Apple - Mac - Which MacBook are you?
Apple’s updated “which one is right for you?” page for the new MacBook and MacBook Pro. Lots of pretty pictures.
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- Going to the the store for supplies to celebrate Pi(e) Day. I love nerd holidays!
# - Celebrating Pi(e) Day at the Bancroft homestead: http://twitpic.com/240o5 #
- @alexcrawley You are correct - I put Cadbury Mini Eggs (those things are like crack!) in the chocolate pie. Turned out not so tasty, though. in reply to alexcrawley #
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- I declare Inbox Zero! (on my Gmail, at least - work inbox still has about 30 items pending some kind of action). Baby steps! #
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- @steverubel I’ve had an active GrandCentral account (my main number) for years, still (im)patiently waiting to be upgraded Google Voice. in reply to steverubel #
- RT @googlevoice Upgrades are going out to all existing GC users as we speak. Existing GC accounts should be able to upgrade shortly. #
- Downloading iTunes 8.1 and the Front Row update via Software Update. The new iTunes DJ/iPhone Remote functionality sounds fun. #
- RT @googlevoice Check out the Google Voice preview mobile site, which should look spiffy on your iPhone: http://google.com/voice/m (SWEET!) #
- @gregoryleff Yes, Google bought GC ages ago, and is now relaunching it as Google Voice. Adding txt msgs, vmail transcription. I can’t wait! in reply to gregoryleff #
- Well, at least my GC account now tells me “Your account is not yet ready to be upgraded. Please check back shortly.” Refresh refresh refresh #
- Google Voice is on twitter (@googlevoice) and now has their very own blog: http://googlevoiceblog.blogspot.com/ Subscribed! #
- Finally! GrandCentral to Google Voice upgrade came through. Doing it now… #
- @Jmartens Yeah, I’ll blog/tweet. Setting up my voicemail greeting/etc. now. The mobile version of GVoice (google.com/voice/m) is v nice. in reply to Jmartens #
- Google Voice appears to integrate with your Gmail contacts (at least, it did for me). Handy, because it syncs with my iPhone. Nice. #
- Just showed off/played with Google Voice with @sourcecode and @psteinb. It’s awesome. I love it. Lifechanging. Thanks, Google! #
- Trying to set up Twitter to use my GVoice SMS number now. Doesn’t seem to work. Anyone got this working? Is Twitter just being slow? #
- Uh oh. “This message was not successfully delivered.” Looks like Google Voice can’t sent SMS to Twitter’s 40404 shortcode. Bummer.
# - @leahcdaniels It’s not part of the Google iPhone app, but I would LOVE it if they integrated it, or came out with a separate Voice app. in reply to leahcdaniels #
- @buckmasterflash Spam filter. Call recording. VMail transcription. Don’t have to give out a new number if you change your cell. Free calls. in reply to buckmasterflash #
- GOOG-411 integration in GVoice doesn’t seem to be working yet. I call (my own GV #), press 3 for GOOG-411, get kicked back to top level. #
- @harrisja Yup, Google Voice integrates with your Gmail contacts, which is AWESOME for me, since I recently made it my master Contacts list. in reply to harrisja #
- Anyone else think Apple might intro a netbook at their iPhone OS 3.0 preview event? OS 2.0 heralded new hardware - the iPhone 3G… #
- Think about it. An Apple netbook would require lead time for developers, just like the iPhone. They pre-announced that by 6 months. #
- @aaroneiche The event is about the iPhone OS, and there will be lots of iPhone news. But it’s perfect to intro new HW running iPhone OS… in reply to aaroneiche #
- @timoreilly I’m sorry, what? Amazon doesn’t prevent you from reading non-Amazon books on Kindle. They encourage it. I do it all the time. in reply to timoreilly #
- @timoreilly That app was spoofing Mobi DRM to work on the Kindle. If anything, the other DRM-monger stores should be the ones that got mad. in reply to timoreilly #
- But what do I know. I’m staying out of DRM debates from now on. #
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- Hey bloggers: In stats, do you care more about unique visitors, or visits, or pageviews, or something else? Why? #
- Small world - I’m in an Intel meeting, and met @diancrawford. Nice to meet you, DIan! #
- Thanks to all for the great feedback on what site metrics you care about. Boils down to “how good is my stuff, and how many are reading?” #
- Wait, what? There’s a new iPod Shuffle? Now it talks to you. Controls moved to the earbud cord (boo!). $79 for 4GB isn’t bad, though. #
