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Entries Tagged as 'General Detritus'

Just a Gigolo

August 30th, 2010 · 1 Comment · General Detritus

The Wednesday Apple Media Event is a matter of much speculation. My source, deep in the creative dungeons of 1 Infinite Loop, has been studying the situation since late July or possibly last Tuesday. Deep Whatchamacallit tells me that some of the speculation has some basis in reality. iTV: It’s just like Apple TV only [...]

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iTv is Coming

August 23rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · General Detritus

Somebody in Apple allowed the iTv concept to be leaked. And the touch screen iMac, too. I read the headlines but not the posts. Why spoil all the fun? Besides, Deep Whatchamacallit has already told me all the details. iTv is just like AppleTV except it will ship with a slew of great television shows. [...]

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Weird things going on….

August 19th, 2010 · 1 Comment · General Detritus

Intel just bought McAfee. Do you know what that means? Me either. The investment sites think it’s a “Buffett-like” move. Others say that Intel is just trying to add a profitable business to their portfolio to increase stockholder value. Here’s a thought: Intel has figured out that the only place to wring any more money [...]

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Excellent Weekend

August 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment · General Detritus

Went to Seattle this weekend. The stated purpose: Take my mom to a Seahawks game. She’s never been to either of the two new Seattle stadia, and she’d never seen the Seahawks play live. Plus she’s a huge fan. A few of the highlights of the weekend are: We got to spend quality time with [...]

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A few notes

August 9th, 2010 · 5 Comments · General Detritus

Safari is my new browser of choice. I played with Safari 5 for a few minutes, during which I rediscovered Yahoo! I suddenly like Yahoo! again. Also, the FoxNews ticker extension looks cool. … My daughter has an iPhone 4. I don’t. It’s part of a pattern I’m beginning to notice. In a bit of [...]

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Okay, I’m Getting Ill

August 4th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Death of the computer, General Detritus, Operating Systems, Vista sucks, iPad, iPad killer

The “cloud” thingy is getting some press lately. It seems your Apple device will play music using your iDisk as a source. Apparently the cloud isn’t going to have as much impact on life as Paris Hilton giving a blowjob on YouTube. Dang. I’m so disappointed. … The European Commision is supporting iPhone, but not [...]

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