Monthly Archives: January 2008

The Home Computing Master Plan: Macworld 2008 Edition

Posted on January 16, 2008 by Danny

Here is the original master plan. It is notable mostly for predicting yesterday's Apple TV announcement, and for my woeful bitching about the computer that I still have now (that was more than two years ago!) I now present to … Continue reading →

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24 hours is not enough to watch a digital movie rental

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Danny

Okay, I touched on this in my Macworld coverage, but it deserves its own post. We have a TiVo Series 3 that connects to the Internet. I can see us owning an Apple TV at some point in the future. We … Continue reading →

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MW 2008: Liveblogging winners

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Danny

Clearly the winners of the liveblogging competition were the guys at MacRumors. Their AJAX-powered interface gave news updates in a timely manner, and their photo feed was showing relevant photos at the right time. Second place goes to Ars Technica, for … Continue reading →

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Questions about Time Capsule

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Danny

Part of the Macworld 2008 Keynote post-mortem. Time Capsule is Apple's wireless hub + backup drive all-in-one product. It provides fast wireless networking: 802.11n. It provides a large, "server-grade" hard drive, accessible wirelessly. (By "server-grade" they seem to mean 7200 … Continue reading →

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Liveblogging the liveblogging of the Macworld 2008 keynote

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Danny

Again, you ask what keynote? I intend to liveblog the liveblogs. You won't get every moment of the keynote from me, for that, check out the previous post of mine. But I do intend to update this post with my … Continue reading →

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How I will watch the keynote (and how you can, too)

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Danny

What keynote, you ask? For shame. Do I know you? This keynote. During the event, I will be following along with the "live" text feeds on the following sites. My comments (based on previous years) are attached. I may also keep … Continue reading →

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