“Review: Apple TV Just Plain Works”: “Edward N. Albro reviews the Apple TV for PC World, writing, ‘It’s the first media streaming device I could imagine recommending to a non-geek.’
To say that Apple TV is the world’s best media streaming device could be considered faint praise, the tech equivalent of calling someone the world’s tallest midget.”
ICANN Eyes Domain Owners’ Privacy: “A long-awaited rule change could shield website operators from a barrage of harassment and spam. By the Associated Press.”
Man, even with private registration, I still get a whole boat load of postal spam telling me that my domain is about to expire, renew now for only $7 million….
Last call for beta test on joost.com: “
We’re reaching another big milestone this week. After months of testing with many thousands of users, we’re ready to move Joost on to the next stage of its development.
There is a public beta open to all, go apply and you are guaranteed to get accepted. After this it will be by invitation only.
Caltrans gives go-ahead for Highway 99 widening project: “A 10.5-mile stretch of Highway 99 through Merced County will be widened to six lanes, Caltrans announced Thursday.”
My beautifull wife and I were talking about this as we were getting ready for work this morning. The widening project is being funded by Proposition 1B. When the 1B campaign was being run, it was presented, in my opinion, as if the funds that the bond measures would provide were essentially preallocated. Indeed, up and down Merced County were signs saying “Fix 99 – Vote yes on 1B”. Indeed I passed some remaining signs today.
