Monthly Archives: August 2008

More rumors about Apple’s fall lineup

CNN is re-posting details from an Apple Insider post about the upcoming changes to the MacBooks, MacBook Pros, and various other members of the Apple family. If the rumors are correct, one of my biggest compaints about the MacBook Pro has been addressed, i.e. the lack of a user-upgradable hard disk (I ran out of [...]
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Ubiquity, a totally new web interface from Mozilla

In case you haven’t heard the buzz about Ubiquity yet, you might check it out and see what you think. It’s a new project from the Mozilla labs, and while it’s still in a prototype state it looks really intriguing. The project’s goal is to allow you to interact with the browser (and by extension [...]
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Leo Laporte’s new TWiT Army Page

I just signed up for Leo Laporte’s TWiT Army Page. It’s an interesting use of microblogging (e.g. Twitter, for the uninitiated) for a community rather than the public at large. Only problem: I’m now signed up for way too many of these things to keep up with. I’d love to hear what John Dvorak has [...]
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Viddler is great for posting videos

I’ve been playing with Viddler for the past couple of days and really like it so far. They’ve done a great job of letting users customize the interface and are incredibly interactive with their user community. Check it out and see what you think.
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Great post by Gary Vaynerchuk re: “you can do it”

Just ran across this great post by Gary Vaynerchuk (of Wine Library TV) talking about how you can build your new media show / business / podcast etc. without quitting your day job. As he calls it, “hustle 2.0″. Very good message to people who think their day jobs are crowding out their passions.
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Snapshots from New Media Expo

I just posted a few snapshots from the New Media Expo on Flickr.
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Video of Blendtec keynote at New Media Expo

Here’s a video of the good people from Blendtec (i.e. “Will it Blend”) doing a live demo of their blender at this morning’s New Media Expo keynote UPDATE: the video is now available on Viddler for streaming instead of downloading.
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Blendtec keynote at New Media Expo

The good folks from Will it Blend did the keynote presentation this morning, including a live demo of the blender destroying a rake handle in seconds. One of the attendees volunteered his cell phone, which the blender also made short work of. What a great way to star the day!!
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