ReidBurke

After 2 years of solid, reliable, trouble-free operation, my Mac mini suddenly experienced a hard drive failure. Yesterday around midnight I was busy working on a school project in Pages on my Mac mini G4. The songs I were playing were skipping like crazy and the computer gradually slowed to a crawling pace. I restarted the machine, but the computer appeared to be stuck at the grey boot screen. The Combo drive in my mini was half-working (a problem I couldn't get ...

The University of Illinois has announced (and confirmed by e-mail) that they will be posting admission decisions on February 15th at 5:00 PM CST. Countdown updated!

Speaking of the iPhone, it turns out I might actually be able to buy one when it comes out. According to Verizon, my cellular contract expires on 07/07/07… perfect timing for the June release of the iPhone. Awesome!

So, how about that iPhone? I watched the keynote last night and I was amazed at all of the features. Who couldn't be? If only it was available outside of Cingular... When I'm at work, blasting Red Hot Chili Peppers when I get a call is a bit annoying to other people, so I use the standard ring sound. It sounds pretty boring though. In contrast, when Steve was demonstrating receiving a call during the keynote, I thought the ringtone that ...

How anti-climatic: my admission decision to the University of Illinois has been deferred until March 1. Countdown updated, now only 75 more days to go. Very depressing and stressful, because now I have to consider the worst-case scenario and apply to more colleges before the new year.

The Space Between by Valencia is a fast pop-punk track that features urgent drums with a melodic moments. I think it’s worth a listen, or check out the music video.

Less than 24 hours until UIUC releases their decision for admission! I’m excited. Cross your fingers!

On the topic of college, I was admitted to SIUC today. Unfortunately, I can’t get a Network ID yet.

I've been hoping to get a Nintendo Wii system since it's release; however, I figured that I would be in for a wait with the high demand and not knowing when more Wii systems will arrive anywhere. This may not be the case. I received a very reliable tip from an employee at a store not too far from where I live: this store will place a shipment of Wii systems on sale tomorrow. Apparently, very few people know the details ...

Looks like my application did go through after a few hours of waiting for their web site to come back online. The status means it's waiting to be looked at by a committee. Exciting! I'll know the decision in a month (December 15). I still have to send in my applications for several other colleges. They don't have very tight deadlines though... :) I'll get to them tomorrow.