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eNook

Paul Westbrook | 03 March, 2006 23:45

EnookI was looking through the latest MacWorld magazine and I saw an advertisement for the eNook.  This is a wall mounted piece of furniture that is meant to keep and plug in all of your little electronic devices, like  your cellphone or iPod.  In addition, you can keep a laptop in there, and when you open the eNook, it can become a desk.

I could see using one of these, but if we did, I would want to install a power outlet right behind the eNook, so the power cord would not be dangling beneath.

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SmartDeck

Paul Westbrook | 03 March, 2006 23:15

Prod Smartdeckdock MainUntil I get a new head unit, I was thinking about buying the SmartDeck, since my head unit doesn't have a line input, but it does have a cassette deck.  This is a cassette deck adapter for an iPod with a Dock connector.  It allows the cassette player controls to be used to control the iPod itself.  This is a pretty inexpensive way to get an iPod connected to a car stereo, and should sound better than the FM transmitters.

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Mac mini and HD resolutions

Paul Westbrook | 03 March, 2006 22:35

HdoutputHD Beat has a post that describes the resolutions that are supported in the new Intel Macs.  It looks like the new Macs determine the resolutions supported by TVs with EDID.  The thing that I find most interesting is that these Macs support interlaced resolutions.  This is the first time that I have seen PCs support non-progressive resolutions.

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Spam Cube

Paul Westbrook | 03 March, 2006 16:45

SpamcubeI saw this post about the Spam Cube, and I am not sure what to think.  In order to get this to work, you connect it in-between your computer (or router for multiple computers) and your DSL/Cable modem.

It seems like it looks at all of the packets that go over ports 110 (POP3) and 143 (IMAP).  Then it probably works in one of two ways.

  1. It looks at each message as it is downloaded, and modifies it if it is spam
  2. It implements a mail server, and then becomes the client to the specified server.  So when you think that you are connecting with an external server, you actually are just connnecting witht he Spam Cube.  Then the Spam Cube connects with the external mail server.

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