Adobe Photoshop team demo of "Image Deblur" gets a shocked gasp and loud applause from the crowd
via youtube.comWith good reason. It's AMAZING. The team has figured out a way to analyze the movement of the camera during the taking of a blurry image, then reconstruct what the photo would have looked like WITHOUT that motion.
I would expect Apple should add this ASAP. I lose so many photos in lower light situations due to camera shake. It's been a technique that has been circulating among researchers and hackers previously. More examples here:
Someone should combine this with the Lytro camera and you'd have a camera that would literally never take a blurry photo. Now that would be nothing short of revolution.
Hat tip Petapixel
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Mind blowing stuff.
I love my new Thunderbolt Android phone on Verizon's network. It's a battery hog, but I've managed to tease out almost a full day's usage with judicious battery management.
The best thing, though, is Verizon's 4G LTE network, which kicks ass. I just moved into new office space in downtown SF, and we have AT&T's DSL here. We'll probably get a new provider soon, though, because the Internet speeds suck.
As an experiment I'm tethering my Thunderbolt to my laptop today, and after a quick speed test it's clear that my tethered Thunderbolt kicks my office DSL's ass:
This is actually much better than average, maybe because it's Friday and the office is half empty. Usually I see 3.5MB down and 0.5MB up.
Clearly MUCH better. I'm running Skype, Flash games in a browser, and occasional video, and my Thunderbolt doesn't miss a beat. Now if only Verizon would keep data tethering free past the May 15 deadline, it would be perfect.
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It's all about the user experience. Why must the experience I *pay for* be so much worse than the experience I can get for free?
[The SF Board of Supervisors] can have all the taxes they want, but if there aren’t any companies there to pay them, it isn’t going to be very helpful.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors really needs to take a basic lesson in economics. I'm all in favor of balancing civic interest with corporate benefits, but SF needs to realize that business drives jobs and growth, and without the revenue businesses provide - both directly and indirectly - SF will be in very bad shape.
What if I had bought Apple stock instead?
Currently, Apple's stock is at an all time high. A share today is worth over 40 times its value seven years ago. So, how much would you have today if you purchased stock instead of an Apple product? See for yourself in the table below. A huge thanks to everymac.com for the original prices and release dates. All values are calculated using Apple's current stock price according to http://brivierestockquotes.appspot.com.
I have also released the data set behind the calculations, which include Apple's stock price since 1997 as well as almost all Apple products released since 1997. Code at github.com/derferman/apple-stock
Big thanks to gojomo at http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1291809 for the idea
UPDATE: It appears that my original numbers were correct, as the stock price used was the "adjusted close" price, which takes into account Apple's stock splits over the years. Thanks to all the people who sent email concerning the error.
Product Release Date Original Price Stock Value Today Apple PowerBook G3 250 (Original/Kanga/3500) 1997-11-10 $5700 $330,563 Apple Mac Server G3 266 Minitower 1998-03-02 $4499 $214,141 Apple Mac Server G3 300 Minitower 1998-03-17 $4999 $205,444 Apple Power Macintosh G3 266 Minitower 1997-11-10 $3000 $173,981 Apple PowerBook G3 292 (Wallstreet) 1998-05-06 $4599 $164,320 Apple Mac Server G3 233 Minitower 1998-03-02 $3349 $159,404 Apple PowerBook G3 300 (PDQ - Late 1998) 1998-09-01 $4999 $158,720 Apple Mac Server G3 333 Minitower 1998-09-01 $4599 $146,020 Apple Xserve G4/1.33 DP (Slot Load) 2003-02-10 $3799 $143,298 Apple Power Macintosh G3 233 Desktop 1997-11-10 $2400 $139,185 Apple Power