in this house!   The Apple TV Mac is going to be the topic of the third podcast for MMM.   Just as an aside; the whole rationale for doing this is not to cheat Apple that could have been spent on a Mac Mini.   Nor is this about proving that "hackintosh" computers are better than pure Apple products (they are not).   This is about using the technology to its "full potential" instead of filling landfills with more "obsolete" electronic refuse.   No, I am not trying to save the environment with this project (in case you are wondering!).


My conclusion is simple for this project.   Why spend money on a Mac Mini, when an Apple TV (old one at that) can be converted to function in its place? 


Just now, after eating dinner, and retiring to the basement, I am finishing this entry on the Apple TV Mac using the networking and remote access functions built into every Mac, even "those not destined" to function as a Mac!
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The site is updated with more pictures of G!


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Did update the site with high-resolution video of the first MCDR with video!


Thinking of when to activate the fog lights.   May be able to make an early run to the dealership if I can get some scheduling changes out of the way.


Will keep you updated!


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How is everyone?   This weekend has been filled with activity and Church!


Started out with taking photos of the washed MCS, we then went to Church to become Adventists.   Photos will be posted. 


Working the rest of day and into the night on the MCS, the car was updated with a fog light switch.


Sunday we went to house in Enon, Ohio (photos to be posted) for Gillian&rsquo;s dance party for Miami Valley Dance Center.   A puppy was brought for adoption.   Gillian played on a swing (video to be posted). 


The TRW blog is being updated in the field on the Eee PC.


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In between SDA church and outings with the family, the good news (and bad) is that Phase 3 is done!


Following the tutorial obtained online, the steps of the retrofit were complicated by scratches on some of the exposed plastic.   While some of this should bother me, it really does not.   The benefit of the fog lights do balance the issues during the install.   Aside from still needing to activate the fog lights in the car&rsquo;s computer system, the technical issues of loosening various plastic pieces did place some of the finished plastic to some scratches. 


Interesting, the paint issues are also under repair.   Paint chips are collecting on the hood, front Aero kit and doors.   The car has 8,000 miles now.   Not even 6 months of driving, the car is no longer new.


Form and function are the reality of the MCS.   As we enter Fall the realities of the car&rsquo;s intrinsic value as transportation are coming to the fore.   Driving the Mini is what it is all about.


As the paint chip repair is almost done will post pictures.


Michael Rebar
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Over these past two weekends I have been on-call and have not had a chance to update everyone on the latest.   I do apologize.


Still at Phase 2 on the fog light switch issue.   Phase 3 will begin this coming Friday.


Along with the switch install I plan to also do some paint chip repair.   Over the months of driving the MCS on the highway (mileage just now over 8,000), the car has collected some paint chips.   Recently also had some trim damage (?   rock) near the driver's side.   Anyway, having the chance to do some paint repair seems hard.   The folks at Langka seems to have tapped into the car culture as they have kits to repair these chips. 


Will let everyone know how this goes!


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Just today finished the second phase of this modification for the MCS.   Working on the premise that the fog lights can be activated (some feedback that they may not), I will be e-mailing the dealership tonight as they did give a price quote on the activation process. 


Installing the fog light switch still needs to be done (Phase 3), but may be a blind end.   Will see!


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Back from Drum Corps International.   The &ldquo;Cadets&rdquo;, whom seemed to have the best overall performance, got beat out by the &ldquo;Blue Devils&rdquo;.   Multiple photos on this in the Family section!


Other updates include more content from the Kettering SDA Church. 


Oh yes, more photos of the modifications to the MCS.


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Mini Cooper Driver Report: August 2009 - Fog Lights Phase 1</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Mini Cooper S</category><dc:date>2009-08-02T17:22:48-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/95569548b2dee142b01f80f37d8beca6-105.html#unique-entry-id-105</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/95569548b2dee142b01f80f37d8beca6-105.html#unique-entry-id-105</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Of late the notion of doing a few do-it-yourself projects for the Mini Cooper S have been grabbing my attention.   After I learned from the dealer how much it would cost to install the fog lamps, switch and program the computer, I thought about the reality of doing most of this myself. 


Phase one of this project did include installing the fog laps, installing the boot brake light flasher, and then the Gimme-a-Brake kit which turns the fog lamps into a third brake light.   Safety issues and just plain wanting to do this project has me under the back of the car most of this weekend.   The fog lamp on the passenger side does not fit well into the grille.   On order (and should be coming this week are the replacement grille, tow cover and fog lamp.   Also in this order is the switch and faceplate for the fog lamp (phase three).   The boot brake light flasher works well, the Gimme-a-brake kit still needs a little work (see Phase two); however, the fog lamps do work.


Phase two of this project is to replace the fog lamp on the passenger side, the grille and tow cover.   Also the cabling to the fog lamp on the passengers side needs have silicon applied and the cable wrap needs to be applied to both sides. 


Phase three is the most aggressive.   This part involves installing the switch and cover plate for the fog lamps.   It is a rather lengthy procedure, and even after that, it takes a trip to the dealership to have the fog lamps programmed into the computer to be recognized.   This will be the most expensive part of the project, as it may cost around $150 to $160 dollars.


So far Phase one is completed!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Mini Cooper Driver Report: Update #1 for July 2009</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Mini Cooper S</category><dc:date>2009-07-12T14:37:53-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/783abd35171f6b187486828c91c32740-104.html#unique-entry-id-104</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/783abd35171f6b187486828c91c32740-104.html#unique-entry-id-104</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Well it has almost been a week and have not yet heard from the dealership about the issue detailed in the last post. 


Anyway, did find a possible solution.   That is, to make the &ldquo;fog lights&rdquo; that should be in this spot extra &ldquo;tail lights&rdquo;.


Here is a link to what I thinking about: http://minspeed.net/R56BLK.htm


Your thoughts?   Write me at michael.rebar@gmail.com


Will soon upload pictures of latest detailing session.


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Was detailing the MCS yesterday and noticed that the left rear grille just popped out and fell on the floor of the garage.   Here are a few pictures of what I mean.


Today will e-mail the dealership and see what needs to be done to repair this.   From some detailed documentation of the Aero kit, I may be &ldquo;missing&rdquo; rear fog lights!   The plastic piece that is photographed against a white cloth is actually a cover for where these fog lights are housed. 


Right now the piece is being held temporarily with Glue Dots!   Hope it does not fall out down the road.   Small pieces of rubber (or caulk?), fell to the ground as the plastic piece dropped.   These are photographed here, here, and here (there are more than two pieces, but these were the largest).   From reading the documentation on the Aero kit it appears that a repair would be simple.   There is no mention of a glue or caulking to seal this cover in place.   However, there is a TIS that may have more details. 


This may be a repair I can do myself, if supplied with the glue or caulk from the dealership.   Also, if the MCS is not to have fog lights in place of these covers, will need to find out more on this as well.   Would like to try and not have to drive to the dealership for this repair, but will need clarification first.


Will let the readers know what happens.


Michael Rebar
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>SDA: What does it mean?</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>SDA</category><dc:date>2009-07-05T14:12:18-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/7aa807425be67d7f5cea66458280a07b-102.html#unique-entry-id-102</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/7aa807425be67d7f5cea66458280a07b-102.html#unique-entry-id-102</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


This website has been free of religious intent for the last 9 years.   Since its inception in 2000, what has become The Rebarized World (TRW) is a diverse collection of media and thoughts.   Over the last year new sections on Consumerism and cars (Mini Cooper S) have also crept into this blog.   As the end of the day, this blog represent a collection of topics that drive the content.   Therefore, since a new section on Religion has been added, it does seem appropriate to explain what &ldquo;SDA&rdquo; means. 


To save time, here is a link for reference.


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Early July Updates&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2009-07-05T14:03:24-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/4a93d2b92ce668414c79c78c6d265ae1-101.html#unique-entry-id-101</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/4a93d2b92ce668414c79c78c6d265ae1-101.html#unique-entry-id-101</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


A large collection of content added from late June 2009 to July 4, 2009.   From new videos in the Pookies section July 4 pictures and videos under the Family section, of course there are numerous new photos and video of Gillian!


Something new to the site is section on Religion.   This section is broken down into SDA and ReturnWatch.   The SDA section contains photos and links of that week&rsquo;s Sabbath Service.   The section on ReturnWatch is a blog that is separate from the site &ldquo;The Rebarized World&rdquo; but is only linked for convenience for others to find it more easily.


As noted with the number of Google hits, TRW is listed as the top search find for the word &ldquo;Rebarized&rdquo;.   Please continue to support this site with your clicks and we thank you for your interest.


TRW&rsquo;s content is now 9 years old.   It continues to grow.   The next revision of this site may finally include some the menu driven searches that have been requested.   Hopefully this will be completed in the next year or so.


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>iPhone 3G S</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>iPhone 3G S</category><dc:date>2009-06-21T18:56:44-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/be9793499c2ca928fe29df7b8293ba25-100.html#unique-entry-id-100</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/be9793499c2ca928fe29df7b8293ba25-100.html#unique-entry-id-100</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


After about literally 5 minutes on eBay the pair of 3G iPhones sold!   Replaced by the 3G S models, the latest phone from Apple is as advertised!


Do recommend the upgrade highly.


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Cherie&#x27;s New Computer&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>MacBook Pro 13 Inch</category><dc:date>2009-06-21T18:50:58-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/f5023c244bcb1cb612bedd8c8cf9337c-99.html#unique-entry-id-99</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/f5023c244bcb1cb612bedd8c8cf9337c-99.html#unique-entry-id-99</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


After three years of use, the MacBook was retired.   It is either being sold to a friend or going up on eBay.   This computer has been upgraded several times in the three years.   The easily access drive bay made it easy to take the hard drive up to 500 GB.   Long in the tooth in performance, this Core Duo has seen better days.   It is the work horse that feeds the Apple TV, and serves as a hub for her work.   Now, moving up to a MacBook Pro 13 inch, the 802.11n connection makes updating the Apple TV a better experience. 


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Mini Cooper Driver Report: June 2009</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Mini Cooper S</category><dc:date>2009-06-21T16:13:29-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/0079a36679079e158ede23a13af1076d-98.html#unique-entry-id-98</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/0079a36679079e158ede23a13af1076d-98.html#unique-entry-id-98</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[This MCDR is a status report of the Mini Cooper S.   After a month delay, the car had it's appointment yesterday&nbsp;for the issues mentioned before.


Getting to the dealership early, Cherie drove the MCS up a ramp to the tiled inner sanctum of the Service Department.   We got a loaner (ClubMan) and drove to s local mall.   A fabulous time out, we made a day of it.   Visiting the Apple Store, LensCrafters, eating at the CheeseCake Factory, then back to the Dealership.&nbsp;


We had a full day, but the MCS was taken care of well.   The bonnet stripe on the passenger side AND driver's side were replaced. ...  Another issue, the driver's side window was catching the rubber seal too early, bending down part of the rubber.   They fixed that as well via software upgrade.   The glass issue will be watched for now, not bad enough to fix.   The folks also topped off fluids and checked tire pressure.   Tested the car out, a total of 4 miles recorded on the odometer; all in the process of checking the electrical system that was tied into the software upgrade.&nbsp;


My assessment, after one day, my wife driving the car back from the dealership to home, is that they did well.   Checking out the details on the service printout, combined with a small detailling session this morning, does impress me with the quality of their work.   It took all day, still under warranty, the car looks better than on delivery.   Bringing the car "clean" helps the folks know how much one knows the car.   Cleaning frequently allows them to know you will notice the details.&nbsp;


...Tires, interior, exterior, engine compartment; do all of them.   They will know you will notice something wrong.   Also, frequent cleaning allows you (the driver/owner) to notice something different before it becomes expensive.   It is the only way I noticed the driver window issue.   It was fixed with software!&nbsp;


Overall I had a positive experience with the dealer yesterday.   They let us drive a Mini while the car was serviced. ...  BMW folks everywhere; despite coming in with a faux-BMW!


Mini Coopers are NOT on the same level as even an entry BMW.   They are cars for the everday person to drive.   They do not perform like the "real thing".   Yet, Mini is a brand of car, like the Honda Fit, that combines economics and style.   Fit owners will tell you how cool their cars are; they are nice vehicles.   Noting that we traded the CRV for the Mini, the Honda was brought nearly in mint condition; aside from miles, to the Mini dealer.   Driving (motoring) is an experience that separates CRV vs MCS.   CRV driving was 30 minutes of time from home-to-work or the converse.   Mini driving to work is indeed motoring. ...  It's no Fiat or Porsce, the Mini is halfway inbetween the everyday mundane and race track driving.


Having a dealer who supports this kind of car is nice.   A Mini owner, thankfully, is not defined by the dealership. ...  Maintenance can also be done by the driver.   Short of that, this driver recommends take some time to clean your own car.   Not an automatic car wash; by hand only.   It's "zen-like", keeps you connected to the motoring experience, and invites preventative care of this car. ...  Yet every Mini is a unique opportunity for individuality while sharing the common experience of motoring.


PC versus Mac is like this as well.   In this analogy Honda is an upscale PC.   I liked my Honda a lot; but it was like others.   The Mini is definately a Mac; it is a "lifestyle brand" that can achieve cult status.&nbsp;


In conclusion, this Father's Day, this MCDR is positive about the spirit of the Mini culture.   Combine your attentions with minimalism, bring in your Mini clean to the dealership and be preparred for service that they know you will see.   Last piece of advice, read the printout receipts the dealership gives you; then go look at the car to assure it matches the service record.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Macintosh Medical Moments: Episode 2</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Podcast</category><dc:date>2009-06-14T11:54:23-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/http:/homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/TheRebarizedWorld/Podcasts/MacintoshMedicalMoments/2009/Episode002/Episode002.html#unique-entry-id-97</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/http:/homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/TheRebarizedWorld/Podcasts/MacintoshMedicalMoments/2009/Episode002/Episode002.html#unique-entry-id-97</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Here is the second episode of Macintosh Medical Moments.


Enjoy!


Michael Rebar


Podcast]]></content:encoded><enclosure url="http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/podcast_97.m4a" length="7327431" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:category text="Science &#x26; Medicine"/><itunes:summary>See Summary from Episode One.</itunes:summary></item><item><title>iPhone 3G S</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>iPhone</category><dc:date>2009-06-12T18:55:03-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/3717ab0e5419b85594655a6e4d59aeb5-96.html#unique-entry-id-96</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/3717ab0e5419b85594655a6e4d59aeb5-96.html#unique-entry-id-96</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


You all know how much we enjoy the Apple products.   This site is produced on a 2008 MacBook Pro.   Cherie uses a 2006 MacBook and a 2007 MacBook Air.   Michael mainly uses a Eee PC 1000H while on the road that networks to the MacBook Pro.   No towers or desktops here!   All laptops!   Anyway, since we are mostly portable folks, the introduction of the iPhone 3G S this past Monday at WWDC further extends the phone&rsquo;s presence in the workplace.   While we really STILL need a BlueTooth keyboard option, the software has come a long way in the last set of rants I placed on this blog (see any of the entries from early 2008).   While there is nothing really that compelling to update the phone to the &ldquo;S&rdquo; model if you already have a 3G, there are enough improvements in speed and storage on the device that if you do value these advantages to warrant an upgrade.   Costly as the phone is out of the box, the iPhone continues to improve in options and expanded uses.   Version 3 of the operating system will give enough reason to keep the phone you already own with very little reason to justify the hardware upgrade unless you are a fanboy like myself. 


While I am not Leo Laporte &ldquo;crazy&rdquo; about upgrading, the iPhone is just a sweet reminder of the Mac you use at home.   Having the latest phone helps to sway the desire to just buy a new laptop every time there is a speed increase or something else you &ldquo;need&rdquo; once the Apple website informs &ldquo;you need this or that&rdquo;.   TomTom for me is going to be the sweet application for the second half of 2009.   As I drive a lot for my work, having this on the iPhone is going to be nice!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Birthday Pictures&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2009-06-12T18:51:37-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/406c481312aeafd76a1c891bef7afbf5-95.html#unique-entry-id-95</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/406c481312aeafd76a1c891bef7afbf5-95.html#unique-entry-id-95</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


June 11, 2009 was Gillian&rsquo;s ninth birthday!   After returning from Florida ill, she made enough of a recovery to take a trip to the Newport Aquarium in Cincinnati. 240 pictures capture the day from beginning to end!   It is the most ever posted to The Rebarized World site for a one day event. 


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Yes we made it to the ground!   Gillian was so excited about the trip that it may have made her sick!   Getting off the plane and taking the limousine to the Wilderness Lodge was fun.   Getting up so early for the flight on Saturday (6/6) we arrived to Disney by 10 AM.   It was cool in Dayton and hot in Orlando (which may have contributed to G&rsquo; falling ill).   We had lunch at one of the restaurants at the Wilderness Lodge and then caught a bus to Pleasure Island, where we saw &ldquo;Up&rdquo; (the latest Disney/Pixar) movie.   Prior to getting to Pleasure Island we had a detour on the bus route and had to change buses.   Michael took the time to snore loudly in the Florida afternoon. 


Later we got back to the room.   Gillian and Cherie went to bed while Michael worked on that day&rsquo;s pictures.   Went to bed at 10 PM and awoke around 3 AM on Sunday to hear Cherie comment that Gillian was ill.   So ill in fact that she was packing her own bag to &ldquo;go home&rdquo;.   Gillian did not want to stay, but wanted to &ldquo;go home&rdquo;.   Cherie and Michael got ready, got to the Hertz rental place.   We all pilled into a Honda Civic and drove 14 hours to Ohio with a 3 hour rest stop at a Hampton Inn somewhere in Florida.   We arrived 11:45 PM on Sunday.


Over the last few days Gillian has been feeling better.   Cherie and Michael are now using the time to get caught up on other things.   This update to the site is one such item.


Tomorrow we plan to spend in Kentucky to celebrate Gillian&rsquo;s birthday.   Will add pictures soon!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Early June Updates&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2009-06-06T08:58:26-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/01ae72d9c042aed0ca8eacbfbc4fb4b7-93.html#unique-entry-id-93</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/01ae72d9c042aed0ca8eacbfbc4fb4b7-93.html#unique-entry-id-93</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Late May updates to the site include Gillian&rsquo;s dance photos and recital (including videos of several practice sessions and performances), some nice pictures of Cherie&rsquo;s hair, and other various things.


What is special about this entry in the blog is that it is being entered about 35,000 feet above land between Ohio and Florida.   We are on our way to Disney.   Last year the amount of photos and video taken was the single largest expansion of media on the TRW site to date!   Photos and video taken with the same camera used this trip was dumped onto the MacBook AIr for processing and sorting.   On this trip the digital media will be primarily handled by the Eee PC for processing.   Processed data will then move to the MobileMe account and possibly may be remotely organized on the home computer using remote access. 


Gillian seems excited but nervous about this first flight.   Cherie is working on her MacBook AIr while I am writing this.   After not flying for about 10 years the trip is best summed up like this:


1) Get up really early


2) Arrive early to the airport.


3) Check your luggage.   Instead of just tagging it and taking it to the conveyor belt it is now weighed.   If more weight than expected you pay a fee.   If the fee cost more that it&rsquo;s worth (i.e., over $100) then pay the whole amount to get the &ldquo;bump&rdquo; to first class so that now your extra luggage weight is &ldquo;free&rdquo;.   Not done yet - take the bags to get x-rayed while you get in another line.


4) This line you present your photo ID and your ticket.   You get the once over and are then passed off to the most fun line of all!


5) Shoes off, everything in bins, you walk through a portal that magically clears you to then collect your now radiated items and move on.   Shoes back on by the way as you have more walking to do.


