Posted on December 27, 2007 by Dan
After accidentally killing the Apple page here a few weeks ago (oops) I’ve finally found time to rebuild it.
The list isn’t very long right now, but it will be growing over time as I find more cool apps.
Check it out for some cool Mac software.
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Posted on December 27, 2007 by Dan
This is interesting…CompUSA is going out of business and thats pretty common knowledge at this point and they are liquidating their remaining stock.
But, about that liquidation…according to Consumerist the liquidation prices seem to be more expensive than everyday prices elsewhere, like a Western Digital My Book World Edition 1TB external hard drive selling for $404 [...]
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Posted on December 27, 2007 by Dan
A bug has been found in Microsoft Windows Home Server which can cause data corruption when saving a file from any of these programs:
Windows Vista Photo Gallery
Windows Live Photo Gallery
Office OneNote 2007
Office OneNote 2003
Office Outlook 2007
Money 2007
SyncToy 2.0 Beta
Intuit Quicken
Intuit QuickBooks
Several torrent applications
The cause of the problem is still being researched but may have something [...]
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Posted on December 27, 2007 by Dan
I grew up in Michigan not far from Detroit and remember it kinda fondly…I guess.
It had some cool clubs and is home to the Detroit Tigers baseball team and Detroit Red Wings hockey team…its also the place I got mugged, so I have mixed feelings.
As I recall it matched the stereotype pretty well.
In 2003 Detroit [...]
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Posted on December 27, 2007 by Dan
GameFly , the video game world’s equivalent to NetFlix, announced that their annual sale of used games running now through January 4, 2008.
What is a used game in the GameFly world?
That just means that it’s a game that has been rented out to subscribers of the service. They are 100% guaranteed to work and come [...]
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Posted on December 27, 2007 by Dan
According to Wal-Mart officials, the store is having trouble processing gift cards this year, so if you received one for Christmas you might want to wait a few days before trying to use it.
Wal-Mart is blaming the problem on a third-party processing verification service which is returning errors when the card is used as payment.
They [...]
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Posted on December 27, 2007 by Dan
Today Fujitsu announced that in March, 2008, it would be officially leaving the display business.
According to their press release, the reason is, “the pricing and profitability of this segment has compressed beyond the point which our company could realize a satisfactory return on investment,” and will concentrate on their, “core business of heating and ventilation [...]
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Posted on December 27, 2007 by Dan
Anyone effected by this have probably already head the news, but just in case: on January 1, 2008, OnStar will be turning off support for the analog network used by some older GM models. This includes support for hands-free calling.
This is the results of an FCC ruling in 2002 that cellular companies stop supporting the [...]
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Posted on December 27, 2007 by Dan
In a not so surprising move, Sony has decided to stop production of rear-project TV’s and instead focus on LCD and OLED technology.
Does that mean there will be no more DLP, LCOS, or 3LCD televisions or projectors?
(Wow…never thought about how many acronyms there are in television technology.)
Yes and no.
I’ve seen conflicting reports about this, sometimes [...]
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