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Why would Apple even want TiVo? | PVRblog. Certainly, it makes sense to my Mac-shaped 8-second-instant-replay-addled brain.

(Via brainwagon.)

I had a dental appointment today, and (despite it’s very low battery) decided to take the ‘pod along to give me something to listen to behind the whine and grand of the drill. Shudder.

Surprisingly, the battery lasted all the way through the hour+ appointment, and I got to listen to some backlogged Gilmor Gang from IT Conversations. Cool!

Despite the occasional requests and comments from the dentist, and the inevitable experiments in bone-conduction, I found that I was able to follow the show and it really made the time go by faster.

Pervasive Ambience: Networked Tile System - designboom:

Each tile is embedded with electrical wiring and connectors. When placed together, the tiles form an electrical network that can span throughout entire rooms. This eliminates the mess of cables and cords that would otherwise be present. Designed to work with these networked tiles are “node” tiles, which include: lighting tiles, heated tiles, flat speaker tile.”

Well, everyone else is going to be pointing to the all-in-one marvel, so I might as well too.

If you have a Powerbook G4 and your sound starts horking out, run the Apple Hardware Test (boot from the included disk, hold down Option and select “Apple Hardware Test”). It’s possible that you’ll get a logic board error 2ISS/1/5: 0x40. If so, call AppleCare (you did get AppleCare, right?) and they’ll hook you up.

Cool! Two of the cool toys I got for Christmas are a Podium Pad (essential for the PowerBook owner) and a Kensington PocketMouse Optical Pro. This mouse is totally cool, with a retractable USB cable that hides in the mouse for easy mobility - and after my ancient MacAlly ball mouse, this mouse is amazing!

I’m day-tripping up to Sedona today to do some Mac troubleshooting for a client. Gorgeous country AND Macs? How nice.