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Colbert has an iPad

January 31, 2010 – 10:43 pm
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Stephen Fry on the iPad and  Fans

January 29, 2010 – 12:58 pm

Stephen Fry posted his thoughts on the iPad. He waxes enthusiastically about the device, but his thoughts about Apple naysayers are perhaps the best:
I have always thought Hans Christian Andersen should have written a companion piece to the Emperor’s New Clothes, in which everyone points at the Emperor shouting, in a Nelson from the Simpson’s [...]

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Why the iPad?

January 29, 2010 – 12:11 am

The first thing people say about the iPad is why does it not have $FEATURE?
Why? It’s about the software and experience.
That’s what people miss. Was the iPod a phenomenal device on it’s own? No. Was iTunes the best MP3 album software? No. Did the two, plus the store, create an incredible vertical experience? Yes.
This is [...]

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Unboxing!

December 19, 2009 – 1:51 pm

In lieu of the standard unboxing of some new electronic gadget, I present you with my version of unboxing photos.

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On snow and grocery store madness

December 18, 2009 – 9:17 pm

Why do people rush to the grocery store when snow is imminent? Do they not plan ahead as per any other week? Do they expect to suddenly drink twice as much milk as normal? Do they predict sudden bouts of diarrhea, hence the mad rush on toilet paper?

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Conan on Comcast

December 3, 2009 – 5:13 pm

Since this has been sent to me many times today, I’ll share:

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Image to test screen color

November 18, 2009 – 10:31 pm

Open the file in Preview, hit Shift--F and see if the two bars look the same.

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System Preferences and the Magic Mouse

November 17, 2009 – 2:17 am

Did you notice 10.6.2 updated the System Preferences icon for the mouse to a Magic Mouse?

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The shore at Deep Creek

October 31, 2009 – 8:53 pm

Grey skies, fallen leaves, and creeping darkness make for bland photos, so time to try some HDR.

The obligatory super-tonemapped version:

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Tiltshift app

October 31, 2009 – 4:44 pm

Taken with Tiltshift Generator

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