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Daily Digest for 2008-08-05

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:03:49 +0800

《黑暗騎士》：讓黑暗更深以襯出光明的耀眼

(tags: TheDarkKnight Batman TheJoker HeathLedger)

Daily Digest for 2008-07-31

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:31:29 +0800

For Microsoft, There's No Place Like Enterprise - Bits - Technology - New York Times Blog

(tags: Microsoft SteveBallmer BillGates WindowsVista)
Only a Game? A Fight Over Scrabble Has Web Fans Fuming - NYTimes.com

(tags: Scrabble Game Facebook)

Daily Digest for 2008-07-30

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:31:02 +0800

WSJ - The Journal Guide to Beijing

(tags: Beijing WSJ 2008 Olympic)

Daily Digest for 2008-06-30

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:31:15 +0800

[5G, 5.5G] It's Here. iPod Classic to iPod Video. - iPodWizard.net

(tags: ipod apple music video firmware hack)
Stuff White People Like: Coldplay

(tags: coldplay music U2)

Daily Digest for 2008-06-25

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:31:12 +0800

Forbidden Cities: The Sky Line: The New Yorker

Beijing's great new architecture is a mixed blessing for the city.

(tags: Olympic China Beijing)

Daily Digest for 2008-06-24

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:31:55 +0800

Inside the War Against China's Blogs

Vengeful bloggers? Flaming posts? PR firms help global brands navigate the country's perilous Web.

(tags: media internet blog PR)

Daily Digest for 2007-07-16

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:26:48 +0800

In Your Face | How Facebook could crush MySpace, Yahoo!, and Google. - Slate Technology

There comes a time in every young person's life—soon after teething, usually—when she must make a momentous decision: MySpace or Facebook?

(tags: Facebook myspace google socialnetwork)

Daily Digest for 2007-06-29

Sat, 30 Jun 2007 00:32:13 +0800

Jesse James Garrett Sees Adobe AIR as Another Boost For Web Apps - Wired

One of Web 2.0's founding fathers says the divide between browser-based and desktop applications is quickly disappearing.

(tags: web2.0 business adobe webos)
Live Free or Die Hard: Wired-Inspired - Wired

The script for the new Bruce Willis flick is drawn at least partly from John Carlin's short story, "A Farewell to Arms," published a decade ago in Wired magazine.

(tags: diehard wired brucewillis)
In London, what iPhone? - CNNMoney

Hot stateside, the iPhone isn't due out in Europe until later this year, and most consumers don't have it on their radar. Londoners...lol

(tags: iphone apple london)

Daily Digest for 2007-06-28

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:34:52 +0800

MySpace, Chasing YouTube, Upgrades Its Offerings

MySpace will rename and relaunch its video sharing service as MySpaceTV Thursday, to chase YouTube.

(tags: myspace youtube)
Morfik Builds First iPhone Development Tool

WebOS vendor Morfik has created a platform for developers to build applications for Apple's iPhone, which is being released Friday night.

(tags: iphone apple)
"Mac or PC" Rap Music Video - YouTube

谁想学学这首歌？

(tags: mac pc rap)
An iPod Has Global Value. Ask the (Many) Countries That Make It. - New York Times

Who makes the Apple iPod? Here’s a hint: It is not Apple. The company outsources the entire manufacture of the device to a number of Asian enterprises, among them Asustek, Inventec Appliances and Foxconn.

(tags: ipod apple)

学唱歌 - Mac or PC

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 07:07:44 +0800

　　看惯了胖子和帅哥你一言我一语说个没完，大家来听首歌轻松一下，哈。
　　歌词如下：

I'm a right-clicka, I'm an iBook flippa Macs and PCs - no fight gets bigga Surf Safari or browse in I.E. Better know what you rep(resent) - a Mac or PC!
USB 1-2.0, son, you don't know watch my data flow
From MS-DOS, command line prompts, black backgrounds, no special sauce
Well I've only been around since '84, But my ease of use has done so much more
From a Plus to a Classic to a II GS To a PowerPC, My OS is the best
So clickable, design is lickable, My aqua interface makes XP dispicable
Quick I pull the RAM stick out the slot, Then I swap it with generic cause the port is hot

If you see life through an LCD Betta know your brand is it a Mac-or-PC?

