January 2008
122 posts
Make a Best Music of '07 List with Smart Playlists... →
Weblog Internet Duct Tape has put together a clever iTunes Smart Playlist to build a Best of 2007 playlist. The idea is simple—just create a Smart Playlist matching all tracks added in 2007. I also narrowed down this list by filtering by songs I played most often. For my list I used over 20 plays, but you may want to tweak that number depending on the results. If you use the iTunes ratings, you...
SanDisk pushes SDHC to 32GB →
Filed under: Storage
The bits, they just keep coming — now that 16GB SDHC cards are old hat, SanDisk’s gone and upped the ante with these new 32GB cards. That’s the new record, but you won’t be able to get your hands on one until April, when they ship for $349. A 16GB version and a new 8GB Ultra II SDHC Plus with flip-out USB connecter will also hit in March for $179 and...
Hands-on with the Canon EOS Rebel XSi DSLR →
Filed under: Digital Cameras
We got our hands on what’s probably one of the most anticipated cameras of the show, the Canon EOS Rebel XSi DSLR. The predecessor XTi model was crazy successful, so smart money says that the step up to a 3-inch live view LCD, 12.2-megapixel CMOS sensor, 9-point AF and Canon’s DIGIC III processing will help continue the trend. That’s a lot of...
Macessity's LowKey Stand for Apple neat-freaks →
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Peripherals
Tidy, huh? If you’re an iMac or Apple Studio Display owner then you’ll see the immediate appeal of this LowKey Stand from Macessity. Constructed of 0.1085-inch thick steel “power-coated” to match your rig, it neatly hides your new slim Apple keyboard from view. There’s also a powered 4-port USB port up front which helps to...
Driving home ETA 5:11p
Need to Count resumés I think I’ve talked to 400 students only 8 are usable.
Students starting to thin out. I feel like I’ve been in a battle.
I’ve been talking non stop since 0900. I’ve said more words in the past 2 hours than I have in the past 2 months!!!
She’s French-Israeli. I knew there was something different about it. http://tinyurl.com/23twkl
I might be obsessed with her accent.
Just used the iTunes app on my iPhone to buy the song from the MacBook Air commerical. Apple picks some catchy stuff.
I’m home
Apple TV software update delayed →
Filed under: Software Update, Apple TV
Just a quick update on the status of the Apple TV software upgrade: according to Apple’s web site, the software is not quite ready and will be available in one to two weeks. As we covered during MWSF, the Apple TV Take 2 (or as I like to call it, Apple TV Redux) will feature support buying music/movies/rentals directly from Apple TV, HD rentals and the...
Why the Saturn was the worst major console of all... →
Yuck.
(Credit: Gamespot)
Last week, I told you all why the Super Nintendo Entertainment System was the greatest console of all time. And although I caught some flak from the misinformed, it seems all too obvious now that it really was the greatest gaming device ever created. But what about the worst console of all time? Surely, we can pick from a number of systems like the 3DO, 32X, Sega CD...
Western Digital intros My Passport Essential... →
Filed under: Storage
WD’s Passport portable drive a bit too clunky for your tastes? We dig your style, and if you’re always looking for something sleeker and sexier, the new My Passport Essential is likely to satisfy — if only for a moment. Reportedly, these were tweaked to look more like the firm’s popular My Book family, and each one weighs in at less than five ounces....
Just set up the ASI booth at UF. Much easier with 2 people:
New episode of House
What a quote “… Who’s talents require the right context to shine.” thanks NPR.
Just shook hands with Mike Huckabee at the Jacksonville Landing.
The theme song to The OC is probably one of the best of all time.
Singing along with The Arcade Fire on the way to Travis’ party.
Looking at the wikipedia article on Rugby while at the game ima dork.
At UNF for the rugby match.
Bought the new apple keyboard at the Navy Exchange yesterday. Almost like having a new mac. Need to get one for work computer.
The Today Show's Meredith Viera licks the MacBook... →
Filed under: Laptops
There’s nothing quite like hearing a group of network talk-show hosts heaping praise on a piece of technology they barely understand to jumpstart your day. We think you’ll agree that listening to Matt Lauer loudly declare “It’s awesome!” and watching Meredith “You’re blowing the whole schtick” Viera vigorously mime licking the...
Finally, a full-function IR remote solution for... →
Filed under: DIY, Blu-ray, Remotes, Sony
Despite limitations that keep us from crowning it the best Blu-ray player out there, the PS3 is the most popular way to get into the format. The PS3 also gets dinged as a Blu-ray player because of its Bluetooth remote control. Who knows what Sony was thinking — maybe IR was just too old timey for their next gen console or maybe they just wanted to...
Canon's smart move to SD memory cards →
Canon’s EOS Rebel XSi goes on sale in April.
(Credit: Canon)
Canon faced some modest compatibility risks when it chose to design its new EOS Rebel XSi camera with SD flash-memory cards rather than the CompactFlash cards it’s used for all its SLR cameras until this point, …
Just beat Call of Duty 2. What’s next?
Jonathan Coulton version of “Still Alive” is pretty freaking amazing.
Fixed the drain the the tub. It almost killed me, but I did it. Only yelled “I’m a Software Engineer” … twice.