Macintosh G3 233 Minitower 1997-11-10 $2400 $139,185 Apple Power Macintosh G3 266 Desktop 1997-11-10 $2400 $139,185 Apple Mac Server G4 1.25 DP (MDD) 2002-08-27 $3499 $127,542 Apple Mac Server G4 533 DP (Digital Audio) 2001-01-09 $3999 $125,936 Apple Mac Server G3 400 (Blue & White) 1999-01-05 $4999 $125,012 Apple Power Macintosh G4 1.25 DP (MDD) 2002-08-13 $3299 $122,393 Apple Mac Server G3 450 (Blue & White) 1999-06-01 $4999 $120,882 Apple PowerBook G4 1.0 17" (Al) 2003-01-07 $3299 $120,251 Apple Mac Server G4 800 DP (Quicksilver) 2001-09-08 $3799 $118,399 Apple Power Macintosh G3 300 Desktop 1998-03-17 $2750 $113,017 Apple PowerBook G3 266 (PDQ - Late 1998) 1998-09-01 $3499 $111,094 Apple Power Macintosh G4 733 (Digital Audio) 2001-01-09 $3499 $110,190 Apple PowerBook G4 500 (Original - Ti) 2001-01-09 $3499 $110,190 Apple Mac Server G4 1.0 DP (MDD) 2002-08-27 $2999 $109,316 Apple PowerBook G3 250 (Wallstreet) 1998-05-06 $2979 $106,438 Apple Xserve G4/1.33 (Slot Load) 2003-02-10 $2799 $105,578 Apple Xserve G4/1.33 DP Cluster Node 2003-03-01 $2799 $103,559 Apple Power Macintosh G4 1.42 DP (FW 800) 2003-01-28 $2699 $100,270 Apple Power Macintosh G3 300 Minitower 1998-03-17 $2399 $98,592 Apple Xserve G5/2.0 DP (PCI-X) 2004-01-06 $3999 $98,013 Apple Mac Server G4 533 (Digital Audio) 2001-01-09 $2999 $94,444 Apple PowerBook G4 1.0 (Ti) 2002-11-06 $2999 $94,334 Apple Power Macintosh G4 1.0 DP (MDD) 2002-08-13 $2499 $92,713 Apple Power Macintosh G4 800 DP (Quicksilver) 2001-07-18 $3499 $91,119 Apple PowerBook G4 667 (Gigabit - Ti) 2001-10-16 $2999 $90,146 Apple PowerBook G3 233 (PDQ - Late 1998) 1998-09-01 $2799 $88,869 Apple Power Macintosh G4 667 (Digital Audio) 2001-01-09 $2799 $88,146 Apple Mac Server G4 733 (Quicksilver) 2001-09-08 $2799 $87,233 Apple Power Macintosh G5 2.0 DP (PCI-X) 2003-06-23 $2999 $85,228 Apple Xserve G4/1.0 DP 2002-05-14 $3999 $84,547 Apple PowerBook G3 400 (Bronze KB/Lombard) 1999-05-10 $3499 $83,787 Apple Mac Server G3 350 (Blue & White) 1999-01-05 $3299 $82,499 Apple PowerBook G3 233 (Wallstreet) 1998-05-06 $2299 $82,142 Apple PowerBook G4 400 (Original - Ti) 2001-01-09 $2599 $81,847 Apple Power Macintosh G3 333 Minitower 1998-08-12 $2999 $81,060 Apple Mac Server G4 1.0 DP (QS 2002) 2002-01-28 $3299 $76,758 Apple Power Macintosh G4 1.25 DP (FW 800) 2003-01-28 $1999 $74,265 Apple Xserve G5/2.0 (PCI-X) 2004-01-06 $2999 $73,504 Apple Xserve G5/2.0 DP Cluster Node (PCI-X) 2004-01-06 $2999 $73,504 Apple PowerBook G4 1.33 17" (Al) 2003-09-16 $2999 $72,649 Apple Power Macintosh G3 450 (Blue & White) 1999-06-01 $2999 $72,520 Apple PowerBook G4 800 (DVI - Ti) 2002-04-29 $3199 $72,319 Apple PowerBook G4 867 (Ti) 2002-11-06 $2299 $72,316 Apple Power Macintosh G3 266 All-in-One 1998-03-31 $1799 $70,817 Apple Power Macintosh G4 1.0 DP (QS 2002) 2002-01-28 $2999 $69,778 Apple Power Macintosh G4 533 (Digital Audio) 2001-01-09 $2199 $69,251 Apple iMac G4/800 17-Inch (Flat Panel) 2002-07-17 $1999 $69,231 Apple Power Macintosh G5 1.8 (PCI-X) 2003-06-23 $2399 $68,176 Apple iMac G4/1.0 17-Inch (Flat Panel) 2003-02-04 $1799 $66,743 Apple Power Macintosh G5 1.8 DP (PCI-X) 2003-11-18 $2499 $66,353 Apple PowerBook G4 550 (Gigabit - Ti) 2001-10-16 $2199 $66,099 Apple PowerBook G4 867 12" (Al) 2003-01-07 $1799 $65,575 Apple Mac Server G4 933 (QS 2002) 2002-01-28 $2799 $65,125 Apple Power Macintosh G4 867 (Quicksilver) 2001-07-18 $2499 $65,077 Apple Xserve G4/1.0 2002-05-14 $2999 $63,405 Apple Power Macintosh G4 867 DP (MDD) 2002-08-13 $1699 $63,033 Apple PowerBook G4 1.25 15" (FW800 - Al) 2003-09-16 $2599 $62,959 Apple iBook G3/900 14-Inch (Early 2003 - Op) 2003-04-22 $1499 $60,055 Apple PowerBook G3 333 (Bronze KB/Lombard) 1999-05-10 $2499 $59,841 Apple Power Macintosh G3 233 All-in-One 1998-03-31 $1499 $59,008 Apple iMac G4/1.25 20-Inch "FP" (USB 2.0) 2003-11-18 $2199 $58,388 Apple Power Macintosh G4 500 (AGP) 1999-08-31 $3499 $58,101 Apple Power Macintosh G5 1.6 (PCI) 2003-06-23 $1999 $56,809 Apple PowerBook G4 667 (DVI - Ti) 2002-04-29 $2499 $56,495 Apple Power Macintosh G4 1.0 (FW 800) 2003-01-28 $1499 $55,689 Apple eMac G4/800 2002-08-13 $1499 $55,613 Apple Power Macintosh G5 2.5 DP (PCI-X) 2004-06-09 $2999 $53,789 Apple Power Macintosh G4 466 (Digital Audio) 2001-01-09 $1699 $53,505 Apple Power Macintosh G4 933 (QS 2002) 2002-01-28 $2299 $53,491 Apple PowerBook G4 1.5 17" (Al) 2004-04-19 $2799 $53,459 Apple iBook G3/900 (Early 2003 - Op) 2003-04-22 $1299 $52,043 Apple Mac Server G4 500 DP (Gigabit) 2000-07-19 $4999 $51,400 Apple iBook G3/800 14-Inch (32 VRAM - Tr) 2002-11-06 $1599 $50,297 Apple Power Macintosh G3 400 (Blue & White) 1999-01-05 $1999 $49,990 Apple PowerBook G4 1.0 15" (FW800 - Al) 2003-09-16 $1999 $48,425 Apple iMac G4/800 - X Only (Flat Panel) 2003-02-04 $1299 $48,193 Apple PowerBook G4 1.5 15" (Al) 2004-04-19 $2499 $47,729 Apple iMac G3/233 Original - Bondi (Rev. A & B) 1998-05-06 $1299 $46,413 Apple iBook G3/600 (Late 2001 - Tr) 2001-10-16 $1499 $45,058 Apple Power Macintosh G5 2.0 DP (PCI-X 2) 2004-06-09 $2499 $44,821 Apple Power Macintosh G4 733 (Quicksilver) 2001-07-18 $1699 $44,244 Apple Mac Server G4 500 (AGP) 1999-12-02 $4499 $44,227 Apple iMac G3/600 SE (Early 2001) 2001-02-22 $1499 $43,189 Apple iMac G4/1.25 17-Inch "FP" (USB 2.0) 2003-09-08 $1799 $42,852 Apple iMac G4/800 (Flat Panel) 2002-01-07 $1799 $42,552 Apple iBook G3/600 14-Inch (Early 2002 - Tr) 2002-01-07 $1799 $42,552 Apple Power Macintosh G4 400 (AGP) 1999-10-13 $2499 $42,274 Apple Power Macintosh G4 450 (AGP) 1999-08-31 $2499 $41,496 Apple Mac Server G4 450 DP (Gigabit) 2000-07-19 $3999 $41,118 Apple iBook G3/800 (32 VRAM - Tr) 2002-11-06 $1299 $40,860 Apple iBook G3/800 (Early 2003 - Op) 2003-04-22 $999 $40,024 Apple Power Macintosh G3 300 (Blue & White) 1999-01-05 $1599 $39,987 Apple Power Macintosh G3 350 (Blue & White) 1999-01-05 $1599 $39,987 Apple iBook G3/700 14-Inch (16 VRAM - Tr) 2002-05-20 $1799 $39,387 Apple Mac Server G4 450 (AGP) 1999-12-02 $3999 $39,312 Apple iMac G3/700 SE (Summer 2001) 2001-07-18 $1499 $39,036 Apple PowerBook G4 1.0 12" (DVI - Al) 2003-09-16 $1599 $38,735 Apple PowerBook G4 1.33 15" (Al) 2004-04-19 $1999 $38,180 Apple Power Macintosh G4 800 (QS 2002) 2002-01-28 $1599 $37,204 Apple Power Macintosh G4 1.25 (MDD 2003) 2003-06-23 $1299 $36,916 Apple iMac G3/333 (Fruit Colors) 1999-04-14 $1199 $36,568 Apple iBook G3/500 (Late 2001 - Tr) 2001-10-16 $1199 $36,041 Apple Power Macintosh G5 1.8 DP (PCI) 2004-06-09 $1999 $35,854 Apple iBook G4/1.0 14-Inch (Original - Op) 2003-10-22 $1499 $35,674 Apple iMac G3/500 (Early 2001 - Flower/Blue) 2001-02-22 $1199 $34,545 Apple Xserve G5/2.3 DP (PCI-X) 2005-01-04 $3999 $33,877 Apple PowerBook G3 500 (Firewire/Pismo) 2000-02-16 $3499 $33,215 Apple Power Macintosh G4 500 DP (Gigabit) 2000-07-19 $3199 $32,892 Apple iBook G3/700 (16 VRAM - Tr) 2002-05-20 $1499 $32,819 Apple iBook G3/300 (Original/Clamshell) 1999-07-21 $1599 $32,031 Apple iBook G3/700 (16 VRAM - Op) 2002-11-06 $999 $31,424 Apple iMac G4/1.0 15-Inch "FP" (USB 2.0) 2003-09-08 $1299 $30,942 Apple eMac G4/1.0 (ATI) 2003-05-06 $999 $30,921 Apple iBook G4/933 14-Inch (Original - Op) 2003-10-22 $1299 $30,915 Apple iMac G4/700 (Flat Panel) 2002-01-07 $1299 $30,726 Apple PowerBook G4 1.33 12" (Al) 2004-04-19 $1599 $30,540 Apple iMac G3/266 (Fruit Colors) 1999-01-05 $1199 $29,984 Apple iMac G5/1.8 20-Inch 2004-08-31 $1899 $29,815 Apple Mac Server G4 350 (AGP) 1999-12-02 $2999 $29,482 Apple Mac Server G4 400 (AGP) 1999-12-02 $2999 $29,482 Apple iBook G4/1.2 14-Inch (Early 2004 - Op) 2004-04-19 $1499 $28,630 Apple iBook G3/500 (Dual USB - Tr) 2001-05-01 $1299 $27,125 Apple Power Macintosh G4 350 (PCI) 1999-10-13 $1599 $27,049 Apple Power Macintosh G4 400 (PCI) 1999-08-31 $1599 $26,552 Apple iBook G3/600 (16 VRAM - Tr) 2002-05-20 $1199 $26,251 Apple iBook G4/800 12-Inch (Original - Op) 2003-10-22 $1099 $26,155 Apple iMac G3/600 (Summer 2001) 2001-07-18 $999 $26,015 Apple iMac G3/400 (Early 2001 - Indigo) 2001-02-22 $899 $25,902 Apple Power Macintosh G4 450 DP (Gigabit) 2000-07-19 $2499 $25,695 Apple Xserve G5/2.3 DP Cluster Node (PCI-X) 2005-01-04 $2999 $25,406 Apple iBook G4/1.0 14-Inch (Early 2004 - Op) 2004-04-19 $1299 $24,810 Apple eMac G4/800 (ATI) 2003-05-06 $799 $24,731 Apple iMac