- @bmw It’s $79 for the 4GB shuffle, and $79 for the Apple earbuds with the controls. The pack in hard plastic ones KILL my ears, can’t use em in reply to bmw #
- Seriously, though, the lack of ability to use non-Apple earbuds (or a 3rd party adapter with controls) on the Shuffle is a real bummer. #
- This $9 adapter from Fastmac has inline play controls that work with the iPhone. I assume it works on the new Shuffle: http://bit.ly/16v07c #
- I have that Fastmac adapter, and use it with my iPhone. It’s great for keeping the inline controls/mic, but using any headphones you want. #
- @verso The Radio Remote has that little extra connector, right (my old one did)? I don’t think that will work with newer iPods. in reply to verso #
- Now that I think about it, I don’t think that Fastmac adapter will cut it for inline controls. It only has the clicker, not up/down. Alas… #
- @verso I think the new iPhone headphones would work, but my problem is that the don’t fit my ears, hurt, and fall out, so I can’t use them. in reply to verso #
- RT @chadmor Pretty sure you can do a little hip shake to change songs on the new shuffle. Motion sensors in everything (THAT would be cool!! #
- I love these little Sony MDR-EX51 earbuds: http://bit.ly/bwezE COMFORTABLE, sound great, cheap enough (~$15) as to be basically disposable. #
- Like I needed another electronic source of distraction… #
- Dear Twitter: What’s the best way to get something from Google Reader into Delicious? Tried a few Greasemonkey scripts, no worky. Help? #
- @dougcoleman That script (and the 4 others I’ve tried) aren’t working for me. I’m in Safari 4 beta (Mac) using GreaseKit, to complicate. in reply to dougcoleman #
- @mattbeck Did your WiMAX router/dongle get upgraded, or the tower you’re connecting to? That’s an impressive speed bump, nice to hear. in reply to mattbeck #
- Just got followed by @notatsxsw. Which is true. I’m not. #
- Google Reader just became a little more like FriendFeed, now you can comment on Friends’ Shared Items: http://bit.ly/10FzpA #
- If you’re not my “friend” in Google Reader, I’m jabancroft@gmail.com if you want to add me. I find a lot of really good stuff there. #
- Crap. I loaned my Kindle’s mini USB cable to someone who needed it “just for a few minutes!”, and now I can’t remember who. Was it you? #
- @aaroneiche Thanks. I’ve actually got a ton of them (yay for mini USB being a de facto standard!). Just mifffed they didn’t bring it back in reply to aaroneiche #
- Today’s discovery: it’s shocking how similar the rules and tips for building relationships on the web are to those for dating. :-O #
- Woo hoo! Three new people are now sharing their Google Reader items with me! Thanks @blogan, @samgrover, and @jenfloyd08! #
- Oops. I accidentally exceeded the socially acceptable number of exclamation points per tweet in my last one. Sorry. Won’t happen again. #
- @blogan @samgrover Uh, I thought I was sharing with you. I’ll double check when I get to a computer. You’re right. This is convoluted. in reply to blogan #
- If you can’t see my Google Reader shared items it’s because you’re not in my contacts. Email me (jabancroft@gmail.com) and I’ll rectify. #
- I recently gutted my Gmail contacts to set up OTA sync with my iPhone, so that’s why a lot of you are missing. Sorry! #
- GrandCentral relaunching as Google Voice. Gaining text msging and vmail transcription. Will remain free. AWESOME. http://bit.ly/eMoJL #
- I have used my GrandCentral number as my main/cell number for years. It’s the one posted on my blog. I LOVE the service. Truly lifechanging. #
- Can’t wait to get the new Google Voice. So glad they relaunched it instead of killing it after buying GrandCentral. #
- RT @spin: Anyone wants an invite to the new Google Voice, follow @googlevoice and DM them… so a little bird tells me, anyway #
- Have I told you all how much I love and appreciate you? #seriously I do. You rock. #
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- @marshallk Fogo de Chao (Brazilian Churrascaria, basically all you can eat meat) would be a GREAT place for a meatup at SXSW. in reply to marshallk #
- @mellowynk LOL Fogo de Chao definitely = “Meat Church” I would worship there regularly if there were one near me. I love churrasco! in reply to mellowynk #
- Trying out Intense Debate again on my blog. It choked a few weeks ago, and prevented people from leaving comments. Hope it’s better now. #
- *sigh* Intense Debate says it’s still importing “100 of 5188 comments”. That’s where it got stuck before. #
- @kenekaplan That’s like saying “I joined the ‘People Who Breathe’ group at SXSW”.
