November 2007
Quicksilver b53 for Leopard →
Filed under: Freeware, Leopard
Many folks have noticed over the last few days that TUAW favorite Quicksilver had disappeared from the net. Fortunately, Blacktree’s servers are now back up and beta 53 (build 3814) of Quicksilver is available for download (download link). The new version is primarily a bugfix release, but is recommended for everyone running Leopard. Alcor, the developer, says...
October 2007
sean808080: waiting for trick or treaters….eating all the candy. (via Twitter / sean808080)
Sam Bush – On the Road
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New Grass Revival – Steam Powered Aereo Plane
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Old and in the Gray – Good Old Boys
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John Hartford – Indian War Whoop (instrumental)
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John Hartford – I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow...
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John Hartford – Nobody Knows What You Do
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John Hartford – Somewhere My Love / We'll Meet...
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John Hartford – The Golden Globe Award
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John Hartford – Down
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John Hartford – Joseph's Dream
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John Hartford – The False-Hearted Tenor Waltz
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John Hartford – Sly Feel
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Countdown: Bush’s Hissy Fit
On Tuesday’s Countdown, Keith Olbermann looks once again at proof that the world’s last remaining superpower is being run by a petulant child prone to temper tantrums when he doesn’t get his way. (via News dugg by sean808080)
sean808080: glad I have the day off. I’m going to drink lots of hot tea and steam this cold away. (via Twitter / sean808080)
Leopard review rodeo
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Software, Apple, Leopard We’ve talked so much about Leopard already here at TUAW that I’d find it hard to believe you readers haven’t decided yet whether you’re ready to pick it up (or not), but just in case, here’s a few concise reviews from around the ‘net to let you know whether this is something you want or not. PC Mag gives...
John Hartford – Granny Wontcha Smoke Some...
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John Hartford – John McLaughlin
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John Hartford – In Tall Buildings
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sean808080: catching a few mins of silence before all hell breaks loose [e.g. the kid comes home] (via Twitter / sean808080)
John Hartford – Didn't Want to Be Forgotten
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John Hartford – You Don't Have to Do That
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Who's The Coolest Movie Star? Hint: He's Not...
Forbes: “Move over Colin Farrell, Heath Ledger & Orlando Bloom. The new king of cool is…Steve McQueen.” McQueen’s cool quotient & popularity are surging. Not to mention his money-making talents. Is he the hottest celeb? Probably not. But for pure cool, authenticity & star-cred, McQueen, even dead, is surpassing his living competitors. (via News dugg by...
PC Magazine 'Leopard is “by far the best operating...
In his 4.5-star (out of 5) review of Leopard, Edward Mendelson (pcmag.com) maintains that Leopard is “by far the best operating system ever written for the vast majority of consumers, with dozens of new features that have real practical value.” Mendelson “found Leopard to be startlingly fast, brilliantly streamlined, and packed with conveniences an (via News dugg by sean808080)
Blackwater not offered immunity
Despite what you’ll read in about half a dozen other stories submitted in the last hour: “No immunity deal was offered to Blackwater USA guards for their statements regarding a shootout in Iraq last month that left 17 Iraqi civilians dead, a senior State Department official told CNN Tuesday.” (via News dugg by sean808080)
With Free Rickshaw Rides. Chase Lures College...
Chase is giving college students free rides in special marketing rickshaws. Reader Ben reports seeing some, which look like the one pictured, on the campus of his North Carolina State University. Apparently the whole ride around the driver tries to sell you on the “Plus 1” credit card with its super-dope 23% APR. There’s also pitches for Bee Movie. The card gives you “karma...
Leopard weekend sales "far outpaced" Tiger at 2...
The first weekend numbers are out. No, not for the latest fall blockbuster—for sales of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. 2 million is certainly Apple’s number of the year. (via News dugg by sean808080)
Apple sells 2 million copies of Mac OS X Leopard...
