Posted on 03/20/2005 9:54:51 AM PST by SunkenCiv
This is a 'blog for Mac and Apple stuff. IOW, not a 'blog for how wonderful and innovative Dull and Windulls is.
CompactFlash from 64 MB to 4 GB:
http://www.sandisk.com/retail/cf.asp
the latest Popular Science has a release about the SanDisk Ultra II SD Plus, a secure digital format card with a USB 2.0 plug built in (just unfold it). S'cool looking.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1349037/posts?page=40#40
and...
Your first "Killer APP" (vanity)
Posted on 04/13/2005 9:18:26 PM PDT by gilor
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1383337/posts
a ping to "car-puting" fans. my mac buddy who now lives in Rochester emailed this link, s'cool.
http://moro.fbrtech.com/~tora/EVDO/index.html
Apple II hardware links --
Working Apple II Links: Vendors
http://home.triad.rr.com/dtouvell/vendorsites.htm
Especially noteworthy sites in subsequent messages.
The CompactFlash product would be kinda cool to have -- instant booting, but of course, with a backup on CD or some other media. Check out the link to the 4GB cards here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/1366688/posts?page=41#41
Also, I screwed up one link in the preceding message:
MicroDrive/Turbo IDE adapter Card:
http://www.wbwip.com/shh/microdrvturbo.html
prettier re-post of link:
uh-oh, I hear the black helicopters comin'...
I wonder if it will work with the iPod Shuffle.
So, how did it work with a USB keychain drive (could be an excellent idea, by the way, particularly for those who don't want to "invest" in an iPod).
Errr... I've been meaning to finish a review on it - I'll post it in a day or so.
Short review: sounds great, easy to use, you don't necessarily NEED an MP3 player to use it, and definitely worth the $24.59 I paid for it.
Wow, $25, that is cheap. It appears to just run off memory cards, so I was thinking about this. I've got a Dazzle, which is a multi-card gizmo that plugs into USB, and lets me grab camera images more efficiently (and without burning down the rechargeable camera batteries). I've got a couple of bone-idle Macs (with bigger drives than my primary machine) over on the quiet side of this room. I could rip gigs of CD tracks, then put the machines to work MP3ing the files, while I sat on my big behind over here and surfed the web. When the 4 GB CompactFlash cards are available, I'd be ready to drive around with quite a huge library, hmm, 57 hours? I think a CD holds about 10 hours...
I also neglected to point out that those four+ products are for the Apple II or //gs.
Apple Retaliates Over Jobs Biography
By GREG SANDOVAL, AP Technology Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Computer Inc. has retaliated against the publisher of an upcoming unauthorized biography about chief executive Steve Jobs by removing dozens of other technology books sold by the publisher from Apple stores around the world.
Apple removed the books last week from all 104 of its stores after failing in a monthlong attempt to persuade John Wiley & Sons not to release "iCon Steve Jobs: The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business," which is to go on sale within the next six weeks, the publisher said.
The book-spurning is only the latest attempt by Apple executives to crack down on writers who publish or distribute unauthorized or secret information about the computer maker. It's a strategy that experts in brand management say is likely to backfire, only adding to the notoriety of Apple's critics and encouraging sales in countless other bookstores.
"Pulling books off the shelf is a little draconian," said Rob Frankel, a brand consultant. "It reeks of repression."
"This is not the first time anybody has said anything good or bad about Steve Jobs," Frankel added. "He has a much better public brand image than one book could ever dispel."
The book's author, Jeffrey Young, says Jobs has nothing to fear from "iCon." It's a chronicle of Jobs' rise as an innovator and entrepreneur and includes details about his personal life such as his divorce and fight with cancer, he said.
"I thought the book was pretty positive and laudatory," Young said. "It covers his personal life and there is something about his illness. I wouldn't call any of it outrageous. I'm totally bewildered."
Young said Wiley & Sons sent a manuscript to Apple two weeks ago and the company responded by demanding that the publisher halt the release. Wiley & Sons decided instead to stand behind its author.
Apple spokesman Steve Dowling said company executives were declining to comment.
Lori Sayde, a spokeswoman for the publisher, says the company will publish the biography in its entirety.
"We're hoping that they will re-evaluate their position because we have worked very hard to establish a good relationship with Apple," Sayde said. "We're empathetic to all our tech authors who will lose out in this but we support our publisher's decision to publish this book."
Sayde did not know how much money Wiley & Sons could lose as a result of Apple's refusal to sell the publisher's books.
Cupertino-based Apple is known for aggressively protecting its intellectual property, as well as its image.
In December, Apple sued 25 unnamed individuals — presumed to be Apple employees — who allegedly leaked confidential product information in violation of nondisclosure agreements and California's Uniform Trade Secrets Act.
Apple then subpoenaed the Internet providers of three online reporters who wrote about the secret products, seeking to identify their sources. The reporters, backed by major media companies including The Associated Press, said Apple's efforts could erode the media's ability to report in the public's interest.
In January, Apple sued a 19-year-old publisher of another Web site that revealed trade secrets about the $499 Mac mini computer.
Defendants in that case include Harvard University student Nicholas Ciarelli, a Mac enthusiast who publishes the Web site ThinkSecret, and unnamed sources who tipped him off two weeks before Apple officially introduced the mini on Jan. 11.
I agree.
WalMart carries 'em. The store here doesn't stock them in the music / stereos / computers section, but in the automotive. Got one, about $30.
(SM and H, that pertains to message 34)
The other tidbit -- WalMart is about to start selling the iPod.
Haven't tried to hack with it yet but it tunes 87.7 to 88.9 in .2 steps (cycles to each of the 7 channels with each button-press).
Instructions say it reads MP3s of 32k-128k (my initial test ones were downloads at 128k and I've since tried bitrates from 32k to 320k and they all seem to play OK) and says all files must be in the root-level of the USB drive. I _had_ files in the root level and in a couple of folders and it ultimately read _all_ of them.
STILL have to determine in what order it reads them - I've tried all kinds of things and nothing makes sense; BUT it will always read them the same way. Sounds pretty good. Skip fwd/rev buttons function as volumes up/down if you hold the buttons a couple of seconds. Play/pause button. Does NOT hold track info if it gets unplugged (won't pick up where it left off). FM worked well from the cig lighter to the (broken) antenna on the rear quarter - haven't done any DX tests with a separate radio yet. Fwd/rev buttons are per-file - cannot 'scratch' to a point in the middle of a file. Unit gets a little warm after a while (circuitry inside), but nothing objectionable or alarming.
Gonna play with power requirements (has a replaceable 1/2A fuse inside it; with a spare in the package) to see if I can run it easily off a 'wall wart' power supply for indoor use.
Comes with a 3' long stereo 3.5mm plug to a 2.5mm plug cable (2.5mm end fits TheToy). My MPIO FL-100 works fine with it (good dynamic range, low noise) but since TheToy has no EQ selection I have to use the EQ adjustments in the player and/or the radio.
For $25 to let me play files off a USB keychain (and not _have_ to carry a more expensive, and more delicate, MP3 player) it's definitely a keeper.
ping
"see if I can run it easily off a 'wall wart' power supply for indoor use"
oooooh, another gooood idea.
I haven't opened the package yet, because I thought I might look around online to see if other sources carry it locally and cheaper. The Circuit City website is a chore, even with DSL bandwidth.
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