Hello Everyone:
Apple released their tablet computing device today, details can be found here,http://www.apple.com/ipad/
Link to the presentation,
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/specialevent0110/
Pricing in Canada isn't available as yet (nor are part numbers), but the U.S.A. pricing can provide some direction.
iPad WiFi 16GB $499 / 32GB $599 / 64GB $699
iPad WiFi+3G 16GB $629 / 32GB $729 / 64GB $829
Apple stated this product will be shipping in sixty days (i.e. April). We are unaware of the availability of the iPad WiFi+3G in Canada as these models will require partnerships with cellphone service providers in Canada.
If you would like to be added to our waiting list, at your earliest convenience, please let me know which model you'd be interested in obtaining.
Regards,
Doug
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Doug Hamilton, BA, MA, APP
Senior Computer Consultant
Computers-on-Campus; Univ. of Manitoba
204-474-6196 (Ph.)
204-474-7556 (Fax)
http://www.umanitoba.ca/bookstore/
...from:
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/static.py?page=known_issues.cs
My account has been locked out for exceeding IMAP bandwidth limits when using Apple Mail on the Snow Leopard OS
To resolve this issue, upgrade to Mac OS 10.6.2. For information regarding this upgrade, including how to check for the update, visit:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3874.
Wayne Billing
Classroom Technology Support
Audio Visual and Classroom Technology Support
123 Fletcher Argue Building
474-6649
474-7598 (fax)
Wayne_Billing(a)umanitoba.ca
Hello,
If you haven't seen it yet, here is a picture of Apples tablet PC:
http://i.imgur.com/NTh8q.jpg
Montana Quiring
IT Systems and Admin
U of Manitoba
204.474.8694
...from:
http://blog.nfb.ca/2010/01/21/online-video-stats/
Canada's National Film Board (NFB) has been on the web for quite some time and for the past little while has been making their films viewable on the web. The NFB also posts stats on which and when their movies are being viewed. Here's a sample:
The 10 most popular films on the site this year (Note the running times for each film).
A Sunday at 105, (13:20) 155,183 views
The Cat Came Back, (7:41) 87,735
Carts of Darkness, (59:34) 82,230
The Log Driver’s Waltz (3:00) 71,148
The Sweater (10:21) 39,404
The Big Snit (9:54) 39,161
Ryan (13:57) 37,371
RiP! A Remix Manifesto (Chapter 1) (5:23) 37,212
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows (93:33) 34,937
How to Build an Igloo (10:32) 30,996
It's also interesting to note that, of the 3.7 million online views of their videos, 1.45 million of them were international viewers (the rest being films viewed within Canada).
Another milestone for the NFP was the introduction of the NFB application for the iPhone/iPod Touch late in October of 2009.
This free application can be obtained at the iTunes Store:
http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/nfb-films/id329353638?mt=8
Here's the overall viewing stats for, 2009:
* We grew from an average of 3,000 film views per day (Jan ‘09) to over 20,000 film views per day (Jan ‘10).
* As you can see in the above graph, the release of the iPhone app increased our view numbers on the web too
* Our content library grew by nearly 1000 videos this year – from 500 films, clips and trailers when we launched to nearly 1500 today.
Now the NFB is starting to make 3D and HD versions available on the web and on the iPhone:
...from:
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/film/story/2010/01/21/nfb-online-3d-hd.htmlhttp://www.nfb.ca/playlist/nfb-3d/
NFB puts 3-D, HD content online
Last Updated: Thursday, January 21, 2010 | 3:20 PM ET
CBC News
3-D technology is gaining buzz, helped by hit movies like Avatar and new TV models displayed at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this month. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
With 3-D film Avatar dominating the box office and 3-D TVs hogging the buzz at technology conventions, Canada's National Film Board has decided to test the waters and share some 3-D material with the public.
The NFB announced Thursday it will post a sampling of 3-D content — the acclaimed shortsDrux Flux and Falling in Love Again as well as excerpts from the production Facing Champlain — in its online screening room as well as via its iPhone application.
The special glasses required to watch the productions can be ordered online from the NFB website.
"Normally, organizations don’t share their experimental processes," NFB chair Tom Perlmutter said in a statement.
"But we want to start changing that — letting Canadians into the creative workshop. It's a little retro at the moment with the funky glasses (free for the asking at http://preview.tinyurl.com/yhm4yuj), but it's a playroom, it's the skunk work of testing things out while we figure out how to make this fully part of the NFB online experience."
Hello Everyone:
Apple has updated Boot Camp (version 3.1) with drivers for Windows 7. For those of you running Windows Vista via Bootcamp and wish to upgrade to Windows 7, there is a utility from Apple to assist in the process (see this link, http://support.apple.com/kb/DL977). Be sure to use this utility *before* upgrading from Vista to Windows 7.
The Boot Camp Windows 7 Installation FAQ can be found here, http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3986
For other related downloads & documentation please see the main support page for Boot Camp, found here http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
Regards,
Doug
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Doug Hamilton, BA, MA, APP
Computers-on-Campus; Univ. of Manitoba
204-474-6196 (Ph.)
204-474-7556 (Fax)
http://www.umanitoba.ca/bookstore/
....from:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/nokia-asks-itc-to-ban-iphone-ipod-and-ma…
Nokia asks ITC to ban iPhone, iPod, and MacBook imports, files another lawsuit against Apple
By Nilay Patel posted Jan 4th 2010 10:49AM
Looks like Nokia is going all-out in its patent fight with Apple: in addition to the lawsuit it's filed over GSM standards and last week's International Trade Commission complaint, Espoo just filed a second complaint with the federal court, alleging that Apple's infringing several "implementation patents" that cover everything from camera sensors to touchscreens. That's three fronts in the same war, if you're counting -- the original regarding GSM patents, and these two latest over specific device technologies. The biggest bombshell so far is the ITC complaint, in which Nokia's asking the commission to ban imports of basically every Apple mobile product from the MacBook to the iPhone for infringing its device patents -- a strategywe've seen in other high-profile cases. Since the ITC has the ability to move quite quickly, we'd expect that case to be the primary battleground for the moment -- but remember that Apple has plenty of its own incredibly broad patents of its own to fight back with here, so don't expect a quick resolution. Looks like 2010 is going to be awfully good for these attorneys, don't you think?
.....from:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/apple-retaliates-requests-us-import-ban-…
Apple retaliates: requests US import ban on Nokia phones
By Thomas Ricker posted Jan 16th 2010 7:02AM
As expected, Apple just responded to Nokia's ITC request to ban Apple device imports with a US embargo request of its very own. Notice of Apple's complaint (without any detail) was posted yesterday on the website of the International Trade Commission -- a government agency tasked with protecting the US market from unfair trade practices. As you might recall, the whole Nokia v. Apple legal spat started with Nokia suing Apple for infringing upon Nokia patents relating to GSM, UMTS, and WiFi; a claim later expanded to include "implementation patents" covering a wide range of items including camera sensors and touchscreens. While the ITC hasn't agreed to investigate either Nokia's or Apple's complaints, it is customary to do so with investigations usually taking about 15 months to complete. We'll post more when the details of Apple's patent infringement complaint are revealed.