I'm a right-clicka, I'm an iBook flippa
Macs and PCs - no fight gets bigga
Surf Safari or browse in I.E.
Better know what you rep(resent) - a Mac or PC!

Take a look at Vista enjoy the view, I suggest Premium or the ultimate skew
cop a Dell with a graphics card - super fast, turn the arrow on and lick the glass
Tiger's fast as hell But Leopard's got the boom Time machine is mad mean you're absurd - what's a zune?
Middle name: innovate, All features integrate, Now stay the hell out of my developers' conferences!
Nonsenses - I'm networking You're not working, Stop staring at your built-in webcam YouTube surfing
Ha! 1,000 views is pretty fresh, ComputerGal36 even says I'm the best

He is the best with his videos And cuts them all on his Final Cut Pro

I'm a right-clicka, I'm an iBook flippa
Macs and PCs - no fight gets bigga
Surf Safari or browse in I.E.
Better know what you rep(resent) - a Mac or PC!

Mac, PC, and Me, At Last
Mac, PC, and Me, At Last

When I run IT'S A iPOD! Talk IT'S AN iPHONE!
Stuff I gotta have no matter what It's an iLOAN!
I want an Intel, plus CS3, but for now I'm streamin keynotes in bed Listenin to Steve
Uh! Compatibility Everybody fits with me, All the applications wanna get with my virility
At any time Yo, it might go off, And you can ride it Til it's Micro-Soft
Huh! Pay attention I got a new invention Steal your next idea At the MacWorld Convention
But guess what You'll always be behind
Cuz Mac is a state of mind

I'm a right-clicka, I'm an iBook flippa
Macs and PCs - no fight gets bigga
Surf Safari or browse in I.E.
Better know what you rep(resent) - a Mac or PC!

Daily Digest for 2007-06-27

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:36:06 +0800

iPhone Licensing Agreement

TUAW is pleased to bring you a gallery of the complete iPhone licensing agreement from the iPhone activation video earlier today.

(tags: iPhone)
The iPhone Matches Most of Its Hype - NY Times

Apple’s new phone does so many things so well, and so pleasurably, that you tend to forgive its foibles.

(tags: iphone)

