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Not to sound like a battery commercial but, for some reason Energizer batteries are lasting longer than the Duracel batteries I’ve used for years in my bluetooth Logitech mouse. Duracel batteries normally last 3-4 days. The Energizer have been in there since last Monday and the low battery light has yet to start blinking. I…
...Read MoreBlizzard released another patch this morning for the popular MMORPG World of Warcraft just a week after patch 2.2.0 which added a ton of new features including Voice Chat. This latest patch adds new content for an Octoberfest style “brewfest”, Halloween-esque items and quests and a host of new graveyards. For the uninitiated graveyards are…
...Read MoreWe just got back from the Apple store where I picked up one of the new aluminum wired Apple keyboards and I must say, it’s honestly the best keyboard I’ve ever used. No I mean it. I’m a peripheral sort of guy and this is really the best keyboard I’ve owned for both Mac and…
...Read MoreSo I’m looking at the new Google Presentation, part of Google Docs. The similarities to other presentation applications look like anyone who has ever made a presentation will feel right at home. Duplicate slide, insert image, change theme, share, publish; everything you’d expect but it’s all on the web. Pretty cool. I don’t think I’ll…
...Read MoreI did upgrade my copy of MarsEdit to the new version 2.o and honestly, I like the old style better. Yes, the new version does look more like all the new Mac applications but that’s part of the problem, it gets lost in the shuffle. Before it stood out nicely with the sidebar and unique…
...Read MoreTwo years ago a virtual plague unintentionally spread across the popular MMORPG World of Warcraft now researchers want to study the dynamics of the virtual plague to see if it can help scientists model and predict the spread of real world diseases. Ars Technica: “There were a number of features in the virtual outbreak that…
...Read MoreOn the heels of one of the most popular expansion packs to any video game in history, Blizzard entertainment has started the gears rolling on their newest endeavor, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King. WorldofWarcraft.com: “Blizzard Entertainment’s latest expansion to World of Warcraft – Wrath of the Lich King – adds a host…
...Read MoreThough I haven’t tried it yet, if you’re interested in playing World of Warcraft on your Ubuntu Linux box you should check out the instructions at the Ubuntu Help Forums. There’s a very complete, step-by-step guide to install and configure Wine, which ports to open and how using Firestarter, installing WoW and configuring your system….
...Read MoreIf I was one of the cool kids and had an iPhone already then I’d be sure to ue Appmarks. Appmarks is a web-based desktop that presents bookmarks in a GUI approximation of a desktop. Check out the video to see how it works. AppMarks: “AppMarks runs in Safari and presents icon ‘appmarks’ of your…
...Read MoreIf you’ve ever looked at this blog you’ve probably saw me mention Songbird (www.songbirdnest.com) before but now there’s even more reason to rejoice. Songbird now imports all the tracks from your iTunes library! How cool is that? But, wait, there’s more. Songbird also synchs with mobile devices including the iPod. So you can buy music…
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