Any HTPC (or what I use these days, the Mac Mini), plus a HDCP compliant DVI-HDMI adapter and you're golden.
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These is a background notification service any iPhone app can use that can show a text message on the screen and update a counter (aka "badge") on the icon of an app that isn't running.
Push notification in iPhone OS 3.x is not to be confused with Exchange or ActiveSync so-called Push email.
I say far as I can tell, because during the registration, when I saw they were asking for password instead of using SSO, I abandoned.
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Hulu Desktop is at http://www.hulu.com/labs/hulu-desktop, have a look at the screenshots or try it.
Note that "Hulu Desktop will work with Apple and Windows Media Center remotes" suggesting they don't expect it to be driven by a mouse and keyboard.
I'm overthinking here, but the browser is essentially a JIT typesetter and job press inside a box of menus and buttons to control it.
For the "browser as publisher" question, what percentage of people know what an offset press versus letterpress is, or if talking about rendering, a Linotype versus Scitex? Even though you can touch the difference on a page, most people don't care. (Btw, does anyone have a working daisywheel printer I could buy?)
For the box of menus and buttons, thinking "browser as UI", what percentage of users know who makes their car radio?
The car radio is somewhat similar since some models have knobs, some have buttons, they generally tune in stations mostly as well as each other (except for one or two that pull in almost nothing). The car radio comes with the car, and can be replaced, but few people actually bother.
And if the radio's too specific, you could stop quite a few people on the street and ask them what kind of car (operating system) they have, and some will tell you, "A red one."
http://images.google.com/images?q=dell+2405+fpw
Don't see any signs of third party touch screen add-ons, such as a platform under the monitor stand or a custom edge.
"Since this originates from Dreamfield.se, a group that works on HD post-production (note their about section: “Dreamfield are working with any aspect of post production and the main body of our products are made in-house.”), I’m now 99% sure this is a fake." @http://www.sampletheweb.com/2009/06/14/iphone-os-running-on-...
Having owned all the above, really feel iPhone is closest to what a device should do, so not anxious to jump to Palm Pre.
Our mail and calendaring on Google Apps as well, and in near real-time sync, and I haven't "tethered" the iPhone since (granted) the last OS update.
Really enjoy having multiple and shared calendars, so I can see colleagues' calendars (in the same Google Calendar colors) on the iPhone. It's updated in near real time as they adjust their day, the changes are reflected on my iPhone.
Same for groups of Contacts, and of course all the Gmail "folders" and read/unread messages in perfect sync.
Tasks are also in OTA sync using not a "to do" list but a full GTD manager such as Things or OmniFocus.
We use Daylite for sales/CRM which syncs OTA, but some of our Windows friends use ACT! w/ iClink which syncs the full ACT! database, with notes, and tasks, and contacts, all OTA as well.
With the OTA app store, all business data OTA, and only the occasional OS update tethered, very happy with the real time OTA full bidirectional business data sync experience.
Skitch adds annotations and sharing with almost the same simplicity as the built-in keystrokes. I typically use "⌘-Shift-4, Space" as well, when using the screens in my own work, but not when annotating or sharing.
For quick annotations, pointing things out, highlighting things, and instantly pasting someone a viewable image URL (with one click to capture, and one click to share), Skitch is tough to beat.
http://www.google.com/search?q=site:wolframalpha.com+inurl:i...
The "meaning of life" and "the ultimate answer" questions feature highly. But even more people seem curious about "unemployment rate in USA".
The answers are not in Google's summary.
1. This may be obvious but as of the latest version, you don't gain much from a corporate email program like Entourage. I use Apple Mail, with IMAP and Google Apps for Your Domain. One account has 3.8GB of email and another has 4.1GB, according to Google. It scales fine and stays in sync across devices. Plus Address Book links to Google Contacts, and iCal links to Google Calendar.
2. I prefer MagiCal (http://www.charcoaldesign.co.uk/magical) rather than Eigenclock as it includes options to put "yyyy-mm-dd [day] hh:mm:ss" by the Spotlight icon, with [day] clickable for the calendar.
3. I like SpeakTime (http://www.mecanisme.net/software/speaktime/) for putting a row of glance-able analog clocks at the lower left of my screen (semi-transparent so they look like part of the background) to be aware of alternate time zones.
4. I use Skitch (http://www.skitch.com) for screengrabs with annotations to share with colleagues/clients.
5. I use Serverskine (http://www.serverskine.com/) to keep track of server logins.
6. I use Foxmarks (http://www.foxmarks.com/) to keep bookmarks in sync across all browsers and computers.
I don't use QuickSilver, Spotlight gets the job done.
I'd also recommend the following paid apps depending on your needs:
1. iWork '09 (Pages, Numbers, Keynote) for all office apps needs with MS Office 03-07 compatibility. It's worth the $79 for the polish and usability. The "free" alternative will cost more in the long run.
2. OmniGraffle Pro for diagramming with Visio (even Visio binary file) compatibility.
3. OmniPlan for MS Project compatibility.
4. Coda for text based web development. (Yes, TextMate is in my dock. But so is Coda.)
5. 1Password for credentials management across browsers and computers
6. Things for "GTD" methodology (or OmniFocus for more features)
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