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An Early Christmas Present
An explanation of my “gojgo” tweets yesterday.
Kindle Fire Owners Complain About Porn and Purchases
Caryn Talty at healthy-family.org:
Prospective buyers need to know that this very cool, sleek electronic toy has no parental monitoring safeguards installed on the device or available through a software download. I was surprised to find that all merchandise on Amazon’s website is available for purchase on the Kindle unless I choose to lock out my easy one-click buying option. This means anyone handling the device can buy whatever material they wish (electronic downloads and merchandise shipped to your door.) If you have a responsible 10 year old then there’s not much to worry about. But if you are buying for your 5 or 6 year old then you may run into problems when your credit card bill arrives. There is a safeguard in place when a person purchases that asks if it was done by mistake. This can come in handy for innocent accidental purchases.
Ticci Diagnosed with Cancer
Federico, we’re all here for you. Thank you for your letter.
webOS Goes Open Source
My Home Screen on MacSparky
Major thanks to David for having my home screen as a part of his great series.
If you don’t read MacSparky, shame on you.
Bloggers and Shield Laws
Timothy B. Lee for Ars Technica:
An Oregon judge has ruled that a Montana blogger is not eligible for the legal protections afforded to journalists, letting stand a $2.5 million defamation verdict.
This case draws a clear line between people who write for traditional media outlets and for blogs. Judge Marco Hernandez wrote:
Although defendant is a self-proclaimed ‘investigative blogger’ and defines herself as ‘media,’ the record fails to show that she is affiliated with any newspaper, magazine, periodical, book, pamphlet, news service, wire service, news or feature syndicate, broadcast station or network, or cable television system. Thus, she is not entitled to the protections of the [Oregon journalist shield] law.
Jawbone CEO Speaks UP
We recognize that this product has not yet lived up to everyone’s expectations – including our own – so we’re taking action:
This means that for whatever reason, or no reason at all, you can receive a full refund for UP. This is true even if you decide to keep your UP band. We are so committed to this product that we’re offering you the option of using it for free.
On the Jawbone UP
Don’t buy this piece of shit. It doesn’t work, it will fail, and the software is terrible. Jawbone is still selling them even though they know they’re all future bricks. Don’t buy one. Feel free to read on if you’d like the nitty-gritty details.
Ouch.
’80s MultiServer, ’70s Apple II ROM Appear on eBay
Want some super rare Apple gear? Here’s your chance.
I had never heard of the MultiServer, but according to the eBay listing, it is a 17 x 16 x 6 case in which Apple was developing a server, based on the 3Com 3 Server technology of the time. The case appears to have Apple-specific ports on the back and is decked out in the Snow White design language.
The Apple II ROM card is dated 1978. This auction isn’t nearly as cool, but it is rare.
Logic Pro 9, MainStage 2 Move to App Store
The apps are $199 and $29, respectively.
Logic Express got taken out back and shot in the head. If this goes where I think it will, we could be looking at Logic X sometime in the next year or two.
Analysts Bump iPhone Expectations
Seriously — anyone could be an analyst.