Coming to you live from Moscone Center South in the basement, I’ve finally made it. To a basement. Well, technically it’s not a basement, it’s in the actual expo hall, but I call it a basement because where I’m at is below street level. I’ll give a more visual tour later, but for now, I’ll just be […]
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Owners of Microsoft’s Zune media player found a lovely surprise waiting for them for the new year: A brick. Well, a bricked Zune at least. It’s not quite Y2K and it only affects the 30gb versions, but still, it’s not good PR. By the way, if you’re feeling ambitious, here’s the fix.
It’s almost the new year and Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa have passed. The gifts are all open, new toys have been broken in and a few lucky people got a new computer for Christmas. If you’re one of those people, congratulations. Now wipe the thing clean and reinstall the operating system. If you get a computer somewhat on […]
On today’s A5 there was a story about a company making it’s way into the cloud for their computer needs. Before we begin, I want to make sure to clarify that Lando Calrissian is not involved in this. The cloud doesn’t involve Cloud City, rather it’s a metaphor for a different way for how data […]
Can’t make it to San Francisco for Macworld next month? Don’t worry, Pen & Links will have you covered on the first two days of the expo with news and product information from the Moscone Center. Stay tuned for more information.
As most people are aware by now, the digital TV transition is at hand. Some of you may be spending this day after Christmas hooking up your new TVs you bought specifically for this transition. Congratulations on being richer than I am. Sure, you could rationalize buying your giant new flat screen TV because in […]
The tech world was caught off guard by Apple, Inc. CEO Steve Jobs pulling out of a keynote speech at the annual Macworld conference. As it was put in so many articles, the speech tends to be something huge that the technology world looks to. Even the networks slip in the latest announcements from the keynote into […]
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Excessive speed and slick road conditions proved a fatal combination for a 27-year-old Olivehurst man who violently flipped and rolled his truck near his home late Saturday night. Terry Sutton was traveling at a high rate of speed north on Rancho Road just off of McGowan Parkway at about 11:30 p.m., CHP Sgt. Dave Eisenbarth. […]
Four members of a Rio Linda family were injured Saturday when their SUV did a barrel roll across a ditch and into oncoming traffic, closing Highway 70 for more than a half-hour, according to the California Highway Patrol. Thong Duc Nguyen, 27, of Rio Linda was northbound on Highway 70 just south of the McGowan […]