6) Food and beverages.   Breakfast is the meal of choice because you got up so early to come get radiated.


7) Walk to the hub where you plane is.   Luckily you are in &ldquo;first class&rdquo; so you get on first.   However, you also get to wait for everyone else to get on and seated.   At least the extra luggage weight is free. 


8) On the plane and taxi to the runway.   Gillian puts down the window shades as she is afraid.   Phones go to airplane mode.


9) Get into the air and reach cruising altitude.   Computers, MP3 players and other things are out as drinks are being served.   Gillian and Cherie sit to my right; across the aisle I sit next to an older lady who reads the complimentary magazine multiple times.   At least she does not use the emesis bag. 


10) Older lady has a small bladder; needs to get up and use the facilities.   Have to fold up the computer and hope this work is not lost or the computer crashes.   Data intact!


11) The plane does well.   Anticipate no problems.


Will add more once we get on the ground.


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>MCDR Supplement 1: May 2009</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Mini Cooper S</category><dc:date>2009-05-12T05:51:15-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/3440f9c509e54c0fe8cc35ab5f80509a-92.html#unique-entry-id-92</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/3440f9c509e54c0fe8cc35ab5f80509a-92.html#unique-entry-id-92</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


The dealer at Mini did get back to me about the issues outlined in Mini Cooper Driver Report (MCDR).   As well, the Cooper windshield was hit by a stone, leaving a small scratch.   E-mailed the dealer for input.   The car is scheduled to be at the dealer on May 23, 11 AM.   Full report to follow.


Let&rsquo;s motor now,


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>May Updates&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2009-05-12T05:48:52-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/f7cebcc729846f43ece82b9ed35db670-91.html#unique-entry-id-91</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/f7cebcc729846f43ece82b9ed35db670-91.html#unique-entry-id-91</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Late April to May has been a very long stretch of time.   Several updates to the site include Cherie&rsquo;s KCMA pinning video, Gillian dance pictures, and more on the Cooper.


Coming soon is a planned MMM episode. 


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Mini Cooper Driver Report: May 2009</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Mini Cooper S</category><dc:date>2009-05-11T06:27:29-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/3b4bb0d7c1c3e8a2a0e1fff585dde401-90.html#unique-entry-id-90</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/3b4bb0d7c1c3e8a2a0e1fff585dde401-90.html#unique-entry-id-90</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[This is the Mini Cooper S driver report for May 2009 for those that have been requesting updates on this recent motoring change!


After about a month of driving the Mini to-and-from work on Route 75 through Dayton to Troy, Ohio (a 35 mile trip one way), I have several items to report.


...It took some time getting used to the different functions, but for a commuter car for work the Mini is not a bad choice.   Don&rsquo;t anticipate driving this thing for hours at a time. ...  That is one sweet ride for longer trips; plus all the room!   Since we only have the two vehicles, and seem to keep them for years, what we drive has to last!


2) A white car is a dirt magnet.   Birds must mistake the Cooper for aiming practice as the aerial assault of droppings sometimes attest.   The BMW next to me in the doctor&rsquo;s parking stays pristine! ...  I get more insect hits on the front and windshield than anything else! 

...3) Washing the Mini in the manual car wash only takes $2.00.   It is such a small car that you can get all the dirt off and rinse it in the short time you are given.   It is after the washing that I have noted some concerns.


4) Not to sound over critical, just pointing out the essentials of where I think the preparation work for the Mini on delivery day may have had some issues.   First let me say that the preparation work at the dealer was halted on the manual transmission car that was ordered by mistake.   They were awesome in correcting that for the automatic that was meant to be ordered.   The Aero kit and bonnet stripes were ordered.   By the time we picked up the car they were still putting items on the car to fulfill the purchase order, including the chrome mirror caps and mats.   Nonetheless, my wife drove the Mini home from Cincinnati to Beavercreek without a hitch.   And, for the last month the car has made the commute to Troy from Beavercreek just fine. ...  Washing the car is all done manually as I mentioned. ...  Drying it and taking stock of the vehicle is another!   Lifting the bonnet (hood) for the first time is mind blowing!   How much can be engineered into such a small space is a testament of efficiency. ...  However, as I was drying the car and applying the Armor-All, I started to think that I need to e-mail the dealer.


http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/TheRebarizedWorld/Michael/2009/May/11/11.html


Let&rsquo;s stop and look before we motor!   Here is a breakdown of what I think needs to be brought to the dealer&rsquo;s attention:


a) The Aero kit has these lights that are at the bottom.   The black fiberglass/plastic that houses the lights has several scratches that are not consistent with stone or road wear (I have other spots on the bottom black leading edge that are road related and will consider not a part of this).   If you look at the pictures in the second row and click on them you can see the magnified view.   I took two pictures of the driver&rsquo;s side light to show the nick in the plastic that looks to be from installation.   So, I think these need to be replaced.   I checked under the leading edge and see no broken plastic.   The car has never been driven over a bump or past an incline that caused any scrapping of the leading black edge or the parts underneath to scrape. 


...The driver&rsquo;s side bonnet stripe is perfect!   I don&rsquo;t look at the passenger side stripe until I am washing the car.   However, looking closely at the bonnet stripe does show a bubble and a scratch, possibly from the application.   See the second and third pictures in the first row for close-ups.   The fourth picture on the first row is to show how good the one stripe looks. 

...c) The Aero kit was applied by the dealer.   It must have been painted white to match the car.   It is nice, including the issue with the lights I mentioned above.   Anyway, the kit comes with a towing eye cap that is in the left front position.   Taking the cap off to apply an aftermarket front license plate bracket (see first picture in row one) did reveal that the retention clip part was half painted white but nearly broken off.   I kept the cap in case we ever trade in the Mini for another Mini (like I want anything else from now on!), but I think I need a replacement painted white to keep the car stock.


Several upgrades I was able to do myself include the center armrest, the stubby antenna, and the license plate badges (see pictures in the last row).   The pictures of the tires are just to &ldquo;show off&rdquo; my commitment to Armor-All!


So that&rsquo;s it for this driver report.   I will keep you all posted as to what the dealer wants to do. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>MiniWeek One</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Mini Cooper S</category><dc:date>2009-04-26T08:23:04-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/75c7cfe4f3e65930fdd5498f2044619c-89.html#unique-entry-id-89</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/75c7cfe4f3e65930fdd5498f2044619c-89.html#unique-entry-id-89</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW and Mini Coopers!


About one week ago now we traded in the Honda for the Cooper.   After a week of traveling the road to the hospital and back I have only had to fill up once.   This weekend was spent learning more about the Cooper&rsquo;s functions.   The &ldquo;boot&rdquo; area (i.e., trunk type compartment) houses various other compartments that allow for service of the vehicle&rsquo;s audio and emergency fuel cap release.   Under the carpet is an emergency kit (still no tire).    So aside from exploring the rear of the car, under the hood (bonnet) is a vast array of German and English.   Essentially, all this &ldquo;exploring&rdquo; is to know the vehicle more.   It allows for more customization and upgrading. 


That is what is nice about the Cooper.   It is a canvas of a car that can be modified in many ways.   Coming are parts to install a center armrest, placards for the vanity markers, and a smaller antenna than the large one that swings now on the roof.


A more practical effort this weekend was to get the front license plate on the car.   Using the front towing eye, a bolt on solution was found and works quite well.   In the State of Ohio, as many others, a front license plate is required.   Plus, the effort of doing this with an after market kit is really my first customization on this car.   Not that I will be modifying it more than simple and practical based solutions, the Cooper does make one forget about the cars I had in the past.   The Corvair, the Opel GT 1900, ancient and excellent collectors items.   This Cooper fits nicely in the garage, has a retro type feel, while also full of modern needs (airbags, seat belts, fuel economy). 


If you do not mind the ride, the Mini Cooper is a sure hit.   In the price range of the Honda mid-class size (i.e., Accord on up), this is a cheap way to get a descent car without having to worry about it being a Porsche or BMW sports car.   Those are not my taste anyway.   The Cooper seats 4 just fine; even room enough for the car seat (which Gillian used once in the Cooper).   Car seat gone now, there is room now for other things.   I would not expect someone to use the Cooper for grocery shopping; it is mainly a nice daily car that can live on the highway.   Enough zip to make it to work without zapping your wallet to hard.   Fuel economy is as expected.   Until we can see a hybrid that does not break the bank, the Cooper 1.6 liter engine will get you where you need to be.


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>More April Updates&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2009-04-26T08:20:44-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/d9e8ab0bdfa08f1ac09dbbfe5a9c95d0-88.html#unique-entry-id-88</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/d9e8ab0bdfa08f1ac09dbbfe5a9c95d0-88.html#unique-entry-id-88</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Gillian had her first sleepover with her friends from school.   Cherie traded in her well worn car for a new one.   My grandmother sent a few photos.


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>April Updates&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2009-04-19T09:11:23-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/bf06ff0032b8d29c9b3d2d08975a6d26-87.html#unique-entry-id-87</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/bf06ff0032b8d29c9b3d2d08975a6d26-87.html#unique-entry-id-87</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


This month is special in that Gillian has her professional photos posted from Madonna School of Dance, Michael has new car photos (see last entry), and soon we will be adding Cherie&rsquo;s photos of winning a special award from KCMA. 


This month also celebrates Cherie&rsquo;s birthday.   Her new book, &ldquo;DocuNotes: Nurse&rsquo;s Clinical Pocket Guide to Effective Documenting and Reporting&rdquo; is available on several websites for purchase.   It is designed for the nurse who needs a reference for proper documentation.   This is not Cherie&rsquo;s first publication, but it is the first publication she has accomplished solely.   It is her labor or love for the nursing profession, for the students whom want to learn effective documentation that matters in patient care.   I am very proud of her continued works and enthusiasm for the profession.


Michael Rebar
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Mini Cooper S Comes Home&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Mini Cooper S</category><dc:date>2009-04-19T06:45:38-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/8b44648d227509e4b1113588648dc308-86.html#unique-entry-id-86</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/8b44648d227509e4b1113588648dc308-86.html#unique-entry-id-86</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[After the hospital and still living with some symptoms to this day, including daily headaches, the issue of Honda repair was handled. ...  Racking up just over 70,000 miles, the Honda has had all of its maintenance.   After the Honda was repaired, and I was able to give back the PT Cruiser to Enterprise Rental, driving was somewhat different.   It was nice to see the Honda back to its original body shape, and I was reassured that it drove the same before it was hit.   However, I could tell that when applying the break the steering wheel would shimmy just enough to let you know it was not going to be a smooth stop.   Driving the distances I do this is not a good thing to have in the Ohio winters and various highways commuted.


So, with little hesitation, on March 16, after being on call all night, we drove the Honda to Cincinnati and met with the folks at the Mini Store.   A Mini Cooper S (MCS) was ordered on-line. ...  I never drove a CRV until we bought it off the showroom floor on New Year&rsquo;s Day 2006. ...  The car gets about 41 miles per gallon, and does not need oil changed until 15,000 miles.   For me, time less wasted on maintenance and more to devote to my real hobby, sleep. 

...Always wanting to get a Mazda Miata, the shape of the MCS gave some hint of this body style. ...  Not really a true sports car like Porsche or BMW, the MCS has components of old and new with a little flare that make it a different kind of vehicle.   To me, a &ldquo;sports car&rdquo; is the fast cars I mentioned, not to forget the Corvette or Viper.   These come with various options and technical specifics that you can spend hours debating. ...  Back in the day, rebuilding a 1964 Corvair, or a 1970 Opel GT 1900 was my thing.   These were consumer cars that had just enough specs to make them affordable for everyone, but also left room for the driver to personalize.   For example, a Corvair can be modified to house a V8 short block engine, making it very fast.   The Opel was another matter, it has unique features; one of which was a manual headlight swivel that was thrown by a lever next to the emergency brake.   No power windows or air conditioning, it was a consumer car that parroted the Corvette in body style at a much more consumer friendly level.


Getting older, and with less time to &ldquo;play&rdquo; with cars, and not being the kind of person who really wants the label of BMW or Porsche, it is extremely good luck to know of the MCS.   Much like Apple type computer, this type of vehicle has loyal followers that historically view their passion for a vehicle with reverence.   Apple has similar &ldquo;brand loyalty&rdquo; which also can turn very quickly to criticism for the seemingly &ldquo;elitist&rdquo; mindset.   Without defending or apologizing for my views on Apple computers, it is not so much the style, but the gestalt, visceral reaction you have with the product that sets it apart in my mind.   It also helps that the operating system and hardware are linked, the overall product life it much more powerful.   So, for me, it is the operating system that makes the computer, not the other way around. ...  The Corvair and Opel GT 1900 each had a visceral type reaction when I saw the cars. ...  MCS is not like that at all.


MCS is a vehicle with many options, customizable things you can spend hours putting together. ...  Much like matching socks with a shirt, or shoe, my wife has a palate for style that made it easy for me to just watch and agree on the MCS design. ...  The stock Mini, the S mode, and the JCW (John Cooper Works) varieties all have different specs toward the JCW being the most powerful (and expensive models; close to $40,000).   So, an S model was middle of the road, in the price range of the Honda, and was customizable.   It looks a little like the Miata and has a lineage like the Opel or Corvair. 

...On March 16, we drove the Honda for the last time.   The CRV pulled up to the Mini Store and was traded in for a sum to help pay it off. ...  My hopes with the MCS would be a car that would give a good ride, good economy, and allow for some fun on the road. ...  While we waited for the trade in and final preparation of the MCS, I was looking more forward to sleep than anything else. ...  The last time I had such a gut wrenching experience was back in 2001 when I witnessed the QuickTime video on my PC of the launch of the 17 inch PowerBook. ...  Before even driving off the lot to go eat I totally forgot about the Honda, except for Gillian&rsquo;s car seat. ...  Options, such as how to get a license plate to go on the front bumper without drilling holes are met with a customized bracket ordered for less than $60.   A huge third tier market exists of &ldquo;users&rdquo; of the car that place the MCS on par with an Apple product. 


...It make you think you are spending a lot on something when you really aren&rsquo;t. ...  For example, the midline gauge, which you would think be the location of the clock given how huge it is, in reality is the speed indicator. ...  In the MCS you have to plan how much &ldquo;stuff&rdquo; you want in it. ...  As the price is not really that much different from the Honda&rsquo;s with similar features, the economy of space and function in the vehicle are well thought out. 

...The cars are smaller, more economical than the Honda I was driving, need maintenance less often, and come with a slew of options for one to personalize their car. ...  In 2001 when the Mini Cooper was relaunched with its new body style, the legacy of the product continues to set new standards. ...  If you are going to buy a Honda in the 20-30k cost range, I invite you to look at the Mini Cooper.   It is a car line with a long legacy and spirit of innovation that is nimble. ...  I&rsquo;m glad she did as I was too busy thinking about how I want to make this Mini different; to make it &ldquo;mine&rdquo;.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Macintosh Medical Moments: Episode 1</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Podcast</category><dc:date>2009-03-29T10:56:52-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/http:/homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/TheRebarizedWorld/Podcasts/MacintoshMedicalMoments/2009/Episode001/Episode001.html#unique-entry-id-85</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/http:/homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/TheRebarizedWorld/Podcasts/MacintoshMedicalMoments/2009/Episode001/Episode001.html#unique-entry-id-85</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Today is a special day for The Rebarized World.   For many years we have shared unique content about our lives in photo form.   With nearly nine years of data on the internet, this site has ventured first into photos (still a majority of the site), audio, then video.   A blog was added some years later to keep folks up to date when new content was added.   From this point we are adding a podcast!


The podcast is a production titled &ldquo;Macintosh Medical Moments&rdquo; (MMM) and will be developed more as time passes.   For now it is an informational and opinion based audio broadcast of essentially Macintosh and Apple based technology in the real world of medical practice.   Other types of podcasts may explore ranges of health issues, this podcast is not one of these.   MMM is more of an audio blog for the medical practitioner interested in practical technology uses. 


Michael Rebar


Podcast]]></content:encoded><enclosure url="http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/TheRebarizedWorld/Podcasts/MacintoshMedicalMoments/2009/Episode001/Data/Episode001.m4a" length="14162798" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Michael Rebar</itunes:author><itunes:category text="Science &#x26; Medicine"/><itunes:keywords>Macintosh, Medical, EMR, iPhone, Citrix, Smartphones, Mac OS versus Windows</itunes:keywords><itunes:subtitle>Macintosh Medical Moments</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>The podcast for medical professionals who need to hear about the practical uses of technology in the practice of medicine. Hosted by Dr. Michael Rebar&#x2c; a practicing internist and hospitalist&#x2c; &#x22;Macintosh Medical Moments&#x22; is a must-add to your iTunes podcast routine.</itunes:summary></item><item><title>March Updates&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2009-03-22T09:32:43-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/2a1f68dbaaeb0fa87b39be999aeda15d-84.html#unique-entry-id-84</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/2a1f68dbaaeb0fa87b39be999aeda15d-84.html#unique-entry-id-84</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Added to Gillian pictures for March 2009.


This month saw the end of a television show called &ldquo;Battlestar Galactica&rdquo;.   There are many links on the web that can be searched for more information.   This science fiction show paid homage to the previous show from the 1970&rsquo;s, while also showing a more &ldquo;human&rdquo; side to the Cylon race.   Resurrection as a concept was a theme for the humanoid Cylons, but also was pushed forward to &ldquo;Starbuck&rdquo; as she entered the final &ldquo;jump coordinates&rdquo; for the battlestar, causing it to find &ldquo;earth&rdquo;.   Baltar and his Cylon girlfriend through the series saw full visual and auditory &ldquo;hallucinations&rdquo; of each other.   These &ldquo;hallucinations&rdquo; turned out to be the suggestive force that directed Baltar the the Cylon girlfriend to interact with each other, and other characters that shaped much of the story these four seasons.   The original series had the trek of 70 years as Adama led the &ldquo;rag tag fleet&rdquo; to find earth.   In the new series it is Starbuck who helps them find earth.   Earth in this new series has previously been destroyed thousands of years ago.   The former humanoid Cylons that lives on earth were resurrected into new hosts but had suppressed memories.   These humanoid Cylons thought they were fully human, and carried out relationships and commitments to the colonials.   When the colonies were destroyed by the Cylons (in the new version of the story), the survivors looked inward toward their religious and ancient writings to find the story of the &ldquo;13th tribe&rdquo; living on earth.   The earth they found had been destroyed by nuclear war, much like the colonies they fled from.   This experience awakened the old and former memories of the humanoid Cylons to remember who they really were.   Starbuck also has suppressed memories that are triggered by a drawing given to her by a little girl, who just happens to be a Cylon-human hybrid.   This little girl (Hera) drew colored dots on a page, which turned out to be the notes the Cylon song that the resurrected Cylons heard in their minds which drew them together earlier and convene private meetings onboard Galactica.   This song corresponded mathematically to the jump coordinates that Starbuck entered for the final jump Galactica made to the &ldquo;new earth&rdquo;.   In the last hour or so of the final series finale, Adama and the fleet decide to investigate this planet.   The planet they found was this one, with an evolved species of humans to the time when we &ldquo;buried our dead&rdquo; and were &ldquo;preverbal&rdquo;.   The genetic codes &ldquo;were compatible&rdquo; per Baltar.   Adama and the fleet decide to go agrarian by sending the abandoned, but deadweight Galactica and the rest of the fleet ships into the Sun.   The surviving 30,000 humans from the original colonies made this &ldquo;new earth&rdquo; their home.   Starbuck is talking to Apollo (son of Adama) when suddenly she is gone.   As Baltar put it, &ldquo;I see &lsquo;angels&rsquo; amongst us&rdquo;.   He, and his Cylon girlfriend, both of which helped to rescue Hera from Cylon captors (see series for this storyline), also saw their &ldquo;hallucination&rdquo; counterparts one last time, before they went off their own way.   Spring forward 150,000 years to today and the modern age.   Walking in the street reading a National Geographic magazine held by a man, we see the &ldquo;hallucination&rdquo; characters of Baltar and the Cylon girlfriend contemplating the meaning of the &ldquo;mitochondrial Eve&rdquo;, which turns out to be Hera.   They then dialogue about &ldquo;all this technology&rdquo; and &ldquo;breaking the cycle&rdquo; (fatalistic technology destroying man story of Battlestar Galactica lore), and then talk about &ldquo;god&rsquo;s plan&rdquo; with Baltar exclaiming to the Cylon girlfriend that &ldquo;he does not like to be called &lsquo;that&rsquo; (god)&rdquo;.   Then they walk away arm in hand with Baltar saying, &ldquo;stupid me&rdquo;. 


