I just emailed Steve Jobs.
Steve –
I’m eager to get an iPad and could justify it if iPhone OS offered Fast User Switching, a la Mac OS.
When my woman gets onto the device, I’d love for her to be able to switch users and have all of her app preferences loaded.
- Tweetdeck
- WordPress
- Safari bookmarks/cookies/keychain
- Apple Game achievements
- iAd stats (we’re likely to see remarkably different ads).
… does this feel like something you guys are interested in?
I’m kinda excited to see if I get a reply.
Nintendo let out a press release today teasing their next portable gaming system, the Nintendo 3DS (probably a working title). It’s apparently going to feature 3D gaming w/o the use of glasses.
Things I’m happy about:
Things I’m not excited about
My Mac Mini’s dying :(
It started w/ the wifi acting erratically and now I have no sound (in nor out). This Mini’s been an amazing workhorse for my modest needs, and the cheap price for such a beautiful, elegant (modestly-powered) workstation was exactly what I needed.
Sensing that the end is nigh, I decided it was time for a replacement machine. I wanted a rugged, tote-able OS X machine to carry with me to & from work, but Apple’s portables start at $1k. My reliance on Omnifocus meant that my choice was limited to a Mac-based OS. Omnifocus has become an essential tool in managing the tasks in my life, but trying to enter large amounts of data into the phone-based version was just too frustrating. I’ll save that for another post. My quest became to find the cheapest portable mac possible
Enter the Macbook Mini.
Yuusou’s praised his Dell Mini 10v for months, explaining to me just how simple it is to hack Snow Leopard onto it. When I found one for just a hair above $200, I knew I had to give it a try. Following the guide post at Gizmodo and sluething around on forums at MyDellMini.com uncovered some really straight forward instructions. After about 3 hours of install time, I can happily report that Snow Leopard runs really really well on one of the Dell netbooks.
One word of caution if you choose to go this route — don’t get a Mini10. It has to be the 10v. The hardware inside the 10 is different and won’t work (as of this writing).
Harmony PS3 Adapter next to an iPhone (Photo source: Engadget)
I just read on Engadget HD that Logitech’s finally releasing their official PS3/Harmony adapter!
Pretty much every device I care about in my house is controlled through my Harmony 890: 360, TVs, stereos, lights, my bedroom fan… with one exception. The PS3′s Bluetooth remote was the stumbling block; the 890 speaks infrared and radio frequency, but not Bluetooth.
Once I get this thing ($60, available this month!), the PS3 will feel less like a gimmick/toy. I suppose it’s a little unfair, since the 360 already controls fine w/ the Harmony, but watching HD-DVDs on that thing (w/ the optional drive that you had to buy seperately) always feels juvenile because of the 360′s intentionally youthful UI. The PS3′s Cross Media Bar (XMB) shows a lot more restraint, maturity and elegance. Even the startup routines and sounds on the PS3 are more refined, avoiding the 360′s playful and cliche’ “I’M EXTREME!” attitude. Wrap it up with a sleek, jet black piano finish (don’t forget the quiet fans!) and you’ve got one secksie beast!
Let’s face it: Bluray is still so new to most people that it’s a treat for me to share the new tech w/ them. Showing off your man den is a long standing tradition. Today, tech is a huge part of the man den. When you have a universal remote that bends all of your commands into one button press, deftly turning on all of your different devices, dimming your lights to just the right level and switching everything into GO! mode… you look like a tool when you have to pick up a Dual Shock to press play.
I just got myself a droooooobo :D
Pownce : Note From kevin:
Spoke w/the CEO of Drobo – talked him into $100 off the new 2nd generation drobo (firewire/usb) for my friends. First 100 people to use code: “krose” get ‘em. Enjoy.
