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 Looking for a Nav system?  View Printable Version 
Wednesday, October 29 2008 @ 04:53 am EDT
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TechnologyA friend (Hi, Laura) asked yesterday what Nav system that I would suggest. I told her that I was still recommending the TomTom series. Let me explain why...



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 On the new MacBooks/Pros  View Printable Version 
Saturday, October 18 2008 @ 08:11 am EDT
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MacintoshAs I write this today, I'm the happy owner of a new MacBook Pro (the "unibody" or "late 2008" version). So, what of it? So far, so great. I'm very happy with the purchase and I'm looking forward to making a happy new Mac user of the designated recipient of my old MacBook Pro. For more details on the new offerings, read on.



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 Don't read this if you think TSA security works  View Printable Version 
Saturday, October 18 2008 @ 08:01 am EDT
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PolicyThe Atlantic has a scathing article about TSA airport security, citing a number of demonstrated attempts (with success) to get past the "security theater" that is our current airport security system. Don't read this article if you believe that TSA security works and you're safer because of it—it might be very disturbing.



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 The "humanization" of Bill Gates  View Printable Version 
Saturday, September 13 2008 @ 07:28 pm EDT
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TechnologyIt is apparent now, after the airing of New Family (the second installment in Microsoft's new ad campaign), that the object of the ads is to create a more sympathetic, approachable, and perhaps even more "human" Bill Gates. My only guess here is that he's being groomed to be the personal spokesman for Microsoft in future ads. Jerry Seinfeld's character is mostly deferential to him and the ads make a point of using lines praising Gates's personal position in technology and "connection" with others. I'm still not certain that they will work, and I find the ads painfully slow and mostly pointless, but if people do end up watching them, the message might start getting through. Whether it is believed and whether any perceived softness in Gates is going to rub off positively on Microsoft is unclear. But, these ads aren't made to woo the small percentage of non-Microsoft users, but to make defending Microsoft safe again. If you're interested, Shoe Circus (the first installment) is also available from YouTube.



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 How much energy does Alaska produce?  View Printable Version 
Friday, September 12 2008 @ 07:45 am EDT
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PolicyOK, I'm still confused by this oft-quoted figure from the McCain/Palin campaign that "[Alaska] produces nearly 20 percent of the U.S. domestic supply of energy." (Gibson interview with Palin, September 11, 2008, as noted on The Times). From my calculations, even when only Oil is taken into account, that number is off by quite a bit.



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 Get A Mac ads are like the Roadrunner...  View Printable Version 
Sunday, September 07 2008 @ 03:58 pm EDT
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MacintoshA good analysis from Charles Miller of the popularity and purposefulness of the PC in the Get A Mac ads. The article recons that the same play is at work with the PC in the ads as was with the coyote in the Roadrunner cartoons.



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 FTC gets more serious on Do Not Call list  View Printable Version 
Thursday, August 21 2008 @ 06:25 am EDT
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PolicyIn some good news for consumers, the FTC has decided to get more serious about the Telemarketing Sales Rules that govern telemarketing phone calls. The decision is pretty readable, but the salient points are after the jump.



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 Andy Grove lays out electricity initiative  View Printable Version 
Monday, August 18 2008 @ 09:19 am EDT
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General NewsAndy Grove (venerable former CEO and Chairman of Intel), has published a proposal for energy change in the US that's quite a bit different from what most people are calling for, but makes some real sense. The article (from Portfolio.com via Wired) calls for a move to electrify transport without regard for where the electricity comes from because it will provide the US with much more control and agility over its own future.



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 iPhone 3G doesn't charge with FireWire (USB Only)  View Printable Version 
Saturday, August 02 2008 @ 07:44 pm EDT
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MacintoshA little known (but much loved by me) feature of every iPod (except the Shuffle) and the original iPhone was that you could charge the phone using the FireWire port on your computer. Of course, it's been quite a while since you could transfer data over FireWire, but you could buy a cable that powered the iPod/iPhone via FireWire and exchanged data over USB. Why would you want to do this? Simple: for USB ports to be powered, a Mac must be on (not in sleep mode). This means you can't sleep your Mac and charge your iPhone. However, FireWire didn't have that same requirement, and Apple kept the FireWire ports hot even as long as your computer was plugged into the wall, regardless of sleep mode.



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 Apple Patches DNS problem  View Printable Version 
Saturday, August 02 2008 @ 10:08 am EDT
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MacintoshNormally, I wouldn't post about an Apple security update, because they're relatively common and generally attack most of the issues within a period of time that everyone agrees is a bit too long. However, there was a lot of hubub about Apple's "delay" in getting the security patch out for the recent BIND issue that could allow for users to be sent to the wrong sites. This wouldn't have caused me to write, except that after Apple patched the problem, there have been a few articles (no links provided, so as not to give them advertising revenue) that indicate the patch did no good. This is UNTRUE. Full details in the rest of the article.



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