The reason I bring this story to your attention is that this science fiction franchise is the first to give a more &ldquo;meaty&rdquo; look into the human existence.   While I will not detail my own beliefs in this forum, the story itself gives one a psychological view of the human mind.   Success, challenges, failures, life and death, and capacity to beyond ourselves is something that other shows (like Star Trek) topically treat.   Battlestar Galactica reaches below the surface of human interaction and tells a more &ldquo;real story&rdquo;. 


To that end, much like the content of TRW, it tells a story.   The contents of this site are free to everyone to enjoy and ponder over.   At its center it tells the human story of a &ldquo;schmall lifeform&rdquo; named Gillian, and her adventures in life.   Cataloging all of the important, and not so important, pieces of life is the mission of this site.   A legacy for others to share, and hopefully model.   Much like &ldquo;Battlestar&rdquo; the story continues to develop. 


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Day Off&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Consumerism</category><dc:date>2009-02-26T11:48:10-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/aceac85c2d7ec84c3bd57045d3d12494-83.html#unique-entry-id-83</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/aceac85c2d7ec84c3bd57045d3d12494-83.html#unique-entry-id-83</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[So there I was driving along today in the bliss that is a day off.   Driving past my training hospital and trying to eye the beauty that is Kettering, Ohio when I sort of got lost.


Working my way up a road I remember, keeping an eye open for a familiar sign, I was supposedly doing greater than the speed limit.   I found in my rearview mirror flashing lights!   I looked down at my speedometer and was under 50 mph!   Not sure what the problem was.


Stunned as I was, not really having had a speeding ticket for years, I thought I would make this fodder for this blog.   Not to highlight that I was speeding, which I was, but to rationalize the legal process that puts these few points on my license. 


The reason for this entry is that, while embarrassing, the reason we get speeding tickets shows how much attention we need to pay to this aspect of consumerism. 


First, my history with this driving license thing.   Back in the stone ages of the internet (1989), I moved to New York City to undertake the training of a foot doctor (podiatrist).   Moving from New Jersey to New York I turned in my NJ license.   After graduating from the podiatry school and then moving to Philadelphia, PA to undertake training as a doctor of osteopathic medicine (D.O.)   I learned that my driving privilege in NJ had been revoked over &ldquo;some fines&rdquo;.   Yep, fines I never knew about, but was somehow responsible for.   Paying the &ldquo;fines&rdquo; and restoration fees, all to the tune of $2000.00, my wife (married at this point, so need to be responsible!)   did most of the heavy lifting in 1996 to get the State of NJ to refund most of the $2000.00 we paid, noting it was &ldquo;a misunderstanding&rdquo;.   This &ldquo;misunderstanding&rdquo; is a tax lien on my credit history that to this day I still need to have documentation for, including the refund checks from NJ.   Lovely as this all is, it all starts with the driving license. 


At the time I got my license to drive in 1986, the Social Security Number was used as reference and confirmation of ID for the license.   My theory is that when NJ went to  a different system to ID drivers, my records got crossed over as an active driver who owed the state money and interest accrued on my account.   Then, over a few years, a tax lien was imposed to recover the money.   When I found out about the lien I was shocked that something so fowled up could happen in this &ldquo;information age&rdquo;.   Worse than identity theft, it is misuse and mistakes that for someone to later tell me, &ldquo;that is what the computer says&rdquo; regarding my inquiry on the lien I never new about.   So, today, with this &ldquo;education&rdquo; behind me, I have learned to always check the system!


Getting back to today, but one other &ldquo;hiccup&rdquo; to mention.   Government is a good thing...really!   When I moved from Illinois to Ohio I turned in my Illinois license and got an Ohio license.   Went to renew that license this passed summer 2008.   Guess what came back to bite me on the rump again?   My New Jersey license!   Ohio had hooked into the national database that tracks drivers who go from state to state.   In this database they found that New Jersey had flagged my license as still suspended, although about 12 year ago NJ had already refunded my money from the &ldquo;misunderstanding&rdquo; tax lien which is still on my credit report.   Ok, now I really lost it!   Called the state of NJ, regurgitated my NJ license number from remote memory, and was able to reach someone who was willing to look into the situation.   At that time my Ohio license was expired technically speaking.   I found this &ldquo;flagged&rdquo; issue out when I went the license bureau to renew the Ohio license that I was allowed to transfer from Illinois.   Finally, after having NJ &ldquo;release&rdquo; me from the issue that has plagued me for almost 20 years now, I was able to renew my Ohio license!


...Driving around I get picked up for going 10 miles over the speed limit.   I get a ticket.   Called the Kettering Police Department, someone there said &ldquo;it would be two points&rdquo;.   Getting smarter with age (and experience), I also asked how to check &ldquo;how many points are on my license?&rdquo;   Was told to call the BMV and get a print out.   That is what I am doing with part of my day off...finding out how things are now.   I mean, with this whole mess I explained, could you blame me?!   At least this speeding ticket gives me a reason to check this out.   My advice....check yours as well.   Go to your BMV, DMV, whatever it is called where you live, and get a report on your driving history.   Just like your credit...you need to  be practice safe consumerism!


Will update this thread when I get time!
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>February Updates&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2009-02-22T23:25:55-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/0c9dd5874504a94596e0181a6050684c-82.html#unique-entry-id-82</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/0c9dd5874504a94596e0181a6050684c-82.html#unique-entry-id-82</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


This months collection of additions vary form Inlaws to Cherie, Michael and Gillian. 


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Eee PC&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Netbook</category><dc:date>2009-02-22T10:09:30-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/21b4906a58beb7cc6947815877b2ec0d-81.html#unique-entry-id-81</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/21b4906a58beb7cc6947815877b2ec0d-81.html#unique-entry-id-81</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Now don&rsquo;t rush out and get a netbook!   Save some for the rest of us!


These little computers are really the way to be portable.   Apple refuses to release one, the iPhone does not support bluetooth keyboards, and with the Mac OS having an Intel install base, it is a realistic eventuality that folks would get into &ldquo;hackintosh&rdquo; type situations.   With Psystar and another German company making &ldquo;alternatives&rdquo; to the Apple line, the &ldquo;netbook&rdquo; is really the thing that makes sense to be the successor to the 12 inch PowerBook. 


On multiple levels the netbook phenomenon really makes sense.   Cheap, powerful, small, all add up to quick sales and niche marketing.   Apple probably will not be able to take advantage of this, nor play catch up even if they wanted.   While I could tell you that it solves all of the problems of mobile computing, it does not.   It offers a compromise at a fair price. 2008, the &ldquo;year of the laptop&rdquo; according to Steve Jobs, was really the year of the computer slide.   The declared Recession, closing of retailers such as CompUSA and Circuit City, all have refocused the marketplace toward what is practical in computing.   Larger laptops have yielded to the smaller, and more cost-effective netbook.


The netbook can run many operating systems.   Windows, Linux, and even Mac OS all play together well on the netbook.   With some variance in expectations, by far Windows is probably the best OS on these devices.   By design they work &ldquo;best&rdquo; with Windows XP.   Windows 7 should replace that recommendation sometime this year or next.   Netbooks, however, can and do run the other operating systems quite well.   Linux runs with some reduced function; awaiting someone to write the code to get wireless networking to correctly find the wireless hub.   Mac OS, without much description here, just kicks butt on the netbook. in my opinion, Mac OS should just license the operating system to these netbook makers.   Revenue from supporting such hardware outside of the Cupertino design dungeon would bring more folks into the Apple Store looking for peripherals and other cool Apple stuff.   An &ldquo;hackintosh&rdquo; is not such a bad thing in this economy, as long as it is a netbook.   It is a niche market that had a lot of vertical applications. 


Finally i can say that a PC notebook is &ldquo;better&rdquo; than a Mac.   In this category Apple fails miserably.   Asus and others do such a great job with this product type that Apple will need to really come out with something special to win back customers for the sub MacBook Air connoisseur.


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Computer Updates&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>MacBook Black</category><category>MacBook Pro 17 Inch</category><dc:date>2009-02-22T09:55:51-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/51aad7beb6ae51b4554e09af0a0c356a-80.html#unique-entry-id-80</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/51aad7beb6ae51b4554e09af0a0c356a-80.html#unique-entry-id-80</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


This weekend did get the hard drives updated in the MacBook and MacBook Pro.


Cherie&rsquo;s MacBook last had a hard drive refresh in 2007.   Room was scant of late.


The MacBook Pro did have a hard drive refresh about a year into use.   Since the new &ldquo;unibody&rdquo; MacBook and Pro laptops came out I have been more of a fan of the older style. 


Maybe someday I will be interested in the unibody computers.


Taking apart the MacBook Pro was not as complicated as the PowerBook 12 inch rebuild, which was done last summer.   Removing the hard drive and the SuperDrive to allow for an &ldquo;Optibay&rdquo; was not as bad as I thought. 


The Optibay option did mean that the SuperDrive needed to be physically removed and placed in an external case (wondering about a faceplate for this thing).   Setting up a &ldquo;raid zero&rdquo; two drive slice setup allowed for the two 500 GB drives to become one larger drive.   No further partitioning allowed for Ubuntu (rarely used anyway) with this setup, but the speed gain is interesting.   Boot time is about the same, but access to information is that much faster you could be fooled into thinking you were using a Mac Pro system.   Not a bad trade-off in my estimate. 


So, does one need a full tower anymore?   I think not.   The MacBook and the Pro versions are fast enough for even the toughest of computer demands.   Adding the right components can prolong your investment in an older computer for several more years. 


In another installment to this blog will delve into the merits of the &ldquo;netbook&rdquo; phenomenon. 


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>January Updates&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2009-02-01T20:23:19-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/b6106b125a3f5664c264b9b71d03ad7d-79.html#unique-entry-id-79</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/b6106b125a3f5664c264b9b71d03ad7d-79.html#unique-entry-id-79</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


January was indeed a busy month.   The New Year gave way to a very cold month.   Pictures updated include both Family and Gillian updates.   As well, a few pictures in the Places We Call Home section for Ohio.


January 2009 saw the Inauguration of America&rsquo;s first African-American President.   Truly a historic event.   As well, as Christmas 2008 let loose another PC in the house.   This device an Eee PC 100H sports 160 GB of hard drive space, 2 GB of RAM, a 1.6 GHz Atom processor.   Operating systems range from Windows, Linux, and MacOS.   A very nice machine, for a PC. 


Apple needs to release a Netbook style Mac, or as the economy tanks even further, we will all be using these PC based machines.   However, if Asus and others keep putting out these fine machines, may be Apple&rsquo;s time has passed!


February is Black History month.   Let&rsquo;s celebrate the diversity that is America.   As pictures on this site attest, there is nothing more diverse than the growth of a child.   TRW is the single best catalog of the child, the phenomenon of parenting we call Gillian.   This noise making life form from birth to present has spanned 8.5 years.   Herein this site is the pictorial homage to that child. 


Over time TRW has become a very large site.   The &ldquo;repository of all things G&rsquo;&rdquo; this site has many more years to go.   The essence of this site will remain &ldquo;Gillian&rsquo;s Picture Page&rdquo; yet will strive to continue to highlight &ldquo;The Rebarized World&rdquo;.


Michael Rebar ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Website Updates&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2009-01-14T07:05:03-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/4f48eec02515172a26e2236522baa544-78.html#unique-entry-id-78</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/4f48eec02515172a26e2236522baa544-78.html#unique-entry-id-78</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends or TRW!


Belated Happy New Year!


Things at TRW has been busy with site updates.   The Family section has the Christmas 2008 memories and in the Gilian section for 2009 is a new entry type.   As she gets older and makes whimsical observations about life and things around her, we at TRW will do our best to record these moments.   The first such entry was recorded on an LG phone with a 1.3 megapixel camera. 


Anyway, things still very busy at TRW.   Updates as able!


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Just a word or two on the lottery.   You do not win if you do not play.   The hospital I work at just had one of the nurse's husband hit the Mega Millions.   In the city of Piqua, Ohio a set of twelve city workers hit the 207 million dollar jackpot.   It is a blessing to those whom need the money.   They pooled their money and played for about 5 years.   One gent in his 30's only had been in the pool for two months.   Substantially this money will change the lives of the winners.   They also have a new set of problems, one of which is where to invest money in such a bad economy. 


This got me thinking.   In this age of consumerism, the "American dream" seems to be tied still with money.   The bleak economy yields little hope that small business will successfully combat the forces of the current recession, especially with the automakers (GM, Chrysler, Ford) looking to President Bush for a "bail out" they could not get from Congress.   The banking industry "hit the jackpot" of sorts when it convinced the Congress to pass the 700 billion dollar bail out.   Therefore, it seems hard work and sacrifice are no longer the standards to which we can invest.   The dwindling 401k's and collapsing world economies justify simply playing the lottery.


More than "escapism", the lottery offers a near guaranteed payout if you win.   Unlike the investments we call a "nest egg" the prospects of that "egg" becoming "rotten" are more clear each year.   Companies that depend on the stock market of the US to fund their retirement plans are finding that a miserable solution.   The conclusion that the economics of the US are changing are very clear.   Thus the lottery!


Mega Millions is what I have decided to play.   It is multi-state, runs twice a week, and only cost a dollar a ticket.   Not a bad gamble if you consider the Piqua crew played for five years and struck the jackpot.   No guarantees, no "systems" to scam the lottery.   I have the machine pick random numbers.   For the Mac I found a widget to take a browser to the main site for the lottery results.   Will also look for an e-mailer to send the numbers since the drawings are at 11 PM on Tuesdays and Fridays. 


For the hospital I also think it would make a nice capital campaign.   Folks at the hospital could "pool" their money with 10 percent of the "before buying tickets" money going to the hospital foundation; and if the jackpot is hit then 10 percent of the winnings to the same foundation.   It would build a positive fund for the hospital over time.


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The site has been updated with some new pictures for Gillian and the Family sections.


Christmas photos soon to be added!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>November Updates (Late Entry)</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2008-12-01T08:04:29-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/b119e7051fa6d444d0012c67a8b278c8-75.html#unique-entry-id-75</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/b119e7051fa6d444d0012c67a8b278c8-75.html#unique-entry-id-75</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Included in this month's photos are Gillian's sleepover at a museum and our first Thanksgiving without Cherie's dad.   He will be missed.


December seems to be a busy month.   Will update this site as possible!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Field Trip&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>PowerBook 12 Inch</category><dc:date>2008-10-28T16:18:29-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/cdcc05717892a870533c7f0cc6f94bfd-74.html#unique-entry-id-74</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/cdcc05717892a870533c7f0cc6f94bfd-74.html#unique-entry-id-74</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[After much work at home, I have taken to the road with the PowerBook.   While I await the hard shell that will cover the top and bottom of this machine, it is the whole enclosure that I am trying out on the road today. 


After much attention to padding and a hard shell briefcase, the daily carrying of that assembly made this mobile computing experience more difficult.   A trip to Best Buy changed that.   A bag from the folks at "Case Logic" hold this 12 inch machine nicely. ...  Yes it holds the iPhone, the power cords, the stethescope, and some paper!   The thing measures just he width of the PowerBook, but also has the thickness to put about 3-4 inches of vertical height on the table flat when full.   With two zippered compartments, one padded for the machine, the other ample for pockets and zippered compartments, that it makes the whole thing fit all the stuff that makes this a "mobile office". 


It is nice to get away once in a while.   The engulfing environment of the Cinema display is great for a while, but sometimes a cup of coffee, a nice laptop, and some atmosphere helps to clear the head like nothing else.   Folks around me now are working or talking, the background noise just ambient enough to drown out some of the murmur, but enough to add to the "white noise" that becomes your environment.   It is causation for creativity, something different than the quiet of home.   The comforts are also here, the coffee, the noise that surrounds one...it is somewhat hypnotic really.   While I am not one to frequent coffee houses with free internet access, this is something of a special occasion.   Excuse my droning on about it.


As I look around this coffee house I do not other using the Apple products.   One MacBook, then another.   Also a 3G iPhone.   Another chap had a PC type laptop, huge thing really.   Then there is me, the lone user of an antiquated PowerBook.   I hope Apple someday revisits this subnotebook class.   The refinements are noted to me when I did the rebuild.   Briefly contemplating the trackpad issue (it does not work - see prior posts), it does cause me to reflect on just how much attention to detail the Apple people put into this line.   Now with the refinements of the "unibody design", the "art of cramming it all in" may be lost to a die cut.   This PowerBook has so many screws that I am surprised it only weighs what it does!   Trackpad, I guess I can live without it...for now.   I like the mouse for getting around the Mac.


Now, let me regale you with something horrific.   I was in Target the other week and came across the Eee PC.   It was almost an impulse buy, much like Leo Laporte!   Cherie (the wife) talked me down.   I did not purchase the "netbook".   Getting online at home, I was able to look more in to my "near purchase".   Netbooks are build generally around the Intel Atom processor.   Nice little machines, no media drive (CD or DVD).   Nice screens, about 1024x600 pixel range. ...  Working backwards, the price seemed right.   These things cost less than a MacBook Air, and are smaller!   Stacking one against my four year old PowerBook is something else.   Generally a GB of RAM, a 1 to 2 GHz processor, who knows what else, the things are really sweet!   But here I sit, the 


grass is greener" thing again. ...  I like the small computers.   The case I used up to this one was nice, but it was larger than the notebook.   And bulky in comparison to the original intention of the device.   I really need to get over this notion of everything needing a briefcase! 


This "Case Logic" bag really has helped me to see that smaller does not mean undeserving.   Will continue to try and use the bag beyond this initial field trip.   With the hard shell in place and the issue of power handled (ordered another power supply," I think I will be set for a while. 


Now, this trackpad issue.....
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Why, you must be asking, would I be writing about Windows?   Well, with the attention of the election of our next president almost out of the way, new projects are on the horizon.   In the ever insatiable quest to find the "next version of windows," I am ever seeking to be satisfied with the output from Redmond.


Windows 7 is just out in beta!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>PowerBook Use In The Hospital</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>PowerBook 12 Inch</category><dc:date>2008-10-26T13:16:13-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/f03d2d2234d13e6ac52fb890c6c0555a-72.html#unique-entry-id-72</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/f03d2d2234d13e6ac52fb890c6c0555a-72.html#unique-entry-id-72</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Using the PowerBook in the hospital setting is interesting.   Noting the limit of 20 patients a day maximum for efficiency, its use has proven to be exceptional!


Looking for a different case to haul the set-up has been fruitless.   Needing to use the external mouse and to carry it makes the current set-up the best one yet.


What it comes down to is weight.   The whole thing weighs about 12 pounds.   Carrying that around all day can be a hassle when having to see more than 20 patients. 


So, the search begins for a possible smaller unit.   Thinking about an Eee PC or MSI Wind type computer.   May need to consider in 2009.


