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iLife complete

I finally got my iPhone activated, after ~four hours of frustration Friday evening with AT&T. They eventually fixed my account Saturday morning, hours after my intended debut with it up in SF. The speculation was that I would ‘get laid’ quite easily flashing it around bars as I texted and checked email. [...]


“Coherence” – Run IE7 or any Windows apps outside of the Parallels desktop

The latest beta build of Parallels Desktop for OS X offers a new titillating feature which allows OS X Intel Mac users to run Windows applications outside of the standard Parallels Desktop interface. Why wait for IE7 support for CrossOver? Web developers rejoice. IE7 testing in OS X with correct font rendering.

Ever since I left [...]


Ready. Set. Tivo!

rrrr. no self control. I blame Fry’s for stocking them on release day.

Finally I can send that crappy Comcast HD PVR back.


Apple missed the boat with their Movie store. We want to rent – not buy.

Netflix rocks because it has a huge selection. It sucks because there’s no instant gratification. Pay-per-view is the reverse. Apple has a golden opportunity here to solve this problem – a 24/7 rental store stocked with every movie coupled with instant gratification. But they’re missing the opportunity.

I can’t agree more with [...]


Amazing comparison of a 32-core Sun running Ubuntu versus 4-core AMD

60 days ago Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz issued a daring invitation to developers: write a public review of “the world’s most power efficient server” and keep the server. Be careful what you wish for.
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