New ThinkPad

A R40 from the IBM Certified Used Equipment Store... 1.4 Ghz Pentium M, 512 Meg RAM, CD-RW/DVD, 30 Gig HD, Internal Wireless B card (soon to be upgraded)... just thought I'd mention it :D.

Not to be Outdone...

Everyone's favorite search company, Google, acquired YouTube today for $1.65 Billion in stock.  It will remain an indpendent entity of Google and complement Google Video.  See the Google Press Release and the /. Story.

Thoughts?

Software Freedom Day '06!

Today is Software Freedom Day 2006!  Check it out @ http://www.softwarefreedomday.org

Gmail Update

Just a quick note of interest... it appears as if Google has updated the Gmail homepage for the first time since Talk was introduced in Gmail.

Check it out.

iPods, iTunes, iTV, Oh My!

At Apple's "It's Showtime!" Press event today, they Steve-o introduced several new products including new nano (2 gig-$149-Aluminum, 4 gig-$199-Aluminum, Blue,Green, Pink, 8 gig-$249-Black) and an updated video (60% brighter screen!) at $249 and $349 for the 30 and 80 gig respectively.  Also, a new 1 gig "ultra small" shuffle at $79.

  

iTunes 7 shows the silent removal of "music" from the iTunes Music Store name and the addition of movies to it.  Also many UI and other improvments are included.

Among other things, Steve also introduced a device code-named "iTV", a Mac-Mini-esque set-top device for all of your iTunes media.

The great folks at engadget have a much better summary of "It's Showtime!" including some minute-by-minute facts.

"We Will Never Forget"

I'd like to take a moment to thank all of the men and women serving our country and protecting our freedom.  I would also like to commemerate the sixth anniversary of the Attacks on America on September 11, 2001.  We Will Never Forget all of the great people who were lost on that day.

Please take a moment today to reflect and honor everyone who has lost their life for our great nation.

Thank You.

I've Been Slashdotted (Kinda)

I submitted a question to "Ask Slashdot" a couple weeks ago... and until now, thought that it wouldn't be posted.  Well, I was wrong!  Check it out here!

And for the record, here's my question:

"I am the IT guy for a new, smallish non-profit organization. I won't always be able to be in my office to access information about our a users machine or to get the word that there is an issue somewhere. What I am looking for is something similar to the likes of Numara Track-It!, but it is very cost-prohibitive despite having all of the features needed. What it needs to include is integration of the HelpDesk and Asset Tracking parts (i.e. a user submits a ticket with equipment associated to it via a web interface and when I view it, I get the option to view the profile of the equipment), it has to be able to use bar-codes, be web-based, and ideally under $300. It would also be nice to have auditing via the network, and remote-control features but those are in the 'if it has it, great' category. Do Slashdot readers have any suggestions in their endless wisdom?"

Windows Live Write BETA

So this post is coming from Windows Live Writer BETA.

It's not a bad piece of software for M$.  Read what Paul Stamatiou has to say here.  (Caution: His blog is habit-forming).