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>October Updates&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2008-10-26T13:07:45-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/fe2b727619424b8b9d3f3d3b61761603-71.html#unique-entry-id-71</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/fe2b727619424b8b9d3f3d3b61761603-71.html#unique-entry-id-71</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Sorry for the delay in getting these updates uploaded!   Lat month was busy with the storm damage and call schedules. 


These updates extend from Cherie, Gillian and Michael. 


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Due to the most recent hurricane that slammed the Texas coastline, the storm that came ashore and went straight up the Midwest caused severe wind damage to the Dayton/Cincinnati area.   Power was out in our area for about 2 days!   Cincinnati is still connecting folks back to the power grid.


Pictures this month come from the outage, mostly of the food stuffs that spoiled!   See Family section for more details (if you are from State Farm) to see the damage!


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Well the PowerBook 12 inch rebuild is complete!   Have upgraded the stock 1.33 GHz model to a full 1.5 GHz model.   The trackpad does not work on this machine; although a BlueTooth mouse works just fine.   It has Mac OS X 10.5.5 installed, as well as Ubuntu Linux.   Virtual PC runs Windows XP, which allows for Patient Tracker to run and log patient notes.   All this is incased in a Samsonite briefcase that I found on clearance. 


The PowerBook came from eBay, while most of the parts (logic board, keyboard replacement, etc.) came from third party vendors.


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Initial Tear down Stopped In Its Tracks&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>PowerBook 12 Inch</category><dc:date>2008-08-26T08:43:17-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/49b40a01ded488379e4e41c7d5bec45f-68.html#unique-entry-id-68</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/49b40a01ded488379e4e41c7d5bec45f-68.html#unique-entry-id-68</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[TRW Folks!


Having most of the pieces of the PowerBook in one location, various packages delivered (video taken), with all of the tools in place (I thought), the initial tear down of the PowerBook was underway!


Being post-call from working the weekend, the caffeine supplemented hands move somewhat fast.   Taking stock of the screws, covers, etc., the PowerBook was being stripped of its keyboard.   Lifting one of the keys broke the plastic armature on one of the keys.   Great!   Time for replacement-replacement parts!   So, getting on-line once again to PowerBookMedic.com I was able to find replacement parts, but then stumbled onto something better....a replacement keyboard.   At that time it made sense to replace the keyboard as a whole.   Keys pressed over the years do have a failure rate, and to have a new keyboard (just like the hard drive or media drive) then made sense.   Since the machine was showing its age, the next thing that caught my eye was a whole logic board replacement. 


Looking into ways to ramp up the processor from 1.33 GHz to something else did lead me to find various sites that had (at one time) a way to do this with a 12 inch PowerBook.   Discontinued parts are not available on eBay.   So, instead of paying for a upgrade processor, a whole logic board, 1.5 GHz in fact, was purchased along with the keyboard.   According to various sites the 1.5 GHz board should be able to go into the 1.33 machine, as aside from processor, they seem identical.   But, before I can take apart the top of the machine, I need a certain screwdriver!   Again, along with the keyboard, logic board, a notebook repair kit was purchased.   Along with some replacement feet, this whole mess is coming Wednesday.


Michael Rebar
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Hospital Use Computer</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>PowerBook 12 Inch</category><dc:date>2008-08-20T05:50:04-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/22fb167bfaecf85cc1ebb273354f77b3-67.html#unique-entry-id-67</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/22fb167bfaecf85cc1ebb273354f77b3-67.html#unique-entry-id-67</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Aside from adding the sections on what computers are used in the home, I need to explain why a PowerBook is in the mix for work. 


First, the entries about the Macs are not bragging or boastful. ...  I used to use PCs everyday, build a monster of a tower computer with twin Pentium IV 400 MHz processors and about 35 GB of total hard drive space.   That thing had 5 fans and sounded like it was going to take off every time I turned it on! ...  That tower was to replace the one I made prior that was fried by a lightning storm. 

...Moving to laptops in 2002 I first had a Sony Vaio subnotebook. ...  I hooked it up to my then 19 inch huge CTX CRT monitor and used it for about 6 months. 

...That was it for me.   My wife got me one in 2002 to celebrate passing my Internal Medicine Boards.   Since then I have only used Macs for home use.   In the work environment we still use Windows.


...Excellent products from various vendors are implemented at the various hospitals.   The VA uses its own as well, and essentially has eliminated paper charting.   Private not-for-profits are finding it hard to settle on one specific solution. ...  It makes it hard for smaller hospitals to choose (and afford) such packages without problems of implementation, training, and compliance. 


Other issues of security and potential problems of user access to programs and the internet can affect which operating system to use as well. 

...Of all operating systems, Windows XP has the most security issues.   Things such as Trojan viruses, key logging programs, Flash based viruses, JPEG hacks, make WIndows, and Internet Explorer, one of the more vulnerable to cyber attacks.   Unfortunately, since XP has the "market share," users who access the systems and use them for other functions aside from work related issues, can potentially open up those terminals to such attack.   Various reports of eBay, Facebook, and other popular sites having malicious code in either their HTML (which is uploaded in the example of eBay) or JPEG (i.e., Facebook) open up these systems when a user clicks on something.   Various protections to prevent programs from being installed can be circumvented as these pages are cached in "temporary" space on the hard disk. ...  However, to promote access to the information, these systems are power cycled only as needed.   Even with the best strategies, it always comes down to users' responsibility.


In that same vane, there was a time that I used EMR on my own.   Working four years at a Community Health Center (CHC) and its associated hospital as a hospitalist, the program Patient Tracker is what was used for daily SOAP note generation.   I used to take the 17 inch PowerBook to the hospital to get notes done.   Thankfully, there was a companion program for the Pocket PC that I could use and chart with.   The size of the PowerBook soon relegated it to only home use as a replacement for my PC tower and Sony Vaio.


Eventually the PC was powered off and the move to the PowerBook was complete with Virtual PC (VPC) from Connetix/Microsoft.   I ran Patient Tracker in that application in an XP environment, much like a "sandbox." ...  I even had remote access from work using VNC to get to the home Patient Tracker program.   It was cool to use Windows XP to get to the Mac that was running VPC!   Security via SSH was necessary due to the patient information security needs. 


With the Intel MacBook, MacBook Pro, Mac Pro's, the change from PowerPC technology was complete.   Moving to a MacBook Pro Core Duo, then Core 2 Duo when the Core Duo lost keyboard function and needed repair was easy.   Parallels, then Fusion made VPC a "thing of the past." ...  Less than 3 pounds, it makes a nice daily computer for light to moderate work.   However, the MacBook (consumer) and MacBook Pro (consumer/ultra nerd like me) varieties are still to big to lug around a hospital setting. 


When size was a marketing angle back with the introduction of the PowerBook 17 inch; they also introduced the "world's smallest" PowerBook, the 12 inch variant. ...  Folks have clamored for a 12 inch MacBook Pro for some time. ...  They might do some sort of tablet Mac or touch screen deal, but even as we learned from the UMPC market, these small computers suffer without a keyboard!   The iPhone has medical software, and an EMR (iChart - see other posts), but the lack of a Bluetooth keyboard (lamented multiple times on this blog), force one to "think different" about working with an EMR on such a small screen.


...After severe contemplation, and endless searching for the "right computer" for work use, considering some of the stuff I talked about above, a quick search on eBay (used at home) did find a 1.33 GHz G4 PowerBook 12 inch.   Purchased, and to arrive today, there are other things purchased for it.   New hard drive, battery, bluetooth module, carry case, screen protector for wandering eyes, and other minimal things to resurrect this 4 year old machine.   As well, VPC will be making a comeback, and so will Patient Tracker.   I paid $90 for the program I think back in 2000.   More expensive solutions do not meet my needs for SOAP note generation. 


Will keep everyone posted on the implementation of this Mac in the workplace. 


For this initial episode of "This Old Mac" I wish you well.
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Added this section of the blog to share with everyone that we use Macs in the home.   PC functions are emulated only!   My advice, get a Mac!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Shared Computer</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>MacBook Air</category><dc:date>2008-08-20T05:49:08-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/51f0f33ff444a1c234aa12684f626ad7-65.html#unique-entry-id-65</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/51f0f33ff444a1c234aa12684f626ad7-65.html#unique-entry-id-65</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Added this section of the blog to share with everyone that we use Macs in the home.   PC functions are emulated only!   My advice, get a Mac!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Wife&#x27;s Computer</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>MacBook Black</category><dc:date>2008-08-20T05:47:07-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/309c2cb3327b89892c6e6ea9531e6538-64.html#unique-entry-id-64</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/309c2cb3327b89892c6e6ea9531e6538-64.html#unique-entry-id-64</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Added this section of the blog to share with everyone that we use Macs in the home.   PC functions are emulated only!   My advice, get a Mac!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Updating to iPhone 2.0.2?</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>iPhone</category><dc:date>2008-08-20T05:23:37-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/13985716ac6289dd5d49996509846c8a-62.html#unique-entry-id-62</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/13985716ac6289dd5d49996509846c8a-62.html#unique-entry-id-62</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


iPhone software 2.0.2 is out.   While I hold no grudge against those that update, I am solidly happy with the 2.0 software as it is.   Possibly I might update to 2.1 if I have to, and assuming a good jailbreak is out.


To me, having the phone "open" to not only use the App Store applications, but those from the jailbreak community allows for more freedom to try different things.   NetShare, or something like it, is one good example.


NetShare, once on the App Store, was later pulled for various reasons.   The application allows for one to "tether" a computer to the phone to use the 3G network.   While this is slow and not worth to use for extended periods, in a jam without WiFi is can be a life saver.   Data plans for phones are expensive, but should allow for limited bandwidth in such a situation.


On the cut/paste front, there may be a solution.   An open source project may tie applications for this function eventually.   The maker of MagicPad has separated the cut/paste function for others to use.   This might help Apple get off its duff and get this working. 


Still no keyboard driver for BlueTooth!   EMR application iChart is limited without it, in my opinion. 


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Back To School&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2008-08-20T05:22:12-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/1ac4aece3f431ef8504cd4a4b12929d5-61.html#unique-entry-id-61</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/1ac4aece3f431ef8504cd4a4b12929d5-61.html#unique-entry-id-61</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW,


Gillian's section to include video and pictures of our return to school for the third grade!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>August Updates</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2008-08-13T06:52:15-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/b03efa766fe169459732ab07b6c6ae7d-60.html#unique-entry-id-60</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/b03efa766fe169459732ab07b6c6ae7d-60.html#unique-entry-id-60</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


The Family section of the site is updated to include pictures of our trip to the Drum Corps International Finals for 2008 in Bloomington, Indiana.   The DCI championship is an annual event that moves to different locations nationally.   Gathering at the DCI tournament are a variety of drum and bugle corps that perform.   This year's winner is the "Phantom Regiment" out of Rockford, Illinois. 


We went to Indiana on 8-9-2008 and came back the next day.   Only 3.5 hours from our location, this trip was still a nice "dry run" to see how Gillian will do when we plan to go to Las Vegas later this year for CME.


Michael Rebar
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>July Updates&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2008-07-29T17:18:42-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/4ef199769f20db702e83f29c1221095b-59.html#unique-entry-id-59</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/4ef199769f20db702e83f29c1221095b-59.html#unique-entry-id-59</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[TRW Friends,


Found some time to update the section on Places We Call Home for Beavercreek, Ohio; added in some nice photos of our destroyed yard!   Tomorrow we may get sod, so may update these photos!


Also added in Gillian's section some new photos for July.   As well, there are some new videos!


Michael Rebar
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>RateMDs.com</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Consumerism</category><dc:date>2008-07-29T17:16:18-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/f8e487eb8cd324d43f73f7e211564970-58.html#unique-entry-id-58</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/f8e487eb8cd324d43f73f7e211564970-58.html#unique-entry-id-58</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[TRW Friends!


It does seem that RateMDs.com has corrected some things.   They still have me as a Family Practice doctor. 


Oh well.


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Update on &#x22;Time for a survey?&#x22; Post</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Consumerism</category><dc:date>2008-07-28T21:02:23-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/572f7bb75db8a928c3f210f811e62f97-57.html#unique-entry-id-57</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/572f7bb75db8a928c3f210f811e62f97-57.html#unique-entry-id-57</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[TRW Friends!


It seems that RateMDs has taken my feedback on the Anonymous posting seriously.   The post seems to have been removed for the time being.   Will check back on this tomorrow and let you know if more is to come over it.


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Time for a survey?</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Consumerism</category><dc:date>2008-07-28T17:30:57-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/4f7891b222cd57789217b830a172f01a-56.html#unique-entry-id-56</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/4f7891b222cd57789217b830a172f01a-56.html#unique-entry-id-56</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[As a service to the reader, let me say that what is included below is not controversial, but please read this with an open mind. 

...Having some time on my hands today, I came across an article on http://www.boston.com/news/health/articles/2008/07/07/you_can_rate_toasters_cars_and_now_doctors/ in which it details how consumerism has crossed over into rating doctors.   I read the article intending to discover what would encourage a patient to post their thoughts on-line for others to read about a doctor or other such encounter with any health industry worker (nurse, orderly, staff, etc).   Looking at other sites, a majority had positive things to say about this "sharing" of opinions, while it seems that a good percentage of the folks that do post on these sites do so to voice a concern or "bad grade" of a provider. 

...One such site is RateMDs (http://www.ratemds.com/social/) - probably the oldest of these sites, while the other is Vitals.com (http://vitals.com/). 


Both of these site make it plain regarding bedside manner, timeliness, "accuracy" (as defined by the patient), and other comments that may be left. ...  Quoting from the article: '"There's an information gap for consumers, and these sites are filling it - partly," said Dr. ...  Patients want to know more about their doctor's personality, bedside manner, and timeliness, and whether the office runs efficiently, he said.   But, he cautions, these sites pick up "the poles - people who are ecstatic about their experience or really [ticked off]. 

...This quote does give some insight into what motivates folks to post to these sites. ...  As well, some of the comments can be damaging to a physician, and spur lawsuits against the rating companies.   Again from the article: 'The three-year-old site [RateMDs] now includes about 500,000 ratings of 139,000 doctors.   Both human reviewers and computer software check for anomalies suggesting that a doctor or patient rater is trying to spam the site, Swapceinski said.   He stands firm in the face of some doctors' complaints that they are being treated unfairly and seems unconcerned about a $12 million lawsuit filed by a Canadian urologist who claimed the site published defamatory comments about him.'


The reason that these sites may or may not worry about the information posted is simple. ...  RateMDs in site hosted in Ireland, while Vitals.com is hosted in the US.   Legal issues aside, it will be difficult for the Canadian Urologist to sue the Irish website, even for 12 million. ...  Sometimes it is not what you know, but where you live that allows for success or failure in these matters.   So, I  posted all of this is for a reason....

...A hospitalist by trade, I do not have an office staff, nor appointment book. ...  If a patient has a concern, a patient representative, or their own primary doctor usually hears about it. ...  Trained as an internist, the site had me listed as a family doctor/generalist. ...  The sole person that issued a survey in June 2008 (about one month ago from this posting actually), had left no comments, had posted a rating of 2 out of 5, and signed the post as "Anonymous". ...  Not that it was a "negative" or "positive" posting, but that this site must have you register before posting a comment; to then allow for an anonymous labeled post to be placed. ...  It would be different if the site did not require a person to sign up before posting; it might even encourage more folks to respond. 


While I am sure "spamming" a site like this would be easy, it also true that there seems to be much "back and forth" between "satisfied" and "happy" patients in the comments. ...  "Catharsis is good for the soul" was written once, however, the accuracy of such opinions does not lead to usable feedback to the consumers, nor the physician who happens to be curious about these things.   To me this is not about ego, but about patient care.   There is nothing more important to a doctor such as myself who works only in the hospital.   So, I signed up for RateMDs (answered and verified my vital information) and decided to have the "rating" reviewed.   It has been there a month, no one seemingly checking the credentials to make sure they match the person posting.   Several hours ago I posted a request to have my category changed from "family physician" to "internist" or hospitalist. 

...Also is listed on these sites the ratings of the medical schools, the hospital(s), and links to other such things to generate "click-through" revenue for hosted sites.   In one way I am not surprised to see these things, but in others I am shocked.   Again from the article: '"I think other people's opinions can give you a strong sense of what to expect," said Nancy McGrath, a Framingham software engineer in her mid-50s who has rated several of her doctors, all positively, on Angie's List.   "I don't feel any differently about doctor's ratings than if I were looking for a 40-inch television."'   Well, maybe not that shocked...every time I get my car serviced, the dealership wants me to "fill out a survey." 

...Vitals.com, still in "beta" does offer about the same as RateMDs, but apparently does not require a consumer to sign up to leave a comment.   It is based in the US though, and would be more directly reprimanded under legal counsel.   Overall, I do find the site less "congested" than the other; but it does use the same hospital rating, post the same vital stats of the doctor, etc. 

...Already in place are Federal guidelines that are taking shape to rate hospitals, nursing homes, etc., which will contain, or already contains, satisfaction surveys. 

...This one (http://www.ihealthbeat.org/articles/2008/5/19/Doctors-Raise-Concerns-About-Online-Physician-Rating-Web-Sites.aspx?...  'Dozens of Web sites launched in the last year let patients rate and review their health care providers, but some physicians say the sites are unfair because negative reviews by disgruntled patients can skew public opinion, the Los Angeles Times reports.   Patients and Web site operators argue that these sites will drive physicians to improve.   However, Phyllis Hollenbeck, a family physician and author of a book promoting patient empowerment, said, "These sites don't yield enough power yet to get bad doctors to change. ...  Kevin Weiss, president of the American Board of Medical Specialties, said consumers today are more comfortable criticizing their physicians.   Federal laws prohibit physicians from publicly discussing patients, but Web site hosts that allow consumers to post anonymous comments about physicians are immune from the charges of defamation, the Times reports.'


Eventually, these sites will be subject to the same laws as the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act); the spirit of the regulation is that the industry can retaliate (even if unfairly at times).   Safe harbor laws for those that post may eventually not exist if it can be proven that harm to others may result.   And, in this day and age, word-of-mouth that is replaced by surveys may cause other to take action; as is the case involving the Canadian urologist.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Making Audiobooks&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Leopard (10.5)</category><dc:date>2008-07-27T09:07:02-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/2721afc3ab9974bbb1f99f4e76cc4126-55.html#unique-entry-id-55</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/2721afc3ab9974bbb1f99f4e76cc4126-55.html#unique-entry-id-55</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


After downloading my first audiobook from Audible, I am hooked on audiobooks!


While I did not expect to like them as much as video, there are times when you would rather just "listen" and let your imagination fill in the rest.


After taking the MP3 and importing it into iTunes, then converting it to AAC format, the file extension changed to M4A.   Just changing the M4A to "M4B" magically made this AAC file an audiobook!


Yeah, I am sure this has been done by others thousands of times.   For me, a new fan of audiobooks, this is cool.


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>3G iPhone</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>iPhone</category><dc:date>2008-07-26T13:06:26-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/42658e3b13f042f6e745430d6617082e-54.html#unique-entry-id-54</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/42658e3b13f042f6e745430d6617082e-54.html#unique-entry-id-54</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Moving through the last week that I have used the 3G iPhone has really been interesting.   Applications are always being updated.


As well various accessories for the iPhone have been added.   A case from Marware has been in daily use.   The InsiviShield has been applied to the phone.   An external battery pack has been obtained from Kensington, and a shoulder strap type holder for usage has been purchased from BestBuy.   Ordered and expected is the dock extender.   Otterbox should be releasing their new 3G iPhone cases soon.


