Archive for January, 2008



Apple TV Software Update Delayed

Apple just announced that the software “is not quite finished” and it we be available in a week or two. Which probably means closer to two weeks. In the grand scheme of things its not a big deal, but nonetheless it’s still annoying.

Tags:Apple, Apple TV

Wired.com
Jobs has said for years that renting movies makes sense whereas renting music doesn’t. So when it came time to launch a movie rental service, Apple had to start including secure digital clocks in the latest round of devices. Connected devices like the iPhone have other ways of checking content permissions, but in [...]

Hopefully today is the day.

Well it’s been two weeks since the MacWorld keynote and I want my software upgrade for my Apple TV. I know when Steve says two weeks it’s sorta like when I tell my wife I’ll finish that certain project SOON. Of course SOON in guy talk could mean a few minutes or a year.

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UB40’s singer Ali Campbell quits

Reuters.com
Singer Ali Campbell is leaving the reggae band UB40 after selling tens of millions of records worldwide in a career spanning nearly 30 years, a spokesman for the group said on Friday.
No Ali Campbell …. No UB40

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Since everyone is blowing out there rear and making predictions on what is going to be announced tomorrow at Steve Jobs keynote, I figured why should I be any different. Like everyone else I have no inside information.
1. Slim laptop.
2. iTunes movie rentals. Some seem to think there will be a subscription plan along with [...]