Microsoft prepares to fight back “Get a Mac” ads

TopGear available in iTunes
A favorable move by BBC. I personally would buy it if it’s updating fast enough. →Link

Steve and Bill's pumpkins
“That would be the perfect pumpkin, if only it had firewire.” →Link

Jean-Paul Gaultier’s Paris
France’s most iconoclastic designer maps out his favorite places in the City of Light. →Link

The Dark Bailout
Hilarious. →Link

Rockbox 3.0 released
Long time fan of this. It’s recommended to any iPod classic(the order versions too) users. It does literally everything. And yes, that includes playing Doom on your iPod. →Link

The Godfather Trilogy blu-ray version is out
To buy it, follow the link. →Link

Another detailed look at Yacht “A”
Remember the Yacht “A”? Now here is a more detailed look at it. For some reason I wish it can fly. →Link

Adobe releases CS4
“The new version of Adobe’s flagship software product takes its first steps in using the graphics processing unit, or GPU, said John Nack, principal product manager for Adobe Photoshop. For example, the graphics chip helps Photoshop CS4 fluidly zoom in and out, rotate the canvas so artists can reorient an image for the best sketching angle, display and manipulate 3D objects, and handle color correction.” That’s THE photoshop we were waiting for. →Link

"I'm a PC" ad created by Mac?
No, I liked those ads, I think they are great. But Appleinsider is reporting that they are created using Macs. Perhaps they got it wrong. It’s the advertisement studio who are using Macs, not Microsoft. Or tell me if I’m wrong. →Link

Microsoft Aims to Redefine ‘I’m a PC’
“One new Microsoft commercial even begins with a company engineer who resembles John Hodgman, the comedian portraying the loser PC character in the Apple campaign. “Hello, I’m a PC,” the engineer says, echoing Mr. Hodgman’s recurring line, “and I’ve been made into a stereotype.”” For some reason this just sounds like an extreme poor idea to me. It will eventually draw more attention for Apple.→Link

NYTimes: The iPhone Travel Apps Guide
Next time when you travel, be sure to check if those apps for your iPhone. →Link

JRDesign's great Leopard folder icons
The aluminum ones look great on iMac, black ones look amzing on black MacBook. →Link

Prada's Fallen Shadows video
“Created by visual effects master James Lima, Prada’s new “Fallen Shadows” video brings to life the Autumn/Winter 2008 collection with an animation sequence that references surrealist artists like Dali.” →Link

The Vivienne Westwood Opus
“The Vivienne Westwood Opus offers a startling insight into Vivienne Westwood, her manifesto and her stunning designs, which reflect the passion of her collections. Since it is a very personal and special project for the Grand Dame of British Fashion, only a very limited number of 900 copies will be available to the public worldwide.” →Link

Ten Striking Parallels Between Microsoft and John McCain
Quite long, but he got some points. →Link

New Leica cameras get detailed
3 new models. →Link

Undocumented features/fixes in iPhone 2.1 firmware
With screenshots. →Link

7,000 bhp car
“It’s an 8-litre, supercharged V8 with 7000bhp that uses about 65 gallons of fuel a minute” “This isn’t an engine. It’s a bomb” →Link

Who has time for complicated watches?
David Colman:”It was one thing when the cellphone replaced the cigarette. But now killer apps have replaced killer abs, and the chicest parties throng with guys showing how they can make their iPhones look like Magic 8 Balls. It’s enough to make a man long for the days when all you heard from even the costliest accessory was the faint tick of a sleek watch.” →Link

Leica's new cameras
No spec yet. →Link

CERN day 1
I’m still here. You? →Link

Does iTunes 8 sound better?
I noticed so. Thought I was being delusional. But surprisingly a lot other people noticed as well. →Link

Apple trailer website got a new look
My favorite place for trailers. →Link

Ars Technica Guide to Virtualization
A comprehensive article on virtualizaion. →Link

The evolution of Olympic torches
Interesting to see how the torches evolved in a century. →Link

Tutorial: Turn Your iPhone Into a Wireless Modem
Guide on “turning our iPhones into wireless modems with the $10 NetShare application” →Link

