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iPad: Ebook Reader = yes, Netbook = no

Like a lot of people I was excited to learn about yesterday’s Apple iPad release. Steve Jobs had said it would be “one of the most important things I’ve ever done” [techcrunch]. Apple calls it “magical and revolutionary“. And, also like a lot of people, I was let down by learning the details [...]

Syncplicity: backup and syncing with 3GB FREE

One of the requests I hear from people is they want to backup up their files (MP3’s, videos, photos, and documents) but be able to also view them on different computers, wherever they might be: across town or across the world.
Are you looking for a way to backup and sync files between Windows computers?   [...]

Amazon has Snow Leopard and Windows 7 for pre-order

Amazon has Snow Leopard Mac OS X version 10.6 (the upgrade to Leopard) available for pre-order on its site for $29. Their Free-Shipping option works even to Hawaii!
Amazon also has Windows 7 available for pre-order.  Prices start at $119.99 for the Home Premium Upgrade, or $199.99 for the Professional Upgrade.    The [...]

BlueHost running special: $3.95/month hosting

I’ve used BlueHost for several sites and client sites. They are a reliable, quality hosting company. Features include CPanel (for easy graphical access to your site), unlimited domain hosting, free domain, PHP/MySQL, easy site-script installation (used to be Fantastico), and many others. For $3.95/month it’s a great deal going [...]

Journalism schools using and teaching social media

Back when I went to j-school, the Internet wasn’t considered a form of “mass media” yet. It was still pretty well limited to email and clunky browsers with limited information. Well, obviously that’s all changed. Journalism schools are teaching about how social media (things like blogs, twitter, facebook, etc.) [...]

Star Trek’s Enterprise: In Your Hands

In support of the new Star Trek movie that is coming out, a very cool site is online that allows you to hold the Enterprise in your hands: www.Experience-the-Enterprise.com. You visit the site, install an Active-X browser plugin, print out an image (that’s used to control the movements), and get your webcam fired up. [...]

HMAUS presents Mac Springfest: May 23rd

A full day of learning and fun is planned at the upcoming Hawaii Macintosh & Apple Users’ Society (HMAUS) Mac Springfest.   JAIMS (6660 Hawaii Kai Drive) will be the site for all the Mac Fanboy Love you can spread around.   Topics include:

Mac 101 for beginners,
Adobe’s Lightroom,
Social Networks and Livefeeds,
and Time Management with Apple products

If you’ve [...]

PayPal: Add Basic E-Commerce To Your Website

If you’ve never used or seen PayPal before, then you have probably been hiding under a rock, since PayPal is one of the top ways to pay online in the US. You can often find PayPal as an option for checkouts on many e-commerce websites. This article will briefly explain [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-05

I bought the @MacHeist 3 Bundle. 12 Top Mac apps worth $900+ for just $39 AND I just got Delicious Library 2 FREE! http://mhtweet.com/Fdaqsc #
Interesting what some sites are doing with Twitter: MacHeist for example — you tweet about them for 2 pieces of software. #
Well, it got me to log in, so I guess [...]

Mozy: Secondary Backups Made Simple

Backing up your data is a very wise thing to do. Hard drives fail, files and folders get deleted accidentally, and sometimes you just can’t remember where you put something any more. I recommend a two-layer backup plan. Your first layer is to have an external drive connected to [...]