Are you feeling a little let down by this morning’s big song and dance at the Infinite Loop down in Cupertino? I know I am! A $599 Mac Mini with Intel, when tricked out to play the role of a media center costs roughly $1000,… Read More »
Archive for February 2006
If you’ve ever wished you had the wikipedia definition of ‘folksonomy’ or ‘web 2.0′ while out and about, now you can. Check out the wikipedia on your ipod. I haven’t tried it out myself just yet, but it looks as if you can… Read More »
I’ve been able to confirm that it is in fact possible to boot an Intel Mac and a PowerPC Mac from the same external hard drive, something that had been previously held to not be possible. The boot disks for the Intel and PowerPC versions of… Read More »
Posting as the news comes in. Intel Mac mini - Gigabit Ethernet, 4 USB 2.0 ports, SPDIF audio. Ships with Front Row and IR remote. Core Solo & Duo versions. Stream iTunes, DVD player, and iPhoto to other machines using Bonjour. - 1.5 Ghz Core Solo, 60GB, Combo Drive:… Read More »
Did you know that Vonage’s chief marketing officer (also the chief brand officer), Dean Harris left the VoIP service provider? It is hard to figure out when he really left, though his name is not in the S-1 filing anywhere. I had no idea that he… Read More »
Place shifting is the process of using technology such as the Slingbox from Sling Media to push the TV shows from your home to mobile devices anywhere in the world. The only requirement needed to place shift your video content is some video gear… Read More »
Sure, the big cable companies and Bells are raking in the broadband bonanza, but its good to see the smaller players are enjoying the party as well. This morning, Dallas-based Commonwealth Telephone announced that it had added 10,650 DSL customers in 2005, to take its… Read More »
CJHenley has posted a very nice video screencast of the speech recognition capabilities integrated into Microsoft Vista. Microsoft has finally put speech where it belongs, right into the core of the operating system and this 14 minute video shows how easy it is to… Read More »
CLICK HERE to go to the MoTR site and listen directly.MoTR 29 is 37:18 minutes long and is a 25.6 MB file in MP3 format. to go to the MoTR site
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The interesting ebook reader Iliad from Philips I mentioned a while back should hit retail stores in April. The Iliad has an XGA screen (1024×768) and utilizes a stylus for writing notes on the screen. The device can handle CF and SD cards… Read More »
A few days ago I mentioned a contest that ITtoolbox is running to recognize their top blogs in several categories. The nomination period is closed and I am honored to report that my OnTheRun blog at ITtoolbox has been nominated for three potential awards: Best… Read More »
More Must Reads
Commoditisation
On why the new Mac mini signifies a depressing new trend for Apple – the path to commodity hardware. Read More »