Monthly Archives: January 2005

iWork Screens

Posted on January 16, 2005 by jetrotz

Apple-X.net has a scoop this morning. They have an extensive set of screen shots of Apple’s new iWork application. Lots of looks at templates for Keynote2 as well as Pages. No big surprises, but the apps look good. I’m glad … Continue reading →

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Among the games I want to get my hands on this year, Brothers in Arms tops this list. Combining the best of the scripted action in Call of Duty with the type of ‘squad commander’ tactics seen in Full Spectrum … Continue reading →

Posted on January 14, 2005 by jetrotz | Leave a comment

Marathon is Dead, Long Live Marathon!

Posted on January 14, 2005 by jetrotz

MacSlash reports on the public release (for free download, but not to the open-source community) of the seminal Marathon Trilogy by Bungie. You know them – makers of Pathways into Darkness, Myth, Oni — and a little game called Halo/Halo2? … Continue reading →

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My, My, Macintosh!

Posted on January 11, 2005 by jetrotz

Okay – you’ve probably heard all of this by now, but here goes. iLife, iWork, iShuffle and the Mac Mini are all here! Completely new app suite called iWork – featuring souped up Keynote, revved to v.2 AND ‘Pages’, Apple’s … Continue reading →

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iPresident

Posted on January 11, 2005 by jetrotz

Who knew that a member of the red states might be an iPod user. Well, Christopher Morris’ excellent black and white photo essay of the private life of our fearless leader (cough) shows that, in fact, said President likes to … Continue reading →

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Shuttle MCE

Posted on January 10, 2005 by jetrotz

Interesting bit of info from CES. Shuttle, makers of super-small form factor PCs, showed off a set-top-box form factor Windows XP Media Center Edition box. It’s super slim (like half the height of the AlienWare DHS), so I’ll reserve comment … Continue reading →

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Damnit. Now I’ll have to buy a freaking Playstation Portable. Rockstar Games has announced a NEW Grand Theft Auto game based in Liberty City (home of the original GTA III) playable on the forthcoming PSP machine. Let me repeat – … Continue reading →

Posted on January 10, 2005 by jetrotz | Leave a comment

Shut the Fox Up!

Posted on January 10, 2005 by jetrotz

The New York Daily News is reporting an a curious gadget designed to filter out the Fox News Channel. The little device screws in-line between your incoming TV signal and the RF input on your television (standard cable only) and … Continue reading →

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Behind the Bugs during Bill G.’s CES Keynote

Posted on January 8, 2005 by jetrotz

For those of you who hadn’t heard, Bill Gates CES keynote was marred by three crash/errors last Wednesday. Now, Sean Alexander, product manager for Windows Media Center edition, has posted his behind the scenes post-mortem on what actually happened on … Continue reading →

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Technorati Awards

Posted on January 8, 2005 by jetrotz

Technorati has announced the winners of their annual developers contest. PersonalDemocracy.com, where my friend Hart Hooton is general manager, gets a nod in this well-respected competition. Woo-hoo! Here’s the description of why PD was selected: The URL speaks for itself. … Continue reading →

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