G3/400 DV SE (Slot Loading) 1999-10-05 $1499 $23,895 Apple PowerBook G3 400 (Firewire/Pismo) 2000-02-16 $2499 $23,723 Apple Power Macintosh G4 500 Cube 2000-07-19 $2299 $23,639 Apple iMac G5/1.8 17-Inch 2004-08-31 $1499 $23,535 Apple Power Macintosh G5 2.7 DP (PCI-X) 2005-04-27 $2999 $22,593 Apple eMac G4/700 2002-04-29 $999 $22,584 Apple iBook G4/1.0 12-Inch (Early 2004 - Op) 2004-04-19 $1099 $20,990 Apple iMac G3/500 (Summer 2001 - I/S) 2001-07-18 $799 $20,807 Apple iMac G3/400 DV (Slot Loading - Fruit) 1999-10-05 $1299 $20,707 Apple iMac G5/1.6 17-Inch 2004-08-31 $1299 $20,395 Apple PowerBook G4 1.67 17" (Al) 2005-01-31 $2699 $19,011 Apple Power Macintosh G5 2.3 DP (PCI-X) 2005-04-27 $2499 $18,826 Apple Power Macintosh G4 450 Cube 2000-07-19 $1799 $18,497 Apple Power Macintosh G5 1.8 (PCI) 2004-10-19 $1499 $17,122 Apple iBook G3/366 SE (Original/Clamshell) 2000-02-16 $1799 $17,078 Apple iBook G3/466 SE (Firewire/Clamshell) 2000-09-13 $1799 $16,801 Apple Power Macintosh G4 400 (Gigabit) 2000-07-19 $1599 $16,441 Apple Power Macintosh G5 "Quad Core" (2.5) 2005-10-19 $3299 $16,263 Apple PowerBook G4 1.67 15" (Al) 2005-01-31 $2299 $16,193 Apple eMac G4/1.25 (USB 2.0) 2004-04-13 $799 $16,065 Apple iMac G3/350 (Slot Loading - Blueberry) 1999-10-05 $999 $15,925 Apple Power Macintosh G4 350 (AGP) 1999-12-02 $1599 $15,719 Apple iMac G3/500 DV SE (Summer 2000) 2000-07-19 $1499 $15,413 Apple Power Macintosh G5 2.0 DP (PCI) 2005-04-27 $1999 $15,060 Apple iBook G4/1.33 14-Inch (Late 2004 - Op) 2004-10-19 $1299 $14,838 Apple PowerBook G4 1.5 15" (SMS/BT2 - Al) 2005-01-31 $1999 $14,080 Apple iBook G3/366 (Firewire/Clamshell) 2000-09-13 $1499 $13,999 Apple iMac G5/2.0 20-Inch (ALS) 2005-05-03 $1799 $13,455 Apple iMac G3/450 DV+ (Summer 2000) 2000-07-19 $1299 $13,356 Apple PowerBook G4 1.67 17" (DLSD/HR - Al) 2005-10-19 $2499 $12,319 Apple Power Macintosh G5 Dual Core (2.3) 2005-10-19 $2499 $12,319 Apple Xserve Xeon 2.0 "Quad Core" 2006-08-07 $2999 $12,085 Apple iPod (Original/Scroll) 5 GB, 10 GB 2001-10-23 $399 $11,914 Apple iPod 3G (10/15/30) 10, 15, 30 GB 2003-04-28 $299 $11,685 Apple MacBook Pro "Core Duo" 2.16 17" 2006-04-24 $2799 $11,529 Apple iBook G4/1.2 12-Inch (Late 2004 - Op) 2004-10-19 $999 $11,411 Apple iMac G5/2.0 17-Inch (ALS) 2005-05-03 $1499 $11,212 Apple MacBook Pro "Core Duo" 2.16 15" 2006-02-14 $2799 $11,207 Apple PowerBook G4 1.5 12" (Al) 2005-01-31 $1499 $10,558 Apple iMac G3/400 DV (Summer 2000 - I/R) 2000-07-19 $999 $10,272 Apple Mac Pro "Eight Core" 2.26 (2009/Nehalem) 2009-03-03 $3299 $10,111 Apple Mac Pro "Quad Core" 2.66 (Original) 2006-08-07 $2499 $10,070 Apple MacBook Pro "Core Duo" 2.0 15" 2006-02-14 $2499 $10,006 Apple PowerBook G4 1.67 15" (DLSD/HR - Al) 2005-10-19 $1999 $9,854 Apple Power Macintosh G5 Dual Core (2.0) 2005-10-19 $1999 $9,854 Apple iMac G5/1.8 17-Inch (ALS) 2005-05-03 $1299 $9,716 Apple MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.33 17" 2006-10-24 $2799 $9,353 Apple iMac G5/2.1 20-Inch (iSight) 2005-10-12 $1699 $9,343 Apple MacBook Pro "Core Duo" 1.83 15" 2006-01-10 $2499 $8,370 Apple MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.33 15" 2006-10-24 $2499 $8,350 Apple iMac G3/350 (Summer 2000 - Indigo) 2000-07-19 $799 $8,215 Apple iBook G4/1.42 14-Inch (Mid-2005 - Op) 2005-07-26 $1299 $8,063 Apple iMac "Core 2 Duo" 2.16 24-Inch 2006-09-06 $1999 $7,731 Apple Mac Pro "Quad Core" 2.66 (2009/Nehalem) 2009-03-03 $2499 $7,659 Apple iPod 3G (15/20/40) 15, 20, 40 GB 2004-01-06 $299 $7,328 Apple iMac G5/1.9 17-Inch (iSight) 2005-10-12 $1299 $7,143 Apple iPod 3G (10/20/40) 10, 20, 40 GB 2003-09-08 $299 $7,122 Apple Xserve Xeon Nehalem 2.26 "Quad Core" 2009-04-07 $2999 $7,063 Apple iMac "Core 2 Duo" 3.06 24-Inch (Early 2009) 2009-03-03 $2199 $6,739 Apple MacBook Pro "Core Duo" 1.67 15" 2006-01-10 $1999 $6,695 Apple MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.16 15" 2006-10-24 $1999 $6,680 Apple iPod 2G (Touch Wheel) 5, 10, 20 GB 2002-03-21 $299 $6,670 Apple MacBook Air "Core 2 Duo" 1.86 13" (NVIDIA) 2008-10-14 $2499 $6,503 Apple MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.5 17" (08) 