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Latest MacBook Pro 15″ out on June 11 at Apple WWDC
Think Secret – MacBook Pro update planned for June with new display MacBook Pro update planned for June with new display May 8, 2007 – Apple placed an initial order for 15.4-inch LED backlight displays with Asian manufacturers last month, targeting a June announcement that would make availability of a new laptop on or within…
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VaBene ??? and SOAHC
OK, I’m way behind on blogging restaurants, here are some: “Va Bene”:http://www.cityweekend.com.cn/shanghai/listings/dining/italian/has/vabene/. This is an Italian restaurant that looks like a villa. You don’t know you are in Shanghai. The clientele is mainly western, so its kind of a nice spot. Also went to “SOAHC”:http://www.shanghaiguide.com/restaurants/?detail=922 which is next door. That is a local chinese cuisine.…
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Logitech Playgear, Sony PSP USB Cable and PSP Games
This lists for $15 and is the best PSP Case apparently. From Pricegrabber, the price is actually pretty bad. Logitech carries it direct for $15 plus $6 shipping. “Mpire”:http://mpire.com/Logitech_PlayGear_Pocket_for_PlayStation_Portable_PSP_-p-30558098.htm had the very best prices which is $10 from Amazon. Of course, bulk up to $25 and shipping is free! Finally there is the dual “Intec…
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Computer to TV
OK, I just got a cable that is VGA to RGB, but it turns out you need a converter which “RAM”:http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/PC-TV_video_adapter.html has for $100 Powered by ScribeFire.
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Computer VGA to Component Output
OK, if you’ve got a flat panel TV and want to project say some movies from your computer, how do you do it. You need a magic box called a “VGA to TV Convertor”:http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/PC-TV_video_adapter.html. Ram has one for $99 that takes VGA analog output and then converts it into component video (those three cables) or…
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PSP Games, Nubs and Cases
Calvin got so bored on his last trip that I finally dug out a PSP I had buried in a gadget drawer and gave it to him. Now he really likes it for trips, so time to accessorize. “Pricegrabber”:http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_attrib.php/page_id=1935 has popular ones and “PSP411”:http://psp411.com has great reviews. * Memory Stick Pro 4GB. You can now…
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Best Media Player
Well, I use a huge variety of these, from the standard Windows Media Player to everything else. Net, net, the easiest to use is for me “Zoom Player”:http://www.inmatrix.com/. The main reason is that it automatically installs all the various codecs that you need automatically and they are the really great open source ones like ffdshow…
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Apple share is 4th for notebooks and 5th for desktops
Mac Rumors: Apple Mac Rumors and News You Care About Bloomberg provided March 2007 marketshare numbers from the NPD Group. It revealed that for March 2007, Apple was ranked 4th for notebook sales (9.9%), 5th for Desktop sales (7.7%), and #1 for MP3 Player Sales (68.9%). BetaNews provides a historical perspective on these numbers. Apple’s…
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Best Workflow for Raw images uses DXO, CS Pro and Noise Ninja
With all these plugins around for photos that do the same thing, it is a little confusing what to use. Here is one fellows view on what to do Bluejake: Westside, Looking Northeast from 31st and 10th I use DxO Optics Pro to correct lens distortion (but I don’t use the other features). This fixes…
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Top PSP Games
Calvin really likes the PSP but has lost all his games. “Gamespot”:http://www.gamespot.com/games.html?type=top_rated&platform=1024&page_type=games&tag=subnav;top_games. Sid Maeier’s Pirates got an 8.6 and is wonderful on the PC. Powered by ScribeFire.