All of this is building up to a new method of inpatient care using iChart. 


More details latter!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Networking Issues</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Leopard (10.5)</category><dc:date>2008-07-24T14:17:09-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/a639d0dc2d5a68ecb99688a06466fda7-53.html#unique-entry-id-53</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/a639d0dc2d5a68ecb99688a06466fda7-53.html#unique-entry-id-53</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Here is the discussion I entered at Apple.com....


...I believe I have the best Apple related WiFi issue.   Having a MBP with 10.5.4 and the latest updates (as of the latest iLife updates), a strange "drop out" issue with AirPort has been occurring.   Not only does it lose the internet connection over the Extreme base station, the MobileMe does not synchronize.


Confirming it is not hardware related, I tried an external FireWire installation I have of 10.5.4 and the "drop-out" does not occur.   The problem exists with my everyday partition.   Checked partitions and even ran hardware tests with a popular 3rd party program. ...  The solution, was very simple to fix.


Recalling that I also endear myself for others to "point out" the benefits of Archive and Install, "start over," and all the things nice people suggest; I would suggest something alternative. 

...On my same MBP I have a Linux partition that has Ubuntu 8.04.   Before upgrading the OS to 8.04, the previous version was rock solid.   Upgrading seemed to be a "no brainer."   One the download of 8.04 Ubuntu completed, I rebooted the Mac and found out that my wireless access was lost.   The fix, plug in the Ethernet cable.


Playing with Ubuntu on occasion can be fun, and very frustrating.   It is nice to come back to Mac OS X during the work week to have a stable OS! 

...Getting over 3G iPhone fever is going to take some time for Apple, let alone me!   I tell you now, Apple has a real winner on its hands.   Conversely, MobileMe leaves something yet to be desired for everyday use.   It is my theory that the latest MobileMe update broke something in the wireless driver that allows for equal access of other processes to share the signal.   As MobileMe syncs it "pushes" to the Apple server farm, but it seems to "push" away other access.   This then locks up the WiFi driver and essentially then needs "reset" the connection wirelessly to the base station.   This could explain why the AirPort "scanning" when you click on the WiFi icon seems more variable.   If it is a "timeslice" issue for the wireless access, some have suggested "rolling back" to an earlier version using Pacifist and some "pkg" files.   For security reasons I would not suggest this.


The lesson here from Linux is to go back to the Ethernet cable.   Not only does this speedup your access to drives connected to the AirPort base station, it totally solves the access issues for MobileMe syncing, etc.   In time, once the blush of MobileMe woes and travails of iPhone demands begin to wane, Apple will then release some kind of security update with little explanation which will fix the issues we all have.   Remember how solid 10.4.11 is now?


SInce having the iPhone I have found less of a need to carry a laptop.   While I don't believe I need the Mac Pro, the MBP as a "transportable" instead of a "laptop" Mac seems to fit more now that the iPhone is out.   That is where the innovation is heading for all fields, including mine, medicine.   Epocrates and iChart, just to name a few excellent apps.   Still could use a wireless driver for my Bluetooth keyboard; would be nice for patient care needs when using iChart.   While patience is a virtue, iPhone fever is a pandemic!   By the way, "don't fear the reaper" 3G iPhone is worth the upgrade.


...The rumored redesign of the MacBook and Pro lines into a lighter, more "user friendly" version for drive and memory accessibility will be nice.   Making one out of the lighter, reinforced ceramic also seems like a reality soon as well (given the size and weight issues of laptops compared to the Air).


Patience my friend is the moral of this story.   I only write this so that you may have peace.   Yes, flash the PRAM if you must to try to get WiFi to work.   Rest assured I have done this as well.   With no other "nerd tricks" up my sleeve, the "King Fu" of the Apple Geniuses may be a method Apple can use to develop and release the fix we need for this issue.   Till then, Ethernet cable all the way for my "transportable" MBP.


......if this is you as well, I wish you well. 

...Learned something about MacRumors.com I did not know before.   The person who runs this site is a former Nephrologist.   This guy, whose father is also a doctor, finished practicing medicine to become a devotee full time to Apple products and rumors.   I will NOT be giving up my day job as a hospitalist to just sit in front of this computer! ...  See: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/21/technology/21blogger.html for more information.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>EMR on iPhone</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>iPhone</category><dc:date>2008-07-23T08:16:57-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/3a9faf959cd0289410e4aa8bc2c95ad8-52.html#unique-entry-id-52</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/3a9faf959cd0289410e4aa8bc2c95ad8-52.html#unique-entry-id-52</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Finally we have an EMR entry on the iPhone. iChart seems to be the application to begin the convergence of patient care with prescription formulary that I can say is valid for professional use.


http://www.caretools.com is the site that you can check out for the latest on iChart.   Sold through the iTunes Store, the application does run less than $150.00 (USD). 


There is also report (or rumor) of an external keyboard for the iPhone. 


Someone is listening!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Apples and Pineapples</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>iPhone</category><dc:date>2008-07-20T20:48:00-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/d25de758cd821487e5679e383b6f85ee-51.html#unique-entry-id-51</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/d25de758cd821487e5679e383b6f85ee-51.html#unique-entry-id-51</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


July 19, 2008 was a busy day.   From the time the pwnage tool was released, the race to get the "pineapple" logo on my new 3G iPhone was maddening!   To have the phone "unlocked" is clearly not the intent, as it will (as the prior iPhone) stay with AT&T.   The rationale for undertaking the task is to get back (hopefully soon) some of the apps that made working on the first iPhone a winner.


"Nerd heaven" can be defined simply as having a cool app that does the job, does not take away from the remainder of the device yet gives additional functionality, and most of all, the promise of "stuff yet to come."


Yes, having Epocrates on the iPhone is "tres kewl" but think about the remaining requests I have posted on this blog.   External keyboard support for bluetooth devices, word processing and other such things that make the iPhone a Smartphone for corporate and medical use.   Imagine the EMR that you can pull up over 3G, have locally cached for when the signal strength declines, and then syncs when finding another connection.   Imagine this power you can hold in your hand, while taking a call, while waiting in line for something.   Whether medical or corporate use, the 3G iPhone needs to expand is capabilities to meet such demands.   Blackberry and the rest can continue to "thumbwheel" you to death.   The touch screen technology is only half the puzzle.   Connecting, and integrating with appropriate hardware at a workstation, or at Starbucks, allows the road warriors to complete mission critical tasks on the fly.   External, foldable keyboards, are only the beginning!


Pwnage tools are only the beginning.   We need drivers for this hardware.


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>July Update</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2008-07-13T21:52:23-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/4cb87d160d6043041938359b28e6bb02-50.html#unique-entry-id-50</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/4cb87d160d6043041938359b28e6bb02-50.html#unique-entry-id-50</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Another barrage of pictures for your viewing!   Updates mostly apply to the Family section as we just got back from King's Island.   Read the header there for more incredible insights into a family day that went differently than planned!


Now halfway through the year and I must confess I still have not worked on the proposed changes to the site content and rendering.   It is something probably simple and elegant, and eventually The Rebarized World content will discover the solution.   It has to!


Anyway, excuses aside.   Till next time!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Transitions</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Leopard (10.5)</category><dc:date>2008-06-23T07:59:05-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/e51efa1b1e5ba57dc147861809a8b746-49.html#unique-entry-id-49</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/e51efa1b1e5ba57dc147861809a8b746-49.html#unique-entry-id-49</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Backup strategies need to change with the times.   As content expands, from backups to floppy to CD, then to DVD, then to DL DVD (eventually to BluRay), the data we entrust to storage needs to be carefully monitored.


S.M.A.R.T. technology is a good start but has its flaws. 


The data of TRW and the entire computer system are backed up with SuperDuper!   and Time Machine (part of Leopard).   The SuperDuper!   backup is compressed.   Used to it could be spread out over multiple DVD's, or DL DVDs for static backups.   However, now that the computer system (even with compression) is approaching 80 GB (from a 150+ GB source compressed to a DMG from sparse disk file), the DVD era is over.


Now portable hard disks that are 300 GB are the "off site storage."   Carrying this hard disk everyday will now be the routine.


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>More June Pictures&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2008-06-23T07:56:08-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/1e65b1ad858a82955984ec8631c49c2f-48.html#unique-entry-id-48</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/1e65b1ad858a82955984ec8631c49c2f-48.html#unique-entry-id-48</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Believe it or not the June 2008 updates are not done yet.   This is dance recital season and the pictures and video keep on coming in!


The plan for the rest of this week is to update the site daily with pictures from the 19th onward.


Stay tuned!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>More June Updates&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2008-06-13T07:31:42-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/7f55b9a5f03a1669979701b51809e3d1-47.html#unique-entry-id-47</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/7f55b9a5f03a1669979701b51809e3d1-47.html#unique-entry-id-47</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


I bring you more pictures!


June is a very busy month for us.   Gillian's birthday, Cherie and Michael's anniversary, etc.   This weekend is also Gillian's dance recital, followed by another next weekend.


More updates soon!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Mac OS&#x27;s Future</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Leopard (10.5)</category><dc:date>2008-06-12T07:29:40-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/cd69451aa96ec9ef2c406ebeb1f8e22d-46.html#unique-entry-id-46</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/cd69451aa96ec9ef2c406ebeb1f8e22d-46.html#unique-entry-id-46</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


Now that we are seeing the previews of "Snow Leopard" from WWDC, I thought I would take a moment to casually "upset the apple cart." 


10.6 is just the beginning of streamlining the Mac OS, but also the consolidation of multiple platforms into one true code base.   Mac OS X is currently "spread out" over several products.   Apple computers, the iPhone, and Apple TV make up much of the core of the OS X dispersion.   The Classic iPod and iPod Shuffle are the only two known products without a "Mac OS X core."   Take out these two products from a consolidated OS initiative and then simply make one DVD product that responds to the device you aim the installer. 


Clearly what the aim would be to reduce "code spread" (something "Snow Leopard" would accomplish) and speed up security fixes.   Production of just one DVD and marketing of that single DVD could help propel Apple to even greater heights that at present.   Moving from Power PC to just Intel would also simplify the code even more. 


My prediction is that Apple will continue to find ways to make this "cycle of innovation," more automatic as the OS X code base is further simplified as its core asset.   The iPhone, eventually a replacement for the iPod Touch and Classic iPod will become one unified product with expandable storage options (much like the build to order Macs), and will help secure more data that is carried on the "person" and not the "person's laptop."   Imagine using your iPhone as a cache of your personal data, music, documents, etc. that you carry with you to each Mac.   The Mac computer (including the Apple TV) could then be connected (wired or over the wireless network) to the iPhone device and explored like any other volume on the network.   Remote computing back to your home Mac would no longer be necessary (per se with the iPhone).   The "MobileMe" platform to replace .  Mac will become the "universal agent" to these devices, with the "cloud" (internet) containing your portable data you can access from any browser.   With 20 GB of storage allowed with MobileMe combined with wireless access and 3G networking, the realistic dependency on carrying a laptop for a business trip may be lessened.   A stationary terminal, or a flat paneled TV in the room would allow for the remote access point needed.   Combine that with your iPhone's portability (truly a Mac in your pocket) and the future of Apple is endless. 


Convergence was the concept for the "smartphone" era. iPhone will replace that concept entirely.   MobileMe will become the brand that markets the devices (iPhone [replacing the iPod], laptops, AppleTV [becomes more of a media and computing hub]) based on the power and flexibility of 10.6; and possibly fully rolled out by 10.7.   The timetable for OS deployment will be shortened, security updates applied quicker, and further integration into the Window's world will be accomplished. 


Windows, still the king of OS deployment has a nice product in Vista.   Windows 7 will also focus on more convergence.   I believe the two will coexist well together.   Microsoft will continue to cross license with Apple on technology.   ActiveSync and Exchange are really two things happening now that are just the beginning. iTunes and the AppStore will serve the Apple crowd, but also may serve the Windows Mobile platform.   Windows CE essentially runs on Intel chips; Microsoft could just have Apple deploy and sell apps the same way it plans to do with the iPhone.   As a "developer" Microsoft could just Apple do the heavy lifting (hosting and billing), collecting the cash revenue.   Balmer could continue to encourage developers to do what they do best.   Someday the apps may be platform ignorant.   However, since Apple exceeds Microsoft in the portable and entertainment side of the business, it would serve best for Microsoft to not compete in this space, but to get behind it and make some money.


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x22;Snow Leopard&#x22;?</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Leopard (10.5)</category><dc:date>2008-06-08T20:40:03-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/2d6e586cefa9eacdfe112451a60c8b32-45.html#unique-entry-id-45</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/2d6e586cefa9eacdfe112451a60c8b32-45.html#unique-entry-id-45</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It seems that tomorrow's keynote from Steve Jobs may show us 10.6.


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>June Updates of Importance</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2008-06-08T20:34:01-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/28c5c827a750fffc3ce4e3b570be299d-44.html#unique-entry-id-44</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/28c5c827a750fffc3ce4e3b570be299d-44.html#unique-entry-id-44</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[TRW Fans,


It is with sad countenance that I must report the passing of Charles Carnes on June 29, 2008.   To the InLaws section is a Memorial Video and source pictures. 


On a happier note, Gillian is about to turn eight.   Friends of "Gillian's Picture Page" will have yet another page of photos to mark the years of this "schmall" bundle of noise that we took home in June 2000.   Now we dance, like Hanna Montana, play guitar and piano, do the Kumon, and generally be a kid.   Disney.com is her favorite place on the internet.   There are several videos and pictures to celebrate her recent party.


Keeping this entry short, so till next time!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>May Updates</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2008-05-25T00:05:34-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/e71d3b50a641a05cffe0b2b83dd56706-43.html#unique-entry-id-43</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/e71d3b50a641a05cffe0b2b83dd56706-43.html#unique-entry-id-43</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi all!


This has been a very interesting month or so.   April updates were most of the Disney trip.   May has been more of a month filled with Gillian's dance and Spring Fling at MVS.   Heritage Day photos are also posted with video.


What has been added "new" to the site is a submenu under InLaws.   (Speaking of which, Charles Carnes is currently in Hospice.   We pray he passes without pain or suffering.)


My Grandmother likes to send lottery tickets for birthdays, so she is under no pretense to send photos of her recent foot surgery.   Normally, I would not even think of adding this to this site, but there is a "twist" here that allows for this exception.   In 1994 I graduated from a podiatry college in New York and then moved back to Vineland, New Jersey for the Summer while I waited to being medical school in Philadelphia.   During that long, hot Summer I needed work.   Dr.   Jeff Katz (podiatrist), of Advanced Foot and Ankle (a podiatry practice), took me in as a podiatry assistant/associate (kinda!)   and gave me a job.   Forever grateful I am to this man, for he allowed me to experience the fruits of his labor to build a practice.   While I never owned a private practice of any kind, the experience was a forerunner of the defunct idea of Reeson Health Center.   Why the tangent?   I'm glad you asked!   During the years of 1990-1998 my Grandmother was living in Lexington, Kentucky.   She complained to me about foot problems, but she also wanted me to sell her magnets or other such "black magic" stuff.   Anyway, her "sales person" persona rubbed me the wrong way, enigmatic of my family's propensity for dysfunction. 


So I essentially left my family behind.   I found my wife, started a family, and shortly after that, Gillian's Picture Page, which eventually became The Rebarized World.   Due to estrangement from my family, this site has focused only on the Carnes inlaw side.   What has propelled Buono inclusion of at least photos is truly strange.   As I was saying, my Grandmother was living in Kentucky at the time I was in medical school in Philadelphia.   My wife, from the Dayton, Ohio area, is only 2 hours north of Lexington.   In 1998 we moved to the Ohio area for residency.   Around that same time my Grandmother decided to move back to New Jersey.   Working for Dr.   Katz the Summer of 1994 is the key to this diatribe.   After residency in Ohio, we moved to Illinois for 4 years.   In 2005 we moved back to Ohio.   Grandmother, living now in New Jersey, extols the "greatness" of either magnets or some juice she is using for her "joints."   Still with foot problems, she has to handle her daughter's lack of medical attention for a meningioma and take care of her stroke affected husband Frank and his search for "Charlie" (pronouced Chawlee, "you know Chawlee?").   Grandmother's foot eventually lands in Dr.   Katz's office, where she is seen.   The pictures display her surgery, and post-op care by Dr.   Katz.   Again, this is same man who allowed me to work for him back over ten year ago.   My Grandmother, who lived in another state at the time I was there working, eventually moves back to New Jersey to be taken care of by the man who employed me for a Summer. 


I call that strange!   The long winded background is to highlight that I do not have contact with Grandmother, nor Dr.   Katz.   However, the chances of such a situation to occur are remote; and from that perspective warrant inclusion in the TRW!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>iPhone SDK</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>iPhone</category><dc:date>2008-04-20T07:38:59-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/efdb583dadce7c0f36ab7ebc7b33e6f0-42.html#unique-entry-id-42</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/efdb583dadce7c0f36ab7ebc7b33e6f0-42.html#unique-entry-id-42</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Several months of speculation led to the release of the iPhone SDK in March 2008.   From that time to June 2008, there has also been talk of the "3G iPhone."   I wonder through all of this are people forgetting that the relationship with AT&T is exclusive for at least another 15 months.   I wonder if such speculation of the phone is worthwhile. 


I could go on another rant about the need for applications.   However, several companies at the SDK release did speak to the corporate strengths of the phone.   For the medical piece, Epocrates should be coming in June.   What I would focus on is the present phone.   We still need a decent driver for Bluetooth keyboards, other such devices such as earphones that are Bluetooth, etc.   Remember, the phone is a platform build on OS X, it should be able to support such things. 


As iPhone 2.0 is reached for firmware, let's market the games, the corporate apps, the whole thing.   I still would pursue the fruits of the present platform.   Hackers and jailbroken phones allow for so much more expansion of the phone's abilities that no longer can we just wait for Apple or other developers to funnel apps through the App Store.   Hack away people, hack away.   Give us the apps we need to do real work....and have fun too. 


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Gillian&#x27;s Disney Photos</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2008-04-20T07:36:35-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/9ec74e1a06133dd4d213fa8d081a06b3-41.html#unique-entry-id-41</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/9ec74e1a06133dd4d213fa8d081a06b3-41.html#unique-entry-id-41</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi all!


Gillian took some interesting photos while at Disney.   Give an "almost 8 year old" several disposable cameras and the permission to photograph whatever she wants and this is what you get!


Some really nice pictures, altogether interesting. 


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Disney Pictures&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2008-04-06T22:25:44-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/6b6e9cff0bffc0abd04af3cfcf4628ec-40.html#unique-entry-id-40</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/6b6e9cff0bffc0abd04af3cfcf4628ec-40.html#unique-entry-id-40</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi all!


It took some time but the remaining pictures are HTML are being uploaded now as I type this!


At almost 500 MB, this is the largest update to TRW ever!   Lots of pictures and videos to recall the Disney Days!


It is our hope that you enjoy this new content.   Comments and references for each of the days mentioned we "blog" entries made with an iPhone and e-mailed to time stamp and allow for reference to the pictures garnered each day.   Some mild harsh comments are noted, but this site is "rated 'G' (for Gillian)."


For this trip there were few technical hurdles.   The largest was literally shabby internet access.   At the resort lodging there was only wired ethernet in the rooms for $10 a day and WiFi in the lobby for $5 an hour.   EDGE on the iPhone was the only daytime access that was worth anything. 


