April 2007
132 posts
Kurt Nelson: Ah. New Computer Chair
‘Pirates’ Premiere Tickets For Sale →
From usatoday.com:
If you’ve stashed away a pirate’s booty of $1,500, you can book passage to Disneyland’s May 19 world premiere for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End.
Disneyland, the host for all three Pirates premieres, is selling tickets to the public in hopes of raising more than $3 million for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Twelve hundred […]
Religious Skywriting over Epcot →
I took this photo this morning:
http://flickr.com/photos/insidethemagic/457850762/
The whole bit of skywriting wouldn’t fit in my camera’s frame. To the left of Jesus was a giant smiley face (probably as large as Spaceship Earth, if not larger). It then read “Jesus Loves You” next to the face.
The skywriting stopped everyone in their tracks throughout Epcot, as everyone […]
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Please watch if you have young children and they own magnet sets like Magnatix. Stores are still selling Magnetix Building Sets even though they are on a voluntary recall. On our local news a child had swallowed several of the magnets this week and they are so powerful that they tore through the lining of […]
Kurt Nelson: I hate sin, cos & tan
Mac OS X Leopard Delayed to meet iPhone Targets →
The Ship →
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Microsoft pulling OEM Windows XP next January →
From engadget.com
Like it or not, if you buy a Windows PC in 2008, it’s almost certain to be running Windows Vista. Next January is Microsoft’s contractual deadline with PC builders for selling the OEM version of Windows XP, meaning computer manufacturers will be forced to stick customers with a copy of Windows Vista, despite the […]
Alesis iMultiMix 8 USB mixer records directly to... →
From engadget.com
We’ve seen a number of mixers incorporating iPods around here — from the four-track Belkin TuneStudio to DJ models from Numark and iTRAX to gimmicky toys from MusicJam and others — but none quite as polished as the upcoming eight-track iMultiMix 8 USB from Alesis, which combines 48-volt phantom power, 100 28-bit digital […]
Pictures while leaving a sinking cruise ship →
From google.com:
One of the passengers took some pictures while evacuating the recent sinking cruise ship in Greece. They are kind of neat to see to get a first hand perspective. Although there are some smiling faces in the pictures, I bet they were really scared.
I’ve also included a link to a story about the sinking […]
New Get a Mac commercials released →
From apple.com:
If you’re like me, you love the Get A Mac ads with the two guys representing a PC and a Mac. Two new ones were recently released. These are the only ads I stop fast forwarding through when I see them on TV.
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Wii Music & Health Pack Informaiton. →
From joystiq.com:
In the four page interview with Greek news site Contra.gr, Katrinakis talks about Wii Music, a game that sounds remarkably similar to the conductor demo shown at last year’s E3. In addition to the general Wii-remote-as-conductor’s-baton control shown at the demo, Katrinakis reveals that Wii Music players will be able to take control of […]
Stay in Sync with GCal and Thunderbird. →
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The Ship →
Apple changes its iTune? →
From cnnmoney.com:
Since Apple (AAPL) launched its wildly successful iTunes music store back in 2003, CEO Steve Jobs has adamantly refused to offer a monthly subscription service. If you want to buy music from iTunes, you do it either by the single or the album, that’s it. But that could soon change.
Les Ottolenghi, CEO of INTENT […]
Disney continues consumer electronics onslaught →
From engadget.com
If you’re in the market for a particular gadget and you’re unable to find a Disney-themed version, well, you’re just not looking hard enough. Second only to Hello Kitty as shameless animated shills for cheap electronics, Mickey and friends have just released yet another portable DVD player — now with 10% less explosions! […]
20GB PlayStation 3, RIP: 2006 - 2007 →
From engadget.com
Damned, was that ever fast? After much hemming and hawing about whether production of the 20GB PlayStation 3 would continue, Sony officially dropped the axe on it today. Apparently sales were 10 to friggin 1 between the high and low end models, so it’s not like we can really bust ‘em on their decision. […]
Wii Music and Wii Health Revealed: Uses WiiConnect... →
Get Your Home IP Address From Anywhere →
Epcot’s Spaceship Earth Finally Receiving an... →
From wdwnews.com:
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (April 11, 2007) — Inside the Epcot icon, remarkable changes will be taking place over the next several months. A re-imagined Spaceship Earth presented by Siemens will combine the magic of the iconic attraction’s time-travel adventure into the past with a new finale which provides guests the opportunity to imagine […]
Firefox Inside Firefox →
Award-Winning MGM Films Now on the iTunes Store. →
From apple.com:
LOS ANGELES and CUPERTINO, California—April 11, 2007—Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. MGM and Apple® today announced that MGM is now offering titles from its prestigious catalog of feature films for purchase and download on the iTunes® Store www.itunes.com. Beginning today, iTunes customers will be able to purchase legendary films such as “Dances With Wolves,” “Mad Max,” […]
Guitar Hero 360 screws its fans again. →
Kurt Nelson: Let’s see if I can get the One Laptop Per Child OS to work on my old clunker
Submit your SeaWorld pics and win →
From seaworld.com:
We are interested in any and all photographs you took at any one of our three SeaWorld Parks, whether of shows, rides, attractions or, more importantly, of you and your family and/or friends enjoying yourselves.
