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Friday, March 29, 2002MiTAC has developed what could be the end all be all of wireless Pocket PC's [...] X-Scale processor [...] built-in Bluetooth and Tri-band GPRS/CDMA 1x EV DO [...] built in digital camera. [PDABuzz.com]
I can't get the company's PDF files to display on my PC. PDF is evil anyway...
Turns out that Radio has functionality for outlining RSS feeds. I've been experimenting with opening mySubscriptions.opml directly in the outliner. It's not very robust. Certain feeds wind up launching a browser window instead of displaying within the outline. Examples: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.
One of my feeds, Better Living Through Software, causes Radio to crash every time every time I try to expand it.
The feeds for the NYT are not listed in mySubscriptions.opml.
Viewing feeds in the outliner using this method doesn't let you see what is new, or the history of a feed, as the aggregator does. All that is shown is the current RSS.
Yesterday I began playing with Instant Outlining.
I don't grok much of what UserLand does. Publishing outlines doesn't excite me much, and I love outlines. However, I did think (and post in my outline) that it would be awesome if RSS feeds were available in the outliner.
Today, Dave started converting the NYT feeds to OPML.
Being the MacInTouch of a Subject
I consider MacInTouch to be the premier weblog for Macintosh information, they cover dozens of daily happenings in the Macintosh world. I'm not a Macintosh user, but I know many Mac people. Being aware of the latest happenings is useful to me in social and business settings.
Take a look at their site, notice how every paragraph has a descriptive link within the first sentence. Notice how quickly you can determine which paragraphs may be worth reading. Thanks to MacInTouch, I get my daily Mac update in about 60 seconds.
Now, where are the "MacInTouch-class" weblogs covering subjects that directly interest me, such as Wireless Data, Pocket PCs, and Microsoft products?
There are weblogs and regular web sites that are authorative on these subjects, but none that I am aware of that provide a high-volume, 60-second update like MacInTouch does.
PDA Buzz reviews the Handspring Treo 180.Interactive TV Deal Unites Moxi Digital With Digeo
Moxi Digital announced that it was being acquired by Digeo, the interactive television company founded by Paul Allen, a co-founder of Microsoft. By John Markoff. [New York Times: Business]
Apple and others have spoken grandly of "Digital Entertainment Hubs." Moxi built one. Or perhaps more properly, announced and demo'ed one at CES.
The "Moxi Media Center" is a Tivo, but better. And a Rio Central. DVD player. Internet router and wireless access point. All in one tidy little box.
What makes it better than a Tivo? It can record four programs at once, using satellite or cable. The "Media Center" can have multiple "Media Center Extension" boxes slaved off of it for playback, they connect to each other using 802.11a (53mbps wireless).
Is that cool or what? I'd buy one!
I rarely watch live television anymore, but I don't own a Tivo or Replay TV. Neither product offers the flexibility that I desire, and more importantly, they can only record one program at a time. They are expensive, too. The cheapest Replay TV is $699! A Tivo requires service, $10/month or $250 for a lifetime subscription for a single unit (if you replace it, you lose your subscription). Bzzzt, sorry, I'll pass.
I have a high-quality Sony VCR in my living room, set to record all of my "first choice" shows. When there is overlap, I have a cheap Sony VCR in the bedroom and a Hauppauge WinTV PVR in my PC. It may not be as elegant or geeky as Tivo and Replay TV, but this solution cost me less than a single Replay TV and can record three programs at once. What a deal!
