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Props to the Pops: “On Education” column on digg!

Somehow, my dad, who is, in every possible way, “technologically inept,” managed to get on the front page of super-modern-Web-2.0 social news site digg (His story, from his most recent education column about a teacher who was forced to pass a failing student, has 2041 diggs and counting). Yet somehow, me, with all of the tech blogging and podcasting I do, never once got any of my work on digg. So why is is that my father did. Could it be his 30+ years of journalistic experience, the recognition of his publisher, or just the fact that he’s an amazing writer? Nah, I don’t think so.

But seriously, the column was very well written, in addition to the fact that I actually read it (I admittedly do not read most of my father’s many columns). So, you guys should definitely check out the column, and digg it up! Now, if only it could get on Diggnation

Daily Digest for 05/15/07

One Day Blog Silence

One Day Blog Silence

Daily Digest for 04/27/07

Eh, it’s Friday. I had friends over this afternoon, so I wasn’t even online much today. Enjoy the weekend!

OS X User Challenges Others To See If People Can Hack His Server

Too bad my hacking experience=0.

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IO-HD adds real time HD encoding for professionals

My post on MacUser!

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VMWare Fusin Beta 2 supports 3D Acceleration

That’s right, the new beta of VMware’s Fusion virtualization software for Macs finally supports 3D Acceleration on certain games. At last! My prayers have been answered!

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15 reasons to switch to OS X and not Vista

Why switch to a copy of OS X when you can go straight to the original?

From my post on MacUser

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How to get out of your phone contract and get an iPhone

Have a contract already with a phone company? Want to switch to Cingular and get an iPhone in June? Well, this story on digg tells you how. Plus, WIRED Magazine and WikiHow have more tips on escaping your contract. Plus, Apple and Cingular may offer a special contract that would make it easier for non-Cingular companies to get an iPhone.

Why today’s keynote was unsual

Steve Jobs may have released some great products today, but he also gave a keynote that is way different than usual. Here’s why.

Links to my Macuser post.

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