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Forrest: Is tumblr an alternative to … twitter?
Mike: Sort of – Twitter is a microblog, which limits you to text entries of 140 characters or less, which is virtually nothing; only a sentence or two at most.
Tumblr falls into a category of web apps called tumblelogs, which do not have character limits and can also include mixed media such as images and video. However like microblogs, posts to tumblelogs are expected to be quick and relatively unedited – perhaps a quote here or a thought there, but not like the …

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Just had a look at the showcase video for the new version of Mac OSX – Leopard – and I’m quite impressed. Preliminary news reports have deemed this new version “an evolution rather than a revolution” and based upon what I’ve just seen in the video I agree with their assessments – and yet the improvements that Apple has made to iChat in particular are phenomenal.
They’ve taken what was an already excellent IM video chat program and turned it into a web conferencing tool that is on par with any …

OS Trifecta
Originally uploaded by acousticdad
This OS triple-play was not nearly as difficult to pull off as you might think.
Ingredients
1) Intel-based MacBook
2) VMWare Fusion
3) Windows XP Professional
4) Ubuntu Feisty Fawn
Steps to Implementation
1) Download VMWare Fusion and install on Mac OS X.
URL: http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/features.html
Installation directions are exceptionally easy to follow and require only 10 to 20 minutes to complete including reading time. 30-day evaluation licenses are available for those interested in preliminary inquiry only. Retail price for a single license is USD$80.
2) Launch VMware Fusion Library
Select New and follow …