Operation Gadget
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Buying .Mac Licenses Now to Get Access to MobileMe in July
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOver on The Apple Phone Show Blog, Liana Lehua suggested that iPhone fans buy a copy of .Mac from Amazon.com now in order to access MobileMe when it goes live in July. It looks like you’ll save about $30 if you do this. The only problem is that Amazon.com itself is…
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Dear AT&T, Start Upgrading Backhaul Right Now
Reading Time: 2 minutesOnce iPhone 3G lands in customers’ hands, I think AT&T is going to have some never-before-experienced issues with saturation of the backhaul supporting its mobile phone network infrastructure. A great example will be what happens at the Moscone Center next January when the Mac user community convenes for Macworld Expo 2009. At…
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The iPhone 3G Rate Plan for Data is Probably $35 Per Month If You Still Want 200 SMS Messages
Reading Time: 2 minutesOne of the things that I was wondering when watching Steve Jobs’ keynote at the Apple WWDC yesterday was, “How much will AT&T charge me for data if I upgrade from my current iPhone?” Note to Readers: This article is about the rates AT&T will charge for data service on the iPhone…
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A Little Extra Busy Today
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMy wife and I had some things to do this afternoon that pulled me away from watching Steve Jobs’ Keynote at WWDC 2008 where the iPhone 3G was announced. I plan to be back tomorrow with some thoughts on the new iPhone and Apple’s related service offerings.
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Considering a Blue Microphones Snowflake for Podcasting
Reading Time: 2 minutesI’m planning to launch an audio podcast about ice hockey officiating this September, so I’m looking at hardware and software I’ll need to produce a podcast. One thing I want to buy for myself is a compact USB microphone because I’m sure that the built-in microphone on my MacBook Pro will not…
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Jonathan Greene’s Impressive Review and Video of the Nokia N78
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBefore I hit the hay on Friday night, I want to point out Jonathan Greene’s blog article Nokia N78 – Feature Pack 2 and plenty to love. This is a great first look at the newest N-Series phone and includes a nearly 20 minute long video of him putting the N78…
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Documentary on the “Wireless Philadelphia” City-wide WiFi Project Released Before Network Goes Dark
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOver on Wi-Fi Net News, Glenn Fleishman pointed out the release of a 13-minute documentary on the Wireless Philadelphia Project. Change is in the Airwaves: A Documentary about the Philadelphia Wireless Initiative from George Rausch on Vimeo. Wireless Philadelphia is a city-wide WiFi project that began in September 2006. The leading…
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Hockey Night in Canada Theme May Not Be Used by The CBC Next Season
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBack in April, I wrote How to Create iPhone Ringtones from TV Show Soundtracks Using Audio Hijack Pro and GarageBand ’08 and created a The Hockey Night in Canada Theme ringtone for my iPhone as an example. For those U.S.-based hockey junkies in our readership who haven’t heard, several Canadian news…
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Oakley Donates $1 Million from Livestrong Eyewear Sales
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLos Angeles Business reports that Oakley has donated $1 Million to the Lance Armstrong Foundation that was generated through sales of the Livestrong line of sports sunglasses. According to the article: Oakley Livestrong Flak Jacket XLJ: A nice pair of sunglasses for sports that supports a worthy cause. [ Image: Oakley ] The…