Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Wednesday update, SCSite, Optional books, Mass Storage, Apple news

A couple of you noted you couldn't get to the course.com link, but the
link works for me:
http://oc.course.com/sc/dc2010/index.cfm?action=review&chapter=1

You will need to register for the service here first:
http://login.course.com/login/accountsetup.cfm

Discovering computers is the optional text, you can only order it online:
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Discovering Computers 2010: Complete, Living in a Digital World
Gary B. Shelly | Misty E. Vermaat
ISBN 10: 032478645X | ISBN 13: 9780324786453

This recommended book is not available in the bookstore and should be
purchased online using the following link:

http://academic.cengage.com/cengage/student.do?codeid=Z406&sortby=copy&type=all_radio&courseid=CKC01&product_isbn=9780324786453&disciplinenumber=201&filter=NewText&optValue=newtext_radio&codeFlag=false
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Apple is expected to introduce new iPods (Gen3) later today. In a
surprising move, they will continue to sell Gen2 at a reduced price!
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/09/09/the-incredible-shrinking-ipod-prices-undercut-the-zune-hd/

So Microsoft's Zune will be squeezed here, beat on price by gen2, beat
on features by gen3...

Pics of Gen3 iPod Touch? Looks legit to me!
http://gizmodo.com/5355340/first-pics-of-apples-new-ipod-touch-3g-nano-5g

Engadget will be live at the keynote at 1pm our time:

So will Giz:
http://gizmodo.com/5355097/apple-lets-rock-liveblog

If you just want a cheap Mass storage device, here's a few options:
How does under $5 sound?
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-SDCZ6-4096-A11-Cruzer-Micro-Flash/dp/B000NWVAFO/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1252500575&sr=8-13

Tiger has all kinds of varieties:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_tlc.asp?CatId=379&name=USB-Flash-Drives&

Or you could just go to staples / walmart / best buy / PC richard and
see whats on sale.

You could also get a USB hard disk for under $100:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3751572&CatId=2424

Will the Beatles come to iTunes today? Sources say no.
http://gizmodo.com/5355014/beatles-remastered-a-reminder-of-why-it-will-probably-rock

If you are into music games tho, Beatles Rock Band launches today!
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/102/1021831p1.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/06/arts/television/06schi.html
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/05/review-the-beatles-rock-band/
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/reviews/2009/09/you-want-a-revolution-ars-reviews-beatles-rock-band.ars


More fun stuff:
http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/09/video-hard-rock-cafe-vegas-strip-gets-ginormous-interactive-roc/
http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/dell-packs-intels-lynnfield-cpus-into-studio-xps-8000-and-9000/
http://gizmodo.com/5355170/dallas-cowboys-stadium-continues-streak-of-giant-screen-fails
http://gizmodo.com/5355137/forget-silicon-this-teenagers-solar-panel-uses-human-hair-as-a-conductor
http://gizmodo.com/5355068/internet-distractions-in-order-of-importance
http://gizmodo.com/5354033/stop-5-reasons-to-wait-on-buying-that-laptop/gallery/
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/09/fcc-report-on-parental-control-devices-why-arent-they-used.ars
http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2009/09/resistance-to-book-deal-builds-as-google-woos-europe.ars

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