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Find and delete storage hogs on Mac with OmniDiskSweeper

0 Comments 04 November 2009

Omni DiskSweeper is a small application for OS X (yes, Snow Leopard safe) that shows you a list of the hard drives and or network drives that are connected to your Mac, allows you to view the size of them, and then allows you to delete what you will.

Mobile Gadgets, Mobile Tech Marketing, News

Moto DROID Exchange support price is not the problem; the target market is

0 Comments 04 November 2009

The net seems to be amazed by this; that Big Red is actually going to charge their customers more for services that they want to use. The real problem that the Droid is going to face won't be pricing, it will be targeting.

Tech Culture

Google: Looking for ‘creative people who want to make a difference’ and earn some serious cash

4 Comments 03 November 2009

A quick look over at the Official Google Blog and you'll find that Google is looking for some excellent people to fill in some spots in the company parking lot. Following a couple of links through you'll find that they have open positions in a lot of their world wide sites. Do you think that you can make the cut?

Mobile Tech Marketing

The only way Apple could get us to pay for TV; trickery

1 Comment 03 November 2009

Looks like Apple is up to digital media takeover again. This time they are trying to put the hurt on cable companies with a $30 TV subscription model through iTunes. TV only on my computer doesn't sound that great. What other ways will Apple have to approach this model?

News, Tech Culture

Apple leaves Intel Atom processor support in the dust; Hackintosh users cringe

0 Comments 02 November 2009

According to OS X Daily, Apple will update Snow Leopard to version 10.6.2 which will kill support for Intel Atom processor. This is an obvious attempt to thwart the efforts of OS X "hackers" from installing OS X on lower cost Atom based netbooks.

Tech Culture

The Last 7 Days in Tech: Week of October 26th, 2009

2 Comments 01 November 2009

This week was filled with scary costumes, DROID madness, and Google continuing there mass takeover of the world. What fun or agony, it all really depends if you are TomTom and Garmin (Thanks Google Navigation!)

Tech Culture

Non-Latin domain names approved; URL shortening services rejoice

3 Comments 31 October 2009

ICANN's President and CEO says that with this change there will be 100,000 more characters added to what we can use today. Some think that this is a pain, is inconvenient, and will divide the internet more than it already is. Like David Coursey.

Mobile Gadgets

Motorola Droid Pre Release Roundup

0 Comments 29 October 2009

So, of course the net was filled with an Android splattered passion that almost felt like hystery, or maybe it was just me. Anyways the Motorola Droid will be released on the Verizon network for $199.99 with a two year contract and your soul.

Mobile Gadgets, Mobile Tech Marketing

Does Apple need a cheaper option? A philisophical NO.

3 Comments 27 October 2009

With the refresh of the iMac and the "lower-end" MacBook last week it seems that Apple has once again disregarded the idea that a cheaper option in the Mac family is needed. Does Apple need to do something about the "middle-of-the-road" consumer line who wants quality but not at a premium cost.

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Why students, workers, and humans need to sign up for Dropbox right now

0 Comments 25 October 2009

After listening to many podcasts in the TWIT universe I finally decided to give Dropbox a try last night. The only reason that I was finally moved to do it was I didn't have a jump drive near me and I wanted to work on a school paper on my MacBook.

Find and delete storage hogs on Mac with OmniDiskSweeper

Moto DROID Exchange support price is not the problem; the target market is

Google: Looking for ‘creative people who want to make a difference’ and earn some serious cash

The only way Apple could get us to pay for TV; trickery

Apple leaves Intel Atom processor support in the dust; Hackintosh users cringe

The Last 7 Days in Tech: Week of October 26th, 2009

Non-Latin domain names approved; URL shortening services rejoice

Motorola Droid Pre Release Roundup

Does Apple need a cheaper option? A philisophical NO.

Why students, workers, and humans need to sign up for Dropbox right now

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