2008-02-26 $2799 $6,362 Apple MacBook "Core Duo" 2.0 13" (Black) 2006-05-16 $1499 $6,248 Apple iBook G4/1.33 12-Inch (Mid-2005 - Op) 2005-07-26 $999 $6,201 Apple MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.4 17" (SR) 2007-06-05 $2799 $6,180 Apple iPod mini 4 GB 2004-01-06 $249 $6,103 Apple eMac G4/1.42 (2005) 2005-05-03 $799 $5,976 Apple iMac "Core 2 Duo" 2.16 20-Inch 2006-09-06 $1499 $5,797 Apple iMac "Core Duo" 2.0 20-Inch 2006-01-10 $1699 $5,691 Apple MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.5 15" (08) 2008-02-26 $2499 $5,680 Apple iPod photo (40/60) 40 GB, 60 GB 2004-10-26 $499 $5,633 Apple MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.4 15" (SR) 2007-06-05 $2499 $5,517 Apple iMac "Core 2 Duo" 2.93 24-Inch (Early 2009) 2009-03-03 $1799 $5,513 Apple MacBook "Core Duo" 2.0 13" (White) 2006-05-16 $1299 $5,414 Apple iPod 4G (ClickWheel) 20 GB, 40 GB 2004-07-19 $299 $5,067 Apple Mac mini G4/1.42 2005-01-11 $599 $5,026 Apple MacBook "Core 2 Duo" 2.0 13" (Black) 2006-11-08 $1499 $4,924 Apple Xserve Xeon 2.8 "Quad Core" 2008-01-08 $2999 $4,743 Apple MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.8 17" (Mid-2009) 2009-06-08 $2499 $4,705 Apple MacBook Air "Core 2 Duo" 1.6 13" (NVIDIA) 2008-10-14 $1799 $4,681 Apple iMac "Core 2 Duo" 2.0 17-Inch 2006-09-06 $1199 $4,637 Apple iMac "Core 2 Extreme" 2.8 24-Inch (Al) 2007-08-07 $2299 $4,611 Apple iMac "Core 2 Duo" 2.66 24-Inch (Early 2009) 2009-03-03 $1499 $4,594 Apple MacBook "Core Duo" 1.83 13" 2006-05-16 $1099 $4,581 Apple MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.4 15" (08) 2008-02-26 $1999 $4,544 Apple Mac Pro "Eight Core" 2.8 (2008) 2008-01-08 $2799 $4,427 Apple MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.2 15" (SR) 2007-06-05 $1999 $4,413 Apple iMac "Core Duo" 1.83 17-Inch 2006-01-10 $1299 $4,351 Apple MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.8 15" (SD) 2009-06-08 $2299 $4,328 Apple iMac "Core Duo" 1.83 17-Inch (IG) 2006-07-05 $899 $4,272 Apple MacBook "Core 2 Duo" 2.0 13" (White/06) 2006-11-08 $1299 $4,267 Apple Mac mini G4/1.25 2005-01-11 $499 $4,187 Apple MacBook "Core 2 Duo" 2.4 13" (Unibody) 2008-10-14 $1599 $4,161 Apple iPod U2 Edition (4G) 20 GB 2004-10-26 $349 $3,940 Apple iMac "Core 2 Duo" 1.83 17-Inch (IG) 2006-09-06 $999 $3,863 Apple MacBook "Core 2 Duo" 2.16 13" (Black) 2007-05-15 $1499 $3,776 Apple MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.66 15" (SD) 2009-06-08 $1999 $3,764 Apple iMac "Core 2 Duo" 2.66 20-Inch (Early 2009) 2009-03-03 $1199 $3,675 Apple MacBook "Core 2 Duo" 1.83 13" 2006-11-08 $1099 $3,610 Apple iMac "Core 2 Duo" 2.4 24-Inch (Al) 2007-08-07 $1799 $3,608 Apple MacBook "Core 2 Duo" 2.0 13" (White-09) 2009-01-20 $999 $3,460 Apple iMac "Core 2 Duo" 3.06 24-Inch (Early 2008) 2008-04-28 $2199 $3,458 Apple MacBook "Core 2 Duo" 2.4 13" (Black-08) 2008-02-26 $1499 $3,407 Apple MacBook Air "Core 2 Duo" 2.13 13" (Mid-09) 2009-06-08 $1799 $3,387 Apple MacBook "Core 2 Duo" 2.0 13" (Unibody) 2008-10-14 $1299 $3,380 Apple MacBook "Core 2 Duo" 2.16 13" (White) 2007-05-15 $1299 $3,272 Apple MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.53 15" (SD) 2009-06-08 $1699 $3,199 Apple Mac mini "Core Duo" 1.66 2006-02-28 $799 $3,159 Apple Mac mini "Core Duo" 1.83 2006-09-06 $799 $3,090 Apple Mac mini G4/1.5 2005-09-27 $599 $3,036 Apple iMac "Core 2 Duo" 2.4 20-Inch (Al) 2007-08-07 $1499 $3,007 Apple MacBook "Core 2 Duo" 2.4 13" (White-08) 2008-02-26 $1299 $2,953 Apple MacBook Air "Core 2 Duo" 1.6 13" (Original) 2008-01-15 $1799 $2,882 Apple iMac "Core 2 Duo" 2.8 24-Inch (Early 2008) 2008-04-28 $1799 $2,829 Apple MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.53 13" (SD/FW) 2009-06-08 $1499 $2,822 Apple MacBook Air "Core 2 Duo" 1.86 13" (Mid-09) 2009-06-08 $1499 $2,822 Apple MacBook "Core 2 Duo" 2.0 13" (White/07) 2007-05-15 $1099 $2,768 Apple iMac "Core i5" 2.66 27-Inch (Late 2009) 2009-10-20 $1999 $2,724 Apple MacBook Pro "Core i5" 2.53 17" Mid-2010 2010-04-13 $2299 $2,568 Apple MacBook "Core 2 Duo" 2.1 13" (White-08) 2008-02-26 $1099 $2,498 Apple MacBook Pro "Core i7" 2.66 15" Mid-2010 