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Back-Up Your Mac, Effortlessly

Well, I’m finally ready to write my review of the Time Capsule.

I’ve loved the concept ever since Apple announced it. So much, in fact, that I actually bought one. (Apple: “Mr. Pogue? We’d like to loan you a Time Capsule to review.” Me: “Actually, that won’t be necessary.”)

Imagine a Wi-Fi base station, of the sort that turns your home into a wireless hot spot, with a huge hard drive inside (and, mercifully, no power brick–just a slender power cable). The Time Machine automatic backup feature of the latest Mac OS X version backs up your Macs onto the Time Capsule, automatically, constantly, completely and wirelessly. And in my book, automatic, constant, complete backups are the only kind that really count. More

Before the Rains

After Them the Monsoon: Two Worlds Collide in India

By STEPHEN HOLDEN
Published: May 9, 2008

Fatal culture clash, imperialist entitlement, forbidden passion between master and servant: the ingredients of the Indian director Santosh Sivan’s period piece “Before the Rains” may be awfully familiar, but the film lends them the force of tragedy. From the moment Moores (Linus Roache), an arrogant British planter in the southwestern Indian state of Kerala, hands a gun to his loyal manservant T. K. (Rahul Bose), you can be certain that the weapon will be discharged and lives destroyed. More

It's a bit of an intercultural hothouse movie. A little too much white skinned Englishman vs exotic darker Indian woman, but it was a sneak, so the ticket price wuz perfect. I also walked, so other than wear on shoe leather, not a lot of investment. After spending too much time reading the night before, I wasn't up for much else anyway.

Fwd: Breaking News Fri., May 9, 2008

Breaking News from ABCNEWS.com:

MYANMAR GOVERNMENT TO ACCEPT LIMITED U.S. AID, WILL ALLOW ONE PLANE TO DELIVER CYCLONE RELIEF SUPPLIES, DEFENSE OFFICIAL TELLS ABC NEWS

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w00t! Time to get them ice trucks and formaldehyde trailers rolling! There's money to be made!

WoW

Letter from England. Official looking. Dividend check. Nice they paid in US dollars...

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O My Ghod!: Hillary's Downfall

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Godwin's law? Wot's dat?