Monthly Archives: May 2007

Judge Blocks Gift Ban Provision of Amendment 41

Posted on May 31, 2007 by Peter

A Denver District Judge has banned the gift-ban provision of Amendment 41. This was a constitution vote by voters last fall that banned gifts over $50 and banned all gifts by lobbyists. Gifts are now allowed to be given to … Continue reading →

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Steve Jobs discusses the future of Apple

Posted on May 31, 2007 by Peter

Steve Jobs discussed the future of Apple last night at the D: All Things Digital Conference sponsored by the Wall Street Journal. It is an interesting discussion on where they are going. Things discussed include the Mac, iPhone, iTunes, and … Continue reading →

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Steve Jobs and Bill Gates: historic discussion live from D 2007 – Engadget

Posted on May 30, 2007 by Peter

Steve Jobs and Bill Gates: historic discussion live from D 2007 – Engadget Everyone made fun of the fact that they would be on stage and it would be awkward for them and their hosts. But that is not the … Continue reading →

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Launch: Access your Google Reader feeds offline with Google Gears – Lifehacker

Posted on May 30, 2007 by Peter

Launch: Access your Google Reader feeds offline with Google Gears – Lifehacker This is an interesting application from Google. This will help with all those Web 2.0 applications that require you to be online and allow you to step out … Continue reading →

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Be Careful of Firefox Extensions

Posted on May 30, 2007 by Peter

Be careful of Firefox extensions. There has been a vulnerability identified in some of the Firefox extensions, particularly the Google Toolbar. You can read the story by Washington Post Columnist Brian Krebs, “A New Vector For Hackers — Firefox Add-Ons” … Continue reading →

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Apple TV Getting an Upgrade

Posted on May 30, 2007 by Peter

Apple TV is getting an upgrade. Coming soon is the ability to download and watch the more popular YouTube videos. YouTube will be encoding them in H.264 codec. The YouTube videos will be the most popular to begin with, but … Continue reading →

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Marriott Updating TVs and Computer Options

Posted on May 29, 2007 by Peter

Well Marriott announced it a while ago and now they are beginning to role out the new TVs and ways to connect to them. They are putting in a 32″ LCD TV from LG that has a connection box attached … Continue reading →

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