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Following the release of Intel-based Mac’s in the beginning of 2006 and the Boot Camp software enabling a dualboot of Mac OS X and Windows XP earlier this month, Robert X. Cringely shares some interesting viewpoints in the third consecutive week of "What the heck is Apple really doing with Windows?"

Tom Blair: "Silence is one of the great arts of conversation, as allowed by Cicero himself, who says, ‘there is not only an art, but an eloquence in it.’ A well bred woman may easily and effectually promote the most useful and elegant conversation without speaking a word. The modes of speech are scarcely more variable than the modes of silence."

Norman Vincent Peale: "Change your thoughts and you change your world."

For anyone having some (a lot of!) spare time on hand, check out Second Life, built your virtual life and create your own community! It reminds me a lot on Blacksun (now known as Blaxxun), a 3D virtual world which I ‘played’ in the mid 90’s.

Addictive and time-consuming!

I’m subscribed! (and I want in! :))

I tried to set a ‘reminder by SMS’ (text message to my mobile phone) for an event I created in Google Calendar but saw that at this stage unfortunately only US-based carriers are supported…

Google, by when will you support Vodafone??

Still, the application works for me!

I took the first step towards my own podcast this weekend…a beer/cola for the one who finds out what!

The only hint I’m gonna give is; ‘dsc3′

Am going to Green Lizard tonight! They’re performing in Nederland 3, a popcenter literally ’round the corner for me

I’ve heared much from the band and it will be the first time to see them live…looking forward to that!

The human clock, check it out, it’s cool!

Just a thought…

Now that Apple ships most of their models with Intel processors and Mac OS X software is in the process of being converted/upgraded to Universal Binaries (Mac-software that runs both on PowerPC and Intel based platforms)…would it now be easier to get CastBaster for the Mac??

I assume that converting existing PC-software to Universal Binary is easier than writing completely new PowerPC/Mac software???

Google just launched their newest addition to their bunch (beta-)apps; Google Calendar.

At first glance it looks nice, it actually works intuitive as most of their apps and overall performance is FASTTT!

 I haven’t got the time to play around with it too much yet, but am curious to find out how well the integration with Gmail performs…the opportunities seem almost endless, go and check it for yourself!

You can use your Gmail-account to log in, or otherwise create a new Google-account.

Drop me an email if you want/need a Gmail-account…it’s almost Easter!

Adam Curry recorded a full year of Daily Source Code's yesterday…365 days of shows, wow!!! Congrats dude!

I've been hooked onto his show (and podcasting in general) from day 1, guess I can't stop promoting podcasting since the AMAZING moment on October 7th, 2004 :)

John Atkinson: "If you don’t run your own life, somebody else will."

We played our last game Saturday against Donar, we’re first and they’re last in the standings…so even though the spirit was gone (mainly due to the starting time of the match, 6pm sjeez!), we won relatively easy 0-3.

Check the NeVoBo site for the end result in the competition.