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Say goodbye to being singleSay goodbye to being singleSay goodbye to being single 06/22/2005 01:54 AM Reports were circulating last week that Apple declared an "end-of-life" to the 1.8 GHz Power Mac in late April when it reconstructed its Power Mac G5 line to include 2.0 to 2.7 GHz dual processors. Back in April the company said it would continue selling the single-processor 1.8 GHz Power Mac, but on Wednesday, the model was quietly removed from Apple's online store. Apple provided a statement to CNET News.com on Monday confirming that it has discontinued its single-processor Power Mac G5 system in favor of an all dual-chip lineup. "The 1.8 GHz Power Mac G5 is no longer available at the online Apple Store but is available in other channels while supplies last. The Power Mac G5 line is now all dual processor and delivers the ultimate in performance for our most advanced customers." Apple also noted that consumers looking for a single-chip machine, should look at "the new iMac G5" as it "is a very popular solution." Apple's iMac G5 is presently the top-selling product through the company store and is available in models up to 2.0 GHz. This is a GrokNews Entry: (what is grok?)Say goodbye to being singleGrok Headline matches for Say goodbye to being singleGoodbye, Bob ...Goodbye, Bob ... 04/30/2004 05:01 AM A glowing tribute honoring Bob Edwards on his final day as anchor at NPR's "Morning Edition" ... from the Hello GDS, Goodbye YDSHello GDS, Goodbye YDS 03/14/2005 05:02 PM Finally there's a desktop search product that's actually useful to me: Google Desktop. I had tried the previous version of GDS a bit, as well as the company dog food (Yahoo Desktop Search or YDS). But both lacked the ability to search the most important asset on my computer: my e-mail archive. Being one who does not use Outlook, that meant I was on my own until now. The latest GDS release has the ability to index Thunderbird mailboxes.... Goodbye 747?Goodbye 747? 08/15/2004 11:20 AM Is this old bird about to get its wings clipped?: The venerable 747 is finding itself less and less popular these days. ...airlines don't like the 747's fuel bills. It burns about 3,200 gallons of fuel per flight hour, about one-third more than the Boeing 777 [...] Air carriers also have a hard time finding 400-plus paying passengers to fill flights. This is too bad, as the 747 is a majestic plane. I still remember having to walk underneath one of them to get to a customs shuttle when returned from New Zealand once — it was just breathtaking how big the thing was. Sadly, The popularity stats are sobering.
And what does this mean for the future of the Airb us A3XX? That plane is designed to seat 555 people. Singapore Airlines ju st ordered 16 of them. While the A3XX is massive, the thing that made the 747 look big was the "hump" over the front of the plane. (I remember an old joke about why the hump was there: because the pilots had to sit on their wallets — it was funny when I was seven.) But if you look closely at the A3XX, it is a true two-story plane all the way down the fuselage, while the 747 just had an upperdeck towards the front, under the hump. Click here to comment on this entry A Son's GoodbyeA Son's Goodbye 09/14/2004 06:18 PM A Son's Goodbye Pierre Elliott Trudeau was Canada's Prime Minister from 1968 - 1984. He was a flamboyant man who believed in one Canada and a strong federal government. His son Justin delivered this very touching eulogy at his funeral in 2000. Circuits: The Last GoodbyeCircuits: The Last Goodbye 03/24/2005 02:53 PM
Instead, here is a picture of David Pogue crawling through his backyard in a fur cap from an indeterminate animal source. If that was good enough for his last piece in the Circuits section, then it's good enough for my last mention of them. If you need a shoulder to cry on, Circuits writers, I'm here for you, hatless. Th e Last Circuits [NYTimes] Hello Kitty, Goodbye GodHello Kitty, Goodbye God 02/01/2005 09:01 PM "Cats are not advisable as pets or companions for Christians ... While the animal itself may be unaware of this tragic condition, it serves only its true master -- Satan." Goodbye, TuckerGoodbye, Tucker 01/05/2005 10:06 PM It has been a depressing week for Democrats. Shirley Chisholm and Bob Matsui died over the weekend. A slew of new Republican lawmakers were sworn in Tuesday. John Kerry announced Wednesday that he won't participate in any formal protests against the presidential voting by electors from Ohio. Alberto Gonzales will begin his road to confirmation as attorney general Thursday. And if all that's not enough, Trent Lott has announced that a singer from "The Lawrence Welk Show" will perform John Ashcroft's "Let the Eagle Soar" at George W. Bush's inauguration. Goldberg: Goodbye to All ThatGoldberg: Goodbye to All That 09/14/2004 06:36 PM nationalreview.com/goldberg/goldberg200409140649.asp Goodbye 2004Goodbye 2004 12/31/2004 08:53 PM Well, this will probably be the last entry of 2004. This year we posted 1,530 entries and you posted 2,962 (!) comments. As the comment count should verify, Gadgetopia went buckwild this year. According to Google Adsense, we push about 100,000 page views a month to the HTML version (and they have to parse JavaScript to register with AdSense, so all of those are likely human visitors), and God only knows how many visits to the RSS feed. Last time I did some informal stats, RSS got 75% of the traffic, so figure 300,000 RSS requests. Search engine saturation has remained accidentally fantastic. We get visited by the Googlebot something on the order of 300 times every day. Thanks to everyone who has contribued to our PageRank (we bumped from a five to a six sometime this year. How far can seven be?) At any rate, thanks for a great year. The goal has always been 5,000 posts, and we're about 70% of the way there, so stay tuned. My New Years resolution for Gadgetopia? A new