12/19/2005

Mass Pike Prank

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I wish I had thought of this prank (and had the guts to pull it off) when driving the ‘Pike was a semi-regular experience for me.

12/1/2005

Buying cameras online

Filed under: @ 10:43 pm

Looks like it’s making the rounds in the usual places, but here’s a pretty scary read on the dangers of not doing your homework before buying online.

Match.com Widget

Filed under: @ 10:41 pm

OS X user lookin’ for love on the internets? Match.com has got a Tiger widget to make things a little more convenient.

Gay-friendly Holiday Shopping

Filed under: @ 12:04 am

Want to support gay-friendly companies when shopping this holiday season? The Human Rights Campaign has produced a handy-dandy little guide to help you in your shopping bonanza.

11/26/2005

Presentation Styles

Filed under: @ 1:30 pm

Sent to me by a friend a little while ago, here’s a rather insightful look at the differing presentation methodologies of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates.

Watch Technology Primer

Filed under: @ 1:25 pm

Ever want to know what different technologies are available when shopping for a new watch? Look no further

11/24/2005

Put your Mac to sleep remotely

Filed under: @ 1:06 pm

Courtesy of Ars, here’s a cool little trick to make your Mac go to sleep via email.

10/16/2005

Annotated Lamb

Filed under: @ 5:49 pm

If you’re like me, sometimes you don’t make the time to sit down and purposefully listen to lyrics in epics like Genesis’ “The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway” to fully appreciate the story. Fortunately, every once and a while someone comes along to help.

8/20/2005

EasyEnvelopes

Filed under: @ 9:38 am

Just got an email from Ambrosia Software announcing a cool new widget they just released, EasyEnvelopes. Kinda bucking the trend of Apple’s widget dictum of “Find Out Stuff”, it looks to be a handy little thing if you find yourself printing envelopes every now & again…

5/20/2005

Repairing Permissions a bit of misnomer

Filed under: @ 1:11 pm

Rosyna from Unsanity has a great post on how virtually useless “Repairing Permissions” is.

5/16/2005

IBM to employees: Blog carefully

Filed under: @ 4:19 pm

IBM just made policy on their thoughts on their blogging employees. No big surprises there, rather I think it’s pretty cool that IBM is not only laying down the law pre-emptively, but are also encouraging it.

5/4/2005

Microsoft once again tries to drum up Longhorn news

Filed under: @ 5:21 pm

I’ve mentioned it already, but Microsoft has once again tries to push a little further in the advance-PR cause for Longhorn despite its far off release date: they’re now soliciting bloggers to be a PR engine. Interesting idea, but let’s see how that one pans out…

Chicklets begone!

Filed under: @ 5:09 pm

Not a fan of “chicklet” buttons, especially in the update to Mail in Tiger? Banish them. (Ars Technica)

Information Builders calls Gates’ H1-B cry “bull”

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I’ve never heard of him (or his company) before, but ComputerWorld has an interesting interview with Gerald Cohen, CEO of Information Builders. In it, he calls Bill Gates’ recent cry to dismantle the H1-B visa cap total bull.

4/29/2005

Getting ready

Filed under: @ 10:32 am

As of writing this post, there’s still quite a few hours to go before you’re able to go out and get Tiger, so here are a couple of great reviews to whet your appetite: Macintouch review and Ars Technica review

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