So, if you go to Disney, and you want to be wireless, make sure you take your Airport Express.   Freaky as it was, to wire up the MacBook Air each day on the singe USB port made for some mild headaches.   Imagine thinking you don't need to take a USB hub, Disney must have WiFi in the rooms.   The MacBook Air has only 1 USB port, that should be all one needs.   WRONG!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Disney Trip Update</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2008-03-30T20:45:06-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/0f90a10556050e8f910d885d9cec5b01-39.html#unique-entry-id-39</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/0f90a10556050e8f910d885d9cec5b01-39.html#unique-entry-id-39</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi all,


Back from Disney and have tons of photos to upload!   Working through FrontPage March 22-23 are being uploaded now.   It will take several more days to edit the HTML to upload the 24-29 photo sets.   Used the iPhone to e-mail a "blog" entry for that day, and include that entry on the page.


The thing about Disney.   No free WiFi (see later entries during this series for more on this), and ended up having to use EDGE on the iPhone to upload photos.   We paid for access that was CAT5 network access, and the MacBook Air did well for this.   The photos were edited daily using Photoshop, and once we got home the MOV movie files were crunched using Compressor. 


In all there are close to 1000 pictures to be processed, only 21 videos.   Another good reason to change the processing of TRW!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Snowed In&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2008-03-09T08:53:18-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/fafde6e19032a58b0c4f965c5fbf4b79-38.html#unique-entry-id-38</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/fafde6e19032a58b0c4f965c5fbf4b79-38.html#unique-entry-id-38</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi all,


Snowed in here in Ohio got me thinking about things.   This site has expanded over the last 8 years as mainly a media diary of Gillian's life.   Having only her to keep such a "diary," it took several years of just that to then include Cherie, myself, her parents, the pets, etc., to log all of these photos, then videos.


Looking toward the future, the plan is to try and modify the site's organization and add searching functionality.   Leo Laporte has several good suggestions on his TwIT site and radio show, podcasts, etc.   This seems to be the method that works well.


On the upcoming trip to Florida, the plan is to use Gmail to e-mail each day's photo set that is taken with the iPhone.   Photos and video taken will be tried to sent via the same, or via FTP.


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Website Updates</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2008-03-03T07:10:29-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/779930e96a8fa8bb238f4548d5e38b1c-37.html#unique-entry-id-37</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/779930e96a8fa8bb238f4548d5e38b1c-37.html#unique-entry-id-37</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


I know it has been some time since the site has been updated!   It is being updates as I write this entry.   Transmit is working on the refresh via an Automator workflow. 


One change I will mention is the new "Family" section.   As we get busier with our work and less time to sparse out the pieces of TRW (i.e, Gillian, Gillian, once in a while Cherie, then Gillian, etc...[you see a pattern? :)]), the "Family" section has been created as of March 2008 to allow to share these times spent together.   Also, since we are planning a family trip to Florida is just a few weeks, it will allow for exclusive content to not be lost in the hierarchy of the menu system. 


Website changes are still "on the books" for this calendar year.   Recently I was "forced" to upgrade my computer.   The Core 2 Duo versus the Core Duo thing seems irrelevant to me, but I digress.   The whole movement to "faster is better" seems impractical once you get above 2 GHz.   Everyday computing and certainly website creating/updating seem no different.   What does seems to help is more memory.   Going from a computer with a 2 GB limit to 4 does seem to help some. 


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>iPhone 1.1.4</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>iPhone</category><dc:date>2008-03-03T07:08:36-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/ad0f27d49e4b7798cf115e8c2400224c-36.html#unique-entry-id-36</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/ad0f27d49e4b7798cf115e8c2400224c-36.html#unique-entry-id-36</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW!


1.1.4 is out!   1.1.4 is "jailbroken"!   Anyway, not much to talk about.   It's about the same as 1.1.3. 


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>iPhone 1.1.3 Update</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>iPhone</category><dc:date>2008-01-27T21:18:41-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/51662a25feb5de069dd43c63d50335bd-35.html#unique-entry-id-35</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/51662a25feb5de069dd43c63d50335bd-35.html#unique-entry-id-35</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends!


With the 1.1.3 update I yawned.   I'm sticking with 1.1.2 for now.   Wake me when 1.1.4 is out!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>January 2008 Almost Gone&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2008-01-27T21:13:22-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/0f1ce04e5afba355cadd871db1ea66a8-34.html#unique-entry-id-34</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/0f1ce04e5afba355cadd871db1ea66a8-34.html#unique-entry-id-34</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends!


So begins 2008.   As we enter a new year, we at TRW hope you have a healthy and blessed year!


Plans for the site are as previously detailed.   Looking into more "easier" ways to process the photos and data is still an ongoing process.   Hopefully by this year a test bed site will run in tandem to the current one.   A year or so of beta testing will then commence, and by 2010 this present site model will be retired.


On the way to that new site, a new computer has entered the mix.   My MacBook Pro's keyboard and trackpad gave out (although rarely used).   While sending the computer for repairs at Apple, a new, slightly faster MacBook Pro has taken its place.   No real difference in performance I can see. 


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Wasting Time (not really&#x21;)</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Ubuntu</category><dc:date>2007-12-25T22:51:07-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/d9b9220981c86220876485ff9c1e765b-33.html#unique-entry-id-33</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/d9b9220981c86220876485ff9c1e765b-33.html#unique-entry-id-33</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Yeah I gave in....


Playing with Ubuntu 7.1 again I have given in to the fact that I like to tinker with things.   I had 7.1 on the MacBook Pro and decided to just ditch it for Leopard.   Leopard is really my work and daily OS.   All of my work that means anything is put to this Apple product.   In January 2008 we may see 10.5.2 return some of the functions we had in Tiger, and someday we may hope to see Unsanity finish there updates to FruitMenu and the rest that made working on the Mac a more pleasant experience.   Haxies are really the only productive thing they produce, and Unsanity does them very well.


So, Ubuntu.   It is a Linux distribution that supposedly is something we can use for daily work.   After spending about 2 days of my vacation getting the OS to look like...you guessed it....  Leopard, the next step was to get Windows installed.   I know, why Windows? ...  First, I wanted to see if VMware on Linux was as good on Leopard as it was on Linux.   Second, if I ever did switch to Linux for good, I needed to know were this OS was heading.   Third, and most importantly, I like to tinker.


Conclusions on the effort are these.   Ubuntu is a very flexible OS that allows for anyone to "have fun" tinkering.   However, tinker "too much" and you are fixing things from the command line, or worse yet, Googling for help on something you entered wrong.   For me, getting the "cube" thing to work was the holy grail.   Fire on the screen and the fancy screen savers are fun, but getting down to some real testing had me deactivating the eye candy for some serious work. 


For two days I labored to get things working.   Windows on VMware on Linux really is not as good on Leopard.   Fusion or Parallels on the Mac side really the way to go.   No sound on the Linux side...just so you know.   At the end of the day I left Linux and went back to the Mac side.   Booting back into the Leopard OS after two days was like "coming home" from a long trip; you're really just glad to be back.   Screen resolution is much better, things "just work again," and I was able to get this site updated.


Out of the several hundred GB hard disk, I have only put 22 GB to the Ubuntu install; 10 of which of the ext3 format is set aside for VMware and Windows, so it's kind of like having the Boot Camp partition once again.   So, when I get into a specific nerd mood to "just tinker" I can escape to Linux for a while.   Would I ever switch from to Linux from Apple, not for anything.   Getting out of the Microsoft camp and switching to Apple back in 2002 when my wife gave me a PowerBook, I have only used Windows under duress.   Yes, TRW is formatted under FrontPage on Windows XP on Parallels.   WIth the site redesign planned for 2008 this may no longer be needed.   VM's and Windows for that matter may be possibly be relegated to looking at x-rays under GE's PACS software Centricity. 


And....if you have the resources, get a decent monitor.   Looking at x-rays on a 17 inch laptop screen for the last two years has taken its toll on my craning neck to read them.   How big of a monitor to get?   That is up to you.   The Apple Cinema series seems to work well, but Dell's offerings I hear are good.   Problems with Ubuntu here are the multiscreen setup was not as easy as on Leopard.   Again, you need to tinker. 


Pray for us that like to tinker.   We are a strange lot indeed.   Time spent getting things to work in Linux could probably have been spent more wisely.   However, it does give a sense of accomplishment to figure out the details of a small problem (translate as "hours wasted" searching Google and rebooting) to then hack the next one.   If I were younger I may caffeinate my nights away hacking this boxlet (i.e., laptop) to do some kool stuff that I probably do in Leopard automatically.


Waste of time with Ubuntu?   I would say no (do you think I would answer "yes"?).   Ubuntu is really just a vehicle for the creative mind.   If it were not Ubuntu then it would be something else. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Christmas Updates&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2007-12-25T22:34:13-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/b2ab0772a520ca42243c845fb5ac3ebb-32.html#unique-entry-id-32</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/b2ab0772a520ca42243c845fb5ac3ebb-32.html#unique-entry-id-32</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Well friends there are many new pages added today. 


New pages to Gillian, December dates 19, 24, 25; Cherie, December 21, 25; Michael December 22; and finally Pookies December 25.


Seven pages added took about 2 hours to do.   While these are being uploaded now via Transmit (FTP client), the sheer size of the site continues to astound me. 


Moving into 2008 will proceed with the mentioned project to reorganize the data from the site into a more searchable context.   The concept would be to just upload the formatted pictures, add some comments to the HTML string, then have the rest of the "back-end formatting" take place on the server side.   This will need to correspond with menu conventions already used.   No more will the pages be listed as they were in the "Gillian's Picture Page" or the first or second revisions of The Rebarized World (TRW).   TRW may enter the fourth revision with a much cleaner interface as well!


As Gillian, Cherie, Michael and whatever else we add makes the site expand, the organization of these data needs to remain coherent to the user of the site.   Hopefully, this proposed revision will allow for terminal care of a single format that takes little maintenance.   As a homegrown site, I will not use commercial developers; although any folks that want to make suggestions please feel free to do so.   Email is: michael.rebar@gmail.com for your thoughts, comments, or whatever.


Here's to a productive 2008!


Michael Rebar
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Pookies Section Added</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2007-12-16T12:25:10-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/59e5771987983d6155f064ea50dbe650-30.html#unique-entry-id-30</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/59e5771987983d6155f064ea50dbe650-30.html#unique-entry-id-30</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi all...again!


Forgot to mention that there is a new section to the menu system!


After several years of contemplation, a separate "Pookies" section was created.   This is the section that focuses mostly on Cherie and Michael, although some Gillian always "gets in"!


Enjoy!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Holiday Wishes for All</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2007-12-16T08:31:35-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/62c4c756f15621b31b74353e8f04c618-29.html#unique-entry-id-29</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/62c4c756f15621b31b74353e8f04c618-29.html#unique-entry-id-29</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW,


Right now a large data refresh is being uploaded.   It gives time to ponder the site and the content it holds.


The Rebarized World (TRW), starting with the founding of "Gillian's Picture Page," is about to enter its eight year on the internet.   The growth of the site's data is just incredible to think about.   The adding of video several years ago allows for more interaction than just static pictures.   Innovations in QuickTime and other embedding methods allows us to share glimpses of our family.


Content will always drive the site.   Yet, the adding of a blog does allow for this reflection of the site to be shared as well.   In the coming year some of the changes proposed hopefully will come to reality.   That may lead to more personalized site viewing and possibly searchable content.


To edit this site and to make the development more easier on the eyes, a new Apple Cinema Display will be coming this next week.   While mostly to be used for work (looking at x-rays, editing the company website, etc), it will allow for some use of TRW to be viewed at a much more reasonable resolution.   The 17 inch screen of the MacBook Pro is still nice, but a larger screen with more resolution will make the tasks at hand easier on the eyes.


Well, a close to 2007 is upon us, and again we are reminded of the blessings in our lives.   Let not one day go by that we do not reflect on our good fortune to see another day. 


The best of the Holiday Wishes to all of our friends of TRW.


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>November Update and Thoughts on Site Renovation</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2007-11-25T07:49:10-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/65754d06d645f9edc9c5d401f42e8713-28.html#unique-entry-id-28</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/65754d06d645f9edc9c5d401f42e8713-28.html#unique-entry-id-28</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends!


As you know the site tweaks have been processed.   These minor cosmetic changes got me thinking about the whole site, and possible improvements in processing data.


The main aspects of the site are static pages that fall around a Java based menu system.   This unto itself was a HUGE change from the "top heavy" menu system generated from iWeb (2005-2006), and is a nice consolidation of the "link farm" of the original Gillian's Picture Page (2000-2005).   The change over to the present system of using FrontPage in Windows XP on Parallels on the Mac is something I did not think would take 8 months, but it did.   Formatting the original content in Photoshop, then rendering the pages and menu system is still something that is time intensive to this day.


Possibly there is an easier way to do this.   Apple provides 10 GB of space on the .  Mac account.   Hosting the site is not the issue then.   New considerations of getting the data into an SQL database, then using a front end server type page, all hosted on .  Mac would then allow me to just upload the pictures and comments for the page.   The HTML work could then be done by the server and the page processed dynamically upon request.   Menu system would then just be descriptions instead of URL addresses. 


A search and trial of this concept will begin in earnest.   Hopefully the data already uploaded can just be cross-linked to the "new" code.   This would be my venture for TRW in 2008.   By 2009 it would be nice to just be able to take a photo or video (iPhone most preferably) that could be uploaded to .  Mac using WiFi, to then be processed (scripts) and then synchronized back to iPhoto.   The conventions used now of numbering and formatting would need to be followed, as the data still is also locally stored (Mac, iPod, iPhone) for mobile and duplication protection. 


If you are into this digital stuff as much as I am, remember to backup your precious photos, videos, etc.   That is worth more than anything!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Tweaks to The Site</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2007-11-18T18:33:46-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/fb937574fcdd4fa1a84ee45b569e731a-27.html#unique-entry-id-27</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/fb937574fcdd4fa1a84ee45b569e731a-27.html#unique-entry-id-27</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi all!


The TRW site will be undergoing some cosmetic changes over the next month.   A new front page will be developed.   Menu structures will remain as present. 


As of today the gray band along the right side of the page is now removed.   It was a cosmetic hold over from the source files a few years back.


The pictures of the front page will also be updated soon.   Holiday photos most likely will be used.


In 2008 it may be necessary to refresh the graphics of the site to reflect the site's changing content.   More video has been added over the last few years.   The expansion of the .  Mac account to a full 10 GB from 1 GB for the same price has also made this possible. 


As the content of the site continues to expand from its origins in 2000 "Gillian's Picture Page," it will continue to catalogue the experience of The Rebarized World.


Next week....  Thanksgiving!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>iPhone 1.1.2 and Imagine Beyond</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>iPhone</category><dc:date>2007-11-18T17:18:32-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/acfb703334cc0d06dae30812ea2abfd9-26.html#unique-entry-id-26</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/acfb703334cc0d06dae30812ea2abfd9-26.html#unique-entry-id-26</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[1.1.2 is out for the phone.   International features and some improvements in the interface to iTunes seems nice.   Jail broken now, previous apps and Summerboard for multiple screens, all seem nice.


February 2008 is closer all the time, an SDK may lead to something I have wanted to see since the "Applications!"   post in August; that being applications from third party developers that add value to the phone.   I also really would love to see the development of bluetooth drivers for external devices.   Imagine just like on the Pocket PC, a driver for keyboards and mice.   No stylus but your finger, a simple fold out keyboard (like the ThinkOutside model), and really, really, you could leave the laptop at home for short trips when you may still need to "office".


Road warriors whom need to carry their office in their pockets will find the Scott-E-Vest offerings a nice way to stay portable.   Imagine all of these pieces coming together for the mobile worker.   Think of it as climbing a mountain.   Working with a laptop, cellphone (iPhone in this case that is stocked with word processing, spreadsheet and all of its known features - which may someday include video capture) and a foldable keyboard, you travel to a hotel and set up your "base camp."   Leaving the hotel with your iPhone and foldable keyboard concealed in your clothing, you make several meetings without having to carry "extra weight" (i.e., laptop).   You need to have an ad hoc after meeting with potential clients, but you need to write a proposal or need a file from your laptop.   Choices?   Instead of freaking out you go to a coffee shop ("Starbucks"), take out your iPhone and keyboard.   Unfold the keyboard, lay the iPhone sideways, and fire up your Word compatible word processor.   Typing out your proposal, your mobile iTunes keeps you entertained with your concealed earbuds.   You also find a new song at the Starbucks wifi accessible connection to the iTunes Store.   You still need one file, and wonder how to get it from your laptop (let's assume a Mac to keep things pleasant).   Using a VNC client on your phone you get back to your "base station" and e-mail the file to your phone.   Proposal done, and time to finish a latte.


Imagine your a doctor on rounds.   Wireless access to medical records on the fly.   Labs, x-ray reports at the bedside; all from your pocket.   Your hospital only has an EMR and you need to do your notes.   Again, the keyboard and iPhone work as a terminal to enter this information.   An application on the phone allows you to look at images (pinch and expand on an x-ray) - no substitute for a full blown monitor (PACS), but still nice nonetheless. 


An SDK is coming...my imagination still working on ideas.   The phone, really is not just a phone...it is a platform.   Time's "invention of the year" is the iPhone.   There is a reason.   Way before iPhone version 2, the SDK will bring to market a range of possibilities (and business models) again geared toward the mobile worker.   The Pocket PC will NOT be able to catch up as the SDK allows this "micro Mac" to take on a versatility the business, medical, and most important, the individual market to task; forcing a new generation of apps and uses we can hardly imagine. 


A 16+ GB iPhone will allow for more expansion on match the forthcoming flash-based Mac portables.   We are about to witness a merging of several technologies in this device.   I believe this new laptop will have a touch sensitive screen (like the iPhone), will not need a "trackpad" and will be the smallest full strength portable Mac on the market (replacing the 12 inch PowerBook as the smallest Mac).


Now, reading this you are probably wondering why all the verbiage.   As someone who works "on the move" all the time, access to technology, and most importantly, the information it provides, allows for timely and evidence based practice.   Instead of practicing by intuition, medicine is a merging of art and information, the latter of which is expanding all the time.   Connecting the information to the patient is where the technology comes in.   The iPhone, while not a replacement for the personal face-to-face, does allow a connection to the information that drives the care.   How we interact with technology is something Apple does better than anyone else.   The iPhone is one piece of a puzzle, the SDK is the other. 


Remember what Mr.   Steve Ballmer said about developers, developers.....


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Leopard versus Ubuntu</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Leopard (10.5)</category><dc:date>2007-11-05T04:06:26-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/46355862e5c459cd68652a8547fc2ab1-25.html#unique-entry-id-25</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/46355862e5c459cd68652a8547fc2ab1-25.html#unique-entry-id-25</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Well, finally played with Ubuntu.   I actually tried the 7.04 install on Parallels.   Tired of trying to update that to 7.1, I finally tried the "triple boot" thing with Windows XP and Boot Camp.   Not impressed with the set-up, and tired of trying to get Boot Camp to run on the Mac since the upgrade from Tiger, a reinstall of WIndows XP was unfulfilling.   So...erased Windows off the primary boot (kept the Parallels set-up), used reFit to set-up the dual boot schema, and dived right into Ubuntu 7.1.


My conclusion is that Ubuntu is fun, insanely wild with effects and options to customize, and mostly, not Leopard.


Leopard is fine, don't get me wrong.   It is my work and everyday computing environment.   However, not customizable, very locked into the API, and not "open source."   Ubuntu is open source, fully customizable, and has room to grow.


