Post 465: The Other Shoe Drops.....

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The Other Shoe Drops.....

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At 2:30 this morning, a Tweet from Engadget informed me that Apple iPod Touch were being Drastically Slashed. Checking the Link, I learned that Yes, Deep Cuts on the Full Line of iPod Touch was indeed being dropped before today's Apple Event being carried Live by that Same Engadget. The Question they poised is relevant: "What Are They Making ROOM For???"

Link:

http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_ipod/family/ipod_touch? mco=NzcwNjc2OQ

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Yoko Ono says "Yes" the Beatles will be available on iTunes today. C64, the Commodore 64 App will be back on the App Store Real-Soon-Now after being caught with the Basic Interpreter still in there after being told by Apple to Remove it. What's the Big Deal? Ever hear of the BASIC Commands
Peek and Poke?

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A Gigantus Touch Wall is now at Hard Rock in Las Vegas. Yeah, the Surface Thingy.

Link: http://www.hardrock.com/corporate/press/content.asp?id=279

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Wingman, Waiting for Gidot (a.k.a. Steve Jobs) at 10:00 a.m.

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Post 464 Wow, How Do That Get In THERE???

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Apple Pulls the Plug on the

Commodore 64 APP (C64) again.

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Link: http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2009/09/07/c64-longer-app-store/
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No wonder When I tried to Download it Earlier Today it Didn't TAKE.

It Seems the BASIC Interpreter was still IN There

after being Told By APPLE to

Take It OUT.

BASICally, it was a BackDoor.


No Wait, that doesn't Sound Right.

The Lame excuse was it was left in to make it EZ to "switch-on" when Apple Okayed it.

Yeah, Right.

Wingman, Tsk, tsk, tsk.

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TECH Sweet Spots Spotted on Engadget

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A Patch of TECH Goodies
Appear On The Horizon

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3D for PS3 coming in 2010?

Makes More Sense in Games than Movies, I Think.

A video of Wipeout HD being played in 3D, deliver in the format has already been solved: a software update for the PS3 sometime in 2010 will enable it to provide a 3D viewing experience to "all" existing games on the system. We're sure there will be some exceptions, but it sounds very promising.

Link: http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/ps3s-new-3d-mode-captured-on-video-coming-

in-2010-to-all-exist/

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Toshiba's JournE touch tablet.

The Tablet Becomes a Media Director
and Remote and Preview
Controller

Link: http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/samsungs-led-tv-couple-packs-a-7-inch-tablet-

remote-for-streami/

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FrankenCamera at Stanford

What can you do with a Digital Camera

when the Internal Software

is OPEN SOURCE?

Link: http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/stanfords-open-source-camera-initiative-could-

revolutionize-pho/#continued

There are Stanford Lectures available at this Web Site too.

Wingman.

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ASUS Eee Reader Details

A New Price Point For eBOOKS?

Link: http://besttabletreview.com/the-asus-eee-reader-gets-details-eeebook/

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LG HS200 "pocket projector" DEMOED


Gee, You Can Take It With You.

Small, bright, and wireless: a potent trifecta of win for an ultra-portable projector. LG's new HS200 DLP projector is here at IFA sourcing DivX video off local USB media and throwing the
audio over its embedded FM transmitter.

Link: http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/06/lg-hs200-pocket-projector-hands-on-reveals-an-fm-transmitter-a/#continued

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Wingman, Never a Dull Moment at Gadget Goodies

MC2 STYLE.

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Under the Wires:

Apple approves Commodore 64 emulator for iPhone

Link: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/06/apple_approves_commodore_64_emulator_for_iphone.html

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Use Bloglines to Follow MC2 Blogs

Despite the Running Debate (Ill Conceived) about RSS feeds being Supplanted by the ubiquitous Twitter, MC2 is Now available on Bloglines just by clicking the button (upper right).

On Blogline, I subscribe to: Rolling Stone, News BBC, CNN, Engadget, Reuters and Wired.

