Archive for February, 2002

iPod

OK, so I gave up on doing the Synk + Archos thing and finally gave in and got an iPod. I must say, it’s really impressive! The UI is beautiful (especially when compared to the one that Archos has) and the sound is pretty good — which is a good thing since [...]

New iMac Ads

Apple releases some cool new iMac Ads ( Check Them Out ). They are done by those Pixar peoples (the company that Steve Jobs still CEOs and the company that made cool movies like Toy Story).

802.11b Woes

OK, the woes aren’t exactly with 802.11b (wireless networking) but with the way that D-Link chooses to upgrade the firmware on their systems. Also, how Apple handles WEP keys in their AirPort configurator.

For all you Ansel Adams wannabes - the Eastman Kodak company has released chromagenic B&W (black and white) film for the masses. If you’re not familiar with the term, chromagenic B&W film is processed using the very same chemistry as regular color print film. The striking Nike still ads are actually shot [...]

I found this interesting story about our war-mongering Mr. George W. Bush and how he’s making quick enemies of even our best allies. The article comes from the UK, where unlike the American media, it is not biased. “Is America about to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory? To judge by [...]

Well, when I moved my music from my PC over to the iBook and wanted to sync the music with my Archos I ran into a problem. Apple’s iTunes syncs only with one MP3 player — that’s right, the iPod. So what’s a guy to do when he had a perfect system [...]

The billboards for the iBook read “Your life. To go.” I’m sure Steve Jobs had some little hand in crafting that statement to sell the iBook. Jobs also wants the Macintosh computer to be the “digital hub” managing our digital lives. So, here’s my experiment. I have my iBook, [...]