October 2008
A McCain economic advisor goes way off-message →
Here is a definitive reason why John McCain is the wrong choice for President, right now, provided by one of McCain’s own economic advisors, Martin Feldstein.
Martin Feldstein has impeccable…
Re-run Your First Program with Commodore BASIC... →
Windows/Mac/Linux: The programming language that probably introduced more people to infinite loops than any other, Microsoft BASIC 6502 for the Commodore 64, is now available as a…
Keeping America Safe from Terrorism by Monitoring... →
Really: We had an email recently from an observer “curious as to why the webcam that was inside the shop/bar is no longer there, or at least, functional”. The email was from the Defense Threat…
Opera: Apple won't let us in the App Store →
Filed under: Internet Tools, App Store, SDK
Opera Software CEO Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner said in a New York Times interview yesterday that its engineers have developed a version…
The Rules for November 2008 →
The mystery of permanent press, why your barber’s age matters, and what baby-talk says about your girlfriend.
ASUS: $200 Eee PC in 2009 →
Finally, the promise of the $200 Eee PC is, uh, promised again. Jerry Shen, apparently in a meeting with analysts, said that ASUS will launch an Eee PC priced at US$200 in 2009. He also said…
A radical business plan for Facebook: Charge... →
A couple of weeks ago, TechCrunch, a blog that hit it big by chronicling the rising fortunes of Web startups, launched a decidedly downbeat new feature: a layoff tracker. Silicon Valley insiders have…
Gmail Labs Adds Text Messaging Feature. KTHXBAI. →
We don’t see it in our Gmail settings (yet), but Webmonkey reports that Gmail Labs has added a very useful opt-in feature for sending text / SMS messages to mobile phones using the built-in Chat…
The Golden Notebook Project: An experiment in... →
Bob Stein, founder of the The Institute for the Future of the Book, shared the information below. Best of luck to the Institute with the project!
On November 10th, The Institute…
Eight Things to Expect in the Next iPhone Update →
One of the great things about the iPhone is the regular software updates. Free and automatic improvements are piped, hot and steaming, to your pocket computer.
iPhone Version of Opera Rejected From App Store →
I’m getting tons of emails regarding this bit from Saul Hansell’s interview with Opera CEO Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner: Mr. von Tetzchner said that Opera’s engineers have developed a version of…
Donald Knuth stops paying for errata →
2008/10/30 — Perry E. Metzger
Taptap Revenge: NIN Edition available now →
Tapulous has released the NIN edition of their popular iPhone/iPod Touch rhythm game, TapTap Revenge. The game includes 13 NIN tracks from The Slip and Ghosts I-IV, multi-player…
Artsy Up Your Pictures with Poladroid [Featured... →
Mac only: Want your candid photos to look a little more retro chic but don’t want to spend a fortune tracking down whats left of the world’s Polaroid film stock and lug the signature boxy,…
OpenMoko working up Android-based handset? →
Filed under: Cellphones
OpenMoko, the company most famous for its altogether open Neo FreeRunner, is reportedly quite close to kicking out an Android-based handset. Before you get all…
Chrome Helping Other Browsers Out, Says Opera CEO →
Pablo Martinez-Almeida writes “Opera CEO Jon S. von Tetzchner confirms that new entrants in the browser market are raising awareness on the mainstream Internet community about the availability of…
Read It Later Comes To Google Reader →
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VERY awesome.
Popular Firefox addon Read It Later has just introduced an updated version of their plugin which adds new functionality to Google Reader. With the new…
CrunchDeals: Refurbished MacBook Air for $1,349 →
Once thought to be wildly overpriced (by me, anyway), the MacBook Air almost seems like an okay deal at $1,349. It’s refurbished, yes, so you’ll have to decide if that’s a big deal to you…
The marriage is in shambles. Say hello to Mr.... →
Alcohol can become a coping mechanism in domestic life, but when does it become a problem?
Artsy Up Your Pictures with Poladroid [Featured... →
Mac only: Want your candid photos to look a little more retro chic but don’t want to spend a fortune tracking down whats left of the world’s Polaroid film stock and lug the signature boxy,…
Choppers →
Discover Simple, Private Sharing at Drop.io
A picture I photoshopped of Fidlr :)
Rock Band Licenses The Beatles →
eldavojohn writes “The Wall Street Journal is reporting that MTV’s Rock Band has gained the licenses to an undetermined number of songs. Details are scant, but it would be nice to see a whole game…
Controversial Pollock for sale in Toronto →
A Jackson Pollock painting, bought for $5 in a thrift store, is for sale at a Toronto gallery with an asking price of $50 million US.
On the Google Book Search agreement →
As many have, I’ve been eager to understand the terms of the settlement in the AAP/Authors Guild v. Google case (Google Summary, Actual Settlement). After spending some time studying it, here…
iPhone app update: Evernote brings offline notes →
A new version of Evernote for iPhone brings selective offline access to notes, a handy new “Tips” panel that offers creative uses, and general speed improvements all around.
