Archive for January, 2008

Review: MacBook Air

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

(Via Macworld.) Laptop design has always been about compromise. Though they’ve come a long way in the past few years, laptops have never been able to offer the features available in desktop computers, and certainly not at comparable prices. In order to squeeze an entire computer into a portable shell (and ...

Nicecast gets full Leopard support

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

(Via The Unofficial Aple Weblog.) Today, Rogue Amoeba updated their Nicecast software to 1.9. Nicecast, as you might already know, lets you create your own internet radio station on your Mac. The biggest new "feature" in Nicecast 1.9 is that it fully supports OS X Leopard (10.5).

The Ultimate Guide to iPhone Car Integration [IPod]

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

(Via Lifehacker.) Everything-iPod web site iLounge walks through several setups for integrating your iPhone with your car, from the barebones budget setup to the pricier "optimal" solution. Each setup comes with its own assortment of pros and cons, and the solution that works best for you will likely depend on a ...

Analyst: Apple iPhone sales are nothing short of remarkable

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

(Via MacDailyNews - Where Mac News Comes First.) Apple CEO Steve Jobs will need to work some magic to hit his sales target of 10 million iPhones this year...

Quarter of US iPhones ‘unlocked’

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

(Via BBC News | Americas | World Edition.) More than a quarter of US iPhones have been "unlocked" to work on rival networks, a study says.

links for 2008-01-30

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

iPhonesque Theme for Growl Growl theme in the iPhone style. (tags: mac software osx growl)

links for 2008-01-29

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

CSS Reference SitePoint online CSS reference. (tags: code css design webdev)

links for 2008-01-25

Friday, January 25th, 2008

Getting Smart About News Podcasts Like many net users, I get a lot of my news via podcasts. I’ve sampled several news podcasts and have settled on a few favorites as my current primary daily heads-up on the top stories: (tags: podcasting news)

Life In Iowa

Monday, January 14th, 2008

Top headlines from today's Iowa City Press-Citizen: Sorority rebuilds from scratch Locals send Miss Iowa to Vegas Group strums up interest in ukelele Jan 22 UI lecture will examine the history of hypochondria Idyllic, indeed.

The Untold Story: How the iPhone Blew Up the Wireless Industry

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

(Via AccelerateYourMac News Headlines.) Wired has an interesting article on the early days of iPhone development (including problems), comparisons to the ROKR (first iTunes compatible phone) and more in a 4-page story titled "The Untold Story: How the iPhone Blew Up the Wireless Industry"