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StockHouse USA
Gateway & Wal-Mart promoting Computrace on their new laptop bundle.
(tags: computrace news absolute_software)

Hidden Dimensions — WWDC Secrets You’ll Want to Know || The Mac Observer
Survival tips for WWDC
(tags: apple WWDC)

Software Delivery Guide
Apple’s guide for building software installers.
(tags: Apple development tools)

15-inch MacBook Pro Battery Exchange Program
My MacBook Pro battery is affeced by this recall.
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The Sun-Sentinel reports that Fidel Castro temporarily relinquished his presidential powers to his brother Raul on Monday night and told Cubans that he had undergone surgery.
The Cuban leader said he had suffered intestinal bleeding, apparently due to stress from recent public appearances in Argentina and Cuba, according to the letter read live on television by [...]

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My MacBook Pro’s battery is being

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This article at Newsvine proposes appointing Nelson Mandela to mediate peace in the Middle East. Madiba is one of the most credible people on earth and he may be the only one who can bring peace to that troubled region.

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Via Newsvine: Like most pastors who lead thriving evangelical megachurches, the Rev. Gregory A. Boyd was asked frequently to give his blessing — and the church’s — to conservative political candidates and causes.
After refusing each time, Mr. Boyd finally became fed up, he said. Before the last presidential election, he preached six sermons called “The [...]

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AirPower Wiki
Wiki dedicated to helping you find power while travelling at airports around the globe.
(tags: laptop reference travel wiki)

Link TV | Mosaic Intelligent Report Blog
The Mosaic Intelligence Report brings you the most important news and views from the Middle East.
(tags: news politics)

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Science Addiction » 95 Theses of Geek Activism
(tags: geek activism politics)

Quickie Removal of AppleDouble-Encoded Resource Forks
Get rid of those annoying ._ files on flash drives.
(tags: tips mac)

Multiplicity along the Silk Road | MetaFilter
Interesting article about the history of Jews in China.
(tags: history religion)

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I finally got my new Prius!

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Cool Tool: Passport Proxy
Keeping your passport safe when you travel
(tags: travel tips)

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I spent most of yesterday travelling and most of today recovering from my trip. Yesterday’s flight from Vancouver to Houston was uneventful, but our flight out of Houston was stuck more than an hour due to bad weather before we could take off. When I turned my cell phone on after I got out of [...]

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Today is my last day in Vancouver. Instead of going to the office, we had an all-hands meeting in the hotel and went to Jericho Park for a picnic & bocce tournament. I had a great time.
It was very hot today, even by Florida standards. The temperature was in the high 80s and there was [...]

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RiffTrax
Mike Nelson’s new project: MSTing tracks for your favorite DVDs.
(tags: funny movies MST3K mikenelson podcast)

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LoJack for Laptops Macintosh Version

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Today I worked late to finish everything that needed to be done while I’m here, since tomorrow we’ll be going to a company picnic instead of the office.
Since the Mac version of LoJack for Laptops got a lot of press yesterday we’ve had a lot of activity. A few people ran into an installation problem [...]

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Pen Drive Linux - Install, Boot and Run Live Linux on a USB Flash Pen Drive
How to Install, Boot and Run Linux on a USB Flash Drive
(tags: Linux howto tools)

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Today after work I just walked around the Granville & Robson area.
I went to Charlie’s Music World once again and I really enjoyed the music they were playing, a sort of instrumental Arabic electronica/dance music that was a bit reminiscent of Rachid Taha’s style. I asked to buy it and the guy sold me a [...]

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Macworld: News: Computrace LoJack comes to Macs
Press release for our Mac product!
(tags: mac software computrace absolute_software)

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Vancouver is the most diverse city I’ve been to, even more so than NYC or San Francisco. I’ve heard more languages spoken than anywhere else. One short stretch of Robson street has Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Indian, Middle Eastern, and French restaurants. as well as several Asian groceries.
After work I walked to Davie Village for dinner [...]

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I was in the office, which is about a block from my hotel, most of the day. The last time I was there was January of last year.
I got a bit lost trying to find someplace to get lunch, so I ended up getting the worst pizza ever. I won’t mention the name of [...]

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I got up at 5AM to get ready for my trip. The wireless connectivity in Fort Lauderdale airport was intermittent. I did see two other shared music libraries in iTunes and someone with a white iBook G4. Several people next to me and in surrounding rows on the flight had iPods.
I really hate LAX. You [...]

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