As you can see, I DON'T believe all the Fluff and Fodder the X-perts try to Feed Us.

Shakespeare said it Best: "Sound and Fury, signifying Nothing...".

Wingman, building Bridges not Fences...

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Post 461: Wingman Tells ALL: How I Do My BLOG!

Wingman: How I Do My BLOG!

The BULK of MC2 Blogs are about the Icons Pictured ABOVE

I usually start by Checking Daily Rotation that has a list of the Top Ten
Stories from Over 300 TECH Sites.


You'll notice I have a Link to Daily Rotation on my Favorite MC2 Links on the Right Column.

((Just Added the Daily Rotation News Script on the Right Column too.))


Next I Check Engadget for Pictured New Gadgets that Look Interesting
to Me.

It's My Blog, Remember...




Next, if I have to go that far, I check out RefDesk, a Child-Safe Reference Desk Site

That I recommend to All School Age Students from

Grade School to College.

If I can't find anything worth blogging about from these sites, I fall back

on TV Science Shows like NOVA or magazine-format "News" Shows

like CBS Sunday Morning and 60 minutes.

And Lastly, I refer to my current Books of Interest, which I must admit

runs the Gamut of Topics.

Physics, Marketing, History, Science Fiction, and the occasional

Current Novels People are Talking About,

like an Oprah Pick.
(One in the Last Two Years is OK.)

The Pillars of the Earth.

And Finally, Movies and TV Shows (mostly on USA).

There You Go, my Secrets to My Blogging Ideas.

Wingman, Tells How He Does It.

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Post 460: Waiting For Gidot (Windows 7)

I forgot how bad the Windows File System (in Vista, mind you) Really

was...

After a little over a couple of months with this One-Way-Fits-All Nonesense, I'm about ready to Chuck it all and just install Fedora Linux.

But, Sadly, Windows 7 is waiting in the wings and promises , yes promises, to be Much-Better-Now.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Wingman, feeling hopeless with a feckless Vista.

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California Fires Still Burning

California Fires Still Burning

ABC NEWS Link To Fires: http://www.abcnews.go.com/US/popup?id=8447787

Front Line Stories being Posted on Twitter by Local Citizens.

Wingman Amazed at the News Capability of Twitter.

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Post 458: New E-Readers, A-Coming...Real-Soon-NOW!!

New E-Readers, A-Coming...Real-Soon-NOW!!

Link: http://www.extremetech.com/article2



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Trek Gadgets Becoming Mainstream
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New E-Readers, A-Coming...

Real-Soon-NOW!!
Link: http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2351876,00.asp?kc=ETRSS02129TX1K0000532
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Link: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/cool-websites-and-tools-september-1/
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California Fires
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LA Times has a GoogleMap with Overlays showuing where the Fires are in Southern California
Link: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-la-fire-map-html,0,7464337.htmlstory
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Wingman

Except for the FANboys, New Apple OS Ruled a Windows 7 Distraction

The FANboys are those "reviewers" that see everything Apple does as "Gold".

The REAL reviewers see it differently.
They say the New Apple OS upgrade is just so-much marketing inspired "fluff" to draw attention away from the Microsoft release of Windows 7.

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Wingman, marketing Will Sell you "any-thing."

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Post 456: A Bright and Faster Day Beckons.

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A Bright and Faster Day Beckons

and Mac OS X 10.6

IS Quite Speedy

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Link: http://www.osnews.com/story/22084/Mac_OS_X_10_6_Brings_Serious_Performance_Gains

Apple's new OS geared for multicore future

The Parts of this New OS

Link: http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-10319839-264.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

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Move over Microsoft...

Ubuntu Unveils a New Software Store

Link: http://www.osnews.com/comments/22082

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Wingman reporting...

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The BIG Apple Apology by Wingman...

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The BIG Apology by Wingman...
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Many, many Years ago I stated uncategorically : "Nobody needs 30,000 songs in their pocket. Not even Mozart."
I was, of course, berating the iPod and the $30,000 dollars that music would cost to Put In an iPod.