www.drobo.com/Where_to_Buy/Index…. (425 views)
Holy balls…. 84 songs. That’s a ton. Plus, for $4, you can port all of the RB1 songs that were on the original game disc to RB2 (for ~$5), and your RB1 downloads will automatically work :)
1. AC/DC – “Let There Be Rock”-1970s
2. AFI-“Girl’s Gone Grey”-2000′s
3. Alanis Morissette-“You Oughta Know”-1990′s
4. Alice in Chains-“Man in the Box”-1990′s
5. Allman Brothers-“Ramblin’ Man”-1970′s
6. Avenged Sevenfold-“Almost Easy”-2000′s
7. Bad Company-“Shooting Star”-1970′s
8 Beastie Boys-“So Whatcha Want”-1990′s
9. Beck-“E-Pro”-2000′s
10. Bikini Kill-“Rebel Girl”-1990′s
11. Billy Idol-“White Wedding Pt. I”-1980′s
12.Blondie-“One Way or Another”-1970′s
13.Bob Dylan-“Tangled Up in Blue”-1970′s
14.Bon Jovi-“Livin’ on a Prayer”-1980′s
15.Cheap Trick-“Hello There”-1970′s
16.Devo-“Uncontrollable Urge”-1980′s
17.Dinosaur Jr. -“Feel the Pain”-1990′s
18. Disturbed-“Down with the Sickness”-2000′s
19. Dream Theater-“Panic Attack”-2000′s
20. Duran Duran-“Hungry Like the Wolf”-1980′s
21. Elvis Costello-“Pump It Up”-1970′s
22. Fleetwood Mac-“Go Your Own Way”-1970′s
23. Foo Fighters-“Everlong”-1990′s
24. Guns N’ Roses-“Shackler’s Revenge”-2000′s
25. Interpol-“PDA”-2000′s
26. Jane’s Addiction-“Mountain Song”-1980′s
27. Jethro Tull-“Aqualung”-1970′s
28. Jimmy Eat World-“The Middle”-2000′s
29. Joan Jett-“Bad Reputation”-1980′s
30. Journey-“Anyway You Want It”-1970′s
31. Judas Priest-“Painkiller”-1990′s
32. Kansas-“Carry On Wayward Son”-1970′s
33. L7-“Pretend We’re Dead”-1990′s
34. Lacuna Coil-“Our Truth”-2000′s
35. Linkin Park-“One Step Closer”-2000′s
36. Lit-“My Own Worst Enemy”-1990′s
37. Lush-“De-Luxe”-1990′s
38. Mastodon-“Colony of Birchmen”-2000′s
39. Megadeth-“Peace Sells”-1980′s
40. Metallica-“Battery”-1980′s
41. Mighty Mighty Bosstones-“Where’d You Go”-1990′s
42. Modest Mouse-“Float On”-2000′s
43. Motorhead-“Ace of Spades”-1980′s
44. Nirvana-“Drain You”-1990′s
45. Norman Greenbaum-“Spirit in the Sky”-1960′s
46. Panic at the Disco-“Nine in the Afternoon”-2000′s
47. Paramore-“That’s What You Get”-2000′s
48. Pearl Jam-“Alive”-1990′s
49. Presidents of the USA-“Lump”-1990′s
50. Rage Against the Machine-“Testify”-1990′s
51. Ratt-“Round & Round”-1980′s
52. Red Hot Chili Peppers-“Give it Away”-1990′s
53. Rise Against-“Give it All”-2000′s
54. Rush-“The Trees”-1970′s
55. Silversun Pickups-“Lazy Eye”-2000′s
56. Smashing Pumpkins-“Today”-1990′s
57. Social Distortion-“I Was Wrong”-1990′s
58. Sonic Youth-“Teenage Riot”-1980′s
59. Soundgarden-“Spoonman”-1990′s
60. Squeeze-“Cool for Cats”-1970′s
61. Steely Dan-“Bodhitsattva”-1970′s
62. Steve Miller Band-“Rock’n Me”-1970′s
63. Survivor-“Eye of the Tiger”-1980′s
64. System of a Down-“Chop Suey”-2000′s
65. Talking Heads-“Psycho Killer”-1970′s
66. Tenacious D-“Master Exploder”-2000′s
67. Testament-“Souls of Black”-1990′s
68. The Donnas-“New Kid in School”-2000′s
69. The Go-Go’s-“We Got the Beat”-1980′s
70. The Grateful Dead-“Alabama Getaway”-1980′s
71. The Guess Who-“American Woman”-1970′s
72. The Muffs-“Kids in America”-1990′s
73. The Offspring-“Come Out & Play (Keep ‘em Separated)”-1990′s
74. The Replacements-“Alex Chilton”-1980′s
75. The Who-“Pinball Wizard”-1960′s
Bonus Artists
76. Abnormality-“Visions”-2000′s
77. Anarchy Club-“Get Clean”-2000′s
78. Bang Camaro-“Night Lies”-2000′s
79. Breaking Wheel-“Shoulder to the Plow”-2000′s
80. The Libyans-“Neighborhood”-2000′s
81. The Main Drag-“A Jagged Gorgeous Winter”-2000′s
82. Speck-“Conventional Lover”-2000′s
83. The Sterns-“Supreme Girl”-2000′s
84. That Handsome Devil-“Rob the Prez-O-Dent”-2000′s
Trophies are a go — in-game messaging? Go.
The only regrets I have are that
I finally bought a DualShock 3 last week, and it’s amazing what a difference it makes. The controller finally feels like it’s the proper weight, and the feedback is exactly what I’ve been missing.
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