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Links 09/09/08 (Non Apple Tech Stuff)
September 09, 2008 Filed in: Links
Zune Spotlight: Zune Takes Music
Discovery to the Next Level With New Ways to Find
and Access Digital Music
The Microsoft Zune gets a nice update with new software features and a new blue color. The neatest feature allows users to tag songs they hear on FM radio to buy from the Zune Marketplace. This is great if you are one of those people who always forgets what that song is they really like!
Engadget: Microsoft's BlueTrack mice are here -- laser bids a tearful goodbye
Another nice new Microsoft product. These mice use a new wide-angle blue beam that allows them to accurately function on a greater variety of surfaces.
Lifehacker: A First Look at OpenOffice.org 3.0
Jason Fitzpatrick takes a look at how the new version of OpenOffice is shaping up with emphasis on the improvements in the Mac version.
The Microsoft Zune gets a nice update with new software features and a new blue color. The neatest feature allows users to tag songs they hear on FM radio to buy from the Zune Marketplace. This is great if you are one of those people who always forgets what that song is they really like!
Engadget: Microsoft's BlueTrack mice are here -- laser bids a tearful goodbye
Another nice new Microsoft product. These mice use a new wide-angle blue beam that allows them to accurately function on a greater variety of surfaces.
Lifehacker: A First Look at OpenOffice.org 3.0
Jason Fitzpatrick takes a look at how the new version of OpenOffice is shaping up with emphasis on the improvements in the Mac version.
Links 10/02/07 (Microsoft-friendly Edition)
October 02, 2007 Filed in: Links
Gateway One
image from Gateway
Surprisingly, it doesn't look half-bad, and it features some decent specs with prices between $1300 and $1800. Unfortunately, the processor speeds are pretty shameful compared to competing products (and yes, I feel a tinge of irony typing that sentence).
Ars Technica: A day on the Surface: a hands-on look at Microsoft's new computing platform
This looks pretty cool, and the videos are amazing. Anyone familiar with Jeff Han's research will instantly recognize what's going on here, but Microsoft's implementation is very smooth and accessible. I just wish they would be a little more aggressive at making this available to consumers. The industry needs progress like this.
Daring Fireball: The New Zunes
Why is Microsoft being so hush-hush about their new media players – unveiling the new Zunes at midnight? Are they ashamed of them or something?
Macworld: Is Apple On the Wrong Path?
Christopher Breen makes some good points about some of Apple's recent decisions and how they hurt Apple's image as a customer-friendly corporation. However, for the record, I've tried the new keyboard, and I like it.
Ars Technica: Picking a new fight: Halo 3 multiplayer review
Ars reviews the multiplayer portion of Halo 3.
image from Gateway
Surprisingly, it doesn't look half-bad, and it features some decent specs with prices between $1300 and $1800. Unfortunately, the processor speeds are pretty shameful compared to competing products (and yes, I feel a tinge of irony typing that sentence).
Ars Technica: A day on the Surface: a hands-on look at Microsoft's new computing platform
This looks pretty cool, and the videos are amazing. Anyone familiar with Jeff Han's research will instantly recognize what's going on here, but Microsoft's implementation is very smooth and accessible. I just wish they would be a little more aggressive at making this available to consumers. The industry needs progress like this.
Daring Fireball: The New Zunes
Why is Microsoft being so hush-hush about their new media players – unveiling the new Zunes at midnight? Are they ashamed of them or something?
Macworld: Is Apple On the Wrong Path?
Christopher Breen makes some good points about some of Apple's recent decisions and how they hurt Apple's image as a customer-friendly corporation. However, for the record, I've tried the new keyboard, and I like it.
Ars Technica: Picking a new fight: Halo 3 multiplayer review
Ars reviews the multiplayer portion of Halo 3.
It's clear that the real value of the Halo 3 purchase is in online play, and Bungie.net is the glue that holds all of this together ... Dump in a few more players, take the time to design your own game types, and you have the next few months of your life planned out.
Links 01/23/07
January 23, 2007 Filed in: Links
Presentation Zen: Love thy competitor!
(And it wouldn't hurt to say nice things about
them either)
I really like this post about how good it is to say positive things about your competition in public situations. I don't care if you're Steve Jobs or Steve Ballmer, taking too many jabs at the competition just gets tacky.
Ars Technica: iTunes DRM called out by France and Germany
...and the pressure is mounting...
CPUs: Sensemaking 1
Creating Passionate Users contributor Dan Russell is starting an interesting series on how we processes and make sense of complex information. Personally, when trying to make sense of something I am trying to absorb, instead of taking normal notes, I try to create a presentation on how I would relate this information to others. It's kind of geeky, but it works for me.
Ars Technica: Zune 2.0: The Empire Strikes Back
I'm interested to see what future updates for the Zune bring to the table. Case in point: think of an XBox. Now think of an XBox 360. Microsoft has shown that it is capable of learning from past mistakes and leapfrogging itself by a wide margin.
I really like this post about how good it is to say positive things about your competition in public situations. I don't care if you're Steve Jobs or Steve Ballmer, taking too many jabs at the competition just gets tacky.
Ars Technica: iTunes DRM called out by France and Germany
...and the pressure is mounting...
CPUs: Sensemaking 1
Creating Passionate Users contributor Dan Russell is starting an interesting series on how we processes and make sense of complex information. Personally, when trying to make sense of something I am trying to absorb, instead of taking normal notes, I try to create a presentation on how I would relate this information to others. It's kind of geeky, but it works for me.
Ars Technica: Zune 2.0: The Empire Strikes Back
I'm interested to see what future updates for the Zune bring to the table. Case in point: think of an XBox. Now think of an XBox 360. Microsoft has shown that it is capable of learning from past mistakes and leapfrogging itself by a wide margin.