http://ktula.com does it ever rain in Seattle? Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:13:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I don't exactly remember what broke the scanner functionality of my two-year old HP C6150 fax/scanner/printer. It could be the Mac OS X 10.5.4 update, or it could be the HP Printer Driver 1.1 update. When i tried to use the scanner, i get the following error message: Scanner ... http://ktula.com/2008/07/22/how-to-fix-hp-c6150-scanner-issue-after-upgrading-to-mac-os-x-1054/ Not sure what spooked Mango last night but he dashed back and forth among several spots in the living room for close to 5 minutes. Smelly and i were both completely amazed and were laughing our asses off. http://ktula.com/2008/07/22/mango-running-amok/ Mango taking one of his several naps during the day. Mango napping in the backyard. Mango napping in the messenger-style sling bag. http://ktula.com/2008/07/21/mango-caught-napping/ ... but Mango finally pooped! It took what seemed like forever for Mango to finally pee while on leash. At exactly 1805, after peeing in my already trampled garlic chives, Mango went to his usual peeing spot and unloaded. Yesterday, i voiced my concern to the trainer ... http://ktula.com/2008/07/21/it-took-him-more-than-two-days/ I never thought that i would be so happy to utter those three words. Mango finally peed while being on leash. And that was only the third time that i have personally seen him peed. Yesterday was Mango's first day at home. He ate very little. Leslie, ... http://ktula.com/2008/07/21/yeah-he-peed/ Prior to upgrading to 2.0, since i stopped traveling months ago, there was no longer a need for me to use T-Mobile's WiFi Hotspots, i changed my data plan from the $19.99 Total Internet Plan to the $5.99 T-Mobile Web plan. When i did that, i realized Yahoo! push ... http://ktula.com/2008/07/20/iphone-firmware-20-jailbroken-and-unlocked/ Yesterday was a big day. It was the day that i had been waiting for a very long time. Yesterday was the day when Smelly and i picked up our Shiba Inu puppy Mango from our breeder Leslie Engen. We arrived slightly before 1000 at Leslie's beautiful ... http://ktula.com/2008/07/20/mangos-first-day-and-night-home/ I have just watched what may be the best movie of 2008. "The Dark Knight", the highly anticipated follow up to "Batman Begins", is no question a very dark movie. The movie was two hours and 32 minutes long and it did not feel a minute too long, ... http://ktula.com/2008/07/19/the-best-movie-of-2008/ I was pretty excited when i found out that it was possible to stream Netflix's "Watch Instantly" movies to Xbox 360 and have them played on the TV. The catch is a unfortunate requirement for Windows Vista. After picking up a copy of Windows Vista Home Premium edition ... http://ktula.com/2008/07/14/no-more-mucking-around-with-vista/ It was a pretty busy Saturday for me.  After picking up a DHL package from the West Seattle Post Office - yes, a DHL package delivered by the USPS - i went crabbing at Shilshore Bay Marina with a bunch of Smelly's co-workers.  I knew that it was possible to ... http://ktula.com/2008/07/14/busy-saturday/