From the monthly archives:

January 2007

iPhone Shuffle

29 January 2007 Apple

This is just plain funny, I don’t care who you are. What else can i say?
Image source: http://www.mac-essentials.de/

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Gates says TV is doomed, Internet where it’s at

29 January 2007

Tagged as: IPTV

Communications

Speaking to business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Bill Gates looked deep into his crystal ball and prognosticated that in 5 years, TV will be a lame duck and watching video on the internet will be all the rage. Way to go out on a limb Bill.
“Certain things like elections or the [...]

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AACS Hack Blamed on Bad Player Implementation

29 January 2007 DRM

Ars Technica article. According to a statement from the AACS LA, AACS has not been seriously compromised.
read more | digg story

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AACS Attack: a Clear and Present Danger to DRM

29 January 2007 DRM

Group that represents AACS downplays attack, however reality presents a stark future.
read more | digg story

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Tech Trends for 2007

29 January 2007

Tagged as: Gadgets

Communications

Tom Giles from BusinessWeek explores the top tech trends for 2007. The article briefly discusses IPTV and the need to “keep it simple”. This is certainly easier said than done. With IPTV service providers anxious to differentiate their offerings from cable or satellite, the last thing they want is to keep it [...]

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The Age-Old Question: Mac or PC?

29 January 2007 Apple

Businessweek columnist says that despite the new Windows Vista operating system, if you can afford it, buy a Mac. I whole heartedly agree!
The coming of Vista does not change my basic recommendation. Unless you have a compelling reason to run Windows or are very constrained by budget (since you can buy a usable PC [...]

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My vote for “Product of the Year”

27 January 2007 Humor

Having a new dog, I found a product that I think qualifies for some product of the year award, but will certainly make the lives of our children so much easier. Now my oldest daughter won’t have to stand in the rain, crying during her turn to cleanup the dog “mess”.
POOP-FREEZE™ is a [...]

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AT&T the T-1000 of Corporations

19 January 2007 Communications

Colbert hits the nail on the head during his historical diagram of the history of AT&T. So sad to see my “favorite” wireless company disappearing. Too bad they can’t improve their customer service as easily as changing names.

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History Channel To Air Special on Star Trek

15 January 2007

Tagged as: star trek

Content

The History Channel will air a documentary narrated by Leonard Nimoy (Spock) next month about the Star Trek phenomenon. Produced to celebrate the franchise’s 40th anniversary, “Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier” features interviews with many of the stars and crew from the four spinoff series, at look at the fandom, and its cultural impact
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Open Letter to Apple, Inc. Re: iPhone and AT&T (Cingular)

12 January 2007

Tagged as: Apple, AT&T, Gadgets, iphone

Apple

Dear Mr. Jobs,
Recently at MacWorld 2007 you introduced the iPhone to raving audience and analyst reviews. I don’t remember any product that has been so eagerly anticipated and then exceeded our collective wildest expectations. I must admit, I want one, I want one bad. My wife wants one, even the Microsoft employees on my flight [...]

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