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Information freedom imprisons people?
Danah Boyd has a nice piece on the mass sharing of the “social graph” at just because we can, doesn’t mean we should. One section: The odd thing about forced exposure is that it creates a scenario where everyone is … Continue reading
I want my “Music Video Playlist”
I updated my Apple TV to “Take Two.” The positive surprise was the “AirTunes” feature so I can push music to my TV…and you can even have it played in sync with the computer (multiple speakers). I may need to … Continue reading
Lawsuit happy.
SiliconValley.com – First Edition Newsletter: “Yahoo Chief Executive Jerry Yang signaled to Microsoft Wednesday that he is in no hurry to accept its $44.6 billion takeover offer. His message came as the company was sued by several shareholders criticizing Yang … Continue reading
HTC Magnum – is it so hard to understand?
I watched the video talked about in this article… HTC Magnum rumours rife following giant phone gag | Reg Hardware: “A group of self-confessed pranksters have admitted that their mock-up of a monster HTC tablet, dubbed the Magnum, doesn’t signal … Continue reading
Thinking about Air
I keep thinking about the MacBook Air. It meets just about every one of my criteria. Just a little light on performance (memory capacity being the one that comes most to mind), but the tradeoffs made are very reasonable to … Continue reading
MacWorld Summary
I wanted to see four things out of MacWorld this month. Here is what I got: iPhone apps on iPod Touch. I got this one, but need to pay $20. Would rather have had it as a free upgrade, but … Continue reading
MacWorld Announcements I’d love to hear
This is the list of things I’d like to hear announced at MacWorld, some big, some small: Video playlists on the iPod touch and Apple TV. I’ve wanted this for a long time. Last week I discovered that my wife’s … Continue reading
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Hard drive failures, thanks DiskWarrior
Over the past two weeks I’ve had two hard drive failures. I have mixed backup setups currently…some things are backed up often, some things are backed up once in a blue moon, and others never. Some things I’ve learned over … Continue reading
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Move along, nothing to see here (for you)
TidBITS: New iPods: The Worst Ever! So Joe Kissell writes a bunch of words that amount to “I have no use for an iPod, so why do I keep thinking I want one?” Where the answer I have is “if … Continue reading
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Tricked by Verizon
I like to get my Verizon phone bill in paper format. Besides the fact that I’m less likely to view it on-line and pay it given the way I manage my bills, I’ve never found their e-mail notices to be … Continue reading
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