Bush bares soul with 'iPod One' - Apr 12, 2005

CNN.com - Bush bares soul with 'iPod One' - Apr 12, 2005

"The portable digital device, given to Bush by his daughters Jenna and Barbara last July, contains much country music, but also songs by Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison and the Knack."

iPod Prices Prices Over Seas

I know that electronic products are generally cheaper in the US than in other places (maybe some Asia-pac places like Singapore or Japan are cheaper). But it really sucks that folks in the UK are getting ripped on Apple products like the iPod mini. I did a quick conversion on Oanda.com:

199 US Dollar = 105.537 British Pound

The Apple UK site has the iPod Mini @ 139 pounds which at current rates is $262! Wow. That includes the VAT (17.5%), but that's still $30 more than it should be. I guess the prices were set earlier when the dollar was stronger.

Xsan Drives 24-Hour News Station in Poland

I remember hearing a Polish person talking about how having John Paul as the Pope eliminated a lot of the 'polish stigma' (e.g. Polak Jokes) If that didn't do it for you maybe this will. Poland’s first and only 24-hour news channel TVN-24 is powered by Apple products. Xsan Drives 24-Hour News Station - TVN 24. "With 55 Xsans, 30 Xserve G5s, 22 Xserve RAIDs, 50 Final Cut Pro licences, 50 Power Mac G5s, 10 PowerBook G4s and two licences for Apple’s Shake digital effects package, TVN 24 is home to Europe’s largest Mac-based broadcast installation." I wonder if seeing Macs on TV all the time will significantly change the market share of Macs in Poland over the next couple years.

Presidential Weekly Radio Address Podcast on Podcast Shuffle

I like to listen to the Presidential Weekly Radio Address no matter who's in office. I always miss it on the radio and have to get it off the White House web site. It seemed like a good idea to make it into a podcast so I could take it with me and share it with others.

Click to Subscribe: Presidential Weekly Radio Address

Check Out: Podcast Shuffle

Apple iBlog Mentioned on Daily Source Code!

A couple weeks ago I sent Adam my virtual sound seeing tour of Wipeout Pure. He played a snippet of it on the Daily Source Code for April 6th: CURRY.COM: Adam Curry's Weblog - April 6th.

iPods Enter Duke Classes

The entire Duke University class of 2008 received Apple iPod digital devices as part of a university initiative to encourage creative uses of technology in education and campus life. This mix of pop culture, information technology and pedagogy has generated enormous interest from other educators as well as news media. See examples of how some Duke courses are using the devices.

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Podcast Shuffle - www.podcastshuffle.com

I created a new web site for a podcast directory. There's already a few podcast directory's out there but I intend to do something different (hopefully!). Check out: Podcast Shuffle