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• 3gs verdict: it’s the iPhone I always wanted. Fast, never lags, stays clean, every feature under the sun, even Nike+. Gonna be a fun year. #
• back to leopard after using snow leopard. impt things not compat yet: quicksilver, mail act-on, saft, widemail. superduper to the rescue. #
• Beejive IM update with push notifications it out #
• **stir** (via @theburningman) #
• as can be expected, microsoft is bribing ppl to use bing. i’ll take 8% off an intel x25-m from ebay, thank you. http://bit.ly/vbMVi #
• it’s ironic how Get Satisfaction is totally ignoring this thread to fix a simple oversight on their part…. http://ff.im/4lSWQ #
• me too:13 years ago today, I bought a USRobotics Pilot. It had a 16Mhz processor, 128kb of RAM and ran on two AAA batteries. (via @jsuplido) #
• mmm why is citibank inserting ads inline with my transactions when viewing my online statement? not cool #
• New MacBook hidden feature http://bit.ly/14KFOU #
• the 1st softporn app is out: apparently “Asian” is one of the 4 main categories these days. fetishists rejoice. http://bit.ly/4AXnl #
• The first 2 cassette albums I ever bought: Thriller and 1984 (Van Halen). Listened to em both a million times. #
• 3GS: not that obvious but YouTube/MobileMe video uploads continue as background processes so you can do other things. Popup msg when done #
• Reading “A Whole New Mind”: for my future, for my kid’s future.
  http://bit.ly/GPv97 #
• My folks spend a few mos a yr in the US but pay for phone+dialup ($50/mo) yr round. Any better options for intermittent net access? #
• ooh, taskpaper is beta testing an online service that syncs with the desktop app: http://www.taskpaper.com #
• arc90 provides 2 great bookmarklets: readability (also works on iphone): http://bit.ly/JSMli and tbuzz: http://tbuzz.arc90.com/ #

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• weird, slow wifi at home past 2 days caused by openDNS. as soon as i removed their servers everything sped up to normal. #
• I think we all just need to pick a day and say from that point on, shaking hands is no longer expected when meeting/greeting someone. #
• chris nolan is my age (38) and christian bale is 3 yrs younger. christ, i’m old. #
• my iphone 3g s won’t be delivered until Monday. woe is me. #
• Its sad that i care what theyre gonna say: Jon and Kate are making a “special announcement” http://bit.ly/3s3E3B (via @JasonCalacanis) #
• i feel a little dirty about using Find My iPhone to see where my wife was earlier today. but it was fun. #
• heh, lots of tweets about people saying goodbye to their iPhone 3G’s. mine’s embarking on a new life with my brother in Shanghai. #
• sorry Artie Lange: watched Beer League & Dirty Work b/c ur so awesome Howard, but both were unwatchable. Howard brings out the best in you. #
• Note to the gdgt guys: your disdain for iPhone comes thru, despite purporting to be unbiased. #
• est delivery was Monday, but now it’s “On FedEx vehicle for delivery”. woohoo! instructing wife to not leave house under any circumstance… #
• Snow Leopard: super fast, but many plugins broken: saft, mail acton, chax, widemail. at least quicksilver & 1password work. mail.app flies #
• “Delivered” is such a lovely word. #
• today’s smartphones: notice how we’re starting to compare their CPU, RAM, and graphics chips. next year we’ll have dual-core CPUs. #iphone #
• at last, the volume btn works with apple in-ear headphones on #iphone 3G S (and on macs). http://bit.ly/VEkCG #
• bro is visiting & upgraded from ’00 Dell laptop to ’09 13″ Macbook Pro + iPhone 3G. his nerd cred seriously upgraded. #
• first #iphone 3G S video: my bouncy baby boy. youtube version: http://bit.ly/12kEqN / mobileme version: http://bit.ly/yON4n #
• rented Equilibrium thinking scifi+Christian Bale must be good. horribly, horribly wrong. #

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• palm pre just had a bucket of cold water dumped on it’s head. #
• watching iphone 3gs guided tour: http://www.apple.com/iphone/guidedtour/ #
• i love that screenshots of safari & mobile safari always show the NY Times headline of Obama’s election win. #
• about time: in safari 4 you can now set new tabs to open with your homepage. and tabs are back to the normal location. #
• original iphone owners: you got a free, major OS update last yr, and another this yr. i suspect this engenders customer satisfaction. #
• ordered: 13″ macbook pro for the bro. we have another switcher. #
• bought last week: original black macbook on craigslist for $500. father-in-law is also a switcher. #
• google quick search box is out. Jitkoff made it very quicksilver-y, but not quite a replacement…yet. http://bit.ly/O5YTr #
• long thread about palm pre overheating & battery issues: http://bit.ly/FXLc #
• iPhone 3G S upgrade order placed via AT&T Premier. #
• toodledo servers wiped out by a storm. :/ http://www.toodledo.com/ #
• cool Snow Leopard feature: select text in Safari 4, right click and “Add to iTunes as a Spoken Track” or “Make New Mail Note” #
• iPhone OS 3.0 GM is on usenet. #
• New packaging on 13″ Macbook Pro: even smaller box, no more foam inside. http://twitpic.com/75pt4 #
• who’s buying all these wii’s? the few gamers i know all have 360′s. Wii is fastest selling console in US: http://bit.ly/18bq1D #
• installing iPhone OS 3.0 reduces the resale value of your 3G b/c only OS 2.2.1 can be unlocked & jailbroken. don’t do it if you plan to sell #
• first night alone watching the boy. so far so good. took a bath together, fed, now rocking away and about to pass out… #
• I love how The Queen shines a spotlight on the idiocy that is the Royal Family. #

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