Look at Microsoft’s software for interfacing with the Zune:

Look

Jeez, this company couldn’t even masturbate without having visited a Cupertino bathroom first.

Apple continues to prove that while it innovates, Microsoft does CMD-A CMD-C CMD-P.

Take the time to watch and draw conclusions for yourself. I find it refreshing to have one media person speaking the truth.

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Pics and comments here:

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I wrote that Talisman 1.2 is still broken with FIOS (after posting in June, and helping debug) and that I was “sad that Sveasoft auto charged me $20 and broke my firmware”

They deleted the post and sent this to me in private message:

“Future flamebait posts will result in immediate account closure wihout prior notice.” as it was “in violation of the FAQ”

I like their firmware but their customer service leaves something to be desired, especially since I am a two+ year customer who has helped them debug a number of issues.

Nice, eh?

A nice writeup on Bob’s presentation to the college:

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Finally!

Hold down the option key while launching iTunes and choose which library you’d like to use! YES! YES! Finally!

“Why wait until your child is born,” Apple CEO Steve Jobs remarked, “when you can introduce them to technology while in the womb. Announcing iPod Baby”

Shown here for size reference, the iPod Baby is inserted into the womb post-conception by an Apple Genius. “We’ve fitted the Genius bar with the most sterile of stirrups” Jobs said. “Once inserted, the iPod Baby runs via a new AND, Apple Nuclear Device, which is very low power and not harmful to the child. Lasting a full 10 months, as Apple knows some children Think Differently about when they’d like to be born, the iPod Baby comes with a simple to use interface that allows the little one to skip songs they don’t agree with.”

Using the ALD, Apple Listening Device, parents can wirelessly connect to their iPod Baby and listen in. The ALD is multi-duplex, so the grandparents and other family members can also pair with the iPod Baby.

Delivered with the baby, iPod Baby is easy to clean and once connected to a Macintosh using iTunes, will report the entire listening history of the child, including play counts, songs skipped and even on-the-fly playlists created by the little genius.

This is one everyone should watch. Fantastically spoken.

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Last month I heard that Universal HD was going to start broadcasting Firefly in High Definition. I called Comcast and requested that we get UHD. Now, as of Sept. 5, they dropped INHD2 and added UHD!

This is great. it also shows that they probably have maxed out their HD bandwidth

Amazon’s just released video service is already dead.

Can you hear the nails being pounded into the coffin? Let’s see what is inscribed on the heads of those nails:

1. Windows Only. No Mac support. No iPod Video support.
2. Nasty EULA
3. “PRE-RELEASE SOFTWARE. This software is a pre-release version. It may not work the way a final version of the software will. We may change it for the final, commercial version. We also may not release a commercial version.”
4. “SUPPORT SERVICES. Because this software is provided “as is,” we may not provide support services for it.”
5. Recommended Broadband internet connection capable of1.5+ mbps of sustained transfer speeds.
6. The Service allows you to (i) pay a fee to view Digital Content for a limited specified period of time (”Rental Digital Content”), and (ii) pay a fee to view Digital Content a repeated number of times (”Purchased Digital Content”). As used herein, (i) “Residence” shall mean a private, residential dwelling unit or a private individual office unit, but excluding hotel rooms, motel rooms, hospital patient rooms, restaurants, bars, prisons, barracks, drilling rigs and all other structures, institutions or places of transient or work-related residence as well as places, areas, structures, rooms or offices which are common areas or open to the public or to occupiers of separate Residences or for which an admission fee is charged;
7. Software Upgrades. The Software automatically checks for upgrades, but the Software will not automatically upgrade without your consent, except as provided herein. If you do not consent to an upgrade that we make subject to your consent, the Digital Content may no longer be viewed on your Authorized Device. You must keep the Software on your Authorized Device current in order to continue to use the Service. We may automatically upgrade the Software when we believe such upgrade is appropriate to comply with law, enforce this Agreement, or protect the rights, safety or property of Amazon, our content providers, users, or others.

I can hear iTunes chuckling.

(Thanks to John for the EULA excerpts)

Sophie got 5th place at the European Smalltalk Users Group for innovative applications. Considering we’re not shipping yet and nowhere near our desires for Sophie, I’m quite happy. Congrats to the team!

ESUG

At the end of my ten thumbs typing tutor lesson: “Your best keys were: afk”

haha. (afk is chat lingo for Away From Keyboard)