"I Surf So You Don't Have To" #3

Above pic from http://www.northshoresurfcamps.com

In case you missed why I'm doing this, here's the original post on why I started this.

Let's jump right in.

1. CES (Consumer Electronics Show) just finished last week, nothing too exciting came out of it. But there was one thing really stupid that Gizmodo pulled. They had this TV-B-Gone gadget which they took around and randomly shut off TV screens on the show floor and even during some demos.
   
   Now, I'm all for funny and pranks. But this one went a bit too far! They essentially sabotaged companies doing demos and possibly caused $$ impacts to some of these companies. Geez! Gizmodo, you've gone too far this time. Normally, I would link to the video, but I'm not even going to bother this time. Grrrr...
   
   Apparently, now CES has officially banned Brian, the blogger from Gizmodo from CES for life!
   
   
2. On a lighter note. Two interesting iPod related posters came out of Sydney Australia's Police Department. These are not not made by Apple, note the "watch for cars when wearing headphones" on top of the post. Click on each below to see larger version on AdsOfTheWorld.com
   
   
3. Facebook is making some changes to the profile page. Ever find it annoy when you visit someone's profile who has gazillion apps installed and it takes 3 minutes just to load?
   
   The changes they're making will allow you to move some of those less frequently accessed apps into a extended portion of your profile which others can then click on to “Show Extended Profile” if they're really bored. Read more about it here on FB's developer blog.
   
   
4. Unless you're in the high tech service industry, you probably have not heard of Infosys (Infy), TCS, Wipro, etc. These are some of the biggest consulting firms from India.
   
   Ratan Tata, chairman of TCS (Tata Consultancy Services) launched a $2,500 Tata Nano under his Tata Motor arm. Many have dubbed it as the modern Ford Model-T and if this is well received, it'll bring more mobility to the 1B+ population in India and maybe other parts of the world. Read more about it on CNN Money.
   
   
   
5. It kinda sucks when your wife works at Cisco and you shop at Costco. Why? cuz you get the two mixed up all the time! I keep asking Jean, "how's your day at Costco today?"
   
   
6. Apple released another "Get a Mac" commercial related to the Time Machine feature of Leopard.
   
   
   
7. I went to the Ars/Gizmodo pre-Macworld party with @gody and was fortunate enough to chat for quite a while with FSJ and Brian Lam of Gizmodo (yeah, that Brian from #1 above). Of course @ejacqui and @clint were there as hosts, they took a pic of me talking to FSJ, photo #6 on this Ars article.
   
   
   
8. And.... the biggest thing from the Macworld Keynote 2008? MacBook Air. Watch the new ad here.
   
   
   
   

We'll meet again soon...