SeaWorld is looking for pictures you took at one of their parks for a new part of their Web […]
New PS3 systems may include a bonus high-pitched... →
Grindhouse to Split into Two Separate Films? →
From imdb.com:
Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is planning to re-release Grindhouse as two separate films - after the double-bill flopped at the box office. The film, a double-feature directed by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez made just $11.6 million in its opening weekend in the US. Producer Weinstein is disappointed - and thinks Tarantinos Death Proof, […]
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MySpace prank gone bad leads to misuse of school... →
Coolest Pirates Electronics Ever. →
From engadget.com:
Runat is certainly no stranger to Disney-fied gadgets, but the company looks to have stepped up its game for its new batch of Pirates of the Caribbean wares, adding a suitably piratey touch to some otherwise unremarkable TVs, CD players, and DVD players. In addition to the stylish adornments seen above, the 14-inch TV […]
A Firefox Bankcard! How cool is that? →
Disney and Four Seasons: Blue Skies and Hotels →
From o-meon.com:
(Mark writes: Perhaps Disney is positioning to purchase a major hotel chain?)
Last week, for a price of approximately $3.37 billion, shareholders of Four Seasons Inc. approved the sale of the Toronto-based hotel company to Microsofts Bill Gates, Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, and Four Seasons’ CEO, Isadore Sharp.
The day before the board of directors […]
New Talking 12″ and 18″ Jack Sparrow Figures →
From necaonline.com:
Thought you had seen the last of Jack Sparrow as he charged headlong into the mouth of the Kraken in the breathtaking finale of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest? Think again! Jack’s back in the final installment of the blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy. This May you can see Jack on […]
Bruckheimer’s Interview on Disneyland podcast →
Mark writes: Did you hear Jerry Bruckheimer on the Disneyland podcast celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Pirates of the Carribean attraction? I thought it was interesting that he thanked the fine work of the animators for the films, including their work on Barbosa, Davy Jones and Tia Dalma….is that a hint that maybe she has […]
Hard Rock Park →
Hard Rock Park will be an approximately 140-acre theme park celebrating the spirit of rock and roll located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
The worlds first rock n roll theme park - Hard Rock Park has been designed to be an innovative and distinct extension of the global Hard Rock brand. The Park will provide visitors […]
UCSC Engineering Building Attacked by Giant... →
From ucsc.edu:
Donkey Kong Climbs E2
3×3″ Post-It® Notes on glass
4 floors x 2 windows
E2 Building UCSC
Total Number of Post-It® Notes: about 6400
Total People: about 10
Total Time: 5 hours
To get enough of the colors needed, we had to buy about 14,000 post-it notes. This is what 14,000 post-it notes look like:
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Remnants of 3.1 in XP →
Remnants of 3.1 in XP →
Look in your C:\windows\system\setup.inf file with notepad. It seems as if XP still contains some old Windows 3.1 Code.
[dialog]
caption = “Windows Setup”
exit = “Exit Windows Setup”
title = “Installing Windows 3.1”
options = “In addition to installing Windows 3.1, you can:”
printwait = “Please wait […]
De Vliegende Hollender →
I can’t really find out a much about this new ride in the Netherlands except that it is part roller coaster, part dark ride, part water ride, is named “The Flying Dutchman” and it looks really wild. Must have a pirate themed dark ride section and a roller water coaster. Pictures look really amazing. (Must […]
Kurt Nelson: I am sick.
Collins at Disneyland Paris’ 15th →
British pop star Phil Collins visits the Disneyland Paris theme park in Marne-la-Vallee, east of Paris, Saturday March. 31, 2007. A new parade called ‘La Parade des Rves Disney’ will mark the 15th birthday since Disneyland opened in Paris in 1992. (AP Photo/Michael Sawyer)
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Man plays Halo PC with Xbox 360 Guitar Hero 2... →
Kurt Nelson: I need a nap
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Circuit City promises Paper Mario by 2 p.m. on... →
102-year-old Calif. woman hits hole-in-one →
From yahoo.com:
Elsie McLean thought she might have lost her ball on the par-3, 100-yard fourth hole at Bidwell Park. Instead, the 102-year-old Chico woman became the oldest golfer ever to make a hole-in-one on a regulation course.
Because of the slope of the green, McLean and her partners couldn’t see where her ball landed after she […]