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First glimpse of Sonos iPhone controller appears →
Sonos recently released an iPhone application that can be used to control its devices. Some are comparing it to Apple’s Remote app, saying it’s even better (especially if you own other Sonos…
My $1,000 lunch →
As if a lavish meal prepared by Chef Daniel Boulud wasn’t impressive enough, how about opening a bottle of 1983 Le Pin?
OpenSolaris gets ZFS snapshot visualization... →
A new ZFS snapshot visualization feature that is being developed for OpenSolaris allows users to browse old versions of files by dragging a timeline slider in the Nautilus file manager.
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Windows Embedded ‘Quebec’ to be based on Windows... →
Previously believed to be based on Windows Vista, it’s just been announced that forthcoming Windows Embedded platform code-named “Quebec” will actually be based on Windows 7.
The…
The Culture of Ownership →
News broke this week that the Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee, having failed to think of any good mottoes by itself, has borrowed and trademarked phrases from the public-domain Canadian…
Canadian Court Rules "Hyperlink" Is Not... →
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes “In a landmark ruling, a Canadian court has ruled that a web site’s publication of hyperlinks to an allegedly defamatory web site is not in and of itself a ‘publication,’…
Amazon Still Has Previous Generation MacBook Pros... →
I linked this up two weeks ago, but they’re still in stock, and such a good deal it’s worth linking up again. Amazon has MacBook Pros on sale for $1794, with a $150 rebate that brings the price down…
Palin's nightmare →
Scott Horton of Harper’s posted this video of Palin at a rally in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday where she “told the crowd that an Obama presidency would present the specter of a socialist…
Codeweavers software free tomorrow, Tuesday... →
Codeweavers is making good on a promise earlier this year that, if gas prices fell to a certain level under the Bush Administration, everyone will get free software. Tomorrow’s the day to cash in.
[Sponsor] Espresso →
Espresso, MacRabbit’s upcoming web development tool, is not entirely done yet. Its engine, on the other hand, is roaring to be extended and pushed to its limits. Do you develop sites, code…
Oprah and the Kindle: Two perspectives →
“…only by eliminating DRM and making e-books cross platform compatible will the e-book really benefit from the Oprah push. An Amazon with monopolistic control over e-books will be bad for…
Netflix streaming coming to Macs; in limited... →
After over a year of waiting, Mac users—at least those with Intel Macs—will finally be able to stream movies and TV shows offered free to current subscribers from Netflix. In other news, the Devil…
Canon PowerShot G10 reviewed →
Filed under: Digital Cameras
We’ve always had a soft spot for Canon’s G-series of prosumer compacts, and it looks like the new G10 won’t be any exception — Photography Blog just put…
Box.net Shares Files with Your iPhone [IPhone] →
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Sweet! I use jungledisk’s simple http access to all my files, but for ad-hoc stuff this is really awesome.
Box.net—one of our Hive Five Best Online File Sharing Services…
Revision3 Cuts Back On Shows And Staff →
Web video production house Revsion3 is canceling three shows, cutting back staff, and ending distribution agreements with Wine Library TV and Epic Fu. Rumors started swirling earlier today about…
EasyBloom USB stake sensor now shipping, plants... →
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Rather expensive, but awesome.
Filed under: Peripherals
Well, wouldn’t you know it? That PlantSense prototype we peeked around this time two years ago has…
Rubber-Hose Cryptanalysis →
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HAHAHA
Cryptographers have long joked about rubber-hose cryptanalysis: basically, beating the keys out of someone. Seems that this might have actually happened in Turkey: …
Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains - Sebastien... →
The 2008 release from Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains available in a complete CD package w…
Google Earth for iPhone Surfs the World by... →
iPhone/iPod touch 2.0 only: Google has released an official Google Earth client for the iPhone and iPod touch, giving your phone a slide-and-pinch view of the world. There are only two layers…
Fortunate Misfortune →
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I’m going to buy this
This is the first in a series of posts about the book 10 Moral Paradoxes, by Saul Smilansky. I’ll wait a couple of weeks before continuing the…
iPhone 2.2 Beta 2 released, adds Street View... →
Apple has released the second beta of the upcoming iPhone 2.2 firmware. In Beta 2, Apple has enabled support for Google Street View, and has also included support for line-in audio accessories.
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Codeweavers says cheap gas = free software... →
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Free Codeweaver software tomorrow!
Filed under: Software, Universal Binary, Deals
Three months ago, CodeWeavers CEO Jeremy White offered a challenge to another…
New Snow Leopard build released with partial Cocoa... →
As expected, the latest test build of Snow Leopard has been released to developers, and includes the rumored Cocoa Finder (most of it, anyway). The build also includes HFS+ compression, a 64-bit…
Lacklustre Lattes? →
Alright Toronto, what is up with your lattes lately? There has been a plummet in quality in the last few I’ve had. I’m not even setting the bar terribly high. I’m just looking for it to be…
SharePoint Déjà Vu – 4 Observations →
SharePoint Déjà Vu – 4 Observations At last week’s AIIM Road Show in Chicago (focused on the theme – Automating Document-Centric Processes: Is SharePoint Enough), I found myself…