I was just reading Apple’s Leopard Sneak Peek, and noticed this rather amusing paragraph in the Multicore enhancements list. Apple engineers have updated several applications in Leopard including Mail, Address Book, and Font Utility to be fully multicore ready. Each of these apps breaks up processor-intensive actions into a series of more manageable steps that [...]
Archive | June, 2007
Soothing the savage beast: the DLO iBoom Travel Review
English playwright William Congreve wrote in 1697, “Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast / To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.” There may have been a Freudian slip when Congreve meant beast. Fast forward to the 21st century. We can certainly be savage grumps when it comes to waking up to an [...]
New Wi-Spy software is now available.
The fine folks at MetaGeek have recently put out version 2.1.2 of the Chanalyzer software for the Wi-Spy USB 2.4 GHz spectrum analyzer. The new version, while maintaining the original functions of the older software, introduces a new topographic view, ability to show all three views on screen at the same time (the old version [...]
PDAir Zune Metal Case and Screen Protector Review
Since getting my Zune a few months ago, it has been in the very precarious position of having no screen protector, and only the supplied fabric slipcase to protect it from keys, pens and other devices. But when I use it to watch video, it has to go caseless. I was very happy to receive [...]
Astraware Solitaire Is Aces!
I’ve been playing this game for about a week, and Clinton and I plan plan to do a dually on it, but in the meantime you just have to check out Doug Goldring’s review of Astraware‘s Solitaire on JAMM. Yeah, we’ve all been burned by lame Solitaire games in the past, but this isn’t one [...]
You might as well… Jump!
Remember the little nursery rhyme: Five little monkeys jumping on the bed One fell off and bumped his head Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, No more monkeys jumping on the bed! or Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, That’s what you get for jumping on the bed!
The Future Sonics Atrio Series m5 Professional Earphones Review
I think by now I’ve established that I am a big fan of earphones; unlike the one-size-fits-most round earbuds which come with almost all digital music players, quality earphones will usually include a variety of tips so that the wearer can ensure the best fit. This is necessary because unlike earbuds which can precariously perch [...]
A Mighty Zephyr
I have this very item in my queue, and since the announcement just entered my inbox, I thought a posting would be appropriate. The Zephyr briefcase has just been released by Tom Bihn, and I can tell you that based on my preliminary use, it will be another winner for the Seattle-based company. Read the full [...]
Summer Time, and the Livin’s Easy
If you are headed to the lake this weekend to do some tubing, you probably shouldn’t lug along your leather wallet loaded with all those credit cards and cash. Instead you need bare bones, and that’s where the JimiX wallet shines. Freshly reviewed and videoed by Jared on Cheapedia, the JimiX is “for people that [...]
Take Your Friend’s Money In Style With The Original Poker Chip Customizer
I was surfing the Internet last night, trolling for news stories, as I am known to do, when I stumbled upon the latest product from Fun-Stick Products, The Original Poker Chip Customizer, or OPCC as they call it. OPCC is a complete do-it-yourself kit for creating your own custom poker chips. The Original Poker Chip [...]
Helping the Deaf Network Socially
I just received a notice about a new service for deaf and hard-of-hearing tech users that I thought was pretty cool. Take a look… CAMFROG ALLOWS DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING TO USE SIGN LANGUAGE LIVE OVER THE INTERNET Austin, TX�June 13, 2007 Thousands of deaf and hard-of-hearing users have discovered Camfrog (www.camfrog.com), a free computer program [...]
Dear Gear Diary…
Q. On my MAC I want to run a XP Pro VM. Which is better VMWare Fusion or Nova Development’s Parallels? Both seem to offer the same features. All my Apple geek friends recommend Parallels but VMWare Inc. Is very well established in the VM Market. And until August I can get VMWare Fusion for [...]
Apple, Just What Are You Thinking?
Having a look at the various configurations of the new MacBook Pro’s, one thing has me a bit confused. The MacBook Pro line is aimed at video and photo editors, and other people that demand the highest performance out of their laptop, yet they are only offering a 4200RPM 200GB and 250GB instead of a [...]
Apple vs. Mac
Just watched this funny video on YouTube of a cartoon Steve Jobs and Bill Gates fighting it out, only to be interrupted by an old friend.
eSoft Interactive’s Earth Day
Erick from eSoft Interactive, makers of past favorites Spot and Traffic Jam, have released Earthday, a “take on your regular shoot-em’up game genre. Earth Day is an action-packed arcade game that pits the player in an engaging experience of defending our mother Earth from fleets of alien spaceships attempting to invade our planet.” Earth Day [...]
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