Rumors

I’m downloading the torrent from the show now and look forward to listening to it again.

On with the technical tidbits from this week:

• Did you know that geeks have their own cruise line?? When is the LAMP cruise?
• Apple released new versions of the iBook and Mac mini
  lines on Tuesday.? The 12″ iBook includes a 1.33Ghz processor,
  40GB HD, combo drive, and Bluetooth 2.0 for $999.? The 14″ iBook
  includes a 1.42Ghz, 60GB HD, 8x SuperDrive and Bluetooth 2.0 for
  $1,299.? Both iBooks carry Apple’s scrolling-enabled trackpad and
  Sudden Motion Sensor, formally only available on the PowerBook line of
  laptops.? The $499 MacMini received a bump in ram up to 512MB,
  while the $599/1.42Ghz MacMini gains memory and built-in AirPort
  Extreme (802.11g) and Bluetooth.? Finally, Apple added a $699 Mac
  mini configuration that includes a 4x SuperDrive.? Good value on
  these new Mac mini models.
• This Wired Magazine article talks about the 10 Years That Changed the World.?
  The past 10 years have certainly seen a vast array of innovation on the
  Internet.? Ten years ago this month, I would have been celebrating
  HolliCom Internet Service’s 1 year anniversity.? How time
  flys…? HolliCom was one of Indiana’s first Internet Service
  Providers (ISP) in Indiana.? I founded HolliCom when I was 24
  years old.? Seems so much longer ago than that.
• From the “Drool-on-the-keyboard” department, some very cool 1TB FireWire hard drives.? Just screams “Feed me, Seymour!”
• This is a great site to visualize some of the United States Census data.? Very cool application of the Google Map technology.
• Mark Cuban’s “blog maverick” has a good piece about the Blogosphere and old days on the Internet.?
  Go Mark!? I remember when you first got started at Indiana
  University in Bloomington.? Wish I would have had your business
  skills at that time.
• Good demo site for AJAX.? script.aculo.us
• Excellent reference site for Skype Software Add-on’s
• On the heels of the shuttle being indefintely grounded, Slate chimes in.
• Very well produced site demonstrating tableless CSS design.? Very useful.

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