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iTunes is Annoying Me
I rarely listen to the radio. When I do, I almost listen exclusively to KQED, which is not the best source for hearing new or old Chinese music. So, I pretty much depend on the Genius Just For You feature in iTunes to discover new music. iTunes seems to handle English artists and songs quite…
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MobileMe
My 60 day free trial of MobileMe will be expiring at the end of this month. MobileMe has worked well enough during the trial period, so I purchased a one year subscription last week. For me, the most important feature was the calendar synchronization. Secondly, I needed the ability to track lost iPhones and remotely…
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iPhone RunKeeper App
I recently installed the RunKeeper Free application on my iPhone 3GS. I’ve used it a couple times to track my walks around the neighborhood, as well as a few short cycling trips. Generally, the application has worked pretty well. It tracks the time and distance of each workout. Afterwards, I can view my exercise log…
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Apple Migration Assistant and Symbolic Links
I switched to a MacBook Pro 17 inch 2.8GHz back in June when the older MacBook Pro suffered the infamous black screen of death. During the file transfer, I basically allowed Migration Assistant to do its thing on auto-pilot. I did encounter some errors during the process, but never bothered deciphering the error log since…
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iPhone 3GS
I recently upgraded from an iPhone (2G) to an iPhone 3GS. Wow! I heard nothing but bad news about AT&T after the iPhone 3G launch and was really concerned that I would be stuck with a 3G phone on an EDGE connection. So far, I have not experienced any major problems. I have been able…
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iPhone Design
Looks like a bento box. Yum.
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Michael Jackson: Google, Bing and WolframAlpha
24 hours after the sudden passing of Michael Jackson, I decided to take a look at how fresh the results were from various search engines. WolframAlpha shows a date of birth and a date of death for former President Ronald WIlson Reagan. For Michael Jackson, WolframAlpha only displays a date of birth. Next, I compared…
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YouTube Down
YouTube is down for maintenance and will be back shortly. Wow. YouTube was momentarily down this afternoon. However, true to their word, they were back shortly. After a couple minutes, I was able to access their site again though midday outages are usually not because of “maintenance.”
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MacBook Pro 17 inch 2.8 GHz
Last week, I picked up a new 17-inch MacBook Pro because the previous one I had caught the black screen flu. Here’s my quick review. Speed. Nothing exciting really happens when moving from 2.4 GHz to 2.8 GHz. Mathematically, the new MacBook Pro has a 16% faster processor, but I cannot perceive the difference. At…
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MacBook Pro Black Screen
Earlier this week, I tried to summon my MacBook Pro from its slumber. While the MacBook Pro turned on, the screen remained black. No problem. I know that if the MacBook Pro case is closed and I accidently touch the external keyboard or mouse, the computer will sometimes awaken with a black screen. So, I…