Today, after over a year Owner of the iPod Touch 2G, I feel compelled to state uncategorically :

"I Was Wrong!". And: "I apologized..."

The incredible device called the iPhone and in my case, the iPod Touch has "Changed my TUNE.".

I've never been a "FanBoy" for Apple. Especially since they've built their beautiful machine on top of BSD, not Linux. But even Nokia knows what's Really Under the Hood, even if Apple doesn't Say The Name: Linux.

The logic behind the cost-factor still applies, but the Gadget Store, and the Linux-Based iPhone Hack has turned the Tide. This is Not Your Grand-Dad's Newton...

This is Something Different. The Cross Platform Game Changer pundits have been giving "Lip-Service" to for oh-so-many years.

The Wonder of Wonders is Apple's Second Grand Slam in a Row. The First was of course, the iTunes Store. And the Second: The Gadget Store, and the Billion Plus Apps that changes your pocket computer into what-ever you want.

Brilliant.

Thank you Steve Jobs for okaying this Process.

Wingman, humbled by gadgetry again...

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Post 454: Filed Under: Just When You Think You've Seen Everything

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Filed Under: Just When You Think

You've Seen Everything

From GizModo:

GScreen's Dual Screen Spacebook
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This is one of the first photos of an actual gScreen's dual 15.4-inch screen Spacebook—two full screens (not just an extra 10-inch one like Lenovo's W700. Really. There were renders before, but here are the photos.

They call them the Opposite of a NetBook.

At a Tad below $3000.00 dollars, I guess it is.

Link: http://gizmodo.com/5346996/gscreens-dual+screen-spacebook-coming-soonish

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XL Tablet running Mac OS X???

NICE!

Link: http://gizmodo.com/5347191/rumor-apple-may-be-working-on-xl-tablets-running-full-mac-os-x?skyline=true&s=x

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Jailbroke my iPod Touch...

I missed the Five Across Apps
and the Two New App Stores...
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And Speaking of Broken, that's the title of my next (physical Book) READ.

Broken
The Troubled Past and Uncertain Future of the FBI

by Richard Gid Powers

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Wingman, Yeah, I read Too...

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From NewScientist: Fractals and The Nth Dimension

Beyond space and time:

Fractals, hyperspace and more

After reading Michio Kaku;s excellent book: Physics of the Impossible (available at Amazon and Audible books), I've really resonate to stories like the one at NewScientist.com. Links below.

Wingman, Still a Star Trekker

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Link 1: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327231.200-dimensions-the-grand-tour.html#bx272312B1

Link: 2 http://www.newscientist.com/special/beyond-space-and-time

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Picture Puzzle:

What is This?

Callpod Chargepod Travel Charger

Link: http://slashcool.com/page/12/

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Apple has Some Big Media Goodies

Coming on

09/09/2009

Can You Say Beatles?

Link: http://www.maclife.com/article/news/apple_music_event_scheduled_september_9th

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Wingman, Just Jail Broke my iPod Touch 2G 3.0.
Back in Business...

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Post 452: Bee genome gives killer clue to CCD

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Bee genome gives killer clue to CCD
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IN

Link: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17676-bee-genome-gives-killer-clue-to-colony-collapse-disorder.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=online-news

CCD has Killed off about a third of US honeybees
in 2007 and 2008.

CCD is Colony Collapse Disorder.

New work with the Genome of Honey Bees have found different genes in healthy Bees and the Infected ones.

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From

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Behind the 4GB Memory Limit

in 32-Bit Windows

Link: http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/08/25/1818215/Behind-the-4GB-Memory-Limit-In-32-Bit-Windows?from=rss
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Wingman: Watching the Watchers....

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Gagets: .Sony PS3 Slim At Florida Best Buy

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.Sony PS3 Slim At Florida Best Buy
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An Engadget reader picked one up along with Arkham Asylum.


