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Apple’s Mighty Mouse
Apple just announced a new mouse – The Mighty Mouse (trademark infringement anyone?), and it’s quite cool. What isn’t from Apple? It looks a lot like the current mouse offered by Apple with a catch. It now has a roller ball, and dual zones to emulate having two buttons while still maintaining one. You can…
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NHL Unveils New Logo
After spending a year in the boardroom, the National Hockey League decided it needed a little facelift. As part of a marketing plan to revamp its image with the ratification of the collective bargaining agreement, the NHL unveiled an updated logo on Friday. The new mark maintains its time-honoured shape of the original shield, but…
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Extensis Sells Plug-Ins to Third Party Software Developer
While looking up some serial number information for a friend of mine, I stumbled across some interesting news on the Extensis website: They’ve sold their Plug-In and eXtension apps to another company. I hadn’t heard about it anywhere else… PORTLAND, Ore. – July 28, 2005 – Celartem, Inc. and its company brands – Extensis and…
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ICE – In Case of Emergency
Got this via email. Seems like a good idea. Following the disaster in London . . . East Anglian Ambulance Service have launched a national “In case of Emergency (ICE)” campaign with the support of Falklands war hero Simon Weston. The idea is that you store the word “ICE” in your mobile phone address book,…
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50 Coolest Websites of 2005
Time Magazine selects the 50 Coolest Websites of 2005 in this online feature. Check out their picks for the best in Arts & Entertainment, Blogs, Lifestyle, Health & Hobbies, News & Information, and Shopping. (Hat tip: Zeldman) My personal favorites from the list: Lifehacker – Always unusually useful ideas for hacking your life, to make…
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A Tragic Loss: Dale Earnhardt
I’ve never been a big NASCAR fan. I think, before yesterday, I had only watched maybe two, three hours tops of racing. I’ve even, on occasion, made fun of NASCAR. Having noted this, even I, a non-fan, knew of Earnhardt, and knew of his immense popularity with NASCAR fans. I watched the Daytona 500 yesterday…