Monday, 7 January 2002
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PC World: Toshiba Pushes CD Storage to 30GB. Toshiba has developed a new rewritable optical disc with a capacity of 30GB per-layer, per-side, and a companion read/write optical head that incorporates a blue laser, the company announced on Monday. These new developments will be publicly unveiled at the international Consumer Electronics Show... [Tomalak's Realm]
That's one big bit bucket!
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Silicon ~ silicon.com Canada has become one of just three countries outside the EU - the others including Hungary and Switzerland - to meet the EU's exacting criteria over data protection, to allow personal data to be moved back and forth.
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Mac OS X Hints: Make AppleScript services with Text Wielder. [mac.scripting.com]
I may want to look into this as a way of making Eudora available as a service.
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Canadian World Domination - Home Welcome to the General Headquarters of the Campaign for Canadian World Domination!
Wonderful! Must check into this when the excitement over MacWorld settles down.
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Mac Boxes Make Nice Couches. Apple has a well-deserved reputation for designing good-looking computers. But Apple's packaging is also beautifully designed. In fact, the boxes are so attractive, one man furnished his apartment with them. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]
The love fest continues.
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Apple Gives Tech Good Name. For most tech companies 2001 was the worst of times, but for Apple it was often the best of times. Despite the nose-diving stock market and sluggish economy, Apple gave fans reasons to cheer. Farhad Manjoo reports from San Francisco. [Wired News]
And this even before today's keynote. I'm listening to Steve on the web right now.
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New iMac Revealed. Apple's next-generation iMac makes an early appearance on the Web and newsstands Sunday. The flat-screen computer is disclosed a day early in Time magazine's Canadian edition. [Wired News]
Wired picks up the story.
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A friend with a one-year-old son writes: "A few days ago I was playing with Larry. We were both sitting on the floor. I let a big fart loose. He looked at me thoughtfully and then squeezed out a little fart in response. I was in heaven." [Scripting News]
Let's hope the kid starts speaking soon!
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