This year with so many panels and events going on simultaneously, it is easy to overlook or miss a panel of great value/importance. On Monday March 12th, “The iPad: The Second Coming of the CD-ROM” is a SXSWi panel any digital user or producer should not miss.
When the CD-ROM became mainstreamed in 1985, the computing community was overjoyed and infatuated with all the possibilities this new technology had to offer. Companies were able to create products packaged with large amounts of information distributable to anyone with a readable CD-ROM drive. This technology provided us, the users, with relatively intricate games, multimedia programs and other software packages previously not so plentiful or easy to install.
Good morning and sorry for the lame post title… speaking of things I am going to say that are lame, can I get a “what what” for SXSW starting THIS WEEK?
Say it out loud.
SXSW. Starts. This. Week.
I don’t even believe my own voice.
So, let’s all get those final RSVPs in, panel selections made, blogs started, new shoes broke in, fanny packs broke out, and Austin Convention Center emergency exits memorized, cause we only have two more days.
Now to news
Seagate will be giving out free hard drives via a Twitter contest at SXSW. How’s that for hard(drive) news? Like a riddle wrapped in an enigma covered in secret sauce (thank you, Mr. James), Seagate is revealing little details about their plot to back up SWSXers information. Seagate are either incredibly dubious, or just really nice guys wanting to give out some free hard drives. We’ll see.
Also, the time and location for the ever loved Barcamp has been announced. Next stop, geek-inebriation. The event will be held at 311 East 5th St (RIP Paradox) on Saturday for. 12. hours. Gratuitous? All in good fun? Necessary? Healthy? YES!
Apple Netbook? Alright, Newton, take two! Perhaps even with Jobs being under the weather, Apple still has a few tricks up their sleeves. DigiTimes reports that “Taiwan-based Wintek will supply touch panels for Apple’s new netbook.” Interesting.
And in other Apple news, did anyone else catchthe famous “1984″ commercial cameo in Watchmen?
Finally, popular web video page YouTube will be blocking music videos from Britain viewers after negotiations between YouTube and the British music royalty-collecting body “broke down”. Those British royals… when will they learn?
And since we’re in America, lets enjoy a good British band on YouTube
Good morning everyone! SXSWi is just around the corner! Here are some tech and SWSW related news items:
Yesterday, Apple announced a new round of updates. The company added a $2,400 24-inch iMac and a faster Macbook Pro. The processor has been bumped up from 2.53 GHz to 2.66 GHz. Other updates include: Airport Extreme, which adds a duel broadcasting mode on the 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz band and Time Capsule will run duel Wi-Fi streaming at 802.11n and 802.11 g speeds — Time Capsule will automatically pick the right speed allowing for more efficient backups. Apple also announced the new Macbook Mini, which they tout as being more energy efficient. It draws less than 13 watts of power when idle . Speaking of Apple, forget the iPod and get the icePod!
Twitter has gained in popularity since the earthquakes in China last summer. This weekend, Twitter (and Google Maps) was used to track down two missing skiers. Friends of the skiers used the microblogging site to obtain the skiers phone numbers. Then, they used the signals to track the skiers. One person was rescued using Google Maps and GPS. Tragically, the other skier, was not able to be saved. This article on TechCrunch shows a screenshot of the tweets from the rescue mission.
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Good morning to those of you already cruising the blogosphere. I’m going to serve you the latest SXSWi and tech news so get the syrup.
PC World just released an article speculating on the future of Apple sans Jobs. Of course its difficult for anyone to imagine a world without Jobs.
In this recesssion we need Jobs
Jobs has been a juggernaut of innovation and shrewd business since returning to the company in the late 90′s. Many fear that if Jobs leaves Apple will suffer another “lost decade” of backwater innovation. Who can blame them, Jobs is far more integral at Apple than Bill Gates ever was at Microsoft. In this recession we all need Jobs.
Its looking like Yahoo has decided to warm-up to Microsoft according to CFO Blake Jorgensen. Yahoo has consistently rebuffed Microsoft’s overtures over the last year or so. The ongoing saga reminds me of an arranged marriage of shotgun wedding, with Microsoft playing the role of the domineering older man and Yahoo the seductive, yet coy young woman. CEO Carol Bartz said earlier this week that there would be a big shakeup at the ailing company.
In response to this week’s Gfail, Google has decided to provide information on when its plethora of services go down. The new dashboard will be made available to Google apps subscribers.
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Finally, popular web video page 
