Sunday, January 30, 2011

Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.

Wow, what an epic.

I finally got to see Gone with the Wind last night and it was four hours of cinematic goodness. Even Bea liked it, which says a lot because she hardly likes any lengthy nor seriously dramatic movie. With the backdrop of the Civil War, this sets up as a good dramatic foundation even for the everyday scenes. While it is drama, it's also a big part rom-com in my opinion. Rhett Butler and Scarlet O'Hara's dialogues were always witty, if not sarcastic or comically exaggerated. Lovesit.


Somehow, it occurred to me that this may have been the basis for some of today's rom-coms. I mean, the sassy girl and rogue boy formula is well established. It makes for good cinema, or good laughs at least. In any case, throughout the endless theatricality, bickering and love between the two leads, it was exceedingly enjoyable. 

It may be longer than any LOTR or Star Wars movie, but it's so good you wouldn't mind. 


Thursday, January 27, 2011

Wow



Nole defeated Roger! Straight sets. OMG!

Two top seeds out of the running. Amazing upsets. Haha

I need to watch the replays. 

Andy Murray FTW. He deserves a Grand Slam.

Na Li is my bet for the women's title. It'd be so awesome to have a champion from our part of the world.

UPDATE: I'm watching the replay of the Djokovic-Federer match, and I can categorically say that one won because he's playing really well and the other lost because he's playing badly. Hmm, badly for someone called Roger Federer at least. I guess that explains the three set victory, but of course everyone knows Nole is fit enough to defeat Federer. Maybe Roger was having a bad hair day or something, that's why he lost more easily. Hehe

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Downgrading iTunes 10 to iTunes 9

iTunes 10 is the first Apple software that failed me. Several months ago I installed it as part of the regular system update of my machine, and I think it was the worst software I ever had. It's a tad exaggerated but really, it didn't live up to at least what it's supposed to do. It refused to import music and crashed a lot so I instantly googled how to downgrade to iTunes 9. The process was a breeze, considering how many had similar (or worse) problems and how many were keen enough just to know how. 

Earlier, my software updater begged me to install an update and so I did and apparently it installed iTunes 10! Gah. Maybe because I've been unchecking installation for iTunes 10 for so long, it's the only software update I need and my updater probably downloaded it automatically and waited for my okay. Still, it should've notified me it was going to be iTunes 10 so I could've prevented the installation. Hmf. I googled the said version, and it's still very glitchy so I'm downgrading again. Bye playlists.

So if you have the same dilemma, back up and here's how:

Downgrading iTunes 10 on Mac
Step 1: Delete the following files:

  • The iTunes application in /Applications
  • com.apple.iTunes.plist which is located in ~/Library/Preferences (this is the library folder inside your user folder)
  • iTunes.pkg which is located in /Library/Receipts (this is the library folder at the root level of your startup drive)
  • iTunesX.pkg which is located in /Library/Receipts
Step 2: Give your Mac a reboot, Download iTunes 9.2.1 and install it.
Step 3: At last, you may need to re-create iTunes library and playlist (helpful guide)

Downgrading iTunes 10 on Windows
Step 1: Navigate to C:\My Documents\My Music. Copy the entire iTunes folder and save it on your Desktop as back up.
Step 2: Open the Control Panel -> Uninstall Programs and uninstall the following applications:

  • iTunes 9.1
  • Apple Mobile Device Support
  • Apple Application Support
  • Apple Software Update
  • QuickTime
  • iPhone Configuration
Step 3: Reboot your computer then navigate to C:\My Documents\My Music\iTunes and rename the iTunesLibrary.itl to Library.itl.backup
Step 4: n the same folder, open “Previous iTunes Libraries” and find the most recent library backup, which should be named something like “iTunes Library 2010-09-1.itl”
Step 5: Copy this file, then paste it in C:My Documents\My Music\iTunes and rename it iTunes Library.itl
Step 6: Download iTunes 9.2.1 for Windows and install it 
Step 7: At last, you may need to re-create iTunes library and playlist (helpful guide)



Source: http://www.mob2all.com/2010/09/how-to-install-android-on-iphone-3g_03.html