Tech News Wednesday June 17, 2009
Today’s Tech News : iPhone/iTouch news, Bill Bailey, Kindle’s Future, Angel’s new comic book, The cat is back, a review of gOS and much more . . .
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Bill Bailey :: If you have never heard of Bill Bailey, it is time you did. Not only intelligent comic/actor but also a well rounded musician. (Follow Here . . .)
Best Tweets : The Banana Thoughts
“it was actually banana pudding -- I’m on the film set of Nanny McPhee 2 -- got slightly obsessed by mystery dessert, all fine now, carry on” 9:20 AM May 26th
“I think it may be flavoured with banana, but contain little bits of jackfruit, or Fool’s Banana” 9:07 AM May 26th
“ it tastes of banana,yet there appears to be no banana in it, it looks more like chocolate sponge, perhaps I am bananodysphasic..8:53 AM May 26th
“eating some kind of weird banana pudding..” 8:27 AM May 26th
Tech News
Kindle Apps?
Amazon Kindle’s Source Code. Will it makes paperless books cheaper than the actual bound book? (cnet . . .)
New Name for iPhone = iPatch
45 patches are in the next update to secure the “multiple vulnerabilities”. Wait What? (Reuters. . .)
What’s the Opposite of Anarchy?
Iran’s pro-government websites are under assault from the Tehran regime’s. Just bunch of people “byting” back, isn’t that what toddlers do? (Wired . . .)
Your Kid Made Honours, While Mine . . .
All I made was a shelf in wood shop. (TechEBlog . . .)
Opera Untie
Opera browser into a server. I just see a security issues. (SF Gate . . .)
The Biggest Debate
Have Astronomers Spotted the First Exoplanet in Another Galaxy? (Discover . . .)
FAIL
I see no issue, unless you think another plan will fly over. (CNN . . .)
Wong Number
Name should not be a job search identifier. (News Au . . .)
I Just Was Keeping it Safe
AIG Executive talking like a teenager. (Bloomberg . . .)
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Comic Book Pick
“wo weeks after the finale of ‘After the Fall,’ novelist Kelley Armstrong (The Summoning) comes aboard to explore the many repercussions following the explosive Angel #17. Artist Dave Ross also comes aboard to present the first chapter of ‘Aftermath,’ wherein we learn who lived, who died, and who will be forever changed from the experience.”
Basically it is Angel, demons, Hell, good guys, bad guys and more fighting. This is not a browse through series. I have been following “After the Fall” series from the beginning.
Now, which cover do I want???
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Free Software Reviews
It’s not Google’s Operating System but it sure does look like one. gOS stands for “Good OS” though it does contain a lot of links to Google Web apps, Google Gadgets, and the option to add Google Gears is found on its app menu list. gOS is based on Ubuntu 8.04 and thus offers all of the advantages of an Ubuntu based system. This version of gOS includes Wine 1.0 as well as Mozilla’s Prism. Wine lets you easily run Windows apps and Prism lets you run Web apps on your gOS desktop. (Read More . . .)