Xbox goes profitable, almost like a grown-up... →
Filed under: Gaming
Well, what do you know. After years of watching Microsoft chase billions of dollars into the bottomless pit that has been its Xbox Entertainment and Devices Division, the company is finally, as predicted, returning with some loot — $524 million in income over the past six months, compared to $423 million in losses over the same period last year. Microsoft says the...
Pimp your ride with fake parking permit stickers... →
(Credit: Valve Corp.)
Already got the weighted companion cube fuzzy dice in your Astrovan and the cardboard helmet to match? There’s hope for you dear portal fan. Here’s yet another Aperture Laboratories-themed creation to show off your geek fetish to the world. This time it’s numbered parking …
Canon Rebel XSi official, move over XTi →
Filed under: Digital Cameras
Looks like the Rebel XTi is officially last(-last) year’s model — just in time for PMA Canon’s updating their new consumer DSLR with some sexy new features. No shots of the camera yet, ironically, but here’s the dirt: 12.2 megapixel APS-C CMOS (1.6x focal conversion) 3-inch live view LCD (up from the XTi’s non-live-view 2.5-inch) DIGIC...
The Weather Channel forecasts June 2 HD debut →
Filed under: New content
It seems like ages since the appeal of the Weather Channel in HD first came up, but it looks like the wait may be drawing to an end. While we’ve been mildly sated by the upconverted programming and limited HD graphics, the network is finishing up construction of its new HD production facility this month. First up for the HD treatment are anchor programs...
Canon Rebel XSi official, move over XTi →
Filed under: Digital Cameras
Looks like the Rebel XTi is officially last(-last) year’s model — just in time for PMA Canon’s updating their new consumer DSLR with some sexy new features. No shots of the camera yet, ironically, but here’s the dirt: 12.2 megapixel APS-C CMOS (1.6x focal conversion) 3-inch live view LCD (up from the XTi’s non-live-view 2.5-inch) DIGIC...
Kinda depressed today. Listening to back episodes of ‘This American Life.’ Just made an impluse buy on the iTunes wifi music store. H …
Canon debuts PowerShot SD1100 Digital ELPH... →
Filed under: Digital Cameras
While Canon has certainly courted the fashion set with its Digital ELPH line, the cameras have never slouched in the image quality realm. The SD1100 IS bests its SD1000 predecessor with a 8 megapixel sensor (over 7.2 megapixels) and the welcome addition of optical image stabilization. If you’re more in it for the fashion than the pixels, the SD1100 aims to...
The Truth About the Format War and HD DVD's Demise... →
Most people have already declared Blu-ray to be the format war’s victory—even us, begrudgingly—and our recent talks with Toshiba and Universal seem to suggest that the HD DVD camp might be ready to pull up stakes. Back at CES, so many moons ago, Microsoft said HD DVD was over when Toshiba said it was. Ken Graffeo, Universal’s Executive VP and Co-President of HD DVD promo group, told us...
Associate Non-Gmail Email with Your Google Account... →
Google recently unveiled an option to associate non-Gmail email addresses with a Google Account. What’s the point, you might ask? Right now, the answer seems to be that any Google Calendar invitations sent to that non-Gmail address will be registered and placed on your Google Calendar—and you can sign into your account using that same email. Google Blogoscoped notes, however, that tools...
Too much fun. Travis and I are on the same skill level on COD3. Fun to take turns
Microsoft Insider Details Xbox 360 Red Ring... →
kylemonger writes “A blogger at the Seattle PI has interviewed a Microsoft insider about the Xbox 360 project. The insider purports to have the background story on the ‘red ring of death’ (RROD) failures and why they are so common. ‘RROD is caused by anything that fails in the “digital backbone” on the mother board. Also known as a core digital error. CPU, GPU,...
Someone needs to help Tom Coughlin. He looks pretty rough.
NBC's Zucker hints at return to iTunes? →
Filed under: Portable Video
After a very public cat-fight resulting in the discontinuation of NBC content on iTunes, the relationship between NBC and Apple seems to be on the mend. Perhaps you recall NBC Universal’s CEO, Jeff Zucker, saying that Steve Jobs and iTunes had “destroyed the music business.” This in retaliation to Apple’s damning press release in which it...
At Travis’ watching the NFC game
My bartending skills are like whoa.
Pizza Hut serves up SMS ordering: "lg π w xtra... →
Filed under: Cellphones
Pizza Hut has joined rivals Domino’s and Papa John’s in implementing a nationwide order-by-text service, giving customers even easier access to its tasty-but-greasy fare. To take advantage of the “Total Mobile Access” feature, you have to visit the Pizza Hut website for a one-time registration of your mobile number, along with setting up your...
Toyota Australia to unveil TRD HiLux in Brisbane →
Filed under: Trucks/Pickups, Toyota, Misc. Auto Shows, Australia
Click image for a gallery of the TRD HiLux Last year in Melbourne, Toyota showed off a TRD Hilux concept truck. At the time, we commented that the supercharged show truck looked pretty production ready, and thet Aussies would likely see the “concept” part of the name dropped in the future. Well, the future is now —...