News: “Ceramic bald Lionel Richie bust wanted”

Posted: January 31st, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: | No Comments »

Ceramic bald Lionel Richie bust wanted on Best of Craigslist
Topics: IBook

I am looking for a replica of the bust made in the Lionel Richie “Hello” video. However I’d like it to be bald as I intend to recreate that lovable afromullet with some sort of cream cheese dip at parties. Not that I have many parties, but…


News: “The iPod touch: Still a category of one”

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The iPod touch: Still a category of one on Betanews
Topics: MacBook, MacBook Pro

By Carmi Levy, Betanews Of all the short-form conclusions about the iPad, the one that seems to stand out from the crowd is, “iPod touch on steroids.”I’ll buy that, since I also concluded much the same thing in a conversation with at least one…


News: “See battery percentage in Terminal and GeekTool”

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See battery percentage in Terminal and GeekTool on MacOSXHints.com
Topics: MacBook Pro, MacBook

I have been building up a number of commands that I can use in GeekTool. One that I wanted but couldn’t find in other lists was the current battery capacity. This works for me: ioreg -l | grep -i capacity | tr ‘\n’ ‘ | ‘ | awk…


News: “The iPad Will Improve SCIENTISMZ Eleventy Gajillion Percent! Or Not. Who Apple Is Really Targeting”

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The iPad Will Improve SCIENTISMZ Eleventy Gajillion Percent! Or Not. Who Apple Is Really Targeting on Mike the Mad Biologist
Topics: IBook, Mail

I keep reading stories about how the iPad will revolutionize everything–or not (here’s one example). There are also lots of complaints about how the iPad is betwixt and between an iPhone (or similar device) and a laptop. But these posts are missing…


News: “Thomas Brevik on iPad”

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Thomas Brevik on iPad on Tame The Web
Topics: IBook

Thomas and I have worked together at Internet Librarian International 2008 and back in the day doing a podcast or two about Library 2.0. He’s one of the good thinkers in LIS who I wish I had more of a chance to sit with and talk. Glad to see…


News: “Great Deals You May Have Missed at Dealhack”

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Great Deals You May Have Missed at Dealhack on Dealhack
Topics: Intel Core 2, MacBook, MacBook Pro

Save on these highlights from among the best currently active deals:   + Save an Extra 20% off All On Sale Items at Reebok + MacBook Pro Sale: from $1124 & Free Shipping at MacMall + Up to 83% off Acoustic Guitars with Clearance Sale at…


News: “iPad’s multifunction appeal and sub-$500 price point a formula for disruptive technology”

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iPad’s multifunction appeal and sub-$500 price point a formula for disruptive technology on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
Topics: MacBook Pro, MacBook

Filed under: Apple T minus a little over a month and a half until retail liftoff of the Apple iPad and, similar to the launch of the iPhone 3 years ago, the device is not without its share of criticism — be it the lack of support for multitasking or…


News: “Audio and Video Sync Problem with QuickTime Player 7 YouTube Upload”

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Audio and Video Sync Problem with QuickTime Player 7 YouTube Upload on Moving at the Speed of Creativity
Topics: QuickTime, ISight, MacBook Pro, MacBook

This evening I recorded a five minute introduction for my Technology 4 Teacher’s class this week, since I’ll be absent and a guest presenter / professor will be leading my class on Wednesday. I recorded this video using QuickTime Player 7…


News: “Why iPad will sell despite “missing” features”

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Why iPad will sell despite “missing” features on VentureBeat
Topics: MacBook

Since Apple announced its forthcoming iPad tablet device last week, there’s been quite a bit of banter about its shortcomings. The device has no camera, no phone, no Flash support, no way to project to a big screen (TV), and doesn’t allow…


News: “Cartoon: A Use Case for the iPad”

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Cartoon: A Use Case for the iPad on ReadWriteWeb
Topics: IBook

Ah, yup. Between the price point, the locked-down App Store approach, the spiffy design, the tech specs, the lack of camera, the lack of multitasking, the lack of phone, the cool iBook Store, the corny iBook shelves, the impending transformation of…