Wednesday, July 21, 2004

Ron's Stuff   1:03:52 PM     Bad call? A former manager of the company tasked with making the hit device tells of the glitches that almost killed it, how Apple strained to keep it secret and how Steve Jobs molded it to his liking. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News] Here comes the funny part: Knauss stayed on until near the end of the iPod's development, but quit shortly before it was released because he had no confidence it would be a success. "It was probably a mistake, but then you have to go with what you think at the time," he said. Drum roll, cymbal crash   12:05:05 PM     Duke Gives IPods to Freshmen As an experiment in expanding the use of technology in learning, Duke University is giving a free iPod to each of its incoming freshmen. Oh, and the students can use 'em for digital music, too. By Katie Dean. [Wired News] Adam, here is how you get an iPod.....   11:55:50 AM     Red humor.... You gotta love the local Native Americans' sense of humor. Yesterday I was near the Santa Fe plaza when I spotted a huge extra cab pick-up truck with dualies and a campershell. The whole vehicle was painted in Ferrari red and had a front license plate that said: "INJUN"... (In New Mexico law does not require a license plate at the front of a vehicle)   11:32:34 AM

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