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iPhone shipping late June
Mac Rumors: Apple Mac Rumors and News You Care About Reuters reports that an AT&T executive confirmed that the iPhone will be arriving “at the end of June”. “Our expectations are good. Our testing has been good,” said AT&T Chief Operating Officer Randall Stephenson. “The iPhone is on target to launch in June.” This is…
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Airlines
“AirlineQuality.com”:http://www.airlinequality.com/. I haven’t used this site in a while because I’ve mainly been stuck on United. But just this month, I’ve been on Qantas, JAL and probably Cathay soon, so it bears some checking. Some quick reviews for me and also see “FlatSeats.com”:http://flatseats.com which only reviews the high end seats. # ANA. Wow, this is…
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Roguecleaner and Rising.com.cn
As I mentioned had a really bad case of spyware. No US program would get rid of it (including Yahoo’s version of Webroot, Spybot, Trend Micro, etc). Finally got rid of it with a set of Chinese programs. First is Rogue Cleaner (“Onlinedown.net”:http://www.onlinedown.net/soft/42382.htm) or ????????. There is also an online virus checker that we had…
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Send on Behalf
I really don’t know why it is so complicated, but if you want to be able to have someone send a message on behalf of you and look at your email, there is a complicated process to get Outlook and Exchange to do it. This method from “Microsoft”:http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA011367671033.aspx?pid=CL100626971033 seems to sort of work. Powered by…
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HD Camcorders
!>http://images.camcorderinfo.com/images/upload/Image/Canon/Canon%20HV20/Product%20Pictures/Canon_HV20vsSony_HDR-HC7_Right.jpg! What a difference just a month makes. Since the last HD Camcorders, Sony, Canon and Panasonic have all introduced new models, this changes the decisions quite a bit. Using Camcorderinfo, here are the latest tradeoffs and selection: # “Canon HV-20”:http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Canon-HV20-Camcorder-Review.htm. $1100 MSRP. Canon announced a bigger camera called the HV-20. Unlike the HV-20, this…
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FASB FIN 46
OK, this probably should go into a work blog, but this is the one I have open. We are looking at a company where FASB FIN 46 makes a difference. It is about the consolidation of interest from special purpose vehicles. Its designed to prevent the Enron-like off-balance sheet financing which killed it. Here is:…
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mp3tag
“MP3Tag”:http://www.mp3tag.de/ is a nice freeware program that lets you take MP3 tags and change the filename. I like to do this so that all my music is really nicely laid out. Powered by ScribeFire.
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Apartments in Shanghai
“Lakeville Regency”:http://www.metropolis-sh.com/plink/as-Lakeville%20Regency.htm. This is supposed to be one of the nicest complexes in Shanghai. The second section has just been completed. Powered by ScribeFire. The Lakeville Regency
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Sustainable Seafood
“The World Wildlife Fund”:http://wwf.org.hk/eng/conservation/seafood/guide.php has a guide for the right sustainable fish to eat in Hong Kong and the Pacific. This is mainly for Hong Kong, but is not bad for the rest China. You can print out a wallet sized guide. If you live in the US, then “Seafood WATCH”:http://www.mbayaq.org/cr/seafoodwatch.asp which the Monterey Bay…
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Sydney for a few days
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