Automated video game trade-in kiosk: how it works

Automated video game trade-in kiosk: how it works

Some of these are appearing at Wal-Marts.

'I'm a Megan'

‘I’m a Megan’

I usually don’t link to these, but the point I like here is that people aren’t PCs or Macs–people are people. Previously.

Small screens are now being branded as 'IMAX'

Small screens are now being branded as ‘IMAX’

(Warning: language in above link.) Always seemed a bit pricey to me anyway, but maybe it’s one of those things you have to see to understand. Now I’m even less likely to try it.

What’s next - branding random things ‘HD’ because most people can’t tell the difference anyway? Oh wait, that’s already happening.

In the last year, the savings rate — the percentage of after-tax income that people do not spend — has risen to above 4 percent, from virtually zero.

In the last year, the savings rate — the percentage of after-tax income that people do not spend — has risen to above 4 percent, from virtually zero.

—New York Times

StarCraft II beta opt-in

StarCraft II beta opt-in

Worth a try.

Achieving Email Bliss with IMAP, Gmail, and Apple Mail

Achieving Email Bliss with IMAP, Gmail, and Apple Mail

TidBITS presents an exhaustive explanation of why and how problems with Gmail’s IMAP can occur. Although much of the advice is catered to Apple Mail, there’s still a lot that’s relevant for those who use other e-mail applications.

More on how Logitech breaks your computer

Continued from our earlier discussion (part 1, part 2).

Read this series of Twitter posts from Wil Shipley if you’re still not convinced that you should never, ever use Logitech products (or at least, their software) with a Mac. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] (Warning: language)

According to this, Logitech are no longer using Unsanity components; instead, they are using InputManagers to similar effect.

Whether or not InputManagers should be used, generally speaking, is an argument for the ages. That is not the issue here. The issue here is that everyone needs to understand and carefully consider the risks involved before making their choice; Logitech is making that choice for you, without telling you about it. That is not okay.

GeoCities is gone

GeoCities is gone

I kind of just thought it would always be there. Strange that kids these days won’t even know what it is. I must be getting old.

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Jack can answer your question about the home page. Maybe.

Time Warner Cable indefinitely postpones metered billing

Time Warner Cable indefinitely postpones metered billing

I bet it was Frontier (local DSL provider) preparing an ad campaign targetting this issue that pushed them over the edge.

But they’ll bring it back eventually. Count on it. Even Frontier still has their own 5 GB limit on the books, even if it’s not currently being enforced.