Monthly Archives: October 2005

Value in Social Bookmarking

One of the cooler functions of social bookmarking and rating systems is that the story can come from anyone.  I posted a link to del.icio.us last night on Front Row running in the wild on Mac Minis and pretty much … Continue reading

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Front Row running on MY Mac mini!

So as soon as I read the info and watched the video in my last post I could not help but think how I could get it going myself… well – it took all of 5 minutes to find the … Continue reading

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Mac Mini running Front Row!

From TUAW, I see that Zeno (of the MacMiniCenter Wiki) has Front Row running on a Mini, which just totally rocks!  This is the vision many of us had when the mini was released and it’s one step closer today.  … Continue reading

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A9 Maps – Block View

A9.com Maps has a cool block view feature which combines Google Maps and images from the street.  Block View!  The link is the front of my office building in NYC…. wow! Technorati Tags: Maps, AJAX, A9, Google, Work

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Extending iTunes to all your Apple Machines

I’d certainly be open to making this work on PCs as well since I use wone at work and it counts against my 5 macs. We have 4 Macs at home and my work PC pushes me right to the … Continue reading

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Ma.gnolia

Interesting…  though I would imagine that the crowd most interested in it are probably all using Flock which has integrated Del.icio.us.  Perhaps we’ll be able to add another service, which seems like it’s possible but deactivated for now. What you … Continue reading

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Apple lobs grenade into Microsoft media center camp

APC Magazine’s Dan Warne reckons Apple is about to deftly round-house kick Microsoft’s media center strategy for six. First Apple leaves a mysterious header on the Mac Mini motherboard for a non-existent iPod dock connector. Then it brings out media … Continue reading

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Bloglines Keyboard Shortcuts

I’ve been using NewsGator Online recently rather than Bloglines and I missed the added feature of keyboard shortcuts for navigation until tonight — whoa!  I really like this a lot and immediately moved back… well sort of as NewsGator does … Continue reading

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Aperture: Real workflow for professional photographers

I cannot say this enough: Aperture is the application for the photographic creative process. It is not an image manipulation tool like Photoshop, and it is not a toy like iPhoto. Aperture is a professional application from top to bottom … Continue reading

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Busted Nano

I discovered my Nano had a broken screen while commuting home last night.  I was just sitting on the train listening to a podcast and went to choose something else when it ended and found this. I can assure you … Continue reading

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StumbleUpon

Flock continues to make me very happy in hours I’ve had a chance to deal.  The Windows version is super fast!  I love that I have the same sets of things on both sides of my browsing experience – well … Continue reading

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The Donald, Master of BS…

I love, love, love this. Donald Trump has zeroed in on Martha Stewart as the cause of the declining ratings suffered by his original version of The Apprentice. He says that confusion between the two has led some viewers to … Continue reading

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Flock has landed!

Flock has landed here in blogland….  I am posting this with the built in blog editor which is a very cool thing.  I can see using this all the time. Flock integrates with much of what you might already be … Continue reading

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The Future coming “soon” from Intel

Sounds like a very cool demo and I certainly like the sound of the UC.?In my work with Intel, I’ve gotten wind and seen some cool stuff as well though it usually lives in presentation rather than live and in … Continue reading

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In-ActiveSync

Just your standard non-sensical bug for Mobile Windows users… I like how the added security features in windows are apparently the cause of the disconnect, yet it works when connected wirelessly vs. the local cable where it does not work … Continue reading

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Mossberg on DRM

Walt Mossberg on DRM. Amen brother! For some activists, the very idea of Digital Rights Management is anathema. They believe that once a consumer legally buys a song or a video clip, the companies that sold them have no right … Continue reading

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Cablecard 2.0 coming to you HDTV next year

Zatz reports cablecard 2.0 – which is two way if you’ve been tracking will be ready for deployment next year. Cablecard delivers a superior picture (no cable box compression) and the 2.0 version will give you two-way control so you … Continue reading

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CBS Podcasts through iTunes

This is cool stuff…. Nice to know it can be added for my commuting listening pleasure. CBS WILL DISTRIBUTE ITS FREE podcasts, from “60 Minutes” to the long-running soap “Guiding Light,” on Apple’s iTunes Music Store, CBS Digital President Larry … Continue reading

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Apple – Aperture

Apple’s Apeture looks nothing short of amazing. Amazingly powerful and beautifully designed. Same price as Photshop… interesting. For my money, I’d rather roll with Apple.

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Outlook Tasks from Email

One of my least favorite functions in Outlook in Tasks. Not only is it generally hidden from view, but there is very little you can do to integrate a task into your email work flow … at least so I … Continue reading

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