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Gadgets.
Not really much I can say… I guess I shouldn’t be surprised.

Today starts out with me reading a well-explained piece on what PalmOne Palm has done wrong with their Treo software, HotSync software, and firmware. As someone who’s still trying really hard to like Palm—I have an m500 which is slightly better than a Palm V, except the Palm V was completely metal—I completely agree with […]

They call him Mighty Mouse. Trip Report coming later.

Looks like the Dashboard and Konfabulator widgetspace could get more interesting now that Yahoo owns Pixoria and will be giving away Konfabulator for free. I’m glad for Arlo and friends, this was a good outcome I think.
I’m looking forward to some good flickr widgets for Konfabulator. I realize there are a couple of flickr Dashboard […]

AppleCare on Skadi, my Titanium PowerBook G4, runs out in twenty days. I’ve loved no computer as much as I’ve loved this PowerBook, but it’s almost time for her to go. Apparently PowerBooks of this model are still selling for about $900 on ebay. That is frankly quite crazy.
I can’t wait to get a laptop […]

I’ve always wanted to listen to more NPR. Every now and then I’d get a few doses and like it, but I don’t generally listen to the radio (I don’t even own a car). I don’t particularly like streaming, mostly because I like to be able to pause and not catch a show right in […]

Welcome to WWDC2005Originally uploaded by jmissig.

Yey. Dashboard everywhere in the WWDC2005 welcome posters.

Longhorn: You’ll find it in TigerOriginally uploaded by jmissig.

Oh Apple.