I am the ghost of groovymother.com. Woooooo!
This is an old page from Rod Begbie's blog.
It only exists in an attempt to prevent linkrot. No new content will be added to this site, and links and images are liable to be broken. Check out begbie.com to find where I'm posting stuff these days.
Entries for week beginning December 28, 2008
➠ January 2, 2009
Rebuilding 0%
And with that message, following a hard drive crash, the cash and effort spent building myself a RAID server two years ago pays for itself. (Assuming it makes it to 100%, natch)
Update: Exactly 100 minutes later, it reached 100%, and my FLACs and MP3s are secure once more. Hurrah!
➠ January 1, 2009
➠ December 31, 2008
30GB Zune apocalypse arrives as devices enter digital coma
All 30Gb Zunes go kaput simultaneously. The only reason these devices care what day it is? The secure clock used by their DRM.
➠ December 30, 2008
Dave Barry Year in Review: Bailing out of 2008
“Barack Obama, in a historic triumph, becomes the nation’s first black president since the second season of 24”
Carrying Gunpowder through Airport Security
Because if they’re in small containers in a plastic baggie, they *can’t* be dangerous…
➠ December 29, 2008
➠ December 28, 2008
Envy Code R preview #7 (scalable coding font)
New monospaced coding font. Giving it a spin, but I’m still partial to Bitstream Vera Sans Mono.
Brand New: Best & Worst 2008
The best and worst logo redesigns of 2008. I quite like their April 1st Ford redesign — wish it had been for reals!
About This Site
This is an archive of groovmother.com, the old blog run by Rod Begbie — A Scottish geek who lives in San Francisco, CA.
I'm the co-founder of Sōsh, your handy-dandy guide for things to do in San Francisco this weekend.