First “REAL” iPod video photos!
MacShrine appears to have the first shot of the “real” iPod video. It follows the description provided by several rumor sites and also appears to be from the same factory where the iPod pictures last November were taken. Come on 28th!
Microsoft Reveals Vista Product Editions
Ultra-Tech has two great articles on the next offerings from MS for Vista. Slated for a 4th Quarter 2006 release, Vista will be available in multiple configurations:
Vists Product Editions Breakdown: Microsoft Reveals Vista Product Editions
Another great article from that site: Ten reasons to buy Windows Vista
Pontiac says “Google it!”
I saw a commercial for the Pontiac G6 this morning and I was surprised to see Google referred to it! Strange to see that “Google It!” has made it’s way into car advertisements.
The quote was “”Don’t take our word for it. Google ‘Pontiac.’”"
*“We’re touting Google, frankly, because it stands for credibility and consumer empowerment, and we like the association,” GM sales and marketing head Mark LaNeve has been quoted as saying.
JSP.org has a link to the commercial and some commentary on what exactly a Google search for ‘Pontiac’ yields.
Reggie Wayne to stay in Indy! GO COLTS!
Great news, we still have Peyton, Harrison, and Wayne! Maybe next year guys! GO COLTS!!!
F-14 Flies Last Combat Mission
Aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) – A chapter in naval aviation history drew to a close Feb. 8 with the last recovery of an F-14 Tomcat from a combat mission.
My wife and I met in Aircraft Maintenance school in 1994. She was in the Navy and I in the Marines. Since we’ve been together, our “A” School (NAS Millington) and my “C” School (NAS Cecil Field) have been decomissioned. We were both stationed at NAS Miramar (now MCAS Miramar) and she was an F-14 powerplants mechanic there. I was a powerplants mech on F/A-18s. Seems that we’re leaving a path of destruction (or decommisions) in our wake… 
Sad to see it go…
Willie’s Willys – a 700HP Biodiesel Pickup!
From Treehugger:
“Willie’s Willys,” is a biodiesel fueled collectors’ car modeled after the 1941 Willys pickup truck. The pickup was unveiled in a surprise honor to Willie Nelson at the 2006 National Biodiesel Conference in San Diego. Running a 700-horsepower engine, the truck also boasts a body made of a soy-based resin.”
Only $97K… I have a birthday coming up you know! 
Max Headroom – has it been 20 years already?
I ran across this site the other day and it reminded me of my early years! Do you remember the Coke ads or his TV show?!
Trivia: He (Matt Frewer) was in Monty Python’s: The Meaning of life (Cornered Executive who Jumps) and is still active in TV and film doing voices for several Disney movies and appearing in movies both on the big and small screens.
from the site:
“W-W-Welcome to the Max Headroom chronicles, a web site intended to be the most complete word on the history, milieu and supporting crew of the ’80s icon, cyberpunk legend and advertising avatar.”
MacBook Pro Dissected
Already fully taken apart, pictures taken, and posted to the web by 1PM. Not even enough time to benchmark this system!
Interesting. I’m looking to buy my first Mac and it’s cool to see the engineering behind the clean exterior. The thing that’s hard for me to grasp is the fully integrated components. I’ve owned several laptops, mostly Dell, and I really liked being able to upgrade optical drives/ hard drives and such as technology improves.
VMFA-134 “Smokes”
I spent some time in the 4th Marine Air Wing as a Powerplants mechanic for VMFA-134. (1995-1998)
I’m looking to re-connect with J.J. Lynch, Perea, Harmon, “SpaceGhost” Thompson, Bingham, “Rico” Ramirez and others.
Would like to hear what you’re up to these days…
Semper Fi.
Cpl. Crowe
Online Apps
Okay, after yesterday’s post on .pdf converters, I got to looking at how web apps have evolved and found that there are a few things now that I would actually use from time to time. Here’s a list of a few that I liked.
Office-Type WebApps:
1. Thinkfree Online – “Open, edit, and create Office documents with this easy and convenient online service.” Looks to have Word, Excel, and PowerPoint type apps with online .pdf creation and 30Mb storage for free. Access from anywhere, anytime and supports posting to a blog. They also have a desktop suite that will run on Windows, Mac, or Linux and is only ~70Mb.
2. Zoho Writer – Word processor only with .pdf support and blog posting ability (Just not WordPress). Skinnable, lightweight.
Utilities that I like:
1. Agatra – a free service that securely stores your passwords online so that they’re accessible from anywhere you have an internet connection. It can even log you in directly to most sites! (I use Roboform, but this is a nice, free, web-based alternative)
2. Side Job Track -”Web-based job tracking, invoicing, reporting & project management software for the part-time independent contractor”. Very nice and full featured for those that, like I, have used Excel or other templates to manage side work. All-in-one solution!
I’m sure there are many more cool, free, web-based utilities I can use out there, but I also have to do SOME work today!
Edit: I received a comment about some of the other Zoho offerings and they have a lot of nice development going on over there! They offer a spreadsheet creator, word processor, planner, CRM application, and a virtual office app that includes IM and other nice features! Some apps are free, some in beta. Give ‘em a look!
For you screenshot junkies, there’s a load of pics here for the Virtual Office application.
There was just another article (ZDNet) about Online Apps posted here with another mention on Zoho, so I’m not the only one interested in online Office Apps!
