September 12 Apple Event: Impressions

By On 2006-09-13 · 1 Comment

I’ve just finished watching the “webcast”:http://www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/showtime06/ of the recent Apple press event announcing the company’s new media offerings. Where Steve Jobs’ WWDC keynote, with a fizzling Leopard preview, was extremely disappointing, this latest showing is extremely solid. Not jaw-dropping, but pleasing. What we see here are timely incremental upgrades to product lines or functionality that [...]

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Tripod: comedy and videogames

By On 2006-01-9 · 1 Comment

Thanks to “Joystiq”:http://www.joystiq.org, it’s just come to my attention that some of my favourite comedians from Melbourne, “Tripod”:http://www.3pod.com.au/podhome/, are videogamers! Tripod are, rather than stand-up comedians, a band that sings comic songs. In the past, I’ve been a fan of such gems as the “Xmas Song” and the “Ikea song”. I also had the great [...]

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