Monthly Archives: January 2007

No surprise there…

Why am I not surprised… Oh – and I think Steven Frank has the best quote from MacWorld. I agree. That’s why I’m still typing instead of sleeping. Tried sleeping for a few hours – didn’t work.

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iPhone – wifi & edge – converged devices

Now that I can talk about the iPhone without just drooling, one of the things I feel a burning demand to pontificate about is the fact that it’s a converged device that “seemlessly switches between networks”. The spec sheet only … Continue reading

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The only real question…

The only real question is which one do I get? 4Gb or 8Gb. I am curious about what the programming interface for the new “pinch” event looks like…

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Haven’t seen the real keynote yet…

But I’ve got a link that already contains a spoiler… I guess its not available yet, so I’m holding – head in the sand. Some of my coworkers have been laughing at me already, especially when they start to ask … Continue reading

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CES – the Pre-keynote Keynote

I watched the CES keynote tonight, left it playing loud enough for Karen to hear too. We ate some thai food and chatted while it played. Engadget (gasp! Imagine that!) has excellent coverage, and the two items that stuck out … Continue reading

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Ajax web-based dice game

Saw this on Digg – A really well done online dice game between several players. All done with an Ajax kind of setup, so you can watch the game or participate. It looks like Digg may have squished the bandwidth … Continue reading

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Perforce hot-copy on Windows

Yep, I’m writing this here in the hopes that the next person who needs to resolve this issue will be able to find a solution through Google without getting stuck in the vile pit of hell that is the site … Continue reading

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On the mac rumors side…

It looks like there’s going to be a Mac Tablet after all! Not from Apple, but then given a well done recent article in the Guardian as well as the general rumor mill – well, it was always an “undying” … Continue reading

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Using Django

Fritz at TrenchMice wrote up a nice overview of why they choose to use Django over other technologies. It made me take a look at Django Book – the online “free” book about Django. Man – that’s really come a … Continue reading

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Macfrenzy

It’s that time of year – the Mac rumor mill frenzy. I always perversely enjoy this week – the lead up to MacWorld. I browse the rumor sites, scoff at the photoshop mockups (or am suitably impressed when someone’s done … Continue reading

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