Have fun! I won’t be going, but watching from afar. in reply to kenekaplan # - Even with all the drama today (rejected for NSFW words in Trends), I just got the @Tweetie 1.3 update. Using it now. Yay for RT! #
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- Just got ID’ed at the gas station. For buying gas. Must be that new “fight underage fueling” program. #
- @hangry Ooh, thanks for reminding me of Castle. I’ll watch anything with Nathan Fillion in it (at least once ;-). in reply to hangry #
- Hey podcasters: what’s the state of the art in recording Skype calls on a Mac these days? I had a system worked out. Is it any easier now? #
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- @blogan Twitter Tools doesn’t split tweets over the wrong days anymore, but I can’t get it to post on the schedule I want (forces 11:59PM). in reply to blogan #
- Just spent 3.5 hours helping my roofer run the hose over sections of my roof, to track down that dang leak. We may have found it… #
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- “The more an organization generates only positive public statements, the more it looks like a cult or a pyramid scheme.” http://bit.ly/Z8eNv #
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- @opbmorning Just heard about you on the radio (well, the stream I was listening to on my iPhone). Following! Welcome to Twitter, Geoff! #
- @BrianEnigma there are a bunch of free Kindle books right now. Go into the store, show all, sort by price. Free samples of most books, too. in reply to BrianEnigma #
- @buckmasterflash @MCP85 The size of the screen I’m reading on doesn’t matter. I’ve read hundreds on old PDAs. You just page more often. in reply to buckmasterflash #
- @buckmasterflash Hey now, I started wearing glasses long before I started reading ebooks. Blame the dead tree books for that one. in reply to buckmasterflash #
- @jindofox LOL congrats on the new machine! I can’t help it. I try to use my powers only for good! in reply to jindofox #
- Trying an experiment. I wonder if a) anyone will notice, and b) anyone will complain. #
- Heh. This other experiment has turned out to be a lot more fun than the first experiment. #
- @kwspence Great post, thanks for sharing that. in reply to kwspence #
- Hmm. Looks like Twitter’s having a fit. SSL/HTTPS is not working. Says twitter.com/home “page does not exist!” API stopped working for me. #
- @blath @zecharias I am an iPhone guy, through and through, but congrats on launching a BlackBerry app! (www.blackping.com, a ping.fm client) in reply to blath #
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- Surprise! New Apple hardware day! I love it when they drop these stealth lineup refreshes. #
- But it makes me wonder what the rumored Apple event on March 24 is all about, if it’s not fake? #
- Glad I held off on buying a Mac mini for my new home theater setup. Now, to deliberate and ponder about actually pulling the trigger. #
- @PatrickMoorhead Software-wise, netbooks are no more or less risky than any other PC. I can see their size making them easier to steal, tho. in reply to PatrickMoorhead #
- Wondering if the new Mac mini is the ultimate HTPC/@Boxee machine? How well will it play back 1080p HD stuff? #
- I’m also interested in the new “dual band” mode on the new Airport Extreme. I’d love that. Enough to sell/replace my current AEBS? Hmmm… #
- @verso No HDMI, but you can convert DVI to HDMI with a $5 cable. And it has digital optical out for audio. So don’t let that stop you! in reply to verso #
