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Moving through time and overthinking every minute of it.Display Preferences on the Mac OS X system
Posted on September 05, 2008Screen preference in the Mac OS X:
To change your screen resolution. Launch the System Preferences application or choose System Preferences from the apple menu in the upper left hand corner.
Then choose Displays:
Best way is to detect displays – it should give you the optimal resolution for your monitor. This is also useful if you have two monitors connected. You can pick any resolution that works for you and your eyes. You may also want to use the displays manual controls to change the width and hight.
New iPod’s on the way!
Posted on September 03, 2008Mark you calenders for Sept 8 as Apple says "Let’s Rock." in a special event to probably announce new iPods that are cheaper, and re-designed. Per CNN/Money:
Apple executives in the past have said that the future of iPods lies in more powerful devices able to connect wirelessly to the Internet, rather than standalone entertainment gadgets. The company’s first step in that direction is the iPod touch, a version of the product that resembles the iPhone with its large touch-sensing screen and wi-fi wireless technology. The iPod touch also has the ability to run much of the software now being created by independent developers for the iPhone, including everything from games to a program for accessing the Facebook social network. Apple executives have hinted recently that a price cut for the iPod touch, which starts at
$299, was likely soon. more…
There are sorts of Mac Rumors out there from a new Nano that follows the old form factor long and thin but all screen to reduced prices for the iTouch. YouTube Video from Kevin Rose on the new Nano and a bit more on new iPods and the 2008 roadmap.
POST: Tilting at T. Boone Picken’s windmills
Posted on August 01, 2008www.windaction.org | Tilting at T. Boone Picken’s windmills
I’m not sold on this windmill thing either. T. Boone is a terrific capitalist but this post makes a really good point, you can’t strap a windmill on a car – and that’s where the oil is going. What’s one got to do with the other?
FOXNews.com – Recycling Nuclear Fuel: The French Do It, Why Can’t Oui? – Opinion
Posted on June 29, 2008FOXNews.com – Recycling Nuclear Fuel: The French Do It, Why Can’t Oui? – Opinion
Maybe when gas hits $5/ gallon and the other fossil fuels start to rise we will consider this. We cannot get Yucca Mountain operational and why put it all there if we can recycle it. Why store it when you can reuse it. I just makes sense. If I have to live with a liberal president in Obama then I hope they do some progressive things like this in his administration. Rather then hiding further in the fantasy that we can reduce our energy needs and save the environment. I’m all for reducing the use of Coal and other fossil fuels, and we can see that France is using nuclear power in a positive way (Can you think of a more liberal country?) so lets just do it already!
FORTUNE: Apple 2.0 iPhone vs. BlackBerry 9000: The keyboard wars, round 2 «
Posted on March 31, 2008FORTUNE: Apple 2.0 iPhone vs. BlackBerry 9000: The keyboard wars, round 2 «
I have to say that the keyboard is the biggest reason I’m not sold yet on the iPhone. Okay for the weekend but I really type a lot on my Blackberry. I do it with my thumbs – not sure I could get the speed I need with the virtual keyboard and not "feeling it"
With 3G coming out – it will be hard to resist though. Maybe they should come out with a version based on the old iPod design with a keyboard instead of the spin wheel. I wonder what other models will come out next year?
Facebook | Jim Charanis
Posted on March 20, 2008Okay – I’m really out there now! Facebook, MySpace, Linked In – all over the net.
One day I’m going to go the bank and have no money, no credit, no identity – but I’ll be able to prove I am who I am because I have a face in the book.
where is this all going…..
Getting DVD’s and Video on your iPod
Posted on February 02, 2008Great summary from The Apple Blog:
Using Your Mac Wisely: Video Content | The Apple Blog
of the options you have to get video on iTunes and iPod. For the promise of the iTouch and AppleTV. Content is King and I only embraced the iPod when I could put all of the CD’s I purchased on it. This makes it worthwhile to start watching on the small screen. But I haven’t got one yet. DJ was the first in our house to get an iPod Nano FAT and watch videos. Most of them his own animations.
Macworld 2008!
Posted on January 14, 2008
STEVE JOB’S 2008 MACWORLD KEYNOTE COVERAGE:
Date: Tomorrow, Tuesday, January 15, 2008 9:00AM PST
As is usually the case all of the Apple geeks will be podcasting, blogcasting, etc. from the show. I’m sure the iPhones will be out taking pictures and relaying details.. Places to look:
- http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/15/live-from-macworld-2008-steve-jobs… Of course Engadget will have a live feed
- http://www.macrumorslive.com/ great site for Apple news will have a live feed. They note Apple posted the ‘Something in the Air’ teaser campaign on their website, and promises that you will be able to watch the keynote on Apple.com on Tuesday afternoon (pre-recorded, not live). The banners were originally revealed on Friday at Macworld Expo’s Moscone center.
- http://thedigitallifestyle.tv/Home.html 24 hour video podcast on the web – they will even give you a macworld keynote countdown widget for your dashboard
- http://www.macworld.com/article/… And of course Macworld itself!
Can’t wait to see what Steve has in store for 2008. "MacBook Air" anyone?
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