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Apple | New “MacBook Pro lineup offers the best displays for photographers”
Praising the “superb colour-accurate displays” found on the new MacBook Pro computers, Rob Galbraith (robgalbraith.com) indicates that the revamped lineup “offers the best displays for photographers we’ve ever seen from Apple.” Singling out the 13-inch MacBook Pro, he adds it “could well be the more enticing option,” a great choice “for Mac-based photographers wanting to pay less and carry less.” The Story

Apple | Apple Sells Over One Million iPhone 3GS Models
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Apple | Safari 4 Downloads Top 11 Million in Three Days
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Apple | Apple Announces the New iPhone 3GS—The Fastest, Most Powerful iPhone Yet
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Apple | Apple Updates MacBook Pro Family with New Models & Innovative Built-in Battery for Up to 40 Percent Longer Battery Life
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Apple | Apple Unveils Mac OS X Snow Leopard
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Sun May 03, 2009

Franciscan Benediction
Topic | worship
Posted by | Ron Flack

May God bless you with discomfort
At easy answers, half-truths, and superficial relationships
So that you may live deep within your heart.

May God bless you with anger
At injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people,
So that you may work for justice, freedom, and peace.

May God bless you with tears
To shed for those who suffer pain, rejection, hunger and war,
So that you may reach out your hand to comfort them and
To turn their pain into joy.

And may God bless you with enough foolishness
To believe that you can make a difference in the world,
So that you can do what others claim cannot be done
To bring justice and kindness to all our children and the poor.

Amen

May 03, 09 | 9:48 pm
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Sat Feb 14, 2009

Conceptual Map
Topic |
Posted by | Ron Flack

So, now lets define what's in a conceptual map:

1. Interaction only
2. Content not represented
3. Function and Task by the following views:
3.1 User A, User B, User C
3.2 Administrator view
4. Field accountability

The purpose is to create accountability for user tasks on paper. The iterations are more affordable at this level than in the build process. The developer can focus on building not trouble shooting the details that have been overlooked.

Feb 14, 09 | 1:43 pm
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Thu Jan 22, 2009

Preload Mouse-Over Images
Topic | css
Posted by | Ron Flack

Regarding preloading mouse-over images. 1 image is used for all 3 background states (if you use all 3). by that I mean 1. a:link, 2. a:hover, 3. a:visited, You change the X, Y, background positioning for each to show desired part of the image. Here's the link.

http://wellstyled.com/css-nopreload-rollovers.html

So really, You're not preloading at all, no javascript required.

Jan 22, 09 | 7:52 am
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WIRED | Apple's iPhone Security Gets Better, But Still Not BlackBerry Strong | Story
Apple is making a big push to net more business users with the newest iteration of the iPhone. The company touts beefed up security and more data encryption. But Cupertino's wonder device still pales in comparison to the BlackBerry.

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iPhone 3GS gets jailbroken, hack available online
The first jailbreaking application for the iPhone 3GS -- purplera1n -- is now available.
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Google updates some Apps functions
Google updated some Gmail and Docs features for some Apps customers.
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Apple may be exempt from China's Web filter mandate
Apple's computers and other that do not use Windows appear to be exempt from China's mandate to package new computers with Web filtering software.
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