Apple is expected to add Disney as a partner in its upcoming movie rental service, according to Variety. The Mouse House will join Fox in the new service, which will reportedly be announced at Macworld in January. The move makes sense given that Disney… Read More »
Archive for December 2007
“Man’s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes, 19th century American poet, and physician. Found|READers: Here’s to thinking BIG and wide with your ideas in 2008! Happy New Year! Read More »
You may have listened to the final OnTheRun with Tablet PCs podcast by now. The podcast that I did with Marc Orchant came to an end with the untimely death of Marc earlier this month. I expected heavier than normal listenership due to its being… Read More »
Better Amazon S3 Storage – Jungle Disk is one of several services out there offering off-site storage of your data via Amazon S3. Their recent versions have progressed to offering automated backups as well as access to your S3 account… Read More »
We have always been fans of external batteries that provide much needed extended battery life to our mobile gear, especially on trips. Judie of Gear Diary has reviewed such an external… Read More »
I was hoping to catch this one exactly, but I’m at the Toyota dealer getting the Hybrid serviced while James got a few posts out this morning. Call it karma or call it amazing… Read More »
Do you need a new office chair for the new year? I do. My budget Office Max special has armrests that bump into my pullout keyboard tray. And the chair’s leather (okay, leatherette) upholstery is peeling off. Last July, graphic designer Jason Santa Maria asked his… Read More »
The problem sleeping and resuming that my HP 2710p Tablet PC suddenly developed has been preoccupying my time over this long holiday period and has resonated with a lot of readers. Some readers agree with me that Vista is to blame for my problems and… Read More »
Fellow podcaster Matt Miller handles a lot of gadgets over time, if you want to know how many he’s seen this year check out his look back at the gadgets he’s played with this year. Talk about geek overload! He’s written up his favorite devices… Read More »
In a syndication world we are often overwhelmed with information. It is incredible that information once far away has been brought near, but we need to find some order for the chaos. There are a few ways that I’ve learned to manage my reading… Read More »
The Apple TV and iPod are often maligned for being proprietary. Designed to work with all the content you’ve acquired and ripped into iTunes, they work primarily with music, TV shows, and films you’ve acquired from the iTunes store, or with your iPhoto library. But step… Read More »
Solar panel production is the “world’s fastest-growing energy source,” according to the Earth Policy Institute. Now that’s a bright thought. Kick-started by climate change concerns, electricity price worries, the hip-to-be-green consensus, and pro-solar regulations, solar PV production has been doubling every two years, growing to… Read More »