May 2, 2007 — Tech News and Analysis

Archive for May 2, 2007

Steve Jobs has a new product plan on his mind – iGreen. In a pretty obvious response to Greenpeace’s brutally low “green rating” of Apple’s use of chemicals and its recycling methods, Steve Jobs blogged about the steps Apple has taken, and will take, to… Read More »

MacTech’s VBA/AppleScript Transition Guide now online

After “overwhelming response” to the Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) to AppleScript Transition Guide included in the April issue of MacTech Magazine, MacTech has decided to release the 150-page book online for free on the web and also give options to download it as a PDF… Read More »

 
 

Circuit City selling AppleCare for Apple TV

Despite a large advertisement in the entrance of my local Circuit City, I was unable to find an Apple TV on display or for sale. However, I did notice they are stocking the boxed AppleCare Protection Plan for Apple TV. Like… Read More »

Kevin Martin visits the Googleplex

It’s an unconfirmed rumor (but we have it on very good sources) that FCC chairman Kevin Martin was in Mountain View Wednesday, touring the Googleplex and no doubt chowing down on the famous free food. Makes sense, since Martin is scheduled to speak in… Read More »

Prom Queen Draws a Crowd

I must admit I have watched all 31 episodes released so far of Prom Queen, though I live in fear of getting caught with the melodramatic high schoolers on my laptop screen. The 90-second format is thoroughly addicting, and besides, I’m “working.” Turns out I’m not… Read More »

Sometime last month, WSJ ran an article about Time Warner wanting to spin off their cable business (Time Warner Cable) as a separate company, and instead focus on the content part of the business. Terrible idea, and hopefully the management realized that after its own… Read More »

What an awesome press release this was to read: HP has awarded over $7 million dollars in grants and equipment to 172 schools in the U.S. and Puerto… Read More »

After six months online, Cruxy announced its full 1.0 site version release. The Brooklyn-based company features the hippest of hipster lifestyle content from Blue Note records’ the bird and the bee to a series of instructional breakdancing videos from Elastic Illusion. CruxyRead More »

Rich’s note gets the nod today. He’s asking a general question that I’m sure quite a few folks might be interested in: "I use a… Read More »

Digg users, unhappy with the company’s compliance with a DMCA takedown request on the codes to break HD-DVD encryption, flooded and overwhelmed the social news site with stories containing the code, until its front page was filled entirely with references to the hack (visualization embedded… Read More »

That’s the advice of Tablet MVP, Craig Pringle, who’s attending CeBIT Australia. (That reminds me James: what’s in our travel budget?!?) Craig got to fondle the Motion LE1700wt and points out that… Read More »

I embrace paper for my to do list while choosing online calendaring. But these three paper calendars from Lifehack.org tempt me towards entirely analog planning. I can’t decide which one looks most fun and useful. Perhaps the WeekDate, which uses an innovative design… Read More »

More Must Reads

If you’re free at noon EDT this Friday and have an interest in the company with the S-XGen device, there’s an investor conference call available. There’s a toll free number as… Read More »

This morning, in a lengthy blog-like post to the company’s Hot News page, Apple CEO Steve Jobs takes on Greenpeace and other organizations who claim the computer and consumer electronics company isn’t doing its part to protect the environment. The piece, Read More »

Blockbuster posted its biggest loss in six quarters Wednesday amid waning store revenues and heavy investment in its online channel. “Our results were impacted by our investment in the growth of Blockbuster Total Access and by an extremely tough in-store rental market,” CEO John Antioco… Read More »

My main computer is an Apple Intel Core Duo MacBook Pro. It is a beautifully designed piece of technology. Since I spend so much time on my notebook (remember, it’s not a laptop), I have plenty of gripes.  I’ve already mentioned my annoyance with the… Read More »

Alternative cellular brands are storming the public markets. In April it was flat-rate carrier MetroPCS, which raised over a billion dollars in an IPO, while rival Leap Wireless is trading high at $77.27 per share. Now Virgin Mobile, jointly owned by Richard Branson’s Virgin Group… Read More »

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