Posted 2 months ago
Mac mini Sneaks Into Apple Store with iPhone Pre-Orders
Check out the new Mac mini
As you can see, not only is it smaller but it’s packed with goodies! HDMI and a SD Card Slot are finally included.
Also notice that power port. The power supply is built into the tiny case as well, so no more power brick!
On the bottom, a circular rubber foot to hold the Mac mini firmly to your table, but it’s also removable to reveal your memory slots. No more putty knife for RAM upgrades.
Faster Core 2 processor with nVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics processor is supposed to double the performance (Apple’s claim).
Solid unibody aluminum so it looks at home along side all your other Apple gear.
The only downside? The price increased to $699 and $999.
Posted 2 months ago
Posted 3 months ago
Programming Cheat Sheets Perfect For Cubical Walls
Web Designer and Developer David Child’s playground AddedBytes is informative and beautiful, but there is a particular section of his playground that I love: http://www.addedbytes.com/cheat-sheets/
David makes well laid out cheat sheets for verious programming languages that are both visually appealing and useful posted to any cubicle wall.
While you’re there, check out David’s blog which often contains useful tidbits of web design, web development, and typography.
Posted 3 months ago
Check Out Shanghai’s Skyline in 1990 versus 2010
Posted 3 months ago
Future/Starting Writers Grab Some Inspiration
Check out some good ole’ fashioned motivation and inspiration from the BandCrab: Just live it, breathe it, love it. Start a zine. Start a blog. Start a riot. Just start young, and never grow jaded. Because this is the best job in the whole world. For further reading, check out the referenced, informative cache of advice from rock critics in a four-part series at www.popmatters.com. via Band Crab (http://bandcrab.com/blog/?p=257)
Posted 3 months ago
LimeWire copyright infringement $1B in damages, but BP owes $69M. Music sharing is 14.5x more damaging than a catastrophic oil spill.
Posted 3 months ago
Upgrade your Adobe Flash and Acrobat Reader STAT!
The bad guys are hitting the recent exploit hard.
Once again, Adobe Flash and Adobe Acrobat Reader are subject to an exploit that can allow an attacker to take over your machine.
Upgrade your Flash to version 10.1: http://steve.grc.com/2010/06/06/adobe-flash-forward-to-v10-1/
To fix Acrobat Reader check out: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-01.html
Or consider dropping Acrobat Reader altogether for the much better
- Foxit Reader: http://www.foxitsoftware.com/downloads/index.php
- Preview (comes with all Mac OS X computers)
via Steve Gibson
Posted 3 months ago
iPhone Pricing and Colors
It’s available in, surprise, black or white.
- 16GB for $199
- 32GB for $299
If your AT&T contract expires any time in 2010 you are immediately eligible for a new iPhone 4 at the same $199 or $299 prices if you renew your contract for another two (2) years.
The 8GB iPhone 3Gs will be $99.
On sale June 24, pre-orders June 15 shipping in 5 countries (US, France, Germany, UK, Japan)
- 18 more countries shipping in July
- 24 more in August
- 40 more in September.
The dock for iPhone 4 will be $29
Apple will be offering cases in many colors. No price listed.
iOS 4 will be available as an upgrade on June 21 for iPhone 3Gs and limited use on iPhone 3G.
Posted 3 months ago
Meet FaceTime
Apple is calling their video chat feature FaceTime which will allow you to chat from iPhone 4 to iPhone 4 over WiFI with no setup.
You can use the front or rear camera and use it in either portrait or landscape.
FaceTime will be Wi-Fi only in 2010 with cellular providers “getting ready for the future.” Ball’s in your court AT&T.
No word if you will be able to communicate with desktop client programs, iPads, or if developers (Skype, for example) will have access to the cameras for video chat ”FaceTime is becoming an industry standard.” Whatever that means.
Posted 3 months ago
TURN YOUR WI-FI OFF!
Steve Jobs is video chatting with Johnny Ive over Wi-Fi on the new iPhone.
Video freezes sometimes and Steve yells at people to turn their Wi-Fi off.
Granted, 570 WiFi base stations in one given location is bound to create an insane number of packet collisions.
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Outside of work, Jason is involved in Future Business Leaders of America Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL), Destination ImagiNation (DI), and the President’s Scholars program at Cal State Fullerton.
Jason frequently judges FBLA-PBL events for both the high school and collegiate divisions. He also tries to attend networking and mentoring events. See him this year at the FBLA-PBL National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, California!
Destination ImagiNation is a creative problem solving program for K-12 students with programs for community groups and University students. Jason currently serves as the LA-DI-Land Tournament Director serving Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties. He formerly served as Co-Regional Director for the LA-DI-Land Region while in University.
Jason continues to be involved with the President’s Scholars program at California State University Fullerton. As a President’s Scholar alumnus, and former Co-president of the President Scholars Student Association he organized community service events, helped manage the student social activities, and helped promote the program to incoming students. Now he gives back to the program as a President’s Associate.
