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The Good, the Bad, and the … Hungry? |
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Good: Macs. Apple sold 2.3 million of ‘em in the first quarter of 2008, 51% more than 1Q 2007. (Thanks, Vista!) Can double-digit market share be far behind? Bad: Windows. But since it isn’t going away, we have to deal with it. Windows XP Service Pack 3 is due to be released on Monday, April 28. Get it while you can. Hungry: Google employees. According to one person’s estimate, Google spends more than $72 million on free food for its employees each year. |
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Submitted by: Dan Giancaterino, Internet Librarian
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Comments (1)January 15, 2008
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Won’t Somebody Think of Steve Jobs’ Children?!?! |
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According to the New York Times, MySpace has teamed up with 49 states (the rogue 50th state is not mentioned in the article) to announce a new safety initiative to protect minors from the potential dangers of using their social network.
Too bad this new measure won’t actually help the issue. Any net-savvy teen/tween/toddler will take all of 5 minutes to set up another email account on one of the many, many free services out there. Attempts at stopping them is futile, parents should instead supervise their children or make sure they’re aware of the (overly-publicized) dangers of the internet and how to avoid them. I think my feelings on the whole matter are best summed up by this Slashdot member’s comment:
On a completely unrelated note, the Macworld keynote speech by Steve Jobs is now over. It was a live blogger’s dream. Here’s the quick and dirty: 4 million iPhones sold since launch, iPhone & iPod Touch will be getting software upgrades, iTunes movie rentals, upgraded Apple TV, and last but not least the new MacBook Air. |
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Submitted by: Anne Baynes, Assistant Network Administrator
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March 23, 2007
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The Blue Is So Soothing … I Could Watch It For Hours |
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Apple has (finally) introduced Apple TV, which will allow you to connect your Mac or PC to your widescreen TV. You can play back stuff from your iTunes library — music, video, even photos. David Pogue of the NY Times sums it up for us: “To paraphrase the old Macintosh advertisement, it’s a computer-to-TV bridge for the rest of us.” Tell you what — if I was still using a Windows PC, I’d definitely go for that PC-to-TV thing. That way, I could have a new favorite TV program:
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Submitted by: Dan Giancaterino, Internet Librarian
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February 24, 2006
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It Could Have Been Me |
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The NY Times [reg.required] reports that yesterday Apple sold its millionth download from the iTunes Music Store in less than 3 years. The lucky 16 year old (naturally!) who bought Coldplay’s “Speed of Sound” was also awaded a 20-inch iMac, 10 iPods and a $10,000 gift card for the iTunes store. Apple is also establishing a scholarship at the Juilliard School in his name. If I’d have downloaded Muskrat Love yesterday, instead of waiting, that might have been me. Think about it: The Dan Giancaterino Scholarship, given for excellence in the euphonium. It rocks, no? |
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Submitted by: Dan Giancaterino, Internet Librarian
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