2010-04-13 $2199 $2,457 Apple iMac "Core 2 Duo" 2.0 20-Inch (Al) 2007-08-07 $1199 $2,405 Apple iPod U2 Edition (Color) 20 GB 2005-06-28 $329 $2,388 Apple Mac mini "Core Solo" 1.5 2006-02-28 $599 $2,369 Apple iMac "Core 2 Duo" 2.66 20-Inch (Early 2008) 2008-04-28 $1499 $2,357 Apple iMac "Core 2 Duo" 3.06 27-Inch (Late 2009) 2009-10-20 $1699 $2,315 Apple MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.26 13" (SD/FW) 2009-06-08 $1199 $2,257 Apple MacBook Pro "Core i5" 2.53 15" Mid-2010 2010-04-13 $1999 $2,233 Apple iPod Color Display 20 GB, 60 GB 2005-06-28 $299 $2,170 Apple MacBook "Core 2 Duo" 2.2 13" (Black-SR) 2007-11-01 $1499 $2,166 Apple iPod photo (30) 30 GB 2005-02-23 $349 $2,142 Apple iMac "Core 2 Duo" 2.0 20-Inch (Early 2009) 2009-04-07 $899 $2,117 Apple MacBook "Core 2 Duo" 2.13 13" (White-09) 2009-05-27 $999 $2,034 Apple MacBook Pro "Core i5" 2.4 15" Mid-2010 2010-04-13 $1799 $2,010 Apple iMac "Core 2 Duo" 2.4 20-Inch (Early 2008) 2008-04-28 $1199 $1,885 Apple MacBook "Core 2 Duo" 2.2 13" (White-SR) 2007-11-01 $1299 $1,877 Apple Mac mini "Core 2 Duo" 2.0 (Early 2009) 2009-03-03 $599 $1,836 Apple MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.66 13" Mid-2010 2010-04-13 $1499 $1,675 Apple iPod 5G (with Video) 30 GB, 60 GB 2005-10-12 $299 $1,644 Apple iMac "Core 2 Duo" 3.06 21.5-Inch (Late 2009) 2009-10-20 $1199 $1,634 Apple Mac mini "Core 2 Duo" 2.0 2007-08-07 $799 $1,603 Apple MacBook "Core 2 Duo" 2.0 13" (White-SR) 2007-11-01 $1099 $1,588 Apple iPod U2 Edition 5G 30 GB 2006-06-06 $329 $1,492 Apple iPhone (Original/EDGE) 4, 8, 16 GB 2007-01-09 $499 $1,460 Apple Mac mini "Core 2 Duo" 2.53 (Server) 2009-10-20 $999 $1,361 Apple MacBook "Core 2 Duo" 2.26 13" (Uni/Late 09) 2009-10-20 $999 $1,361 Apple MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.4 13" Mid-2010 2010-04-13 $1199 $1,339 Apple iPod mini (2G) 4 GB, 6 GB 2005-02-23 $199 $1,222 Apple Mac mini "Core 2 Duo" 1.83 2007-08-07 $599 $1,201 Apple Mac mini "Core 2 Duo" 2.53 (Late 2009) 2009-10-20 $799 $1,089 Apple iPod U2 Edition 5GE 30 GB 2006-09-12 $279 $1,040 Apple iPod 5G - Enhanced 30 GB, 80 GB 2006-09-12 $249 $928 Apple iPod shuffle (White) 512 MB, 1 GB 2005-01-11 $99 $831 Apple iPod nano 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB 2005-09-07 $149 $829 Apple Mac mini "Core 2 Duo" 2.26 (Late 2009) 2009-10-20 $599 $816 Apple iPod nano 2G (RED) 4 GB, 8 GB 2006-10-13 $199 $718 Apple iPod touch (Original) 8, 16, 32 GB 2007-09-05 $299 $592 Apple iPod nano 2G 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB 2006-09-12 $149 $556 Apple iPod classic ("Original"/6G) 80 GB, 160 GB 2007-09-05 $249 $493 Apple iPod classic (Late 2008/2G) 120 GB, 160 GB 2008-09-09 $249 $445 Apple iPod touch (2G) 8, 16, 32 GB 2008-09-09 $229 $409 Apple iPhone 3GS 16, 32 GB 2009-06-08 $199 $375 Apple iPod touch (3G/Late 2009) 8, 32, 64 GB 2009-09-09 $199 $315 Apple iPhone 3G 8, 16 GB 2008-06-09 $199 $297 Apple iPod nano (3G/Fat) 4 GB, 8 GB 2007-09-05 $149 $295 Apple iPod shuffle 2G (Silver) 1 GB 2006-09-12 $79 $295 Apple iPod nano (4G) 8 GB, 16 GB* 2008-09-09 $149 $266 Apple iPod shuffle 2G (Colors) 1 GB 2007-01-30 $79 $250 Apple iPod nano (5G/Camera) 8 GB, 16 GB 2009-09-09 $149 $236 Apple iPod shuffle 3G 4 GB 2009-03-11 $79 $231 Apple iPod shuffle 2G (Late 2007) 1 GB, 2 GB 2007-09-05 $79 $156 Apple iPod shuffle 3G (Colors) 2 GB, 4 GB 2009-09-09 $59 $93 Apple iPod shuffle 2G (Late 2008) 1 GB, 2 GB 2008-09-09 $49 $87
The screenshot was taken over an hour after the Japanese earthquake hit. So much for breaking news coverage from "CNN World".
I just finished configuring one of my subdomains to point to Posterous, so you should be seeing this post at posts.pberg.com. It couldn't have been simpler, which is one of the many things I love about Posterous. It's just so damn easy!
I've also managed to embed my Twitter feed with a neat little trick from Jed Fonner.
This should be a sweet little setup going forward.
]]>Yesterday I had a brief Twitter exchange with Damon Brown (@browndamon) of BNet after he wrote this article: iPad 2: No Matter What Jobs Says, It’s Still Not Great For Business.
