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Meklort says:
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The latest version on NetbookInstaller has been released. There are a couple of new features but mostly just updated kexts from the previous version.
- Updated Chameleon. I’ve also included numerous patches which are detailed in the previous post.
- (Partial) Support for 64bit cpus. For best results boot in 32bit mode (arch=i386). I’ll try to update the 64bit kexts shortly and post an update.
- Updated the bootloader code so that when chameleon is installed, it no longer messes up windows installations.
- Added code so that in the event of a system update, NetbookInstaller is automatically run on reboot.
- NetbookBootMaker no longer patches the install dvd, instead it installs a kext to patch the dvd at runtime (like NetbookCD). This means you’ll probably want to restore the install dvd (this won’t be required in the future since the dvd isn’t modified anymore).
- Added a recovery option for chameleon. Just type “recover” and a known good set of kext will be loaded, while /Extra/Extensions.mkext will be ignored.
How to update to 10.6.3: The only requirement is that you have NetbookInstaller 0.8.4pre (or later) installed. Once you update the system, NBI will be run automatically.
NOTE: If when booting, you see the NBI logo, do *not* restart. This is indicating that NBI is running and updating files (/Extra) due to a system change. There currently is an issue where restarts take a while after NBI is running, just wait it out, eventually it’ll reboot again and start up to your desktop.
NOTE2: There is no Asus 1201n support in this build, I’ll try to get one out shortly (this weekend) for it.
NetbookInstaller 0.8.4 pre
NetbookBootMaker 0.8.4pre
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Source: http://www.meklort.com/?p=186
Got to resist the urge… garrrrrrr gnarrrrr
So Apple is not taking pre-orders for the iPad. Maximum 2 per customers. I bet there will be a lot of them for sale above market price on eBay comes April 3rd. Seriously, I would really like to get one of those but at the moment I can’t justify it ;-( I am sure it will turn to be a game changing device (like the iPhone was).
At 1st there won’t be much killer app for it but give it 6 months and then there will be some serious applications that will make this think unavoidable. Hopefully the shortage will have evaporated by then and my wallet will have some extra cash waiting to escape. Until then I need to pay for my family summer vacation!
OK, as you have read before I have tried Listia to see how it work. My 1st listing attempt was one where I clearly stated that I was in to buy Credits with Paypal payment. That did not went too well as Listia delisted both my listings. Bummer.
Not conceding defeat I decided to try it the way others are doing it. That is by buying Amazon.com gift cards and sending them to the listing winner. As expected Listia did not de-list that one. It actually completed without any problem and I made an ample 491 credits for a 5$ investment. This is much better than buying 50 credits for 5$ as Listia gladly offer on their web site.
The challenge is now to convert those credits in $ profit. One option is to buy others Amazon gift card codes for less than 491 credits. This way I can accumulate leftover credits to buy more cards then sell them back at for more credits. The risk here is that I hove no guarantee of how may credits they will go for as I can’t put a reserve… So I could end-up loosing in the end.
I will monitor things some more to see emerging patterns that might put me at better odds of making profit. I will keep you posted.
Tonight I decided to do an experiment. I recently joined Listia.com and noticed an interesting trend. People are listing iTunes, Visa, etc, etc gift cards. What this amount to is that they are actually buying (knowingly or not) Listia Credits.
In an effort to cut down the silly gift card business out of the equation I have created a listing that openly offer to BUY Listia Credits based on a flexible “Listia Credits to $” table. You can see the details at http://www.listia.com/auction/113282.
There is chance that Listia will cancel my auction… but really I don’t think I am breaching any site rules here. I am offering to BUY Credits and guess what… it mean sending money to the “bidder” in return via Paypal. It is perfectly legal.
The only reason I could see them terminate the listing is because they might want to prevent people to openly buy credits for less than they sell them. Listia is currently selling 1 credit for 0.1$. I am offering around 0.016$ per credit. A lot less but in line with what credits are trading today on Listia.
If successful, my next challenge will be to devise a way to sell Listia Credits I bought. This will likely prove harder but I have a few ideas. Could this be the beginning of a Listia Credit Exchange Market? Maybe.
UPDATE
Look like Listia want the monopoly of selling Credits. They killed both my listings for buying Listia credits on the basis that they where confusing. Right! The only thing confusing is why Listia won’t let it’s users buy credits by offering money to other users in exchange. They are OK with people selling silly Gift Cards. This is essentially the same but with a piece of plastic instead of an electronic money transfer.