迷路

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 04:50:29 +0800

　　从今年一月份回国到现在转眼已经快半年了，要说做个总结什么的，还真不知道如何下笔。也许人在夜里所有的触觉都变得敏感起来，眼神呆滞却思绪繁复。在国外的点滴碎片和回国后的忙碌景况就像东方不败手里的针线一般在脑子里穿梭，根本没有理清的可能。这个blog本该是记录下这一切的工具，却被懒惰的我无情地抛在一边。无暇理会也好，心灰意冷也罢，都十分地可惜。
　　2007年4月4日，是一个对我个人来说挺特别的日子。在浑浑噩噩地走完23年之后，第24年的第一天，我终于找到了第一份工作，在某国有报社旗下的网站做国际新闻编辑。其实进入新闻这个行当确实有些莫名。尤其是在网络媒体做新闻，日复一日地复制，粘贴，改标题，着实没有什么太大的意思。当然也有例外的时候，那就是忽然有一天，当你知道你不必再像机器一样重复同一个动作，哪怕只是一天，你也会捶胸顿足感谢上天的眷顾。
　　令我印象最深刻的，便是弗大枪击案爆发的那一天。我刚到公司，就接到了主编的命令，负责编译境外媒体的第一手新闻。忙忙碌碌一天下来，我编译的稿件悉数被新浪，搜狐等各大门户转载。当我收到主编发过来的链接的时候，心头终于有了一丝喜悦，或许可以称之为成就感吧。看着文章末尾小括号里自己的名字，恍然间觉得自己的确开始有点儿像那么回事儿了。
　　然而好景不长，我马上又回到原本那毫无创造性毫无成就感毫无乐趣的工作中去了。那种感觉真的就像在耗点儿，下班儿时间一到就恨不得立马走人回家。
　　既来之，则安之。既然已经进了新闻这个行当，我也就决定先趟趟路，看看自己能搞出什么样的飞机出来。在那个国有网站辛劳了一个月之后，我通过朋友帮忙介绍，改投另一家网站门下。仍然是做新闻，但好歹也是上市公司，企业文化等等在我想来一定要比老东家强之不少。结果，“梦想照进现实”，把现实照了个透亮，一点儿想象空间都没剩下——仍然还是同样的工作内容，尽管公司的牌子说出去比之前好听些。
　　我终于开始怀疑这个行当是否适合我这种总是屁股痒痒，永远也坐不住的人。我已经记不清有多少个晚上在和爸爸妈妈的长途电话中，我想透出放弃的念头，但是终究还是忍住不说，怕的是他们失望。但是成天看着那些凶杀抢劫或者不痛不痒的各种中央、地方会议的新闻，我总是说不出的厌恶和烦躁。当然，我总会劝说自己：“这只是一份工作”云云，希望自己能够顽强地挺住。
　　当初爸妈问我到底想做什么，说实话，刚开始写blog的时候，我总莫名地觉得自己能够，并且应该到媒体工作。至于为什么，我到现在还搞不清楚。成就感和虚荣心，一墙之隔，成了我最大的心病。
　　每天下班回家，坐在公车上，看着推搡拥挤的人们，想起身边的好友，一时间迷失了方向。
　　还有许许多多想说，却仍同以前一样，不知如何表达，不知从何说起。
　　

加班小随笔

Thu, 17 May 2007 20:15:50 +0800

　　WOW...我都记不清上次打开这个后台是什么时候的事情了……加班中……搜狐新闻中心正式改版上线，做广告做广告啦！嗷嗷！
　　好饿……点了一份“红油肚条饭”……神啊……多给我来点儿吧！！！

Daily Digest for 2007-04-09

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:22:30 +0800

It's the Conversation Economy, Stupid - BusinessWeek

As consumer markets fragment, marketers and designers must understand how platforms evolve and influence human behavior [消费市场极端分化，市场策划和设计者们需要了解一个平台将如何打造和影响人类的行为。]

(tags: twitter flickr ConversationEconomy web2.0)

我是超男

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 01:41:51 +0800

　　下面这张照片是我上个周末参加北麦5周年聚会时拍的。

　　一看就知道这是一张典型的“领奖照”。领什么奖？“Photo Booth”奖。什么是“Photo Booth”？就是OSX下的一个小软件，能够通过内置iSight照相，再加上一些变形，变色或者变态的效果：

　　那么主办方北麦为了活跃会场气氛，就组织了这么一个比赛让大家互相比一比，到底谁能更丑？在这个审美“超女”化的时代，这样的小比赛还是挺别处心裁，的确也激发了在场部分人士的潜能，分别对自己的容貌究竟能被数码改变多少有了更深刻的了解。
　　没想到呀没想到，最终还是我的潜能最强大，荣幸地成为全场第二丑的人（照片太吓人，可能起到恐吓作用，暂时不上）。但是作为我自身来说，还是有很大的遗憾：并不是最丑的。最丑的就是站在我身边一样笑得很放肆的那位外国友人。他的潜能是把自己的舌尖（不附加任何Photo Booth效果，Photo Booth也没这效果）劈成3个平均的部分，确实相当惊为天人。在那短暂的十分钟我始终没有摆脱“我参加的是一个猎奇节目”的想法。很不爽，比谁丑居然也输给洋人……
　　不过“超丑男”比赛的奖品比较丰厚，由于我耻辱地败北，获得的奖品是《The Cult of iPod》一书；“裂舌男”则喜获《The Cult of Mac》一本。