Category: Computers
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The cardboard box end table
I just read an interesting article on Wired.com about people who can’t resist the urge to use Apple‘s wonderfully designed packaging materials in odd ways, such as furniture. I’ll admit that the times that we’ve received new mac hardware in the office I’ve had a longing to keep the boxes sitting around me, available for…
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Stoked about the iPod Nano
Apple fanatics have been waiting for this week for a month or so now. Rumors have been flying of an iTunes-enabled cell phone, though the need for such a device is in question by many. This morning I got the chance to check out a webcast of the recent press conference held by Apple and…
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Typing of the Dead
Yesterday my brother-in-law Jamie alerted me to a game that he thought sounded very entertaining. The game is The Typing of the Dead and it was released by Sega. The game is a recreation of House of the Dead 2 only with a different twist, you kill the zombies by typing words and phrases as…
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Apple reinvents the wheel with their Mighty Mouse!
One of the not-so-strong compliants of Wintel users against the Mac has been the single-button mouse. Whether or not you see a 2-button mouse as necessary, it’s easy to see why this might be a problem for some people. However, Apple introduced today the Might Mouse, a reinvented multi-button mouse that has features never before…
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Internet Explorer 7 steps up to the plate
It has long been my complaint (along with most other website developers out there) that Internet Explorer (IE), which is the #1 most popular browser in use on the internet, takes many liberties when it comes to rendering HTML, DHTML and CSS. What does this mean? This means that when you’re designing a website that…
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Apple WWDC 2005
Today could be a great day in the history of Apple. That’s up to you. With several confirmed rumors and some unexpected announcements Apple CEO Steve Jobs has kicked off this years World Wide Developers Conference with several important announcements. What are they? Check out this site for the skinny.
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Return of the Mac
I found this great article about the Return of the Mac. It’s a good read for any of you that just don’t "get" the whole Mac thing or why anyone uses Macs.
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An intersting find
One of the websites that I visit quite often is Slashdot. Today the have a story posted about an article from the 50s that included a photo of what scientists THEN believed a home computer could look like in the year 2004. It’s quite amazing. Click the image below to see a larger version as…
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Finally
My stomach problems are gone and things are back to normal. I couldn’t be much happier. Now, if only I could find a way to make my grass stop growing and always look beautiful. Oh well, another day. I’ve been doing more computer technical support for friends lately and it’s made me ever more confident…
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Apple unveils new iMac
For the past few weeks I’ve been very excited about the upcoming release of the new Apple iMac. I’ve been pondering silently whether the new computer would come out the first part of September or would Apple torture me by delaying their launch until the later part of September? I woke up this morning and…