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Mon, 2007-01-29 10:50.
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Macbook Air
Thu, 2008-03-06 09:15.
I've been testing out one of Apple's new Macbook Air laptops and I must say it's a beautifully ergonomic piece of machinery. It's just the right size and weight and yes, it does fit in a manilla envelope. I love the bright (extremely bright) screen that I have set at less than half the maximum brightness. I love the way the trackpad works, once you configure a few options. It's a little pricey, of course at over $3000, but if you've got the dough -- why not.
Last two HD-DVD titles
Mon, 2008-03-03 10:27.
You kind of wonder, what's the point. Paramount Pictures releases its last two HD-DVD titles tomorrow: ``Things We Lost in the Fire'' and ``Into The Wild''
The company says it plans to switch over to the Blu-ray format after that.
HD-DVD lost out in the high-def format war to Blu-Ray and Toshiba won't be making any more HD-DVD players.
Coulton, Laporte, Mann and Belmont do Rock Band
Sat, 2008-03-01 22:21.
Jonathan Coulton of Code Monkey fame along with Leo Laporte (TWiT), Merlin Mann (43 Folders) and Veronica Belmont (Mahalo Daily) did the song Still Alive on the video game Rock Band. It's lotsa fun.Online T-Shirt Shop by Montrealers
Wed, 2008-02-27 20:21.
Wordans is an online t-shirt shop created by three Montrealers. It's a great looking site that seems to be very user friendly. I'd check them out, if you're looking for an easy way to merchandise yourself, and who isn't these days, right? Check out my shop and buy my products.Montreal Tech Watch says:
The greatest thing about WordAns is that there is no initial investment to create your own T-Shirt, and there is no minimal number of T-Shirts either, allowing emerging designers and artists to have a shop at no costs, with WordAns taking care of the logistics and the (international) shipping. (Montreal Tech Watch Store)
The prices appear a bit steep, $22.95 for a t-shirt before you add your own markup. Then you can take as much or as little commission as you'd like.EDIT: Just got an email from Wordans with the following good news: For your information, you get free shipping on all orders as well as a 5% or more discount if you order at least 3 t-shirts, hoodies or underwears
Trouble getting on Hotmail? Here's Why
Wed, 2008-02-27 09:11.An undisclosed technical glitch blocked millions of users worldwide from logging on to Microsoft's free Hotmail e-mail service and other sites yesterday.
After several hours, the software giant was able to reduce but not completely fix the problem that left web surfers unable to access Hotmail and other services that require a Microsoft login.
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