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On the 12th of April I’d posted on how to submit your AP to Skyhook Wireless (the folks behind the iPod touch/iPhone’s ability to plot your location based off available APs). Well, 18 days later and still no sign of being added to their database.
I feel so cheated… Okay, not really.

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I hadn’t even logged in to Mint at all over the last few months, but a couple days ago I decided to see what progress they’ve made since I last used it.
Right off the bat, I noticed they’d finally added support for brokerage accounts! Amazing! Only downside, the Add Account function doesn’t seem to work [...]

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Let’s say you just picked up that sweet Acer Aspire AS4715-4053 notebook for $499.99 at Newegg, but it’s not living up to your expectations due to Windows Vista. Good news! It’s a little known fact that Acer still provides XP compatible drivers for most of their machines, not all but most. So if you happen [...]

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I’ve updated a few elements of the site layout, mostly minor graphical changes. Please let me know if any images are not showing up, or if there are any display errors.
I also added a page for the podcast.

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I’m testing out a new polling system I just installed, please report any bugs in the comments.
[poll=2]

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There have been a series of ultra portable computers that have been graced with some sweet Leopard action, thanks to some ingenious tinkering, including the Eee PC and the Samsung Q1 Ultra, now you can add OQO’s 02 to the list. This seems to be one of the more complete installs out there, WiFi, sound, [...]

Filed under: Aaron Nelsen, Apple, OQO, OS X by Aaron Nelsen
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I’ve been going back and forth and whether or not I should buy a UMPC. Now one could argue that I don’t need one, and they’d be right‚Ķ but I can dream!
If I did buy one, I think I’d go with the Samsung Q1U-V. The base specs are decent for a UMPC (especially for its [...]

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Foxconn (aka Hon Hai Precision Industry) has supposedly won the bid for the assembly of the elusive 3G-capable second generation iPhone.  They are expected to deliver up to 3 million of the next generation iPhone in June, with a total production run expected to be 24-25 millions throughout the life-cycle of the device.
This is all [...]

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In an unusual move, Apple switched things up by releasing the updated iMacs on a Monday.  Updated specs after the jump.

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Salesforce’s contract with Dell is about to expire, and according to an insider at the company they’re opting not to renew it. Instead they plan on outfitting all of their 4,000+ employees with shiny new Macs. Cha-ching.
The tipster cited security as the primary reason for the switch:
“And why, you ask, Security! The resources it takes [...]

Filed under: Aaron Nelsen, Apple, Salesforce.com by Aaron Nelsen
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