Archive for October, 2005

Apple Media Event

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mugget
on October 13, 2005
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at the Apple Media Event today much new software and hardware have been added to the Apple range.

briefly, new products include:
ǃ¢ iMac - 1.9GHz G5, 17″, $1299 (USD) & 2.1GHz G5, 20″, $1799 (USD). new iMac also features a built-in iSight.

iPod video

ǃ¢ iPod - 30GB and 60GB models. 2.5″ colour LCD
video support:

H.264 video: up to 768 Kbps, 320 x 240, 30 frames per sec., Baseline Profile up to Level 1.3 with AAC-LC up to 160 Kbps, 48 Khz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats
MPEG-4 video: up to 2.5 mbps, 480 x 480, 30 frames per sec., Simple Profile with AAC-LC up to 160 Kbps, 48 Khz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats

31% thinner than current 20GB model.
260,000 colours with video out.
available in black and white.

ǃ¢ iTunes Music Store now selling over 2000 music videos, Pixar short films and hit TV shows. TV shows currently include Desperate Housewives and Lost. episodes available for $1.99 each. short films and music vieos are $1.99 each.

new software:
ǃ¢ iTunes 6

FrontRow and PhotoBooth

ǃ¢ FrontRow. media display software. comes bundled with the new iMac. new Apple remote control included.
ǃ¢ PhotoBooth. Add a special image effect, Sepia, Black & White, Glow, Comic Book, X-Ray, Colored Pencil, Thermal Camera, Spotlight, Bulge, Dent, Twirl, Squeeze, Mirror, Light Tunnel, Stretch, Fish Eye.

misc news:
eMac has been discontinued? it is no longer featured in the Apple online store’s main page.
QuickTime 7.0.3 update

Apple iMac
iMac with iSight and PhotoBooth
FrontRow
iPod with video
iTunes 6 - download page
Apple press release

UPDATE

check MacRumors for the Media Event roundup.
Apple Media Event Rumors Roundup + release details

YTMND

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mugget
on October 13, 2005
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what can i say? except maybe…

You’re The Man Now, Dog

YTMND
the original YTMND page
Picard Song. a classic and one of the most popular YTMND’s.

short film - Work

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mugget
on October 11, 2005
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Neubix is the business behind TheBigNoob.com. they’ve got a short film called “Work”.

neubix - work

check it out: Neubix - Work
also worth a look: The Big Noob«ó¢

Health Department Warning to Females Lifting Weights

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on October 11, 2005
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LOL. :lol:

this is funny stuff…

poor ASF woman

Paranoia has gripped women around the world as Accidental Super-Freakism (Accidentilium Superious-Freakazoidus or ASF) reaches epidemic proportions «Éœ yet mysteriously, not a single sufferer can be found!

ASF seems to manifest as an allergic reaction to weight training equipment loads in excess of 2 kilos. According to reports, overnight the victims entire structure undergoes horrific mutations such that by morning they resemble a professional male bodybuilder «Éœ complete with dark tan, paper thin skin, rippling abdominals and posing oil!

Doctor Richard Head, is baffled.

«É?I am baffled! These poor women are suffering what previously required more than a decade of deliberate, chronic, anabolic drug abuse, intense weight training and long-term extreme dieting.«É?

read the rest of this shocking story at the link. and for anyone who’s still confused - i guess i’d better just say that this is a joke.

Health Department Warning to Females Lifting Weights

iPod nano 200GB

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mugget
on October 10, 2005
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4GB in the iPod nano is pretty good - especially considering just how small it is. but 200GB? :shock: even better! :D

this mod gives an amazing increase in storage size - but the battery life is slightly reduced.

iPod nano 200GB

just look at it! i know that this would go great with the P*Phone.

instructions are right here: iPod nano 200GB instructions.

TextPander - neat OS X app

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on October 9, 2005
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if you’re an OS X user and routinely find yourself typing the same bits of text over and over and over and…

textpander logo

you’ll probably want to take a look at TextPander. you choose the snippet of text that you want be inserted - then you choose what abbreviation you want to use to expand that snippet of text.

for example - when i’m writing a post here i usually have to type a bit of HTML with each post, some more than others. so instead of typing all the code - now all i have to type is a couple of characters and a whole bunch of code is inserted, and all i’ve gotta do is fill in the blanks. pretty neat stuff. combine this with one handed typing and nothing will slow you down!

and as an added bonus - it’s FREE!

TextPander

card art

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mugget
on October 9, 2005
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i just found a bunch of neat things to use your old public transport cards for.

if you spend lots of time on public transport this could be a great way to pass time.

metrocard star art

for some reason i really want to go on a bus or train right now… gotta try that “annoying clicker”.

Metrocard Art:
annoying clicker
Metrocard art
Prof. Putter’s Metrocard tricks
Noah’s card art

K2 - a whole new look

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mugget
on October 6, 2005
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well i just coldn’t wait any longer.

for a while now Michael Heilemann and Chris J Davis have been working on K2 - the successor to the well known and loved WordPress theme - Kubrick. it’s still in beta - so not everything will work as expected. but that’s alright. because it just looks so nice.

everything will slowly start coming together as i tweak things, but do let me know if you notice any major problems.

Starbucks logo history

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mugget
on October 5, 2005
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and so the Starbucks logo history lesson #1 begins…

As and introduction to this bit of research let me present a short quote from the cult cartoon show Futurama (episode [2ACV12] “The Deep South“) in which one of the characters, Fry, tries to engage in “maritals” with a mutant mermaid:

“Umbriel: What the hell is that?
Fry: Yeah I’m a little confused too. How do I… y’now…with the tail and all.
Umbriel: I’m not your first am I? I mean, I lay my eggs and leave and you release your fertiliser.
[Scene: Outside Colonel’s House. Fry runs away from the house at top speed.]
Fry (gasping): Why couldn’t she be the other type of mermaid, with the fish part on top and the lady part on the bottom?”

i hear people saying “what does this have to do with Starbucks”? well some may recognize similarities between the below picture and the Starbucks logo (i didn’t at first), but read the article and find out the history behind the logo.

15th century siren

and if you’re interested in that - you may also be interesed in an article on the FedEx logo. although it’s not quite as exciting (unless you’re a design-head, then you should find it interesting) but there is something subliminal in the logo (that i’ve never noticed before, and probably never would have if i didn’t see this article)… interesting.

Subj: How the Starbucks Siren Became Less Naughty

The Man Behind the FedEx Logo

parasitic advertising & shower hair

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mugget
on October 5, 2005
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mleak, a Flickr user has gone and some some things that bring a new meaning to the term “parasitic advertising”. yes, insects were caught and painted with various logos. (this could really be dangerous… don’t let the marketing companies get hold of this info. :shock: )

adidas spider

and more recently… not being content with the painted bugs - shower hair pictures are the latest creation.

shower hair

one things for sure - these photos sure are interesting (especially the painted insects) and gross (especially the shower hair pictures).

parasitic advertising (@ Flickr)
shower hair pictures (@ Flickr)

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