Saturday, September 04, 2004

Most interesting feature of the iMac: it's user serviceable

iMac G5 parts you can install yourself

The Apple Product Cycle

The Apple Product Cycle

This is almost a parody, except it's spot-on accurate. Apple, flaws and all, occupies a unique place in geek culture.

Canon PIXMA iP5000, iP6000D and iP85000 photo printers

Canon Australia - Canon launches high-end PIXMA printers

I was ready to buy the Canon i960 printer after my crummy HP 882c cartridge finally died. I've been ready to trash that beast for months, but I needed to run the cartridge down.

Then I realized the i960 is a year old, and the price is falling daily. It's about $150 on Amazon now.

Sure enough, a set of even better printers is coming out. Canon is having a smashing year.

I need the iP5000. But do I need the iP6000D? I expect the iP5000 will be $250 in the US. They've announced it in Europe and Australia, but I can't believe they'll miss the US Christmas market. It's not available until October where it's been announced, which makes me wonder about availability.

Friday, September 03, 2004

Scotsman.com News - Health - Spiceless Atkins diet 'bores you thinner'

Scotsman.com News - Health - Spiceless Atkins diet 'bores you thinner'
Weight loss is not due to metabolic changes or persistent satiety but rather due to dull food.

Maybe, but they're missing what my friend Jim Horn noted -- it's far more work to prepare Atkin's compliant food than carbohydrate food, and it requires refrigeration so it's less snackable.