yet another analyst liking the 5g and predicting x86 soon…

“We are excited about the prospects for further revenue contribution from iPods due to what we perceive as a positive mix shift to video iPods, which have a higher average selling price (ASP) than either the nano or Shuffle,” said analyst Ben Reitzes. “Second, we believe Intel Macs could come as early as Macworld and believe that the initial release could be a broad portfolio of products.”The analyst believes the “iPod Multiplier Effect” is taking shape with strong sales in Macs, retail and peripherals. Additionally, Reitzes said he would not be surprised if Mac sales were buoyed in the future by enhanced digital media capabilities that could catapult Apple to the forefront of the digital home.

AppleInsider | Analyst sees better iPod mix and early Intel Macs

free muni wifi

Looks like Sunnyvale got free municipal wifi now, after Mountain View did. I tried my address and there is no coverage right now… Comcast and whoever the DSL providers are here should be very worried… 😀

http://www.metrofi.com/

MySpace sucks just as much as Friendster and Orkut

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Economics focus | Oops-onomics | Economist.com

Economics focus | Oops-onomics | Economist.com:

Messrs Foote and Goetz have inspected the authors’ computer code and found the controls missing. In other words, Messrs Donohue and Levitt did not run the test they thought they had?an ?inadvertent but serious computer programming error?, according to Messrs Foote and Goetz

Fixing that error reduces the effect of abortion on arrests by about half, using the original data, and two-thirds using updated numbers.

IMO the correlation between crime rate and abortion makes perfect sense, we have way too many stupid ppl in this world that really shouldn’t be here. And when they end up in jails and shit I will be paying for their parents’ mistakes…

Safari tip: search results snapback

When you do a search, often times you want to go back to the search results to select another link. I just found out in Safari you could do what they called it “search results snapback”, the shortcut is command-option-S, it brings you back the the search results. Very handy.

You can also mark a page for snapback with command-option-K, and to snapback to it use command-option-P, or you can use the History pull down menu…

new Macs very soon

Several Internet rumor mills, as well as other more credible sources, are predicting that Apple would be introducing products very soon, and this time probably with better wireless capabilities… 😉 … I’m still going to hold out for the second generation x86 PowerBooks, after what we went through with the dual-USB iBook G3, I don’t think I’m willing to buy a first-generation re-designed laptop from Apple… plus I’m still quite happy with mine…