I highly recommend playing with Ubuntu.   If you are a geek like me who enjoys a challenge, get your Intel Mac to do things like multi-boot and try out a Linux distro.   Ubuntu is my pick.   What seems like minutes turns into half a day play in our work-till-you-drop world.   Have some fun!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Leopard Installed&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Leopard (10.5)</category><dc:date>2007-10-28T12:23:02-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/7f4125d37ef4f713dcbdecbdea950be6-24.html#unique-entry-id-24</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/7f4125d37ef4f713dcbdecbdea950be6-24.html#unique-entry-id-24</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi there, 


Spent the weekend updating my MBP to run Leopard.   There are many great features that compel the upgrade, but really this is not a "must have" update.   Like other reviewers, I also find Leopard to be a collection of "app updates" that most third party programs already provide.


Spaces and Time Machine are two of the largest features Apple promotes.   Time Machine essentially is a continuous back up of your computer, and provides the average consumer cheap and effective management of "file salvage."   SuperDuper!   however, still holds my best interest to do solid back ups of my Mac.   Spaces is one feature that multi-taskers will find helpful.   For as its name implies, it provides workspace to the user beyond the one visible.   And, a snapshot of ALL of the spaces dynamically is something we all can agree is helpful.   Spaces is not a new feature to the Unix or Linux crowd, but is nicely done by Apple.


iChat has something to offer, but I don't use it.   So read the review from others at MacWorld. 


My largest gripe is BootCamp.   I used the beta with Tiger and was happy to once in a while boot into Windows.   After installing Parallels and getting the BootCamp partition to come up in Mac, I tried to go back to using WIndows after the Leopard upgrade.   Not working!   Windows keeps rebooting the machine.   It still boots in Parallels.


So....doing some digging, tried these suggestions from Parallels thread:


http://forum.parallels.com/thread7090.html


HOWTO: repair "broken" bootcamp xp installation after playing with 3094 


1.   Find halopvs_.dll and ntkopvs_.exe in WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 folder of bootcamp installation and rename them to halmacpi.dll and ntkrnlmp.exe


2.   Open boot.ini, find smth like:


multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect


and add /kernel=ntkrnlmp.exe /hal=halmacpi.dll, so it looks like this:


multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /kernel=ntkrnlmp.exe /hal=halmacpi.dll


Thats all


reboot to windows :)


...and this...still no luck...


If you have a fat32 partition the "Missing HAL.dll" issue is quite easy to solve.   This is caused, at least in the cases that has happened to me, buy bootcamp trying to load the hardware profile for Parallels, which does not support ASPCI so it uses a different HAL.   This is my Boot.ini.


[boot loader]


timeout=1


default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOW S


[operating systems]


multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Parallels configuration" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptOut


multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /kernel=ntkopvs_.exe /hal=halopvs_.dll


The default value is what the kicker is here, just change where it says partition(3) to what you want to boot from, in my case 3 being bootcamp, and 1 being paralells.


...I thought it would be easy to get Windows working after Tiger install, but that is not the case.   Will post my final solution after I find it.   As it turns out I had this same problem with BootCamp before, so I am hoping for a solution.   I do not intend to just start over if I can salvage the OS install.   It probably has something to do with the Leopard update doing something to the machine inadvertently and WIndows WPA.


If you read this and have a fix for me, please e-mail at michael.rebar@gmail.com.


Michael Rebar
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Videos&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2007-10-28T12:19:07-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/4ece0222aa0beff309b69b2d3638d0a0-23.html#unique-entry-id-23</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/4ece0222aa0beff309b69b2d3638d0a0-23.html#unique-entry-id-23</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi all!


Updated Gillian and Cherie's section to include videos.   Cherie's section has KCMA's nursing induction and Gillian's has her tap dancing!


More to come!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Leopard Out 10/26/2007</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Leopard (10.5)</category><dc:date>2007-10-21T17:29:50-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/8cf4424d64a85245ff41b9fa1e171d6d-22.html#unique-entry-id-22</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/8cf4424d64a85245ff41b9fa1e171d6d-22.html#unique-entry-id-22</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Gosh!


Next Friday we have Leopard on the Mac!   Apple finally has finished the OS for RTM.   We may or may not see long lines out of Apple or such stores come Friday at 6 PM, but I am sure we will finally get to see the season ripe for picking. 


I suspect Apple will also release a rev of the MacBook for the holiday season as well next Friday; one that may include some of the fancier technologies that have been rumored about.   A flash RAM based start-up, a thinner notebook, possibly without a DVD drive, may also make it more affordable (unless the cost of flash RAM offsets the profit margin in the thinner client). 


Yes, I do plan to get Leopard as soon as it is released.   I have tried several of the betas and found them to be enticing.   The "Quick Look" feature, "Back to My Mac," Spaces, Time Machine, and Remote Networking are several key features I find enticing.   I am sure there will be bugs, especially with Safari and many plugins, the number of great hacks made by Unsanity may not work or may not be needed, but I will finally be able to retire VirtueDesktops.   This great program has seen better days, but crashes so much I wonder how it was written.   Spaces is a necessity part of the OS that I look forward to using daily.


Integration with the iPhone I am sure will be had with note features.   As Microsoft Office 2008 will be out in January, there is time to see what Apple can do with the first update to 10.5 when we see 10.5.1 or 2 released.   Stability with apps we use daily (including PPC) will be welcome.   I can't see not using Entourage for daily work and e-mail. 


A quick work about Parallels.   This vital application makes the Windows world come alive on the Mac.   Playing with Ubuntu 7, I could not update to 7.1 or boot using a burned CD copy.   Parallels and VMware are definite replacements for Virtual PC, but I must say Microsoft did make sure it worked well with WIndows and Linux.   Can not really say the same about Parallels.


Oh yes, BootCamp!   It is nice to be able to boot into a full version of Windows.   BootCamp in 10.5 is a must! 


If you are like me and only use laptop computers, then you too must wonder how much longer you can hold out before getting an external hard drive OR upgrading the internal hard drive in your MacBook or MacBook Pro.   My time was three weeks ago when BestBuy had 250 GB hard drives on sale.   I got two and followed the careful directions from iFixIt.   Had to purchase a torix number 6 from a Lowes, but what the heck!   Found the proper external enclosure from CompUSA (where I plan to be next Friday at 6 PM), and learned a great deal about Apple quality.   No lie, Apple makes the best computers on the market.   They also are a big believer in using screws!


I counted no less than 30 screws on the MacBook Pro I had to remove BEFORE I was able to wrestle the hard drive out of the machine.   Reversing the steps and applying my latest backup was not a cakewalk, but it was accomplished in less than 4 hours.   There still are some bugs from the SuperDuper!   backup, but I am not complaining.   The machine is fast and almost factory spec.   I bought the MBP with only a 120 GB internal disk, now double that and add a "resfresh" to the hard disk standard (SATA connection not IDE) and you can see another year of use out of this 18 month old machine.   The PowerBook I had lasted me almost 4 years before upgrading.   However, as I do more video to this site, the expansion of the iPhone's features with further revs or updates to the firmware, I can only see more content to this site requiring a faster laptop, the 64-bit OS that Leopard provides, and more demands of the processor, which unfortunately, only comes about with buying a new laptop.   So...look for this machine to be on Ebay probably in the next 10-11 months.


With that folks, I'll see you in line next Friday with my jail broken iPhone.   Rock on Apple.


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>iPhone Firmware 1.1.1</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>iPhone</category><dc:date>2007-10-21T17:15:16-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/2d7736c0e9606769bc2251044d22c66f-21.html#unique-entry-id-21</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/2d7736c0e9606769bc2251044d22c66f-21.html#unique-entry-id-21</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[People!


Apple posted 1.1.1 firmware update less than 2 weeks ago.   I had 1.0.2 all tricked out with third party apps and functions.   The phone was sweet!


Then, one day while running an update with Installer.app, the phone started to not work right again.   At a crossroads, I updated to 1.1.1 firmware.


The phone response was snappier, the Bluetooth earpiece did show in the top bar, the iTunes store on the phone was cool, but there was no apps I had become used to using. 


"Jail breaking" the phone with 1.1.1 was finally made possible with a TIFF graphic security flaw.   This, found by a 13 year old boy, was finally integrated into "iJailBreak for the iPhone".   WIth this, we finally have a short term gap solution till iFuntastic and even iNdependence really work again on the iPhone. iToner 1.0.4 is a must for your custom ringtones, and of course, iTunes always will let you buy one for 99 cents.


After seeing what the iPhone can do, what its true potential really is...that of a small Mac in your pocket....it is welcomed news that Apple also will be releasing a SDK for the iPhone in February 2008.   Again, let's focus on what we (meaning me) need on the phone.   1) A decent word processor, 2) spreadsheet program, 3) presentation software (now more important given the video out function of the phone with 1.1.1), 4) medical software and reference material (5 Minute Clinical Consult and a Drug Reference), and 5) games for goodness sake!


Get your coding hat on people the time draws nigh! 


Freedom for the iPhone without having to hack but PROGRAM for profit!   If you have skills here, get ready for some making some money!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>October Updates&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2007-10-21T17:05:28-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/a6db6dbbbc0bdf8d73822a3c85d25651-20.html#unique-entry-id-20</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/a6db6dbbbc0bdf8d73822a3c85d25651-20.html#unique-entry-id-20</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi there!


We are entering the Fall season.   Seems only recently that we had 90+ degree weather. 


Updated some of the late September 2007 photos, added October 2007 and updated photos up to today for Gillian.


Fall school photos of GIllian on the site.


Formal entry in the "main site's" blog that the blog has moved to RapidWeaver. iWeb '08 was tried without real success.


Will add more content as we enter the Holiday Season.


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Almost October</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2007-09-30T18:32:37-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/0bd398344a7ec7fa4935a281bec5c43e-19.html#unique-entry-id-19</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/0bd398344a7ec7fa4935a281bec5c43e-19.html#unique-entry-id-19</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[We at TRW do appreciate your traffic to our site.


This month's update includes the latest photos for September 2007 and some entries into the August 2007 Gillian section.


As we enter the holiday season please do expect MANY new photos to be added.


What is a blessing is that the space on the .  Mac has grown to 10 GB for the same price at 1 GB.   It helps to have more room.   Still all photos are in JPG format and the best quality for web browsing.   Video is the same way; set at a QuickTime version 6, 100 kbs throughput to allow for easy viewing.


In the coming months, a different way to organize the site may become a reality.   Listening to Leo Laporte's, "The Tech Guy" show over at TWIT.tv, I heard a caller ask how to format "several hundred gigabytes of photos and video" on his ever growing site.   Just as TRW, the caller remarked on using FrontPage and essentially hand coded the HTML to fit his media (my current task when updating the site).   Leo replied that the data (the meat) of the site should be in a SQL database, and that having "something on the server" to then "dynamically" generate the HTML would be better than the current scenario outlined by the caller.   I see this as intriguing and would ask any TRW fan to please drop me a line (michael.rebar@gmail.com) if you have any suggestion similar on how to make the site better.


As TRW grows over the next decade I expect this SQL idea to become a reality.   The iPhoto database is already over 1 GB with these JPG and video files and iTunes has 150+ unique video files.   I do not see this becoming smaller as we take more photos with the iPhone.   As a 2 megapixel camera, the phone does take nice photos that reduce to JPGs well with PhotoShop.


Again, we at TRW do appreciate your frequenting our site. 


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>iPhone Price Drop</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>iPhone</category><dc:date>2007-09-09T08:28:39-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/d75afb4abc4b5e4843e8f0dca4e57ea6-18.html#unique-entry-id-18</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/d75afb4abc4b5e4843e8f0dca4e57ea6-18.html#unique-entry-id-18</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Several days ago it was learned of the Apple iPhone price drop of the 8 GB model.   The 4 GB model is now defunct.


I could rant about the $200 "I lost" by becoming an "early adopter," but I will not.   The 16 GB iPod Touch makes way for the 16 GB iPhone to be released around Christmas or early 2008 at MacWorld.   God knows we need the extra room for "more media"!


This price drop is simply marketing.   To justify a new product at the "old" price point of $599, Apple must make way in our collective Apple minds that 8 GB is "low end."   In these days of expanding hard disks, and ever shrinking flash based memory devices, expect more to come. 


What I see, with this phone now just over 2 months old, is more expansion of its software capabilities.   The "install.app" that most of us have installed already allows for more use out of the iPhone than anyone expected.   SSH, voice recording, games, all are coming to the phone now.   Ringtones (if that what excites you) are also something that can be uploaded. iTunes 7.4.1 allows for this now for 99 cents a tune.   Fine.


We STILL need a decent word processor, spreadsheet, presentation software that is NATIVE to the phone.   As a doctor I need to use drug lookups, remote data access to the hospital server, you name it.   I am sure some third party company will come along and make this happen, and charge big bucks for access or the programs.   Sure, it is fun to play Pong on the phone, take screenshots and share them with everyone.   Now, let's get to work! 


This technology is a Mac in your pocket!   The iPhone, the iPod touch, are hackable devices for our use.   Portable computing in your pocket, without the need to lug the notebook!   We need applications that expand the phone's use to the professional; that is where corporate attention spends BIG dollars, yen, etc.   Globally, the iPhone has not even dived into its "true calling," that of a portable Mac.   People, it runs OS X! 


My list of wants for the iPhone exceed that of a Pocket PC!   Microsoft has portable keyboards (ThinkOutside's foldable wonder), mice, etc. iPhone needs drivers for such devices (Bluetooth) to really make these third party hardware devices sing.   The time is now to not worry about prices coming down (we'll all get the $100 in-store credit for early adopters), but now to think about expanding the phone's reach across the Pocket PC divide.   Make these things compatible with the iPhone to allow the expected market reach of these phones to be met with acceptance.   Drivers for hardware to allow for a simple substitution of an iPhone with a Pocket PC without having to "buy a bunch of stuff again" is the concept that will propel the iPhone to the top of a corporate budget for its mobile workforce.   Ummm...that's us!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Gillian Back to School&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2007-08-27T19:17:08-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/23ef2841c6397f41b305035fe70db483-17.html#unique-entry-id-17</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/23ef2841c6397f41b305035fe70db483-17.html#unique-entry-id-17</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi all!


Today is a special day!


Back to school!


Summer is OVER!


Did I say that too "loudly"?   Sorry. 


Yes, Gillian is now in the second grade.   It has been a long summer.   August has been especially busy due to my call schedule. 


Over the last 6 days that I have had off from work, we have been able to get a lot of fun and activities completed.   The top five of the list include sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, and sleep.


Now, back to work; back to school; back to the regimented life we so enjoy between September and the following May.


God Bless school!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Late August 2007 Update</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2007-08-24T07:05:23-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/9094aafc02937177357d176ab97d9baa-16.html#unique-entry-id-16</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/9094aafc02937177357d176ab97d9baa-16.html#unique-entry-id-16</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends!


Website additions...there will be more.


Due to Apple's extension of the .  Mac drive space from 1 GB to 10 GB for the same price, there is much more data that can be stored on the site. 


The only downside to this expansion of the space on the .  Mac is that iDisk is likewise expanded locally on my laptop.   This does not bother me that much, but I now have less than 30 GB on the drive to use.   Thinking about a 200 GB HD expansion by Christmas may be needed (we'll see). 


Anyway, the website now has Gillian's pictures she took of our trip to Tennessee.   A "Curious George" dance video was added to June 15, 2007.   And, Cherie's iPhone pictures of our trip are also uploaded.


In the next few weeks I anticipate adding Gillian's return to school pictures.   Again, that 200 GB drive expansion is starting to look good!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Applications&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>iPhone</category><dc:date>2007-08-23T18:30:17-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/9a2f040701458742b37b4d506a4e4660-15.html#unique-entry-id-15</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/9a2f040701458742b37b4d506a4e4660-15.html#unique-entry-id-15</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Now in late August the iPhone really seems to be taking off.   Not only have hackers been able to bypass the activation part, but now applications (true 3rd party apps) have come to the phone.   Jailbreak still is a good command line method to put the phone "in the mood" to take apps, but now an "installer" application has replaced the hassle of performing this task.   Applications come to the phone over wifi or Edge, and are updated. iPhone software is now at 1.0.2.


Applications...the heart of what will turn the iPhone into a true PDA are starting out as utilities, games and system extenders (SSH, Unix binaries).   The next step in this adventure is to have Apple recognize these "mods" as something that will not be wiped out with an update.   Just like when we update OS X, there is not need to install ALL of out software.   The iPhone, running on OS X as well, should provide the same functionality. 


We mod things.   Some are into modifying cars or other such things.   We nerds like to mod tech.   Some have gone into painting their phones, or adding nice skins that express who they are.   That's nice and all, but the real work is in the OS.   Extending the OS, making the phone way more than Apple could contain.   As I said before, this is much like in 1984 when the first Macintosh was released.   Innovation moves forward whether we like it or now.


Let's talk cases!   Seen many, tried a few.   In my opinion, the only case really to try is the Revo case from iSkin.   I will not extol its virtues, just check it out.   My wife and I use them 24/7.


For now friends, keep smiling.   There are more iPhone apps on the way!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>August 2007 Update</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2007-08-04T18:08:17-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/17e4380db5e3d8e50a6110c7a5b85b8e-14.html#unique-entry-id-14</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/17e4380db5e3d8e50a6110c7a5b85b8e-14.html#unique-entry-id-14</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi there!


July has been full of many things for us.   For Cherie she moved into a new promotion at her workplace.   Me, I just worked and replaced my MacBook Pro's battery which failed and expanded.   Gillian continues to grow. 


We got back from Tennessee, visiting Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge.   Dixie Stampede - need I say more.   Lots of pictures.


Regarding the website.   As it grows and content continues to develop, I do find that I am using the "wrapper" feature more for the site blog.   The heavy content and development is still done with FrontPage and Windows, but with Parallels and Windows XP I really have no reason to explore any of the Adobe or other third party products for HTML editing.   FrontPage is truly the best of the bunch.   However, all of the coding, thumbnails, and linking to a Java based menu system takes a lot of time.   While worth it, the component of the site that is blog based seems to do better at the "wrapper" level.   This is something that iWeb and RapidWeaver are excellent.


So, from now on, I would probably just use this side to explain further changes to the site.


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>iPhone Month One</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>iPhone</category><dc:date>2007-08-04T17:47:09-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/994325526a686c2fd3aa59ece00d3cd1-13.html#unique-entry-id-13</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/994325526a686c2fd3aa59ece00d3cd1-13.html#unique-entry-id-13</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends,


Last month I shared my frustration with the Apple Store ordering process, the delay of 2-3 weeks with on-line ordering versus the AT&T store issues of only having several phones, etc.   One month has now passed by....  I still must admit the phone amazes me.   For all of the gripping and time tables, the phone truly is worth it.


In the last month the Bluetooth earpiece arrived.   Cherie sent hers back as her vehicle has built in hands-free.   For me, in the field I still use the supplied wired earphones.   One thing I did was upgrade how I carry my equipment.   Finding an older Franklin-Covey leather PDA case I had for my Pocket PC, and using it with the iSkin Revo case, which covers the Invisishield wrap quit well, the phone "package" fits nicely into a pocket of the Scott-e-Vest that hold all my stuff. 


The whole package, used in the hospital, does warrant some stares at times.   By the end of this month, however, people are bothering me less about it.   The vest holds all of my medical equipment; but its main focus is on portability.   As a medical knowledge-worker on the go (a.k.a., a hospitalist), I need to travel light.   The iPhone integrates nicely in what I consider "daily medical combat" against disease.


What the phone needs now is an update that allows third party applications to work with it.   Like the Pocket PC, applications that develops cranked out made for essential tools of the trade.   Whether medical, engineering, legal, etc., those of us with jobs that kept us mostly out of the office and "in the zone," meant some reliance on our PDA.   Let's focus now...the iPhone is no PDA.   It really is a small computer...running OS X.   This means that once we can really use the full complement of options on this "micro-Mac" we can begin to see just how useful convergence can be. 


