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Posts from January 2008

My favorite CARS moment

I think my favourite CARS moments are the Friday Feature: Crazy Apple Help Desk posts - last Friday’s as an example - I just find super funny.. and probably too close to reality for help desk support people.
(Of which a friend is one).
Well done John Moltz. I’ll miss your humor and wit. [...]


Got some snow last night

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Backyard 2, originally uploaded by Lucien W. Dupont.
Some iPhone shots by Jennifer of the snow we got last night.. it was fun driving down the hill in the [...]


Thinking about MacWorld…

The keynote has come and gone, and really for me, the best thing announced was the new iPhone features.
I’m most impressed with the location feature in Maps. We live out on the edge of Beaverton at the urban growth boundary, so my AT&T coverage here is, well, spotty at best.
When I have WiFi turned off, [...]


A video and audio Airport Express for tomorrow’s Macworld Keynote

That’s my guess.. based upon chatting tonight with a friend, who says they have been out of stock for weeks and weeks..  
Update: And I was wrong…  


Pictures & Video Of The Extensis Booth at MacWorld 2008

Jim posted some pictures of our booth at MacWorld. He also posted a short video onto YouTube.
Macworld 2008 - It’s all coming together now
(Via The Extensis Blog)


Ford Escape Hybrid Plug In

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Ford Escape Hybrid Plug In, originally uploaded by carscomeditor.
I’m really hoping these pictures mean that Ford is going to introduce plug in hybrid on Sunday at the Detroit [...]


Why Apple Will Be Supporting Blu-ray At MacWorld 2008

Because Blu-ray just won the high def dvd wars.

 I am looking forward to it - having owned a high-def Sony camcorder for a good 2 years, it will be nice to create some discs that show off the quality of the video.  


January CocoaHeads Portland - January 16th

Hello all,This month we’re bumping the meeting a week later, to be the day after the MacWorld keynote.
Our schedule is going to be this:
- bring your questions on anything Cocoa, hopefully the brainpowers in the room will be able to shed some light on it
- we’ll giggle like schoolgirls about what Steve announced, and see [...]