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Wikipedia founder Jimbo Wales is on Charlie Rose tonight at 2300 EST!
Wikipedia founder Jimbo Wales is on Charlie Rose tonight at 2300 EST! (Photo from Wikipedia)
I did a Swampcast interview with Wikipedia CTO Brion Vibber that was fantastically interesting. You can listen to it at…
ContinueAdded by Michael Levin on November 17, 2010 at 10:30pm — No Comments
Time Machine and AirPort Updates
I recently found an Airport Extreme A1034 on craigslist and bought it. It was in Portland, OR and the kind gentleman who advertised it found it at a garage sale. He said he "wanted to see it go to a good home." He sold it to me for $10! I called Apple and registered it in my name. Apple told me it was purchased in Chile! It works fantastically well. The speed and range are above average.
I just noticed an option to use Airport Extreme as… Continue
Added by Michael Levin on November 17, 2010 at 10:30pm — No Comments
Woz at Univ of Florida Monday 11/8
Time: 8:00 pm
to 10:00…
Added by Michael Levin on November 4, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments
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