Four big announcements:
– **1. [Time Capsule](http://www.apple.com/timecapsule/)**
– 500 GB or 1 TB models
– Essentially an AirPort Extreme with a hard drive inside
– **2. iPhone & iPod Touch**
– SDK will still be released in February
– [1.1.3 today](http://www.apple.com/iphone/gettingstarted/guidedtourupdate2/large.html):
– Maps with location, using Google’s Celltower system + Skyhooks wifi system
– Webclips […]
Not sure when they added it (seems like just today), but [Tumblr](http://www.tumblr.com/) has just added Markdown support for posts. Huzzah! My [Rathole](http://rathole.tumblr.com/) tumblog is hosted by Tumbler, and this is just one more reason to love ’em.
What’s a “tumblog,” you say? Check out the grandaddy of them all, [project.ioni.st](http://project.ioni.st).
This morning, my [AirPort Extreme Base Station with Gigabit Ethernet (802.11n)][apbs] started crapping out on me. At first, I thought it was just a one-time glitch, and I cycled the power. Within a few minutes, however, it was frozen again.
[apbs]: http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?productLearnMore=MB053LL/A
I reset it, and this time I notice it goes through its paces, […]
[PixFix: How Bob Staake Creates His Art](http://www.bobstaake.com/pixfix/index2.shtml)
> In 1995, Bob Staake started creating his illustrations digitally using Adobe Photoshop 3.0.
> In 2008, he still exclusively uses the program — with the help of a mouse, a 17″ monitor, and a standard keyboard.
That’s right— not CS3, but *3.0*. Nice work.
There are four time-lapse videos on his site, but here’s one to whet your appetite:
(Via [Macenstein](http://macenstein.com/default/archives/1013).)
In the words of its creator, John Gruber, “Markdown is a text-to-HTML conversion tool for web writers. Markdown allows you to write using an easy-to-read, easy-to-write plain text format, then convert it to structurally valid XHTML (or HTML).”
I’ve known about Markdown for quite some time, but for some reason, I’ve always just […]
Apparently, Seagate needs a grammar checker.
I’ve known about Markdown for quite some time, but for some reason, I’ve always just stuck with writing up my posts in plain ol’ HTML. Since I’m trying out MarsEdit, and it has preview functionality for Markdown, I thought I’d give it a shot. I’m all for the human-readability of it, and if […]
