Robot Monkey Pants

Until a USB port becomes a standard car accessory, behold the next best thing, the Belkin Micro Auto Charger.

Kindle Readers Ignite Protest Over E-Book Prices | Gadget Lab from Wired.com.
I like my Kindle.  I’ve found the iPhone Kindle app to be quite useful, too.  I even got over the fact that if I want something on my Kindle that I already bought on paper, I’ll have to buy it again.
But I’m staunchly refusing [...]

Apple spends a lot of time making sure it gets features just right before releasing an OS.
iChat, the Enterprise Video Conferencing Solution you can Take Seriously.

We’re now at the fifth version of OS X. I think it’s about time you adopted one of the useful Windows features, specifically “Install updates and shut down.” Sometimes, I don’t actually want to reboot, but want to shut down, and I hate having to try to catch the machine in mid-boot.

My initial suspicions aside, I gotta say — Leopard Spaces rocks. I am suitably pleased.

French iPhone buyers may choose Orange or unlocked – The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
So… angry…
Wouldn’t it be grand if we had laws like that?

This is something I’ve been meaning to write for a while. My usual Thursday evening writing time is instead being spent in my office at work while I wrestle with an annoying problem that just won’t go away, so I’ll take a brain break and get this out of my head.
For those who don’t [...]

Don’t upgrade to 1.1.1, in case you didn’t realize that. Really, don’t upgrade to any new firmware until the community has determined it doesn’t break anything. Then wait a week after that so you are confident there are no time bombs. If it’s not obvious, I’ll happily post my results here as [...]

Make no mistake, Amazon MP3 is going to be huge. DRM-free, and can work with any MP3 player.
Apple really needs to stop being such a closed shop, or they’re going to get left behind. Once upon a time, they were the only serious contender for downloads, but music downloads that are cheaper and [...]

iPhone update will likely brick unlocked phones.
Needless to say, let braver souls try the updates before you install them.
Me? If the only thing 1.1.1 gets me is wireless iTunes downloads, I’m quite happy without it.