Steve Wozniak is a legendary genius in the computer world, especially to Apple fans. Fans who also know of his quirky personality. Herein I respectfully, and with tongue in cheek, summarize his talk with ACU’s Bill Rankin at the ACU Connected Mobile Summit special event.
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I’ve been doing some advanced Powerpoint presentations on my Mac Pro for my VP this last year, presentations that include audio, video, slideshows and various transitions. While they look very nice popped into a trustee’s report, they have not come without their share of problems. Let me break it down for you.
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In a nutshell: MOV files do not work. They appear to work on a Mac, but take that file to a PC…FAIL. And a PC is what this presentation[...]
Just got my Netflix Wii Streaming disc in the mail today. Let me walk you through the process.
I haven’t used my Wii in a little while, so when I popped in the disc, I had to wait through 2 consecutive software updates to use the disc.
Now that’s done, and I see the Netflix icon in the top left of the home screen.
Clicking on the icon, I can choose to Start or to go back to the Wii menu.
I have to[...]
So, I guess I’m a little late to the dance on this one. But how cool is this cuddly little gadget? It’s part digital photo frame, part RSS reader, part alarm clock and 100% time-wasting goodness. Must. Have. One. NOW.
You can buy me one if you want. My birthday is next week.
Just read a post at The Chronicle (of Higher Education) about how the RIAA goes about identifying alleged music pirates. Apparently an anonymous representative of the organization stopped by the Chronicle’s offices and gave a rundown of how it’s done. I found it funny, and perfectly obvious, that they would use Limewire to identify people who share songs on the RIAA hotlist. Read more…
While sharing this article with a colleague, he tells me about a highly controversial act which just[...]
