So I managed to get a blank DVD stuck in the MacBook Pro recently.

To get it out I had to (1) unlock it, and (2) unmount & eject.

(1) It was trapped as part of a DVD data disc burn gone bad. :( Somehow in this process it got locked. To unlock it, I had to:

- Click “Get Info” for the drive/DVD
- Uncheck the “Locked” checkbox

(2) To actual get the disc to come out, standard methods of ejecting didn’t work. So, I had to:

- Open up a Terminal session (get to the command line)
- type: diskutil umount disk1
- type: diskutil eject disk1

Wait wait wait…. hey LOOK! The DVD popped out. Hurrah!

Donna is attempting to use Twitter… and tweet and re-tweet and twit and waddle and whatever else.

If you want to follow along (or laugh at Donna trying to use Twitter) http://www.twitter.com/olivepeople

For much of the last day, I have been trying to figure out how to make the new living room “entertainment system” setup work all on a single remote.  Part of the problem I’ll blame on the TV being an Olevia and reading tons and tons of negative stories about how the thing cannot be programmed easily with other remotes.  I read and read, came up with other ways to approach the problem from, etc.  Looked for seemingly non-existent remote codes for Olevia TVs.

Then… I turned the Rogers cable remote control over.  www.urcsupport.com was listed under the instructions that did me no good.  But I hadn’t been to that site yet, so I thought I would try.

BEST THING I ever could have done in this situation!  Found out the Olevia TV code for my remote was 1610… promptly learned that I could control the power and volume from the cable remote, and rejoiced in my victory.  Looks like a useful site for people trying to simplify down to a single remote.  Hopefully it helps somebody else out there!