- @jmoriarty Was just announced this morning, should hit stores soon. I don’t remember dates, but it’s Apple, so maybe tomorrow? in reply to jmoriarty #
- @aweiss A Mac mini has a LOT more horsepower for video decoding than an Eee Box. And does more (Front Row, iTunes, etc.) because it’s a Mac. in reply to aweiss #
- @funkatron Yup. Wonder if one is better? With both DisplayPort Mini and MiniDVI, you’ll need a dongle for either to do DVI -> HDMI. Hmmm. in reply to funkatron #
- @aaroneiche AEBS dual band would mean I could run the faster 5GHz-only mode for my Macs, and still use my 802.11g stuff (iPhone, Wii, etc.). in reply to aaroneiche #
- @aweiss Maybe Front Row isn’t worth the extra, but having a full blown Mac, with all it can do (web, other media, etc.) is worth it to me. in reply to aweiss #
- @funkatron If MiniDisplayPort carries audio, AND you can convert to HDMI easily (keeping the audio), that would be SWEET. in reply to funkatron #
- Hey, if you have a minute, I’d love it if you could post your ideas/comments to this post in the next little while http://tinyurl.com/b4uo2r #
- @AndruEdwards I don’t know of any ways to get the Apple TV app running on a Mini, but that would be cool. in reply to AndruEdwards #
- Thanks for all the great responses to my “what would you teach a lawyer” post. Presenting in 15! #
- Law firm presentation went great - very well received. Had WAY more to talk about than time allowed. Guess I’ll have to go back sometime! #
- Big news from my group at work today: Intel Academic Community now connects 1000 universities in 72 countries. http://tinyurl.com/1000Univ #
- @jramvi Not hospitalized, but near it (infection in my leg). Getting better now. Haven’t tried Easy Peasy 1.0 yet, but I will soon! in reply to jramvi #
- I can’t believe that the new 24″ iMac, with 4 GB of RAM and a 640GB hard drive is only $1499. That’s a terrific value, you ask me. #
- @sirtwist For how much less can you spec a Windows PC with an integrated 24″ LCD? Or even an external one? No skimping! in reply to sirtwist #
- I need a clean, fast, simple, nice looking WordPress theme. Any suggestions? #
- @blogan I realize that’s pretty broad. Anything with support for “asides”, the way K2 does them, would be superawesome. in reply to blogan #
- @blogan Because I’m dumping K2. in reply to blogan #
- @spotcher Ooh, thanks. The Journalist 1.9 looks pretty nice. May try that one. in reply to spotcher #
- @blogan Yeah, apparently it’s pretty easy to add asides to any theme. Looking for a simple plugin to do it now (found links to several). in reply to blogan #
- @AdInfinitum Ooh, Thesis looks really nice, too. Very feature rich and flexible. Is it fast, or does it bog down under its own weight? in reply to AdInfinitum #
- @AdInfinitum Oh, wait. Whoa. The Thesis theme costs $87. Too rich for little old amateur me. New criteria: theme must be free. in reply to AdInfinitum #
- Holy holy holy crap! Amazon finally released a Kindle app for iPhone! Going to grab it from the App Store right now. More to come! #
- The Kindle App for the iPhone works EXACTLY like I dreamed it would. Grabbed a bunch of screenshots, working on writing up a post now. #
- Here’s my review post on the new Kindle iPhone app, with lots of screenshots. http://bit.ly/eNId2 Let me know what you think of the news! #
- @gregjsmith I’ve been talking about a Kindle app for iPhone ever since I got my Kindle a year ago. It seemed so perfect. And now it is! in reply to gregjsmith #
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