His main reasons for why the iPad is not great for business came down to hygiene, a lack of USB, no Flash, and traditional software not being available in app form.
Are those really the best reasons he could come up with? Is the iPad really not good for business?
While I don't fundamentally disagree with Damon's later clarification that big businesses tend to be slow to adopt new technologies, I take issue with the reasons he listed for their slow adoption of the iPad among businesses.
Hygiene
There's a lot of talk about iPads being used by health care providers, but Damon cites hygiene as a concern in their use in hospital settings. Naturally, hygiene in hospitals is important, but with the existing threats of staph infections, MRSA, and other nasty things patients tend to pick up without exposure to the iPad, I somehow doubt using iPads in hospitals will be the death of patients. For one, they can be disinfected with a wet wipe, unlike paper charts.
Also, most of the bacteria on iPads in Apple stores that Damon offers as a cautionary example likely comes from people not washing their hands, or rubbing their faces and then touching the device. Hand washing has been repeatedly shown to be one of the best ways to stop the spread of bacteria and infection. If we assume that doctors (who know about things like disease transmission) wash their hands between patients and disinfect the iPad regularly, I have a hard time believing that risk of infection would be a primary factor keeping hospitals from adopting iPads, especially given the benefits.
Add to that the fact that in the years before iPad, other technology companies had been working on tablet solutions with and for physicians. Presumably risk of infection from using a tablet wasn't a major concern then. A bigger factor was probably usability and usefulness for HCPs. In terms of usability, it's hard to beat iOS. In fact, recent surveys suggest that the iPad is hugely popular among physicians.
No Flash
What business is dependent on Flash these days? Aside from Adobe, I can't think of a company that can't live without Flash, at least on a mobile or tablet device. As for web video, back in May 2010 already 66% of Flash video was also available in the iOS friendly H.264 standard. I have a hard time seeing no Flash support as a dealbreaker.
Traditional Applications Not Available
This is probably the best reason in the bunch. As awesome as it may be, the iPad isn't a perfect replacement for a laptop or desktop computer just yet, and admittedly there is a lot of software that doesn't offer the same or even a comparable experience to desktop computing. Then again, precisely because the iPad is acknowledged to not be a total replacement for a computer, we might assume for the sake of argument that businesses are not trying to duplicate the desktop experience on an iPad.
If that's the case, then there are plenty of ways in which businesses can use the iPad to complement their operations. And in many cases iPads provide capabilities that never existed before (mobile inventory tracking, point of sale terminal, better customer interactions/experience, etc.).
Of course, with companies like Good Technology offering corporate solutions for iOS and the fact that companies can create their own internal applications for the iPhone and iPad, it's hard to argue the iPad is bad for business. But it does require some creative thinking. And isn't that what makes for a good business in the first place?
No USB
There is, in fact, a USB and smart card reader available for the iPad. Granted, it's not built in already, but if this is a strict requirement for your business, there's a workaround. Unless you're a photographer, though, I'm having a hard time imagining who else absolutely needs a USB port. Companies are moving more and more data into the cloud. Moreover, keeping sensitive corporate data on a laptop or iPad can be quite dangerous in the case of device theft, which is another benefit to cloud storage. If 73% of the Fortune 500 already use Box.net, then maybe cloud storage isn't as revolutionary as Damon suggests.
The Bottom Line
Admittedly, corporate intransigence and the reluctance to be a new technology guinea pig can slow companies' adoption of cutting edge devices and software, but it's hard to argue that the iPad is not great for business. I happen to personally know two Fortune 500 CEOs (who are not Steve Jobs) who use the iPad as their primary (and in one case, only) computing device. When staid executives at the top of very traditional businesses embrace the iPad in such a way, I think one could argue it's crossed the chasm.
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Two ducks this year. So good.
]]>Great advice and insight into what's going on in the angel and VC communities right now. Well worth sitting through all 36 minutes, especially if you're looking to raise money any time soon.
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Brazilian born, Connecticut based, Dalton Ghetti carefully crafts the tips of pencils into amazing micro sculptures. These miniature masterpieces are a side project for the professional carpenter, who has been perfecting this art for the last 25 years. Dalton uses a razor blade, sewing needle, a sculpting knife, a steady hand and lots of patience to meticulously carve the graphite which can take anywhere between a few months to a few years. Over time he has broken many works in progress and keeps them in what he calls the cemetery collection. One of the most fascinating things about these tiny works of art is that he has never sold them, only given away to friends as gifts.
By popular demand, I'm sharing a Google Map I created with interesting neighborhoods, sightseeing, restaurants and other goodies in San Francisco.
Here's the link: Peter's SF Visitor Guide Map.
I initially created this for some friends who were visiting SF while I was out of town, but after several other people saw it they urged me to share it more widely, so I'm doing just that.
A couple caveats:
If you have suggestions to improve this map, please email me at:
peter [at] pberg.com with "SF Visitor Map" in the subject line.
I hope you find this useful.
]]>Check out Orrick's "Total Access" program, which has a bunch of great events for entrepreneurs and the tech-minded.
The next one is "Top 10 Start-Up Mistakes". Registration link below:
]]>Top 10 Start-Up Mistakes
You're invited to attend Orrick's complimentary TOTAL ACCESS program focused on the entrepreneur and venture capital community. The August 19 morning event will focus on some of the most common start-up mistakes and how to avoid them.
