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Featured link: Ubiquitous computing: Tabs, pads, books, and clouds, Adam Rosen, Adam's Apple, 03.16. "Ubiquitous computing names the third wave in computing, just now beginning . . . when technology recedes into the background of our lives."
Mac of the Day: Mac Pro, Aug. 2006 - The last Mac to go Intel, the Mac Pro has two dual-core Xeon CPUs at 2.0-3.0 GHz. 8-core option added in 2007.
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News: Opera: 'Dramatic' rise since Microsoft's ballot page, Tech Radar, 03.18. On average, twice as many people in Europe are downloading Opera 10.5 as before the ballot page was added to Windows.
Analysis: The ultra-light laptop conundrum: Weak processors, Larry Dignan, ZDNet, 03.11. The problem: Affordable ultra-light laptops have underpowered low voltage processors. What's a power user to do? (How about a MacBook Air!)
Opinion: I want a Mac Mini on steroids, Seth Weintraub, Computerworld, 03.09. Recipe for a $1,000 turbo Mac mini: Core i7 CPU, discrete graphics card, support for 8 GB of RAM, and SSD instead of a hard drive.
News: ClubMac merging with MacMall, Fairer Platform, 03.11. MacMall has owned ClubMac for years now, prices are the same, and it just doesn't make sense to keep the fading brand alive.
Web: Finally, a Major New Reason to Use Blogger: Easy Custom Templates, Harry McCracken, Technologizer, 03.11. "Blogger's template designer will be available to all Blogger users today as an opt-in offering with fifteen starter templates...."
History: Apple's long history of lousy first reviews, The Week, 03.09. Panned when new: Macintosh, iMac, iPod, iPhone, and Newton.
History: The Secret Origin of Windows, Technologizer, 03.08. Tandy Trower recounts the inside story of his experience in transforming Windows from vaporware into a product that has left an unmistakable imprint on the world.
Analysis: Are Macs really cheaper to manage than PCs?, Tom Kaneshige, Macworld, 03.09. "Macs in the enterprise aren't just cheaper to manage - they're a lot cheaper, according to a new survey released today by the Enterprise Desktop Alliance."
Analysis: Reviewing Products They've Never Used, Gene Steinberg, Tech Night Owl, 03.09. "When the iPad is released, I will go over to the local Apple Store . .. I will spend as much face time with one that I can get and then decide whether it is something that I need to have."
News: Trust And Safety, Twitter, 03.09. Twitter launches new service to protect users against phishing and other deceitful attacks by routing all links so it can detect, intercept, and prevent the spread of bad links.
Analysis: How Ad Blockers hurt your favorite Web sites, Jim Dalrymple, The Loop, 03.07. "We are trying to bring readers interesting content everyday -- the way we make money is through advertising. If everyone used an ad blocker, we wouldn't have jobs."
Tech: Apple Confirms: iPad Uses PowerVR SGX Graphics Hardware, Mac Rumors, 02.23. Apple states: "An iPad is a PowerVR SGX device and supports the same basic capabilities as other SGX devices."
Software: Opera 10.5 Beta for Mac Includes Tiger Support, Cocoa, Growl, Multitouch Gestures, Mac Observer, 02.25. Opera 10.5 beta adds a lot, including Tiger support, but "ends support for PowerPC".
Opinion: The handful of programs that keep me using an Apple Macintosh, Applepeels, 02.22. "The applications that let you get your work done are really what hold you in one world or keep you using multiple operating systems."
Opinion: iPod touch vs. Nintendo DS: The parent's perspective, Peter Cohen, The Loop, 02.22. Inexpensive games, trial versions, lots of memory for saving your game state, no cartridges to lose, and it's a handheld computer.
News: Jobs: Flash dead like the iMac's 'missing' floppy drive, Electronista, 02.18. Jobs says Flash "is obsolete technology that should be dropped in favor of a better option."
Tech: NVIDIA's Optimus is primed for new Apple MacBooks, Jon Stokes, ars technica, 02.23. "In a nutshell, Optimus allows seamless, invisible switching between Intel's still-anemic integrated graphics processors (IGPs) and NVIDIA's popular discrete mobile GPUs."
History: Top 10 worst Apple products of all time, Shaun Nichols, Iain Thomson, PC Authority, 02.15. A very good overview of some of Apple's worst products, although you might disagree with some items listed.
Tech: USB 3.0 Tested: How Fast Is It in the Real World?, Michael J. Miller, PCMag, 02.11. "...did see a notable performance improvement . . . but it wasn't anywhere near the 10X improvement in rated connection speed, or the two to three times improvement I was hoping to see."
News: USB power outlet, iPhone Universal Remote impress at Macworld, Jacqui Cheng, ars technica, 02.14. Fastmac U-Socket has 2 AC and 2 USB wall outlets - first such product on the market that meets electrical safety specs.

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