Archive | July 2006
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My Picks from the 100 Top Brands 2006
My top 20 company’s out of the top 100. My Ranking Official Ranking Company 1 39 Apple 2 24 Google 3 51 Nintendo 4 26 Sony 5 65 Amazon 6 66 Pizza Hut 7 20 Samsung 8 5 Intel 9 69 Motorola 10 31 Nike 11 18 Cisco 12 55 Yahoo 13 40 Kellogg’s 14 [...]
Mobile Blogging is on
After finally realising the underscore is the space in my phones browser mobile blogging is on. More soon.
Blended Thoughts
I want Pandora to be available in the UK. Ubuntu is the best desktop linux. After installing it on two pc’s the only problem was wireless on the second one needing drivers to work which I’m still to do. Other than that I can see linux becoming a far bigger player in home computing soon. [...]
New Yahoo is a dissapointment
I keep trying to use the new Yahoo Messenger for mac. I feel happy with it for a while and then all of a sudden it crashes and removes my faith in it. I end up switching back to adium because it’s just reliable and use skype for calling.
Apple are doing well
I was pleased to read that Apple have had a great third quarter. I was one person who contributed to their success with my amazing macbook and a couple of itunes albums. Here’s what it says on Apple’s hot news section: CUPERTINO, California—July 19, 2006—Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2006 third quarter [...]
What does it achieve?
I’m struggling to think of any reason why these things are needed. In the middle east they are destroying lives and less importantly the city and buildings that take years to build and seconds to demolish. I just don’t understand how in this time where we should be focusing on saving resources and going forward [...]
The Mac Pro
I wouldn’t be surprised if the rumours about the upcoming desktop mac having the same case as the previous PowerMac G5 because there isn’t much looks wise that can be improved for me. It’s the best looking case on any computer that I’ve seen (mods look overdone and tacky most of the time). From what [...]
Blackberry to appeal to consumers more?
Media features and lifestyle applications will be key to the ability of Research In Motion’s BlackBerry e-mail device to capture a bigger slice of the broader consumer market, the company’s co-chief executive said on Tuesday. “We’ll be definitely supporting more forms of media, it’s a big part of our direction,” Jim Balsillie told Reuters, adding [...]
Happy iCal day!
This is the most non-news item for a while but anyway. Today is the only day each year where the icon for Apple’s calender app iCal is the right date.