Topics Include:
- Things take longer than you expect --> Preserve runway
- The "terms" on a term sheet are vital --> Read beyond "the valuation"
- Tech gets you in the game, but teams win --> Recruiting is Job #1
- You must measure something to control it --> Establish a small number of key metrics and track aggressively
Moderator: Greg Heibel, Partner, Orrick
Panelists include:
George Garrick, CEO, Offerpal Media
Howard Hartenbaum, Partner, August Capital
Ann Miura-Ko, Partner, FLOODGATE
Gary Swart, CEO, oDesk
CNN has a post with cost of living indices for various cities around the country.
via money.cnn.com
hat tip to @tomloverro
]]>Over the Rainbow by Ingrid Michaelson
This song makes me happy.]]>
BP buys up Gulf scientists for legal defense, roiling academic community
Published: Friday, July 16, 2010, 5:00 AM Updated: Friday, July 16, 2010, 4:14 PM
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View full size(Press-Register file/John David Mercer)"We told them there was no way we would agree to any kind of restrictions on the data we collect. It was pretty clear we wouldn't be hearing from them again after that," said Bob Shipp, head of marine sciences at the University of South Alabama. "We didn't like the perception of the university representing BP in any fashion."
For the last few weeks, BP has been offering signing bonuses and lucrative pay to prominent scientists from public universities around the Gulf Coast to aid its defense against spill litigation.
BP PLC attempted to hire the entire marine sciences department at one Alabama university, according to scientists involved in discussions with the company's lawyers. The university declined because of confidentiality restrictions that the company sought on any research.
The Press-Register obtained a copy of a contract offered to scientists by BP. It prohibits the scientists from publishing their research, sharing it with other scientists or speaking about the data that they collect for at least the next three years.
"We told them there was no way we would agree to any kind of restrictions on the data we collect. It was pretty clear we wouldn't be hearing from them again after that," said Bob Shipp, head of marine sciences at the University of South Alabama. "We didn't like the perception of the university representing BP in any fashion."
BP officials declined to answer the newspaper's questions about the matter. Among the questions: how many scientists and universities have been approached, how many are under contract, how much will they be paid, and why the company imposed confidentiality restrictions on scientific data gathered on its behalf.
Shipp said he can't prohibit scientists in his department from signing on with BP because, like most universities, the staff is allowed to do outside consultation for up to eight hours a week.
More than one scientist interviewed by the Press-Register described being offered $250 an hour through BP lawyers. At eight hours a week, that amounts to $104,000 a year.
Scientists from Louisiana State University, University of Southern Mississippi and Texas A&M have reportedly accepted, according to academic officials. Scientists who study marine invertebrates, plankton, marsh environments, oceanography, sharks and other topics have been solicited.
The contract makes it clear that BP is seeking to add scientists to the legal team that will fight the Natural Resources Damage Assessment lawsuit that the federal government will bring as a result of the Gulf oil spill.
The government also filed a NRDA suit after the Exxon Valdez spill.
In developing its case, the government will draw on the large amount of scientific research conducted by academic institutions along the Gulf. Many scientists being pursued by BP serve at those institutions.
Robert Wiygul, an Ocean Springs lawyer who specializes in environmental law, said that he sees ethical questions regarding the use of publicly owned laboratories and research vessels to conduct confidential work on behalf of a private company.
Also, university officials who spoke with the newspaper expressed concern about the potential loss of federal research money tied to professors working for BP.
With its payments, BP buys more than the scientists' services, according to Wiygul. It also buys silence, he said, thanks to confidentiality clauses in the contracts.
View full size(File) "It makes me feel like they were more interested in making sure we couldn't testify against them than in having us testify for them," said George Crozier, head of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, who was approached by BP.
"It makes me feel like they were more interested in making sure we couldn't testify against them than in having us testify for them," said George Crozier, head of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, who was approached by BP.
Richard Shaw, associate dean of LSU's School of the Coast and Environment, said that the BP contracts are already hindering the scientific community's ability to monitor the affects of the Gulf spill.
"The first order of business at the research meetings is to get all the disclosures out. Who has a personal connection to BP? We have to know how to deal with that person," Shaw said. "People are signing on with BP because the government funding to the universities has been so limited. It's a sad state of affairs."
Wiygul, who examined the BP contract for the Press-Register, described it as "exceptionally one-sided."
"This is not an agreement to do research for BP," Wiygul said. "This is an agreement to join BP's legal team. You agree to communicate with BP through their attorneys and to take orders from their attorneys.
"The purpose is to maintain any information or data that goes back and forth as privileged."
The contract requires scientists to agree to withhold data even in the face of a court order if BP decides to fight such an order. It stipulates that scientists will be paid only for research approved in writing by BP.
The contracts have the added impact of limiting the number of scientists who're able to with federal agencies. "Let's say BP hired you because of your work with fish. The contract says you can't do any work for the government or anyone else that involves your work with BP. Now you are a fish scientist who can't study fish," Wiygul said.
A scientist who spoke to the Press-Register on condition of anonymity because he feared harming relationships with colleagues and government officials said he rejected a BP contract offer and was subsequently approached by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with a research grant offer.
He said the first question the federal agency asked was, "'is there a conflict of interest,' meaning, 'are you under contract with BP?'"
Other scientists told the newspaper that colleagues who signed on with BP have since been informed by federal officials that they will lose government funding for ongoing research efforts unrelated to the spill.
NOAA officials did not answer requests for comment. The agency also did not respond to a request for the contracts that it offers scientists receiving federal grants. Several scientists said the NOAA contract was nearly as restrictive as the BP version.
The state of Alaska published a 293-page report on the NRDA process after the Exxon Valdez disaster. A section of the report titled "NRDA Secrecy" discusses anger among scientists who received federal grants over "the non-disclosure form each researcher had signed as a prerequisite to funding."
"It's a very strange situation. The science is already suffering," Shaw said. "The government needs to come through with funding for the universities. They are letting go of the most important group of scientists, the ones who study the Gulf."
Joe grinds his own fresh chuck, and only uses naturally fed, hormone-free beef. The difference in meat quality is obvious. The meat has real flavor, and the coarse grind makes for a juicy, soft, and great textured burger.
Prices are $11+ per burger (no fries included), so it's not exactly cheap, but these burgers are definitely delicious. The decor is a hoot, and Joe is an awesome guy. Well worth a trip.
