Internet Birthday– For the Successful First Message
Today marks the Internet’s birthday… if by “birthday”, you are referring to the first successful transmission between two point systems. 
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Xbox LIVE Update Today
If you haven’t logged into your Xbox LIVE yet, you may notice a request for software update once you fire up your Xbox 360 console.
More adjustments to come? Larry Hryb, where are you when we need the scoop?!?
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Sore Thumbs, but Happy Soul: Borderlands!
If you haven’t picked up a copy of this “sci-fi RPG shooter”, as it has been touted, you owe it to yourself to at least take a peek at it… give it a whirl!
Borderlands is one of those cute, fun (and sometimes exasperating) FPS-type games that has appeal as both a single-player and multi-player event.
Think of it as an updated Diablo II… and with Xbox LIVE, fun and hilarity are bound to ensue!
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Lost in the Shuffle? New Apple Stuff…
Lost in the noise of Apple’s [AAPL] big earnings news are the release of several new items:
- The souped-up mac mini, including a new server version;
- The revised MacBook;
- The new Magic Mouse;
- The revised iMac line…
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Apple vs. Microsoft: Snow Leopard vs. Windows 7
Apple [AAPL] and Microsoft [MSFT] have had a long history of competition, and in some cases, collaboration.
This time ’round, it’s the comparison between the two companies’ flagship operating systems: OS X 10.6 (also known as Snow Leopard) and Windows 7.
There are a couple of interesting op-ed pieces about this:
- Windows 7 is darn good; Apple OSX Snow Leopard is a upgrade dog (Yobie Benjamin)
- Windows 7 Keeps the Good and Tries to Fix Flaws (David Pogue)
Guess which slant/approach each of the columnists has?
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Adobe Systems [ADBE] has announced that it will buy Omniture [OMTR].
While it sounds like a great deal for Omniture, it does not quite make sense for Adobe, except for the oddity known as tracking Flash access metrics. Flash is an oddball interpreted secondary-runtime based display technology that has lasted quite some time, with gradual changes to its performance and development aspects.
Does expanding outside of its graphics roots to encompass Web metrics allow Adobe to bolster its development tools portfolio, or does it place the company squarely in the targeting sights of Google [GOOG]?
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Windows 7 Released Today
Today is the big day for Windows Vista owners: the long-anticipated upgrade for their Vista systems is being released today.
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Here’s David Pogue’s op-ed (originally from the NY Times, and reprinted on CNBC’s site) about Windows 7. It discusses more of the user-related concerns about the product, and if you’re familiar with David, you know that there’s always the inevitable comparisons with Apple’s [AAPL] OS X current version.
Steve
Microsoft Retail Store Opening Today
Microsoft’s [MSFT] first retail store is opening today in Scottsdale, Arizona. Exciting, right?
Although Windows 7 may be the big draw today, since its official release date is today, I can’t help but wonder how attractive the Xbox 360 platform plays in the retail space, especially if Microsoft allows for a greater breadth of game and accessory selection than, say, the neighborhood Walmart [WMT] or Best Buy [BBY] outlets.
Steve
Here’s an op-ed about the Microsoft Retail Store launch:
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WordPress 2.8.5 Now Available
Guess what made code drop today?
Yep, you guessed it: WordPress 2.8.5.
While there is quite a lot of focus on the upcoming WordPress 2.9 release, there has been progress on prepping the current 2.8 codeline for further stabilization.
Steve
How do you like your Starbucks [SBUX] coffee? Instant-like, or the traditional fresh-brewed?
Drop by your local Starbucks and try the “taste test” to see if you can discern the difference between the standard drip coffee and their newly-launched Via coffee.
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FYI: At Starbucks stores, there will be tastings for the new Via coffee, running from October 2, 2009 through October 5, 2009. Some will even offer you a free tall drip coffee!
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For trying the Via, you can get a small booklet with a couple of coupons in it: one is for a free tall drip coffee, and the other is a $1.00 off on a Via packet.
Steve 10:04 AM on November 25, 2009 Permalink
Hey, has anybody been playing around with the new mini server edition, or the new quad-core iMacs?