img src= http://www.chromewaves.net/images/interface/20070726macbookPro.jpg title= Macbook Pro class= blogPhoto My MacBook Pro finally arrived yesterday, so I've been installing software, moving files and generally feeling my way around. It's got that new computer smell. Only hiccup I've found so far is that it can't update my iPod, which is formatted for Windows. Which means that I've got to figure out where/how I'll be storing my music (the internal hard drive just isn't big enough), move the files and reformat the iPod for OSX. PITA. But since I was spending most of last night mucking around with it, I didn't really have the chance to assemble a coherent post. So instead, you get a bit of a dog's breakfast of stuff. Hopefully back with something more together tomorrow. br / br / But since I know all you Macolytes are dying to a) pat me on the back and b) pat yourselves on the back, make yourselves useful and recommend me some software. I need an HTML editor, along the lines of Homesite, a decent FTP client and an IM client - something that combines MSN, Yahoo and AIM would be nice as well as retaining email notification functions for the first two. Stick with Mail or install Thunderbird? And anything else that make my life more interesting/entertaining. br / br / a href= http://harpmagazine.com/articles/detail.cfm?article_id=5978 target= new title= Harp vs Buffalo Tom i Harp /i /a welcomes a href= http://www.buffalotom.com target= new title= Buffalo Tom Buffalo Tom /a back, finds out where they've been and where they came from. br / br / a href= http://www.richardthompson-music.com/ target= new title= RT Richard Thompson /a talks to a href= http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0900entertainment/0050artsnews/tm_headline=richard-thompson-comes-to-cardiff method=full objectid=19487577 siteid=50082-name_page.html target= new title= icWales vs Richard Thompson icWales /a about some of the difficulties he's facing on account of his being Muslim. br / br / A href= http://www.pinback.com/ target= new title= Pinback Pinback /a will be at Lee's Palace on October 12, tickets USD15. They're touring in support of their forthcoming record A href= http://search.insound.com/search/showrelease.jsp?from=90804 p=INS37183 target= new title= Autumn Of The Seraphs i Autumn Of The Seraphs /i /a , out September 11. br / br / Strong Stream: /strong A href= http://www.touchandgorecords.com/songs_videos/media.php?id=3867 type=audio title= From Nothing To Nowhere Pinback - From Nothing To Nowhere /a br / br / a href= http://www.caribou.fm/site/ target= new title= Caribou Caribou /a are playing a secret show at the Rivoli on September 30 - details on how to get tickets at their website, via A href= http://mligon08.blogspot.com/2007_07_01_archive.html#2946716295506406198 target= new title= FTR For The Records /a . It was supposed to be a secret, Mike. GEEZ. Their new album is a href= http://search.insound.com/search/showrelease.jsp?from=90804 p=INS36773 target= new title= Andorra i Andorra /i /a is out August 21 but you can stream it all right now and watch the first video. br / br / Strong Video: /strong A href= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QklfmJ4vfLs target= new title= Melody Day Caribou - Melody Day /a br / strong Stream: /strong A href= http://mergerecords.com/jukeboxes/dynamic_jukebox.php?juke_id=41 Target= new title= Andorra Caribou / i Andorra /i /a br / br / A href= http://www.russianfuturists.com/ target= new title= Russian Futurists The Russian Futurists /a will be playing a CD release show for their new compilation i Me, Myself Rye /i at the Drake Sky Yard this Saturday afternoon at 3PM. Thanks to Vlada for the tip-off. br / br / strong MP3: /strong A href= http://www.upperclass.to/audio/RFmmrPS.mp3 title= Paul Simon The Russian Futurists - Paul Simon /a br / strong MP3: /strong A href= http://www.upperclass.to/audio/TRF_telegram.mp3 title= A Telegram From The Future The Russian Futurists - A Telegram From The Future /a br / br / Hey look, A href= http://www.americanmary.com target= new title= The National The National /a on i Letterman /i . And they brought the horns! Oh the horns. br / br / strong Video: /strong A href= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBujZr20O6M target= new title= Fake Empire The National - Fake Empire /a (on i The Late Show with David Letterman /i ) br / br / a href= http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=113 csid2=4 fid1=26882 target= new title= Exclaim vs Spoon i Exclaim! /i /a salutes A href= http://www.spoontheband.com target= new title= Spoon Spoon /a . br / br / A href= http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg sql=61::77MP target= new title= Allmusic vs YLT Allmusic /a has a tete-a-tete with A href= http://www.yolatengo.com target= new title= YLT Yo La Tengo's /a James McNew about the Motor City, manners and pizza. br / br / A href= http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070725.wxhaines25/BNStory/Entertainment/home target= new title= TGAM vs Emily Haines i The Globe Mail /i /a talks to A href= http://www.emilyhaines.com target= new title= Emily Haines Emily Haines /a about her relationship with her father. She's playing Saturday night at Hillside. br / br / a href= http://www.thenewpornographers.com target= new title= The New Pornographers New Pornographer /a Carl Newman discusses chilling out on a href= http://www.buyearlygetnow.com target= new title= Challengers i Challengers /i /a , out August 21, with A href= http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2007-07-26/music_feature2.php target= new title= NOW vs The New Pornographers i NOW /i /a . They're playing the Rogers Picnic this Sunday and are back on October 21 for a show at the Phoenix. br / br / A href= http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/2232323 target= new title= DiS vs Twilight Sad Drowned In Sound /a talks to A href= http://www.myspace.com/thetwilightsad target= new title= Twilight Sad The Twilight Sad's /a Andy MacFarlane about the tremendous response A href= http://search.insound.com/search/showrelease.jsp?p=INS35486 target= new title= Fourteen Autumns Fifteen Winters i Fourteen Autumns Fifteen Winters /i /a has gotten both at home and abroad. br / br / A href= http://www.chartattack.com/DAMN/2007/07/2402.cfm target= new title= Chart vs Fields i Chart /i /a asks a href= http://www.fieldsband.com target= new title= Fields Fields /a about their day jobs. And fennel drums. br / br / A href= http://thephoenix.com/Article.aspx?id=43530 page=1 target= new title= The Phoenix vs indie rock i The Phoenix /i /a attempts to create a definitive list of the top ten influential post-punk, proto-indie rock records of all time. Knives out. Actually it's a pretty good list - you'd have a hard time arguing against any of the inclusions. ...read full story