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Monthly Archives: February 2007
And Then There Were Three?
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Warner Music in takeover bid for EMI While nothing is set in stone EMI did confirm on Tuesday that it had been approached by Warner. “While EMI management are highly vulnerable to a bid, we think that the risk-reward on these shares is unattractive and that today would be an excellent day to sell,” Wallis [...]
Stand-alone Adobe Flash Player for the Mac?
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
This little gem is free and already available on Adobe’s web site. Downloads for Intel-based and PowerPC based Macs available. Link courtesy of macosxhints
Chemestry Used to Create Unusual Dishes?
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
High end vacuum packed meals are nothing new (WSJ subscription required). Chef-proprietor, of the Fat Duck restaurant, Heston Blumenthal’s mousse ‘poached’ at the table in liquid nitrogen is. Found in the village of Bray, Berkshire, UK, diners cost about £97.50 and are representative of a new field known as ‘kitchen chemistry.’ Note: Heston Blumenthal is [...]
Unreleased Apple Commercial
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
John Hodgman doing a Apple commercial improv style,looking pretty raw and uncut.
The Sexualization of Girls
Monday, February 19, 2007
I’m not sure if this is one of those things that just happens as we get older. From the article: The proliferation of sexualized images of girls and young women in advertising, merchandising, and media is harming girls’ self-image and healthy development. This report explores the cognitive and emotional consequences, consequences for mental and physical [...]
Vista Ultimate Extras Reviewed
Monday, February 19, 2007
WinSuperSite has a review of Vista Ultimate Edition’s extras. As intimated by the new naming scheme the only way to get these extras is to run Vista Ultimate Edition. Extras Include: Hold ‘Em Poker Windows DreamScene BitLocker Drive Preparation Tool Secure Online Key Backup GroupShot (not yet released) Most can be replaced with third-party applications, [...]
Linux CLI Troubleshooting Tools
Monday, February 19, 2007
Descent run down of Strace, Itrace, lsof, top, traceroute, ping, and hexdump. article on Linux.com
Pirates to Blame for Poor Vista Sales?
Monday, February 19, 2007
According to ARNnet, because of Vista’s poor sales, Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer has told Wall Street analysts that Microsoft may increase the amount of DRM in Vista. My gut says that this won’t work. While the price for various versions of Vista do seem high, I can only imagine Vista’s real competitor is not piracy [...]
Book Support
Saturday, February 17, 2007
In this youtube video clipped from the Norwegian show “Øystein & Meg” a “help-desk” representative schools a monk on the proper use of a book. Modeled after typical “help-desk”/ employee conversations there’s a series of misunderstandings as the monk grapples with the proper use of a book.