Apple TV
I just popped out to the
Apple Store in the Eaton Centre
and bought myself an
Apple TV (take two).
I got the smaller model since Apple charges over $100 for 120 GB more storage.
For $143 I can get a 210 GB more storage
from Canada Computers.
Many thanks to Iain, who pointed me at
appletvhacks.net.
It needs to be hacked, to add support for other codecs like DivX, XviD, and mkv (Merikovian? Merovincian?)
Toronto Fire
Posted by rae in the Net
at 2:40 pm on Wednesday, 20 February 2008
at 2:40 pm on Wednesday, 20 February 2008
Queen Street fire, courtesy drpitch
Excellent stuff from local Toronto blogs:www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2008/02/20/toronto-fire.html
www.citynews.ca/news/news_19772.aspx
680news.com/news/topstory/article.jsp?content=20080220_054636_4388
Spooky Google Ad words on these sites include:torontoist.com/2008/02/massive_fire_hi.php
torontoist.com/2008/02/phototo_queen_s.php
www.blogto.com/city/2008/02/6alarm_fire_at_queen_bathurst
blog.davemadethat.com/2008/02/20/a-piece-of-my-history-is-destroyed
I’m trying to elucidate exactly what it is that makes the blogs better than the news sites. I think it’s mostly presentation and the much larger, clearer photos. Also the language is more down-to-earth and less “newsy”. Also the use of:Fire Fighter Training
3 month NFPA Accredited
Program Emergency
Services Academy Ltd.
www.esacanada.com
- updates with new info
- community photos from Flickr
- community comments on the article page
Using Jaiku now more than Twitter
I noticed this last week that Jaiku has an IM interface now, and I find my self using it more than Twitter. In many ways, Jaiku is like Twitter 2.0. Each status update can have comments appended to it, and an icon attached to it. There’s also the usual cell-phone integration too.Like the Google Ads?
Posted by rae in web site
at 12:39 pm on Thursday, 14 February 2008
I found out that I managed to earn $17 over the last 2 years via Google ads.
Then I noticed that I had removed them a while back.
So I just plopped one up to see how it looks.
Right now it’s pretty ugly and in the wrong place, but hey, at least it’s using relevant terms!
I love that it advertises Rogers if you read
the article about Rogers “unlimited” data plan.
at 12:39 pm on Thursday, 14 February 2008
Rogers ‘unlimited’ cellphone plans rake in the dough
Posted by rae in entertainment
at 2:53 am on Tuesday, 12 February 2008
(with apologies to CBC News )
at 2:53 am on Tuesday, 12 February 2008
Toronto-based Rogers, Canada’s largest cellphone provider, quietly announced a plan last week that would allow “unlimited” internet browsing on certain cellphones for $7 a month. The company also introduced a “Communicate Suckage” pack for $20 that bundles the browsing with text messaging, voice mail and call display features. Rogers spokeswoman Elizabeth Hamilton said the prices reflect the changing state of the gullability of cellphone users. “We’re in the business of financially raping customers for trivial functionality. As subscribers grow, as applications actually do something, we can really rip customers a new one,” she said. “We’re finding new ways of gouging them all the time.” Both plans allow customers to browse whatever websites they want on their mobile phones, .. except for really good ones, which aren’t approved by Rogers, like Google Maps. The plans also do not apply to anything with a CPU in it, and do not cover e-mail, since Rogers wants to introduce another $20 “E-mail Suckage” plan for that. Rogers really, really hopes that customers don’t read the fine print and try using their cell phone as a modem, so they get raked over the coals with per-kilobyte charges. Critics said the plans were Rogers’ latest attempt to confuse customers, this time by misrepresenting the word “unlimited.” “What appears to be a good deal on the surface is actually complete shit,” wrote Marc Lostracco, assistant editor of the Torontoist website. “Customers need to remember that a company calling something ‘unlimited’ is obviously out to get you.” Hamilton disputed the criticism and said the plans fit the uses that Rogers allows. “It’s actually an excellent cash cow,” she said.