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iPhone OS 4.0 Event Today – Take the Hit Now or Keep the Momentum Going?

With the iPhone OS 4.0 event today…I’m betting on some nice new features. Odds are low on the Verizon or iPhone HD announcements, although that would be nice…And I expect Steve to intro Scott Forestall who will do most of the talking…but you never know…one last thing may show up…

I Heard You Were in Haiti – What Was That Like?

I was indeed in Haiti for about a week, late January/early February on behalf of my employer the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)- my role was to help document and bring voice to IFAW’s efforts for animals in Port-au-Prince. While I had worked in this capacity during our disaster efforts before, notably in Iowa during their floods two summers ago…as everyone knows, this response was vastly more dire for the human population on the ground…

Microsloth Leading the Sheep to the Slaughter – “Look, we have stores too!”

Microsloth, in yet another un-original move, has opened their own retail presence.

Congratulations, that’s 1000 stolen business plans! Most people who inhabit the spaces that will contain the stores may become confused when they purchase their computer from a Microsoft store, and then accidentally wander into an Apple store looking for support…oh well…

Final Cut Editors: Final Cut Users Groups Network – Super Meet Issue #3

Hey all you FCP editors out there…The Final Cut Pro User Groups Network has just issued the Super Meet Mag issue # 3:
http://www.fcpugnetwork.org/supermag/2009/index.html

Mashable Social Good Conference: Livestream

The Mashable team is streaming their conference in NYC today. Thanks guys…

Skip Gates Incident + Gay Marriage Arguments = Colossal Waste of Time.

Ok,…now I’ve been watching this story in bits and pieces since about 5:00 PM on Tuesday afternoon…and I have to say…what a colossal waste of time and with such poor performances all around…the Cambridge, MA police dept…Skip Gates, President Obama, Robert Gibbs, I mean the list is growing by the minute…and all over what?

iPhone: The Palm Pre is here. *Yawn* – for how long?

Ok, I’ve been reading every damn post, article, tweet, and blog post re: PALMs new Pre smartphone. And have come to the conclusion that the Pre will not be an iPhone killer out of the gate. Here are my reasons:

Double Standard: Duncan Hines Cup Cakes

So my son put me on the hook for the creation of cup cakes a couple of weekends ago…we’re in the store…after making my way to the aisle w/the baking goods…I find the box…Although Oskar, my son, is.

NYT: Gadgetwise: Blu-ray – Is Optical Dead?

[Rethinking Blu-ray - Gadgetwise Blog - NYTimes.com] Ok, the NYT is saying the indicators are that Blu-ray is on the upswing…personally, I’m don’t buy it…I don’t know anyone w/a Blu-ray player that didn’t come as a by-product in a game console and I don’t know anyone buying any discs? Do you?