Google Notifier for Mac and Google Apps (GAFYD)

A couple weeks ago I noticed that Google Notifier was no longer giving me notifications of new email. All this started right around the time that Google launched their Premier Edition service. I was going to write about this back then, but the post sat in my drafts while I was trying to figure out [...]

Joost Around The Corner

Apparently Joost is just around the corner. I received an email this morning (along with lots of other people, I’m sure) that says that they are very close to opening up the service to more testers and they will shortly add everyone who has signed up to try Joost.
Being able to watch Viacom properties online [...]

Delicious Library 2 is Finished!

Don’t run off and check the Delicious Monster site or the unofficial forums just yet. Still, I think I’ve got the goods on Delicious Library 2. In Wil Shipley’s latest personal blog post, he talks a lot about his visit to TED this past week and how he’s completely infatuated with Meg Ryan. After obsessing [...]

Forget AppleTV - Mac mini as Video Server

I ran across this podcast/article at HTGuys today. It gives a pretty good high-level description of a working home theater system that uses the Mac mini as the hub for video and audio. The system is primarily used for movie viewing (ripped from DVD’s) and the bulk of the conversation is about this, but it [...]

Welcome to the 24th Century

OK. I grew up watching Star Trek re-runs (this was before Star Trek: The Next Generation and all that nonsense). I like Star Trek and I’m actually halfway excited that JJ Abrams will do a good job with the next big screen installment of the series. I own a copy of the Star Trek Technical [...]