Eclectic junk from the four corners of the ‘Net. And pictures too!
I got this from a co-worker today:
Here’s an article in eWeek. Apparently MS has filed for a patent on the opposite of “Is” operator.
eWeek – The ‘IsNot’ patent
Microsoft has figured out that if they can patent an obvious programming method they can put the hammer down on anyone that is stupid enough to try and make a product that might restrict the flow of cash into their pockets. Expect to see a patent on ‘GOSUB”, “PRINT”, and “IF THEN” in the near future.
F&%^$*@! brilliant…
Who the heck wouldn’t want one of these on their desk at home or in the office? I’ll take six of ’em!
TikiMac — The Macintosh Outfitters
This is a brand that you see all over the place in Japan and hardly anywhere else. But a few months ago I noticed that Fry’s was selling a CD-R/W that had the I-O Data name on it. It looks like they are reaching out into the US parts market. Good for them! . I for one hope they start offering more Japanese only items like the USB Gundam memory sticks. I bought a pair of LCD shutter glasses from a SoftMap store that was from this company. They were mega cool to use when I was viewing my stereo photos. I should hook that up again…
I-O Data
Want to know if there is a wifi hotspot near you? Check these handy items out.
Handtops.com- WiFi Seeker, Finder, Detector roundup
And if those are too big for you:
2.4 GHz Detector Ring Project
About the only thing they won’t tell you if how much you have to plonk down to connect through the hotspot. (I can’t wait until this stuff gets cheaper, $20.00 a month is insane…)
(Thanks to remote agent Steve for this tid bit of info)
If there is a better place to look for cool high tech stuff, Japan is the place.
He also talks about the bewildering building addresses, money, and GPS equipped cell phones.
Turning Japanese, I Kind of Think So ::
The premier issue of Make magazine is out and it is pretty much everything it said it would be. I’ll review the articles as I read them but for now I’ll leave you with a link to Slashdot so you can see what hundreds of other people have to say.
Slashdot – ‘Make’ Premier Issue