Here is an interesting article from Time magazine:
Guarding Your Social Security Number
Requests to provide our Social Security numbers have become so common that many people just assume they have no choice but to hand it over.
Read the entire article Here.
With roughly a 30 month gestational period for Apple’s new Leopard OS, speculation over the delivery date for it was like trying to guess the delivery date for a new baby. You have a rough idea when it is supposed to arrive, but you won’t know exactly until you head to the hospital (unless it’s a false alarm). The ‘good’ news is that Apple is delivering a set of twins. Both OS X Leopard and OS X Server version 10.5 Leopard will arrive on October 26 at 6:00 p.m.
Apple’s delivery of an ‘Ultimate’ version OS X Leopard 10.5 comes loaded with features and without the confusion that MS brings to the table with multiple versions of their bloated Vista OS.
See you at the Apple store!
Mac OS X Leopard to ship on October 26
Apple Announces Mac OS X Server version 10.5 Leopard
It slices, it dices, and a whole lot more...
WOW! I think Apple hit this one out of the park. The complete redesign of most of the iPod line looks great. Apple has a knack for great product design and this is no exception.
Apple also announced that the existing 4GB iPhone would be discontinued and a price drop of $200 on the 8GB version. Yes, only $399 for an 8GB iPhone only sixty-eight days after its release. Sorry early adopters.
If you're really looking for a bargain, pickup a discontinued 4GB iPhone for just $299.
Microsoft is known as innovators (copy cats) in the industry. I didn't think they could top the Brown Zune but they did.
Introducing the Microsoft Zune Phone. It's an amazing piece of... well just watch for yourself.
Gmail had a contest for people to submit a short video clip of the Gmail "M"velope crossing the screen. It should enter from the left and exit on the right side. With over 1000 clips submitted, here is the result. Cool!
Well can you believe that someone is making statues of Woz and Jobs. Well that may be a little bit of a stretch being that they are LEGO figures. The company PodBrix is making modified LEGO pieces that show Apple Computer co-founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak working on a early Apple computer.
This set is going on sale as a limited edition of 300 pieces and are $39.99 each.