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My First Impressions of the iPad

Jan 27

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To be honest, I found Apple’s announcement of the iPad quite underwhelming.  I mean, c’mon!  The name alone conjures up ideas of feminine hygiene products, not the “magical” most advanced technology that has ever been created.

Don’t get me wrong…if someone gave me one of these suckers, I’d take it in a heart beat.  I’d like to try out the book reader.

I think this is a great first step in a new direction of computing.    I’d like to see 2nd and 3rd generations of the iPad, but for all that is good, please change the name!!

Technical details:

• 9.7-inch screen
• LED-backlit, IPS display
• “Multi-touch” touch-screen interface
• Weighs 1.5 pounds
• Half inch thick
• Up to 10 hours of battery life, with one month standby
• Some models support 3G Network
• 16, 32 or 64GB flash storage
• Built-in speakers
• Accelerometer
• Compass

Price and Availability:

• Available in 60 Days
• Wi-Fi Only:  $499 for the 16GB, $599 for the 32GB and $699 for the 64GB.
• Wi-Fi with 3G: $629 for the 16GB, $729 for the 32GB and $829 for the 64GB.
• Data plans for 3G-capable versions of the iPad are from AT&T and will cost $29.99 a month for unlimited usage, with a 250MB plan available for $14.99 a month.
• Previously purchased iPhone and iPod Touch games and applications will all work on the company’s new iPad device.

Nullriver MediaLink Walkthrough

Jan 06

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Welcome to my first Playstation 3 post.

I finally gave in to temptation and bought this media powerhouse.  And I’m hooked!

I love video games and the PS3 delivers gaming in all its 1080p glory.  A blue-ray DVD player is built directly into the system as well.  But one of the features I’m most excited about is streaming all my digital media from my Power Mac to my television and surround sound.

Nullriver’s MediaLink is the link between my Mac and PS3.  It does give me “iLife in my living room”!

Adium X Giants Ducky

Mar 05

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Just wanted to share this picture.  I use Adium X as my chat client on my Mac and just found this SF Giants Ducky Icon for it!  Awesomeness!

If you are interested in Adium, it supports many different chat protocols, including Yahoo Messenger, Gtalk, Facebook, Myspace, AIM, MSN, Jabber and more!  I’ve been using if for quite a while and love the way I can customize it!