I stumbled on this new anti-ebay service called Listia. It allows you to unload all the stuff you don’t need in exchange for “Listia Credits”. You then use those credits to acquire goods other Listia members are listing. Simple? Yep!
I am currently running an experiment where I am offering a gift card with variable value based on the amount of credits I will get… sor of like assigning a $ value to a credit. Right now I estimate that a credit run for about 0.016$. This is based on today’s ended auctions for gift cards… so I am pricing my offering according to that.
I will keep an eye on future listings to see if credits value goes up or down… like tracking the value of the dollar. My reference will be the US$.
You can check the progress of my experiment at http://www.listia.com/auction/113282
I have also created a page where one can track Listia Credits Exchange Rate at http://netputing.com/listiacrx
 Image via CrunchBase
As you may recall, Livestation was the first company in the world demonstrating live streaming on iPhones back in 2008.
A selection of Livestation’s partner channels is now available to watch live on iPhones/iPod Touches and soon iPads worldwide by simply opening the default browsers on the device and pointing it to http://mobile.livestation.com.
Currently there is only a few channels offered as the service is in beta, but Livestation plan to add more free-to-air channels in the coming weeks and add support for premium channels on a login basis. Users who sign up for access to Livestation’s premium channels (CNN, CNBC, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera, etc) on the website (http://www.livestation.com) will be able to login through their iPhones and watch their favourite channels anywhere in the world both on 3G and WiFi.
Oh my god, what a complete bush… this is! RIM’s Lazaridis proclaims:
“Manufacturers had better start building more efficient applications and more efficient services. There is no real way to get around this,” “If we dont start conserving that bandwidth, in the next few years we are going to run into a capacity crunch. You are already experiencing the capacity crunch in the United States.”
The problem is not the devices! The problem is the greedy carriers that keep thinking 20 years back when there was no data to speak of, when voice was king and data was confined to floppy disks.
He should actually speak about the carriers and tell them to get up from their precious ass and do something about the lack of transport on their wireless networks. Invest more in technology instead of crippling the users phone features. Maybe people would be more inclined to spend money with them.
See, data has escaped and there is no putting this thing in the bottle. The iPads of the work will consume wireless bandwidth like there is no tomorrow.
via RIMs Lazaridis warns iPhone is prophet of data network doom | 9 to 5 Mac.
Notebook vendors include Asustek Computer and Micro-Star International (MSI) have re-evaluated their strategies for the tablet PC market following Apple's launch of the iPad at a consumer-friendly price, according to industry sources.
The vendors originally planned to offer prices pegged at 20-30% lower than the Apple iPad, while they generally expected the device to cost as much as US$1,000. The US$499 entry-level price has caught vendors by surprise and means they will now need to adjust their price scales even lower to attract consumers, the sources pointed out.
However, starting a price war at below US$499 raises concerns that any profitably will be driven out of the nascent tablet PC market, before it even has a chance to take off. Vendors are currently evaluating their strategies hoping to avoid price competition, the sources noted.
via Unexpectedly low Apple iPad price forces notebook vendors to re-evaluate their tablet PC strategies.
This might be one of the iPad prototype?
- Look like iPhone: Check
- Has a home button: Check
- Look like 10″ diagonal: Check
- Announced docking port at the bottom: Might not be visible
Update: Source for original file: http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/ae335/unanimouswow/Prototype352.jpg
Look like the black borders are symmetrical all around. Could hide the wireless antennas quite well. But there is no docking port… so quite possibly a fake ;-( Look good anyway.
UPDATE 2: OK, Someone pointed the fact that left might in fact be right  So what I thought would be the bottom of the unit might be the top, hence no port there to be viewed.
Update 3: Look at the white back of the unit. This could possibly allow people to buy it in different color like it is possible for iPods.
FINAL UPDATE:
This is a real product but not the iPad. I found this other picture of the device from a different angle:
It is the MID 700 from BoEye. The product was shown at Dubai’s GITEX. So now let see what Apple really come out with tomorrow!
Boy Genius Report is posting what appear to be some of the new iPhone OS 4.0 features. in short expect:
- Multitasking
- New OS wide multitouch gesture
- New UI making the 3G/3GS more like portable computers
- New syncing method
Apple iPhone OS 4.0 features detailed! Also, Apple calling tablet the iTablet? « Boy Genius Report.
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