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Tag Archive for 'Tech'

Busy Apple

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on Fri, 21 Oct 2005

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Apple’s been pretty busy lately… four of their product lines received updates:

iMac. Interesting, with the remote and the built-in camera. Cheap too. But I’m not in the market of new desktop computers at the moment.
PowerMac. I think this is as powerful as it will get before the switch to Intel. And it is pretty damn powerful, but alas, I’m not in the market for one at the moment.
iPod. Plays H.264 videos now. I’m not interested in the iPod; most of my music collection are in Ogg Vorbis format which the iPod doesn’t support. I know Sharon has been looking for a long time a large-capacity model to replace her iPod mini though.
PowerBook. Now this is a disappointment. Nothing actually was changed for the 12-inch model, the only model that can actually be counted as a portable… come on Apple, you can do better than that!

QQ enforces real name policy

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on Fri, 22 Jul 2005

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QQ, the largest instant messaging system in China, is now requiring users to register their real names. The official notice very clearly hints that they were forced to do so by the Public Security Bureau.

This is not new. Earlier this year the CCP Government required online BBSes to do the same; many or the largest and most popular ones closed down as a result. Together with the new laws requiring Internet content providers (Web sites for example) to register with the PSU, the CCP is really trying its hardest to wield absolute control over the Internet. Or at least the part that’s inside their borders.

Will we ever see a censor-free online environment in China in our lifetime? Just thinking about this is disgusting…

Nokia 6630 and OS X finally happy together

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on Wed, 20 Jul 2005

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Apple released iSync 2.1 while I was away in Helsinki… finally, after owning it for nearly 7 months my 6630 can sync with OS X’s calendar and address book…