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That is just too long. I called ahead, made sure that the local Apple Store had the phone my wife wanted in stock. We get there, on a Wednesday night, and have to wait for a blue shirt to free up. When one of the blue shirts finally does free up, he manages to get [...]
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MIT Tech Review is now covering this story. Kevin Rose was on the lastest episode of TWiT and talked about it. He said the company policy was not to comment on such rumors and then went on to say it was not the kind of deal that Digg was looking for at this time. I [...]
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I am writing this post on my iPhone using the new WordPress app. For this to be a serious tool, a portable Bluetooth keyboard is needed. Too bad Apple doesn’t even support their own Bluetooth keyboard.
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One of the glaring exceptions in the Apple iTunes application store is a decent camera app. There are several “jailbreak” phone apps that add good functionality to the extremely basic camera software on the iPhone. Adding functionality to the camera is something that iPhone users would pay money for. Price it under $10, preferably under [...]
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I picked up a pair of Bose Quiet Comfort 2 headphones on the recommendation of my friend Vic. In the interest of full disclosure, Vic is an employee of Bose in their product development group. First off, these are really good headphones. I never liked ear buds for either the comfort (or lack there or) [...]
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I’ve been using searchme.com lately and I find it to be a useful way to do quick searches. The slick thing about it is that it displays the webpages in your search results. People are primarly visual creatures. If you are looking for a page you once saw, you are more likely to recognize it [...]
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Good news for those concerned with American Energy independence! Plans for smaller nuclear reactors, which can be US built, have been submitted to the NRC for approval. These small plants, which produce no greenhouse gases, are designed to produce 45-megawatts of power with a very small footprint. The unit is less than 70 feet long [...]
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The iPocalypse may be over, but Apple still has some issues. According to the in-the-know Morgan Webb, the new iPhone has sold over 1 million units so far. That’s the good news, the bad news is that its hard to find one. I called the local Apple store yesterday and there were sold out. I [...]
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My main camera is a Canon 20D DLSR. This is an 8.2 Megapixel camera that has a 1.6 modifier compared to a full 35mm frame camera. I’ve had for over three years, have shot thousands of pictures, and it is still going strong. The current model in its line is the Canon 40D. I have [...]
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I’ve been pushing having reliable backups going back to my days as a service tech on corporate PCs back in the early 80s. I’ve always been amazed with the number of tech saavy people I’ve met who don’t bother with backups. I was one of those who’s iPhone was bricked for 12+ hours by Apple’s [...]
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