Lately some work has been done on modifying the phone.   I even went so far as to replace the AT&T badge with "iPhone."   Yes, added some ringtones too.   Someone has also completed a Terminal app for the phone.   Things are humming along.   What we need though is truly access to direct apps on the phone.   Medical texts, drug references, etc., really would be sweet if they did not depend on AJAX and the Safari browser and WiFi connection.   A true SDK would solve many of these problems.


In the meantime, let's have fun hacking the phone.   You can always restore with iTunes!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>iPhone Week One</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>iPhone</category><dc:date>2007-07-07T14:39:34-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/14ca22e4dd8bc472d90e5e8eb1f66b4d-12.html#unique-entry-id-12</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/14ca22e4dd8bc472d90e5e8eb1f66b4d-12.html#unique-entry-id-12</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[People..you have to get one!


...After one week of use I have had only 1 dropped call on the road.   Using the web browser is more fun than on the desktop, and Cover Flow on the iPod part is just beyond words. 

...This is the phone you will keep for years, then sell on Ebay, and probably get about 50% plus back on resale. 


Just like a Mac, it will hold its value; if well taken care of I would add.


...About $40, it is a small investment to make. 


Let there be no mistake, Apple is going to take over the cellphone market.   Although arriving late on the scene, there is no doubt that from this 1.0 product, anything they release from here will build on the success of the iPhone.   While iPod&rsquo;s sell Macs, the iPhone will sell more Macs.   Focused on ease-of-use and design, this device cornerstones all of the features we need in a portable computer without the hassle of carrying a laptop.   Eventually, I can see people using these devices along with Bluetooth keyboards as a portable workstation for out of the office work that is conducted at coffee shops and bookstores all the time. 


What do you need on the road?   E-mail, web, some music, a movie or two, some TV shows you watch.   Let us not forget all of your photos, a camera to take more, etc. 

...When Leopard comes out this Fall, it will incorporate a &ldquo;back to my Mac&rdquo; feature that will allow you from anywhere to access your Mac.   From anywhere would include yourself and your iPhone. 


So, is there a place for Vista type UMPC&rsquo;s in your budget?   If a UMPC could fit in my pocket, answer cell calls, have more than 2 hours of battery life, and still offer ease of use, I am sure more people would use them. ...  Why carry around a small, underpowered computer that costs $2000 with such a small screen that is not Multi Touch, when a cheaper, much more powerful and simple device exists?   Maybe Zune 2.0 will sorta come close to the iPhone 1.0, but I don&rsquo;t think so.   Prada and other HTC type devices are using the &ldquo;cube effect&rdquo; to show your apps to you. 

...Apps that run natively in OS X should have the option of iPhone integration in the API.   Let&rsquo;s be real, no Photoshop on the iPhone, but Word, Excel, PowerPoint are good starters.   Couple that with your foldable Bluetooth keyboard and a latte from Starbucks, I would call that good ol&rsquo; productive time supplemented with the caffeine buzz.


Us in the medical profession, and all types really that depend on good technology to yield critical data to help someone else, really need to use iPhone.   Integrated features help streamline data flow, allowing more time to do the task at hand. 


If you do get one of these iPhones, give yourself a day just to play with it; get to know how much fun your &ldquo;digital wallet&rdquo; can be!   Then, take it to work and see how it helps there.   You might have the urge to show off its features, but don&rsquo;t.   Use the device for work while at work.   Reward yourself with some iPod music or videos at lunch or on the way home.   Tell others about the device, but encourage them to visit an Apple or AT&T store themselves.   Again, do not &ldquo;demo&rdquo; the thing; let others find out for themselves.   Phone envy can be bad; considering more people are taking their cellphone personally, you may unwittingly be victim of unwanted attention - good or bad.   I would advise keeping the phone out of sight; but use it when you need to.   Focus on work while at work, and usually people will leave you alone about the phone.   In a few months the hype will die down; more people will be using them, and less common will &ldquo;phone-jacking&rdquo; be a concern.


Yes, my first week with the iPhone is over.   Beside us in the den is the pile of old phones we used.   Hopefully we can sell these on Ebay. 


...It is more than I thought could be seriously done with such a form factor.   It is indeed fun to use and think about using for the daily work and play cycles we experience.   I hope that third party apps come quickly to the phone, as a good word processor, spreadsheet and presentation software are needed.   As well, I would like to see a drug reference, texts for medicine (?   iTunes store sales for professionals), and a good Bible (KJV) e-book.   E-books on this device are going to sell like crazy once Apple and Google work out the deal I am sure that is being hammered out. 


I personally congratulate Apple&rsquo;s hard work to bring this gem to us.   I hope Microsoft and Apple can cross license some of the Apple technology for Windows CE/Pocket PC.   Some of the innovation should be shared with Microsoft, and as well, Apple does owe Microsoft for bailing the company out in 1997.   We can&rsquo;t expect Microsoft to innovate like Apple in the cellphone space at this point, but Microsoft can use some of the technology to make their phone software more useful (I should know as a former Pocket PC user for 2 years). ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>iPhone - Fold Your Own</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>iPhone</category><dc:date>2007-07-02T04:49:32-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/e72ba271f60615d3851721a7447309a2-11.html#unique-entry-id-11</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/e72ba271f60615d3851721a7447309a2-11.html#unique-entry-id-11</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[So...the iPhone...and Michael&rsquo;s Birthday


Today dear friends I turn 39.   Friday was iDay, the release of the iPhone.   Yes, we stood in two lines at AT&T stores in the local areas and could not get phones.


This passed Sunday we drove to Cincinnati to the Eastown Mall and was able to get two 8 GB phones.   Back home and setting up the phones with iTunes was a snap. 


Ease of use, all that.   No stylus. 


Today is my birthday.   I am on call.   Going to work with the iPhone; not such a bad trade off.


Update on the site.   Tried using RapidWeaver for a while.   It crashes under some beta software, so back to iWeb.


Gillian&rsquo;s pictures are updates to mid-June.


More to come.   For now, I need to make a call.


Michael Rebar
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Still Waiting</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>iPhone</category><dc:date>2007-07-01T09:20:12-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/3f254d545d76d074a078e7f93d3c32ec-10.html#unique-entry-id-10</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/3f254d545d76d074a078e7f93d3c32ec-10.html#unique-entry-id-10</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Well this entry is to let you all know that we still are waiting for the iPhone.   We placed an on-line order on June 29, expecting overnight delivery.   I mean, if the stores have them at 6 PM EST, the Apple Store online should also open up.   Guess what?   No only did the on-line store not open till 9 PM EST, there is no option for overnight delivery.   I guess to really be a diehard fan of Apple (or the iPhone at least) means you need to give up your workday and stand in line for your chance to buy one.


Consumerism is built on product availability.   Hype has a lot to do with it as well.   In this vane, the iPhone is not lacking.   Today, Sunday, July 1, there are reports that the AT&T stores are out of phones.   Apple Stores, while posting availability via their "inventory tool," only indicate stock of the phones by inventory done the night before and does not break down 4 or 8 GB.   Phone calls to the stores are probably not worth your time.   What needs to happen is you need to just go there and hope one is available in the capacity sought. 


For the working crowd, whom this phone had mass appeal potentially, ordering on-line should be as nice as the wait in line.   Overnight delivery should be available as we activate the phone through iTunes.   Plus, for those of use whom need to change carriers (expired contracts), rolling over to a new phone may mean some other calls need to be made to another well known carrier. 


At this point I am somewhat disappointed with Apple and AT&T for not predicting this need for consumer demand in terms of product availability.   Product lust can be powerful, but being forced to wait several more days now has placed less emphasis on the phone for me.   Still, while it will be nice to have the phone when it comes, other things are now seemingly more important.   That de-emphasis may make me lukewarm for iPhone 2.0, etc. from Apple.   If the phone would have come Saturday overnight, I would be excited to tell you this phone is the best thing ever.   Now, after seeing the product being used by others, real world situations, and working mostly as advertised, yes the phone lives up to its core feature set.   Yet now, drinking only the "virtual koolaid" vicariously, I think I can move beyond this phone and think about the real thing that makes me crazy, Leopard!   Leopard, the next OS from Apple, should make what we do with WIndows (even in Parallels) obsolete.


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Leopard Leaping Out</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Leopard (10.5)</category><dc:date>2007-06-23T06:59:50-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/b6158ee05c24103df81d49c80ac6326e-9.html#unique-entry-id-9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/b6158ee05c24103df81d49c80ac6326e-9.html#unique-entry-id-9</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Let us pray.


Leopard is Apple's latest OS for everything.   Server, Client and iPhone technology's will be integrated.   Out in the wild now since WWDC, Leopard is heading to be the more important thing coming out of Pal Alto this year.   Dock and CoverFlow for Finder are several of the updates that may actually help reduce the amount of third party apps that are needed.


Like any upgrade to OS X introduced, we find how we work, entertain ourselves and others, embody ourselves into technology changes.   Myself, working in Tiger 10.4.10, I have always arranged the Apple menu to be more like the Start button in Windows via organizing aliases in fly-out menus.   It really helps rather than digging through the Applications folder for the specific app.   Now with Leopard, using CoverFlow to scroll through apps may be the better way to go.   Time will tell.


Will Time Machine replace other backup choices?   I think not.   SuperDuper!   simply is the best of the choices for backup out there.   I was on a CME in Kentucky just recently, and did the delta update for OS X to 10.4.10 thinking I was okay.   It crashed doing disk optimization and created errors on the disk that AppleJack could not fix.   Yeah, I could use TechTool Pro or something like that, but a better solution is to simply reformat and restore from a backup.   Luckily I had made a backup update to my external FIreWire disk (CMS Product that long has been updated with a larger disk) and was able to restore my entire volume.   Truthfully, I had never had to do this, and was quite fearful it would not work.   After the completed restore I was able to install 10.4.10 without a problem; even did the Safari 3.0.2 update thinking this would fix iWeb compatibility (no dice there, yet).


So, what about Leopard?   It is worth to try the WWDC update from June 2007?   Yes, it is available by torrent and now on bulletin boards.   I would not suggest anyone to download this, period.   Unless you pay the money to be a tester for Apple, if you run into problems there is no help from Apple. 


Nonetheless, Leopard is leaping on the net!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Just a Few Days</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>iPhone</category><dc:date>2007-06-22T19:46:52-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/153d4164789b1a4a9611dd219729e0e3-8.html#unique-entry-id-8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/153d4164789b1a4a9611dd219729e0e3-8.html#unique-entry-id-8</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Well, here we are just a few days away from iPhone use.   The commercials, the 20 minute tutorial on the Apple site, all point to another "Macintosh"-type success.


Remember gang, this is a full blown operating system under the hood, not a separate technology specific OS like Windows CE or Pocket PC.   Microsoft has led the way in this arena for a good number of years now.   I am ready to say "goodbye" to the buggy pocket OS that makes me cringe every time I answer a call on the "smartphone."


Don not get me wrong.   For a number of years I used the Pocket PC in a fair number of medical situations.   Updates to the OS have only made it worse.   Crashes, reboots, lost contacts, calendars not sync'ing correctly (or off by an hour, or those duplicates that make me crazy), I am so done with that.   Buttons for everything, which hardly get used, as the screen had a shortcut to the application, too much of a hassle to find something in a code situation, you name it.   Is just does not work as we hoped. 


iPhone will revolutionize everything we do with data.   The overall best feature of the phone itself is not "one more thing," it is "one less thing."   Look at Vista compared to XP for real work, XP is still the best.   FrontPage, the best program I think for HTML editing, is now being replaced by something more compatible with Microsoft's attempt at convergence. 


Let's be real, iPhone is not going to replace anyone's desktop or laptop.   However, given that you can use the phone in so many ways (unlike the Pocket PC) opens up the possibilities of HOW we interact with our data...just using your finger. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Site Wrapper Change</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2007-06-22T19:38:50-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/57b28bcde55efa660f05df384963305e-7.html#unique-entry-id-7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/57b28bcde55efa660f05df384963305e-7.html#unique-entry-id-7</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Hello there!


Working on several projects at the same time can be challenging.   Not to mention trying to do this while away on a CME trip (Louisville, Kentucky).   Unfortunate outcome for the 15 year old girl who had her feet accidentally cut off while on a ride here at Six Flags; we pray for her health. 


Anyway, the website The Rebarized World is now in its fourth revision (at least the wrapper). iWeb is not compatible with Safari 3 beta, so it crashes a lot.   The move to FIrefox for browsing was done about a month ago, and now I am using RapidWeaver to do the wrapper portion of the site.   All of the older Blog entries are preserved (except the graphics, which will take time to sort out and integrate).


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>iPhone on June 29&#x2c; 2007</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>iPhone</category><dc:date>2007-06-03T00:00:01-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/7b76e9d3e00c367e33efc66f454e6e5d-6.html#unique-entry-id-6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/7b76e9d3e00c367e33efc66f454e6e5d-6.html#unique-entry-id-6</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Well friends the official release date of the iPhone is set for June 29, 2007.


Jobs will have his hands full probably detailing Leopard&rsquo;s feature set at WWDC this month.   Apple has posted several commercials that highlight the prominence of AT&T on this issue.


AT&T is providing the network and the risk for this device; Apple just the innovation.   As we learn more this month about the iPhone, its integration into iTunes and how much convergence we are about to witness, let&rsquo;s not forget that it is still a phone under it all.   The extra features, the vertical nature of development by third party partners such as Google and more to come will shape the future.


I like to think of the iPhone like the early Macs, the potential of this device (since it runs on OS X) is limitless.


Michael Rebar
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>June is Here&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2007-06-03T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/0a8ba35aa1fe77d7822db43006ad779d-5.html#unique-entry-id-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/0a8ba35aa1fe77d7822db43006ad779d-5.html#unique-entry-id-5</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[&ldquo;Wonderful is the child that grows in talent before your eyes, carries on your traditions, and passes on the wisdom given so lovingly.&rdquo;   (Modern Rebar Proverb)


Gillian continues to astound her parents with her talents.   Continued growth in Kumon and improving talents in dance and piano just thrill us.   I am most humbled to have such a blessing in my life.   Aside from my wife, I can not imagine a better way to spend my time than watching Gillian grow.


This site is a reflection of that wonder.   Each year that passes, the joys of watching Gillian grow seems to magnify.


More to come!


Michael Rebar
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>One Month to iPhone</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>iPhone</category><dc:date>2007-05-20T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/697f8217fa4e67adb8d70172215abaf9-4.html#unique-entry-id-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/697f8217fa4e67adb8d70172215abaf9-4.html#unique-entry-id-4</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Friends of TRW know this....the iPhone is coming in about one month!


The Macintosh platform hosts many of the functions that make TRW what it is today.   From iPhoto to iTunes, most of the data that makes this site happen is due to Apple products.


Yes, the majority of TRW is made on FrontPage, but that is run on Parallels which contains Windows XP.


The iPhone is about to be released.   Service through AT&T will be the only option for the next two years.


The last two years have been spent trying to use a Pocket PC as a serious device.   To this end, smartphones should be really left to the one company that can do it well.   Apple.


Notwithstanding the price point, this phone/iPod/Safari combination is about to change how we see our data, interact with our contacts, and communicate to the world.   Yes, there will be problems, but its not just any other phone.   The age of true convergence is upon us, and if Apple is able to pull this off like they did with the iPod, each successive generation of this type of technology will allow for more, not less, functionality.   Remember, Steve Jobs is all about design AND function.


I&rsquo;m not a fanboy for Apple.   I&rsquo;m just a heavy USER of technology.   I depend on my smartphone to help save lives, not just to check my e-mail.   Having a PDA, and now a smartphone for the last two years, I am tired of having to stop in my day of seeing patients to reboot my cell phone.   I do not abuse my technology like some; in fact I am more fanatical about cases and screen protectors for my Pocket PC than anyone I know.   However, I must leave you this blog entry for one ultimate reason, things are about to change.


Leopard OS (Mac OS 10.5) will be delayed by the iPhone development until October 2007.   Apple and AT&T are hiring and training the single largest collection of technical support folks than any other device in history.


Yes, I had a Newton.   I bought it on Ebay and soldered that thing to 220 MHz.   It was the &ldquo;tank&rdquo; of PDA&rsquo;s, but was a solid device.   It needed to be rebooted once in a while as well.   The iPhone is not &ldquo;Newton 2.0!&rdquo;


From Palm to Blackberry to Pocket PC, the iPhone is about to leave the rest truly in the dust.   While is may remain &ldquo;closed&rdquo; for developers for the first few months, remember it runs on OS X.   Third part applications like word processing and spreadsheet will come soon enough.   Pocket Excel and Word may be able to be replaced with true versions of these applications on the iPhone.


Friends, we are about to see the world change.   It is not vaporware, is it not unfulfilled hype.   We are lucky enough to be here at the time history will be made.   The Macintosh in 1984 did quite a bit for the computer industry. iTunes has opened up the market for legal content to be sold and played on iPods or Apple TV devices.   In June 2007 we are to witness the final phase of convergence.


Your pictures, videos, contacts, calendar, web access, and many third party applications, all are about to come to you in one device.   Not a UMPC running Windows!   Really now, who cares about this?   (If they did the Tiqit device would have seen the light of day years ago; and more folks would have bought the OQO device.)


You know, maybe I am a fanboy!


Michael Rebar]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New Media&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2007-04-22T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/d3dcee21ac04f236a97684eb538e98a5-3.html#unique-entry-id-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/d3dcee21ac04f236a97684eb538e98a5-3.html#unique-entry-id-3</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Ruth and Charles Carnes celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.   A special TRW video was produced (Chapter 11 for those counting).   See the main site for details.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Media Deletion</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2007-04-08T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/b4d7a3cb4559b02b445a712d5abdd010-2.html#unique-entry-id-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/b4d7a3cb4559b02b445a712d5abdd010-2.html#unique-entry-id-2</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Today is Easter 2007.   May you have a blessed Holiday!   The video files of chapters one and two of The Rebarized World have been removed for need of space.   Each of the files were several MBs that were not getting a lot of traffic.


In its place, this will make room for more pictures, the latest of which are posted as of today!


Also new to the site is some &ldquo;Welcome&rdquo; music.


Again, have a Happy Easter!
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Expanding TRW&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2007-03-10T00:00:00-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/20e47b9e3544b1fd4b4f405d8c480832-1.html#unique-entry-id-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/20e47b9e3544b1fd4b4f405d8c480832-1.html#unique-entry-id-1</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The latest entry to the root of TRW is the inlaws.   Cherie&rsquo;s parents have a tremendous photo collection, spanning a generation of the Carnes family.   The first of these photo sets have been added to enrich this site.   In time more of these photos will be added.


Photo credit above goes to the Morehead State University, which included a Mac on its cover.   They have taste!
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New Blog Started&#x21;</title><dc:creator>michael.rebar@gmail.com</dc:creator><category>Website</category><dc:date>2007-02-20T00:00:00-05:00</dc:date><link>http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/a46b13968146dd803bc19f5cf3919b12-0.html#unique-entry-id-0</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://homepage.mac.com/mcg_rebar/Wrapper/Blog/files/a46b13968146dd803bc19f5cf3919b12-0.html#unique-entry-id-0</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[This new &ldquo;site&rdquo; is really a &ldquo;wrapper&rdquo; for the actual TRW website.   The reason for its creation was for some of the features of iWeb to be integrated into the .  Mac account that was created; the previous site was shut down and deleted.   The core of the TRW is an 8 month long rebuild of the old site that was moved to iWeb originally but was too content heavy for its use.   This &ldquo;wrapper&rdquo; thus is just a gateway to the essence of The Rebarized World.]]></content:encoded></item></channel>
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