• Free online play for the Nintendo Wii has been confirmed by Nintendo through an interview with USATODAY. 8/16/06 (0)
  • Firefox crop circle. 8/15/06 (0)

    • Light rays

    August 15th, 2006 at 8:42AM EDT or 2 years, 1 month ago (the early morning)
    Light rays

    Lonely leaf

    August 14th, 2006 at 9:09AM EDT or 2 years, 1 month ago (the early morning)
    Lonely leaf

    Long exposure lights

    August 13th, 2006 at 11:34AM EDT or 2 years, 1 month ago (just before lunchtime)
    Long exposure lights
  • This article and documentary provide an interesting look into the lives of online gold farmers. 8/12/06 (0)
  • SanDisk is selling 1GB Cruzer Micros and Titaniums at a good price. You can grab a Cruzer Micro for $24.99 (plus shipping) and a Cruzer Titanium for $29.99 (plus shipping). No rebates either. 8/12/06 (1)
  • How to perform the best magic card trick in the world! 8/11/06 (0)
  • What happens when burglars accidentally rob a ninja. That’s why I never mess with ninjas. 8/11/06 (0)

    • The Mac Guy (Justin Long) interviewed by Jay Leno

    August 9th, 2006 at 10:46AM EDT or 2 years, 2 months ago (mid-morning)

    Saw this last night and found a clip of it this morning. Funny interview. :D

    Update: NBC got YouTube to remove it.

    WWDC 2006 Keynote

    August 8th, 2006 at 10:59AM EDT or 2 years, 2 months ago (mid-morning)

    Mac Pro
    - Dual-Dual Core 2.66 GHz Xeon 5100 Processor, upgradeable to 2xDual 3 GHz.
    - 1 GB FB-DIMM RAM (2×512 MB), expandable to 16 GB
    - 250 GB Hard Drive, 3 empty slots (3 Gbps SATA)
    - NVidia GeForce 7300 GT (256 MB VRAM), configurable to ATI Radeon X1900 XT or Quadro FX 4500 (512 MB VRAM)
    - SuperDrive (2 5.25″ slots total, 1 remaining)
    - 4 PCI-Express Slots (One extra-wide, taken by GPU)

    Apple Mac Pro

    According to Apple VP Phil Shiller, the new Mac Pro is anywhere from 1.6x to 2.0x faster than the latest PowerMac G5 Quad. It is also $1100 cheaper than a Dell of the same configuration. It can be bought at the Apple Store today.

    Cinema Displays
    Although not mentioned during the keynote, Apple reduced prices on its Cinema Displays. The 20″ Cinema Display now sells for $699 (down from $799), the 23″ Cinema Display now sells for $999 (down from $1299), and the 30″ Cinema Display now sells for $1999 (down from $2499), representing cuts of $100, $300, and $500.

    The specifications for the 20 and 23″ displays have also been bumped. The 20″ display now has a brightness of 300 cd/m2 (up from 250 cd/m2), and the 23″ display has a brightness of 400 cd/m2 (up from 270 cd/m2). Both models also now feature 700:1 contrast ratios (both up from 400:1). The 30″ display remains at 400 cd/m2 and a 700:1 contrast ratio.

    Leopard Preview
    - 64 bit application support extended throughout the user interface layer of the OS, allowing full 64-bit application development and deployment.
    - Time Machine- a constant automative backup allowing users the ability to instantly restore corrupted or accidentally overwritten/deleted files (image below).
    - Spaces- Apple’s implementation of virtual desktops.
    - Core Animation
    - Enhancements to Dashboard, Spotlight, Mail, iCal and Universal Access
    - Boot Camp, and “next generation” Front Row, and Photo Booth bundled

    Apple Leopard Time Machine

    Apple plans to release Leopard in “Spring 2007.” A more in-depth preview can be found at the Leopard Sneak Peek pages.

    WWDC 2006 starts today

    August 7th, 2006 at 10:42AM EDT or 2 years, 2 months ago (mid-morning)

    The 2006 Worldwide Developers Conference begin today. :) The keynote is expected to begin at 1PM EST. Already, however, banners can be seen showing that Apple is taking Microsoft new upcoming OS, Vista, directly.

    WWDC 2006 banner saying 'Introducing Vista 2.0'

    Mac OS X Leopard, Introducing Vista 2.0

    WWDC 2006 banner saying 'Hasta la Vista, Vista'

    Mac OS X Leopard, Hasta la Vista, Vista

    Prison Break Season 2 premieres August 21st

    August 7th, 2006 at 9:56AM EDT or 2 years, 2 months ago (the early morning)
    Prison Break Season 2 premieres August 1st, 2006
  • Finally, no more nagging registration screens. Grab a free WinRAR registration key here. 8/5/06 (0)
  • Why 2007 will be a great year for movies. 8/3/06 (0)
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