Archive for July, 2008
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
From InformationWeek, via MacRumors:
Speaking at a keynote address at Microsoft's annual Worldwide Partner Conference, Brooks signified that Microsoft was ready to admit mistakes and reposition itself to tell a better story about Windows Vista, to counter attacks by rival Apple and let customers know that Vista is finally stable and ...
Posted in Software |
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
Fresh from Engadget, iPhone 3G unboxing photos. Along with 3G, GPS, and metal buttons, you can clearly see that Apple is also launching the new iPhone with a previously unannounced feature: support for fingerprint smudges on the back of the device.
Posted in Apple |
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
This is the sort of fight I love to see. From AppleInsider, as seen on TechCrunch and TUAW, Apple isn't selling the iPhone in their Canadian retail stores.
For its part, Rogers in official statements has attempted to justify the cost of its service and data plans by arguing that the "majority" of ...
Posted in Apple |
Monday, July 7th, 2008
Apple has confirmed that their retail stores will open at 8AM this Friday to start selling the iPhone 3G.
Posted in Apple |
Monday, July 7th, 2008
Garrett Dimon goes into exhaustive detail on the evolution of Silverback, a new usability testing application from ClearLeft.
Bonus: Jon Hicks on the evolution of the Silverback icon.
Posted in Software |
Monday, July 7th, 2008
Interesting new site that allows you to spam links beyond your circle of followers.
(Via n0s0ap)
Posted in Social, Web |
Sunday, July 6th, 2008
Amazon is having a sale on the MobileMe boxes:
MobileMe - $89.99 (from $99)
MobileMe Family Pack - $134.99 (from $149)
Full disclosure: affiliate links.
Posted in Apple, Software |
Sunday, July 6th, 2008
This just in, Obama is not perfect. From the New York Times:
Senator Barack Obama’s decision to support legislation granting legal immunity to telecommunications companies that cooperated with the Bush administration’s program of wiretapping without warrants has led to an intense backlash among some of his most ardent supporters.
Thousands of them are ...
Posted in Politics |
Sunday, July 6th, 2008
Amazing photograph from the 2007 Australia Day celebration.
(Via Fark)
Posted in Photography |
Saturday, July 5th, 2008
APC, on leaving older hardware out in the cold:
Laggards, you have two options: suck it up and join the future, or leave the rest of us to enjoy the spoils of progress. Cutting legacy support should be applauded and embraced, lest we watch the latest hardware be hamstrung just to ...
Posted in Apple |
Saturday, July 5th, 2008
Michael Arrington on voicemail:
Senders often feel guilty for leaving voicemails, too. And to make sure you get the message, quite often people will follow up with a text message - “Just left you a VM, it’s important” - just so you know it’s there.
Posted in Social, Technology |
Friday, July 4th, 2008
Hollywood is determined to eat itself alive. After the painful WGA strike, viewers were given precious little as shows like LOST wrapped up the season early, Heroes cut itself in half, and 24 just gave up entirely. My hope is that this strike moves forward, dragging the industry down with ...
Posted in Movies |
Friday, July 4th, 2008
A new Internet show from Joss Whedon, starring Neil Patrick Harris and Nathan Fillion.
Posted in Video, Web |
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
From PCPRO:
The Pew ((pew pew!)) Internet research found that 62% of dial-up users had no interest in upgrading to a high-speed connection.
Right, because they can't afford it. People resent what they can't have. Offer it to them for free and see how uninterested they are.
Posted in Technology, Web |
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
From the headline:
Watermelon has effect similar to Viagra
From the article:
Todd Wehner, who studies watermelon breeding at North Carolina State University, said anyone taking Viagra shouldn't expect the same result from watermelon.
Which is it? Should my barbeque be adults-only or not?
Posted in Food |