Apple said Tuesday that it sold over two million copies of Mac OS X Leopard since its release on Friday, far outpacing the first-weekend sales of Mac OS X Tiger, which was previously the most successful OS release in Apple’s history. Sales included copies sold at Apple’s retail stores, Apple Authorized Resellers, the online Apple Store, under maint (via News dugg by sean808080)
sean808080: waking up and trying to decongest before work. (via Twitter / sean808080)
Jive Dumps Kelis After Her Milkshake Failed To...
Kelis released just one album on Jive records, in 2006, having previously been signed to Virgin and Arista. Her manager Jeff Rabhan says, “It was a case of being in the ever-shrinking world of the record industry and finding herself on a label she wasn’t signed to and without a champion….. (via News dugg by sean808080)
AIDS virus invaded U.S. from Haiti in 1969: study
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The AIDS virus invaded the United States in about 1969 from Haiti, carried most likely by a single infected immigrant who set the stage for it to sweep the world in a tragic epidemic, scientists said on… (via News dugg by sean808080)
Blackwater members given IMMUNITY from shooting 17...
The State Department promised Blackwater USA bodyguards immunity from prosecution in its investigation of last month’s deadly shooting of 17 Iraqi civilians, The Associated Press has learned. Once you get immunity, it cannot be taken away. More abuse of power? You decide. (via News dugg by sean808080)
sean808080: feet up. a few minutes to relax before making dinner. (via Twitter / sean808080)
The American Bar Assoc. to the Fed.Govt: Halt all...
Serious problems in state death penalty systems compromise fairness and accuracy in capital punishment cases and justify a nationwide freeze on executions, a U.S. lawyers’ organization said. (via News dugg by sean808080)
Watchdog groups agree: White House needs to cough...
A motion filed Friday by the National Security Archive seeks to compel the White House to hand over records that show it has maintained backups of 5 million deleted e-mails, as required by presidential record-keeping laws. A nearly identical case from Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, another watchdog, seeks similar assurances. (via News dugg by sean808080)
sean808080: waking up sick again. first day on the new job. fun fun fun! (via Twitter / sean808080)
Here’s a Quick Way to STOP Negative Thoughts
Are you carrying around some junk? You know, those hurtful and disastrous things that you may have been told by someone during the course of your life. It was supposed to be taken with a grain of salt or simply ignored but most of the times we take that criticism and wear it like a hat of shame! (via News dugg by sean808080)
PC World: Macbook Pro is the "Fastest Windows...
“The fastest Windows Vista notebook we’ve tested this year is a Mac. Try that again: The fastest Windows Vista notebook we’ve tested this year—or for that matter, ever—is a Mac. [Also,] the MacBook’s score is far more impressive simply because Apple couldn’t care less whether you run Windows.” (via News dugg by sean808080)
Mission accomplished!
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Rob and maddie and the pumpkin
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sean808080: watching rob and maddie carve up a BIG pumpkin. it’s only a matter of time before the rabbits eat it though. (via Twitter / sean808080)
sean808080: upgrade to leopard complete. relatively painless. love the apples. (via Twitter / sean808080)
sean808080: backing up my macbook in prep for leopard. (via Twitter / sean808080)
sean808080: @OrionEye jealous of your coda party!!! (via Twitter / sean808080)
sean808080: enroute to a party that is far away (over an hours drive) and we’re late!!! (via Twitter / sean808080)
sean808080: @netgrrl as to whether greenbacks are welcome anymore, makes you wonder doesn’t it? (via Twitter / sean808080)
New Features from VRS Providers
All..
New features from VRS providers just came out and the following links show that.
Sorenson Call Waiting
CSDVRS Who Just Called
IP-VRS Free Directory
I711 VRS Break Free Laptop
Hawk Relay VRS DBRS click tab on DBRS
LifeLink VRS Pixes of Interpreters
And many other desirable features.
That is the essence of competition (free market). VRS providers are working hard in their R...
Rumsfeld Said to Have Fled France to Avoid Arrest...
After torture charges were filed against Donald Rumsfeld while he was in France for meetings this week, an unconfirmed report says the U.S. embassy had to whisk him away from a breakfast meeting and out of the country yesterday to avoid arrest. (via News dugg by sean808080)
sean808080: Watching my mom play with maddie. She’s in grandparent heaven. Little does she know… (via Twitter / sean808080)
