According to a colleague, GarageBand ’09 often crashes when changing project tempo. While there is no known fix yet, we’re expecting Apple to release update to GarageBand, hopefully soon.
More from Apple Discussion Board.
Google is Reported to Reserve 1 Million Phone Numbers for Google Voice.
PC World said that Google is reported to have reserved 1 Million Phone Number for its Google Voice service. This is good news if it’s true, because the service has not been made available to new users even after Google rebranded GrandCentral into Google Voice back on March 11th, 2009.
Google Voice is currently available for existing GrandCentral users. It is unclear if Google Voice will be made available for users outside The United States.
If you are interested in getting a Google Voice account, you can sign-up for notification at:
http://voice.google.com/
Anything Goes: June 20th, 2009 Edition.
Slacking is good, as I’ve been convincing myself. It’s Saturday and I’m still reading stuff off the internet.
First I’ve finished installing new hard drive on my MacBook Pro Core Duo, 20 minutes after I stareted it. Along the way I also managed to “fix” my keyboard. For a few days I’ve been having lots of typoes including the letter “t.” Apparently a drop of liquid caused the “g, r, and y” key to trigger the “t” key. I’m glad it is fixed now.
- About the 1st generation iPhone/push notification post: an apology (TUAW) | TUAW was quick to jump to conclusions.
- Microsoft confirms Nvidia ‘Tegra’ chip for Zune HD (CNET) | Pretty powerful chip from NVIDIA. Note to CNET: It is “Hybrid Digital” Radio, not “High-Definition” Radio.
- Smart fish discovered in Europe (worldarea.info) | I for one welcome our fish overlord.
- New Kids on the Block blame lousy ticket sales on recession (WalletPop) | Are you sure that recession is to blame? New Kids on The Block is now a novelty-cash-grabbing-reunion-act. It is a simple supply-and-demand situation.
Time to slack again.
Anything Goes: June 19th, 2009 Edition.
I’m suffering from sleep depravation but still have time to browse the Internet for some news.
- Iran’s supreme leader rejects vote fraud claims (CNN) | Well, if the supreme leader said so then it must be true. Seriously, he doesn’t even need to count the votes to say that.
- Whats the Difference between Reddit and Digg? (Reddit) | Just in case you missed it, it’s about Pixar granting a little girl’s dying wish. Reddit article vs Digg article.
- Microsoft backtracks, extends XP availability to 2011 (Computerworld) | More reasons not to get Windows Vista or Windows 7.
- Facebook, Google Go Persian, Aiding Iran’s Activists (Wired) | Good news.
- Iran’s leader: End protests or risk ‘bloodshed’ (Yahoo) | Like I’ve never heard that before. If you can’t control the mind, shake your iron fist at them.
iPhone 3G S: Reports from Orange County, California.
People are arriving at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa around 4:00 in the morning. The doors are not open yet, so people are lining up outside.
Doors open, people are walking in.
The line is split in two. One for those who had started the process online (reserved line) and the other for those who have not done so.
Side note:
A glitch during the reservation process did not save my reservation. I pre-ordered one on June 8th, 2009.
So close and yet so far.
Apple Store Concierge is helping customer starting the pre-qualification process.
A reporter asking people some questions.
The store opens earlier than scheduled. People are getting their iPhone 3G S.
Anything Goes: June 18th, 2009 Edition.
A small portion of news on the net that caught my attention.
- Pixar grants girl’s dying wish to see ‘Up’ | Comments on Reddit can sometimes be so cruel.
- Court orders Jammie Thomas to pay RIAA $1.92 million | The Recording Empire Strikes Back! (Dear Mr. Lucas, it’s a parody and a tribute.)
- Microsoft announces free antivirus, limited public beta | Last time I checked it says “The page cannot be displayed because an internal server error has occurred.”
- Windows Internet Explorer 8: Get the facts | Say whatever you want, Microsoft. People are smart enough to expose your propaganda. I’m still using Firefox and Webkit.
Megadeth: “Endgame” is The Title of New Album.
According to press release from Roadrunner Records, “Endgame” is the title of Megadeth new album.
Known song titles for the next Megadeth album, and they are subject to change:
- Dialect of Chaos
- This Day We Fight
- Bite the Hand That Feeds
- Nothing Left to Lose But My Mind
- How The Story Ends
- The Hardest Part of Letting Go… Is Saying Goodbye
- 1320
- Headcrusher
- 44 Minutes
- Endgame
Stay tuned for more info.