First iPhone Application
Easy to follow guide for your first iPhone app. →Link

Goosh.org:Google for the command line zealots
I adore it. →Link

Large Hadron Collider nearly ready!
Too many times I’ve read about the LHC(Large Hadron Collider) in science fictions. It still strikes me as one of the most brilliant thing man has done. “The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), a 27 kilometer (17 mile) long particle accelerator straddling the border of Switzerland and France, is nearly set to begin its first particle beam tests. ” →Link

On Daniel Day-Lewis and his lucidity
“..in the US the social balance of things was exceedingly delicate and almost ‘behind closed doors’, with the only indication of a social blunder being a slight change in conversation and your phone stops ringing. ” →Link

Apple DNS Patch Fails To Randomize - Users Still At Risk
“For Apple, it matters most that they patch the client libraries since there are so few OSX recursive servers in use. The bottom line is that despite this update, it appears that the client libraries still aren’t patched.” [Via: TUAW] →Link

NetShare's undecided fate
It appeared. Then disappeared. Appeared again. Disappeared again. →Link

BBC has gone mad
I just can’t believe this is real. →Link

Transmit icon ripoffs
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Alan Jaras Light Photography
What most interesting is all these images are created by using a beam of light passing through a transparent object. →Link

Security update 2008-005 released
 ”The update patches several vulnerabilities including a much-publicized DNS/BIND server vulnerability where an attacker could cause a Mac OS X DNS server to direct clients to forged websites.” →Link

Small-Car Styling
They missed Mini Cooper. And the beloved Peel P50. [Via: DesignObserver] →Link

Coolest skyscraper ever made
Just found this. →Link

Disable IE/Firefox autofill
“Use autocomplete=”off” in either < form >(for all boxes) or each specific input box.” →Link

Why Apple won't drop Intel chipsets any time soon
So Ars tried to prove that Apple won’t move away from Intel chipset. →Link

What's new on Delicious 2.0
A much better improvement. →Link

An ATM in your living room
I like this idea of having a little ATM at your home. →Link

Guides to cables by Giz
Kind of useful. →Link

iPhone native interface vs the remote app
Apple should make the native interface just like the remote app’s. Here’s why. [via ★]  →Link

Apple ARM licensing?
It’s interesting if Apple manufactures its own chipset instead using Intel’s, which will make Apple “Different” again. Also, it can potentially eliminates the possibility of Hackintoshes(Psystar). →Link

Dynolicious iPhone application
“..it uses the accelerometer in your iThingy to measure 0-60mph times, lateral Gs and even horsepower.” →Link to introduction | →Link to App Store

Mac Mini Vs Dell Studio Hybrid?
I need the Blu-ray option for Macs. Badly. →Link

iPhone 3G white developing cracks?
This is not looking optimistic for Apple if it’s real. →Link

Pixar's Presto
The short film appeared before Wall·E. →Link

Lightroom 2 is out
Be sure to read this Lightroom 2 vs My Lightrrom 2 wishlist. →Link

Randy Pausch dies; His ‘Last Lecture’ continues to inspire
A great lecture. “He did, however, mention that he experienced a near-deathbed conversion: he switched and bought a Macintosh computer.” →Link | →Link to YouTube Video

Steve Jobs Opening Line Generator!
Hilarious stuff. [Via RealDanLyons] →Link

Interesting analysis of the "Steve's Health" NYTime article from FSJ
“If Apple lies in a press release, or if its CEO lies in an on-the-record statement, the company has problems. But if everything was off the record, who’s to know? ” →Link

Photos of Jupiter
Absolutely, breathtakingly beautiful. →Link

Darren Aronofsky confirmed to direct RoboCop
Coming 2010. Can’t wait. →Link

Microsoft seeking a new strategy
I wonder if some day Microsoft just simply make their own PCs, say “MS Box”. →Link

DRM still sucks: Yahoo Music going dark, taking keys with it
“Yahoo e-mailed its Yahoo! Music Store customers yesterday, telling them it will be closing for good—and the company will take its DRM license key servers offline on September 30, 2008. ” →Link

Mechanical wooden elephant
Can’t help to post when I saw “mechanical” and “wooden” in a single sentence. →Link

Aurora Feint game de-listed from App Store
This was one of the free games I liked. “Aurora Feint looks through your contact list, sends it unencrypted to their servers, and matches you up with your friends who are currently playing right now.” Scary. →Link

Game rating system should learn from movie rating systems
Nice thought from Ars. →Link