How Long Can This Keep Going On?

How Long Can This Keep Going On?, originally uploaded by Gregory Tipton.

The image above is an actual screenshot from an upload my computer was performing a few days ago. If you look closely you'll see that the estimated time remaining has moved into the negative digits. You might also note that (at the time of the screenshot) the upload was 109% complete.

That's right... 109% complete, with negative time remaining!

What I really want to know is... will I ever get this time back?

A Little More Info Would Be Nice

A Little More Info Would Be Nice, originally uploaded by Gregory Tipton.

I like iDVD. It's simple... It's fast... It gets the job done... At least most of the time. For more complex jobs, I jump right into DVD Studio Pro, or even hire someone else's services to meet the greater challenges of DVD authoring.

On rare occasions, iDVD has issues. The error (pictured above) kept springing up each time I tried to author a DVD... It would've been helpful if the error message had included a little more information...

Like perhaps WHICH asset, rendering/encoding, or menu/slideshows was causing the error. Slideshow? Hey wait, this project didn't even have a slide show!

Ultimately, I was able to complete the project (on time!) through trial and error, but I never did figure it out exactly what was causing the problem.

Do I really want to know?

Frequently Bought Together

Uncle Sam with Ketchup, originally uploaded by Gregory Tipton.

Uncle Sam cereal with ketchup...? Ketchup with xylitol in it...? Does Amazon.com just make this stuff up? Seriously, it would make me feel better to know that these combinations were just randomly created by a staff member with a sickening sense of humor.

Frequently bought together...? I just can't get it out of my mind...

This is like having an automobile engine cleaned by a professional formula one pit crew, and then pouring a three liter bottle of Mr. Pibb into the crankcase.

I cannot help but wonder... Surely... Oh, surely those who purchase these two products aren't consuming them (oh please no!) as part of the same meal!?!

I think my "ack-o-meter" just red-lined.