Macworld

If you live in San Francisco or you are going to be around from January 10-13 you can download a free pass to get into the mac expo. Click here for a direct link.

Christmas

Christmas is just a week away. It's hard to believe that it's already this time of year. I guess when your busy and having a good time things go by fast. I still don't know what I am going to get for Christmas. I haven't asked for that much because there aren't that many new things that I want. However, I wouldn't mind a new ipod. However I have already got two ipods from my aunt so I am not expecting to get a new one, and if I did get one I wouldn't know what to do with the ipod that I already got. What I want even more than a video ipod is one of the new mac minis that Apple is probably going to announce at the Mac-Expo. That would be totally awsome, especially if they decrees the price a $100 so it could be competitive with the Xbox 360. I am really looking forward to all the new products that Apple is going to release. I read an article published by Think Secret that Apply may have made media agreements which would allow them to make videos, and TV shows available. You may not actually download the new media and instead you will have the media streamed to your computer. This will help keep space on your hard drive and you won't have to worry about loss of quality from downloading. We will find out more at the Mac-Expo.

ipod video, and Mac-Expo

In October Apple announced the 5th generation ipod that could play video, and a update to Apple's flagship computer the iMac. Both of these products are a preview of what is to come.

I wrote the following paragraph in October and for some reason it got left as a draft, so I am publishing it now.

Wow, Apple did it. After all the rumors and Steve Jobs announcing that he would never make an ipod video, it happened. The new ipod is still not called the ipod video, "simply", it is just the fifth generation ipod, replacing the fourth generation white ipod. The new ipods are both thinner, than their predecessor the 20 GB white ipod and still comes in two sizes, 30 GB ($299) and 60 GB (399). Obviously, the big deal about the new ipod is it's ability to play video. Now, with itunes 6, users can download a load of video content from video podcasts to TV shows. Currently Apple only has 16 shows available from the itunes music store; including "Lost" and "Desperate House Wives". Steve Jobs suggested in his keynote that a 1 hour episode of "Lost" takes about 15-20 minutes to download if you have a high speed internet connection. A couple new features of the new itunes music store are the ability to preview and buy music videos, which cost $1.99 a piece and include both the video and the song. The new music videos can be downloaded and played on a the new ipod. A typical music video is about equivalent to 6 songs. Other feature of the new music store are the ability to gift songs and music videos, and write reviews. You can even review podcasts and video podcasts!

If all of this isn't enough there are still the rumors about the upcoming Mac-Expo. Apple may release a re-vamped version of the mac mini, which will include an intel base, a DVR Tivo killer, and Front Row 2.0. Plus Apple has been negotiating business deals for media content so we could see more media solutions available. This could be a very exiting year for Apple and expect a lot of great new products.

Google Reader

I just discovered google reader today. I don't have much experience with it but it looks pretty cool. You can subscribe to feeds and then I guess you get contents from those sites. I haven't actually tested it out yet so I am not exactly sure how well it works. Click here for the link.

CCHF PSA

I made this video for my advanced biology class. The video is a PSA for Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever, which is a nasty disease that kills about 1 in 3 people it infects. Symptoms include aches and pains, rash, and bleeding from your organs. Watch the video to find out more and how to prevent it.

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Reverse Laws

Watch a golf ball move through the cosmos in reverse in this mind boggling video.
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