I’ve used a hackintosh netbook since 10.5.6. It even became my primary work machine. When 10.5.8 came around I attempted to do a software update to fix things. I didn’t want to wait around because 10.5.7 had a nasty security vulnerability. Unfortunately software update harfed my install. Apparently you need to use the combo update, [...]
Remember Facebook Beacon? It’s gone now. I’m surprised, are you? Not only that, but Facebook funding a privacy group to the tune of $9.5 million as part of their settlement. The Register has the story on how Facebook Connect has eclipsed Beacon. I expected that Facebook would keep Beacon around since they turned it opt-in. [...]
I’m going to be heading up to the Eglington area tomorrow to show off my FoxIt eSlick. If you’re in Toronto and want to mess with one, be sure to check out the MobileRead thread. Unfortunately the attendance list is a little low (8 confirmed including myself), but in my experience these meetups tend to [...]
I’ve never seen open source hardware target the mainstream until the OpenMoko team partnered with FIC to release the Neo 1973. Before that, it was just about all hobbyist electronics kits or Verilog code for FPGAs. Oh, and 3d printers, which are awesome. Yesterday I found out about the 本 (běn) NanoNote, an open palmtop. [...]
I’ve used Dropbox for a while but now I’m considering switching I’ve switched to SugarSync. It’s partly because the client supports Windows Mobile and partly because of the current promotion. And partly due to file versioning. And mobile music streaming (once they support it in WiMo, it’s iPhone only at the moment.) Long story short, [...]
News has been making the rounds that Some E-books are More Equal than Others. Funny to see an Animal Farm quote referencing 1984, but I digress. The piece by David Pogue explains how Amazon issued a compulsory recall, no user intervention required, on copies of 1984 sold by a particular publisher. To the best of [...]
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