design. Jonathan has graciously offered to share his, and I may take him up on it. Goodbye SafariGoodbye Safari 12/31/2004 01:24 AM That Mac users are also switching to Firefox says something very good about the experience it offers. By Johnathon Williams "Goodbye, Dragon Inn""Goodbye, Dragon Inn" 09/16/2004 09:20 AM This stunning film from Taiwanese director Tsai Ming-Liang is virtually wordless, yet speaks volumes about what it means to love the movies -- and the cavernous theaters in which they once played. Goodbye RomaniaGoodbye Romania 09/17/2004 11:42 PM Warning - by visiting this site, you will destroy it. Each visit will remove one pixel from these photographs. However, we will tell you a story. It's a story about Romania, which is to say, it's a story about change. Goodbye San MateoGoodbye San Mateo 12/24/2004 01:10 PM Six Apart moved into our new offices today, and though he doesn't blog often, he gets it right when he does: Ben covers my thoughts exactly. I'll be spending the next week with family and friends, but today I want to say happy hoildays to all my friends at Six... Firefox - Say Goodbye (again) to Pop-UpsFirefox - Say Goodbye (again) to Pop-Ups 04/06/2005 11:47 AM A lot of people have been reporting a new breed of pop-ups on the web. This increasing menace is rooted in the pop-up capabilities of plug-ins like flash and Java. If you're seeing pop-ups and pop-unders, you're probably visiting sites that have flash or other plug-ins and those plug-ins are being exploited by advertisers to abuse you with annoying pop-ups and pop-unders. Firefox has the capability to disable these pop-ups but it wasn't enabled by default in Firefox 1.0 because we had concerns about websites that rely on plug-in triggered pop-ups for legitimate functionality. Give that these pop-ups and pop-unders have really started to spread on the web, we're testing a quick patch that enables the Firefox pref to block them.  News source: Asa Dotzler's (Mozilla Developer) BlogRead full story... Goodbye to PrivacyGoodbye to Privacy 04/09/2005 08:54 PM In the past five years, what most of us only recently thought of as "nobody's business" has become the big business of everybody's business. goodbye aarongoodbye aaron 09/09/2004 01:49 AM i don't know why we have to lose the good ones Say Goodbye to TechTVSay Goodbye to TechTV 05/07/2004 05:42 PM As reported by Mr. Laporte on his blog, TechTV laid off 285 workers yesterday as part of its acquisition by G4, a subsidiary of Comcast. All the employees were given 60 days notice and 100 of the existing jobs will be posted for those willing to relocate to LA. No word on which shows will survive or which hosts will be kept on. Goodbye NapoliGoodbye Napoli 06/06/2004 04:44 AM I'm about to leave Naples. I had a wonderful time. The total chaos of the city, the extremely warm and interesting people, the great food and the wonderful weather was just delightful. I'm sure I only scratched the surface, but I really enjoyed the Napolitan style. I only wish I could speak Italian. I was also excited to meet all of the interesting people and the level of civil activism that could easily be sparked into an even more vibrant blogging community. One thing that was confusing to me was that everyone says "Naples" when they're speaking in English. Why don't they say "Napoli"? Dean Martin says "Napoli", why do even the Italians say "Naples". Strange. In Japanese, we say "Napoli", "Torino" and "Milano" not, Naples, Turin and Milan. I'm off in a few minutes for the UK. Look forward to meeting the folks there. Special thanks to Derrick and his hosts for letting me use their place! Say goodbye to the CDE programSay goodbye to the CDE program 03/06/2004 01:59 AM Let's pause and shed a tear for the passing of what is (and soon will be "was") the only certification program in the identity management space. Novell is closing down its Certified Directory Engineer (CDE) program. Goodbye LondonGoodbye London 06/09/2004 02:33 AM Had a "lovely" time in London. Goodbye and thanks for all the chips. I'm off to Finland today. I'll be giving a talk at the EVA conference tomorrow. Goodbye, Microsoft MillionairesGoodbye, Microsoft Millionaires 12/05/2003 12:57 AM Bill Gates explains Microsoft's new approach to stock options and how it feels to be Silicon Valley’s favorite target. Goodbye tie, hello tech (USATODAY.com)Goodbye tie, hello tech (USATODAY.com) 06/18/2004 12:45 PM USATODAY.com - Buying for Dad year after year can become a challenge no matter how well you think that you know him, but technology is helping to ease things. Goodbye Google News...Goodbye Google News... 06/10/2004 08:43 PM Search Engine Positioning and Web Marketing weblog,CA-12 hours agoRugles was - probably - the first Movable Type weblog to appear in Google news. It looks like we had our 15 minutes of fame and ... Vobis waves goodbye to HQVobis waves goodbye to HQ 02/16/2004 01:14 PM German PC chain shutters shops too Goodbye, Internet ExplorerGoodbye, Internet Explorer 07/16/2004 01:54 AM Well, the jury is in -- everybody from security firms to Microsoft's own online publications say that you're probably better off leaving Internet Explorer behind, and using Firefox as your browser. If you're ready to give it a try, here's a Step-by-step guide to installing Firefox, and securing your system from Internet Explorer's security problems Kiss the floppy goodbyeKiss the floppy goodbye 09/06/2004 11:24 PM globetechnology.com Sep 7 2004 3:05AM GMT Now it's (almost) time to say goodbye to
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I had intended to write some short note about the passing of
the New York Times' Circuits section, now set to be dismantled
and set to work throughout the paper like nerdy orphans. I was going
to write about my sadness at its departure, so quickly after a
crowed-about redesign, but before it had a chance to grow into the
accessible but technical resource it had the potential to become.