What is Batman: Arkham Asylum?
Could be the New "Hit" Game of the Year

(Frys is promoting today's release
of the Collectors Edition for, get this, $84.99.)



Video Trailers of the game at
Today's Video Bar,
Top Right of Page.
Shows the same Picture as above
but ARE different trailers or reviews of
The Game.

Wingman.


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The Sony PS3 Slim Sighting
at Florida Best Buy.

Link: http://www.engadget.com


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In The WILD
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eBook Sony Redux???

The Reader Daily Edition has a seven-inch touchscreen with 16 levels of gray as well as a AT&T 3G modem, enabling it to pull content wirelessly -- it'll launch in December for $400, and the 3G access will be free, but limited to accessing the Sony eBook store.
No Web Browser.

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Articles in today's Engadget.com

(I always Look Here First. Wingman.)
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Nokia's New Booklet 3G "mini laptop"

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from engadget story:
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It has an Atom processor and 10.1-inch display, but that screen is higher res than your average Eee, and it also sports integrated 3G wireless and a hot-swappable SIM card, so it's definitely trying to define its own niche. It looks to be running Windows 7, which isn't particularly netbooky, and also has integrated A -GPS with a copy of Ovi Maps, HDMI output, a rated 12 hour battery life, and the usual Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity, all in a 2cm (.78 inch), 2.7lb aluminum body that's understated, sophisticated, and should make most Nokia fans very happy -- Nokia fans who are looking for a tiny laptop, anyway. There's a fancy promotional video after the break, and while we don't have any anticipated release date or price just yet, we'll be learning more at Nokia World 09 on September 2.

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Wingman: Watching the Gadget Watchers Too!

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Post 450: MC2 Links: By The Numbers Time, Again

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MC2 Links: By The Numbers Time, Again

12 add-ons every Firefox user must have

A dozen extensions to fire up the 'fox!

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Link: http://www.techradar.com/news/software/applications/12-add-ons-every-firefox-user-must-have-626812

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1. Copy Plain Text
2. Get TinyURLS
3. Use HyperWords
4. Resurrect Pages
5. Avoid Typos
6. BLOCK ADS
7. Block Script
8. Pretend to be IE
9. Run IE Like Firefox
10. Add Google Bookmarks
11. Add Bookmarks from IE
12. Check Site Security

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Still Using Windows XP?

10 Windows XP services you should never disable

Link: http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=23089

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1. DNS Client
2. Network Connections
3. Plug and Play
4. Print Spooler
5. Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
6. Workstation
7. Network Location Awareness (NLA)
8. DHCP Client
9. Cryptographic Services
10. The Biggy Automatic Updates

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Filed Under: Having It Both Ways:

7 reasons to Avoid Windows 7

Link: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/08/7-reasons-to-avoid-windows-7/

7 Good Reasons to Switch to Windows 7

Link: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/08/windows7-seven-reasons/

Still Fence Sitting Eh?

Wingman, Watching the Watchers

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Post 449: So Smooth Scroller Plugin--Pretty Cool

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Smooth Scroller for Firefox

Most of the Geekiness Bing gives you,
Has been done with Firefox PlugIns available
For some Time-Now...

Take Control of your Scroller Wheel
With This One:

Link: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/3352/enjoy-customizable-smooth-scrolling-in-firefox-with-smoothwheel/

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Be A SuperUser
This SuperUser Link
JUST Answers
the Questions you might
Have about your
Computers.
(Super Users have more than One.)

SuperUser Link: http://superuser.com/

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Dell Server :
Nissan uses 20 Dell R900 servers in their
Tennessee plant data center's
new virtualized architecture. (Source: Dell)

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DailyTech Tells Us:

How Virtualization Helped Nissan
Cut Plant Server Purchases by 80%
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Link: http://www.dailytech.com/Interview+How+Nissan+Cut+Its+Plant+Server+Purchases+By+80+Percent+With+Virtualization/article16028.htm

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Wingman, with his Audible Books now on his iPod Touch 2G.

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