Chris Saribay

I never really agreed with bait and switch tactics, in particular the type used with SubEthaEdit from TheCodingMonkeys. I think it was a categorical mistake to release this application as freeware, wait for widespread adoption, and then suddenly pull the plug. It’s not right, fair or proper. Thanks to the people at MacZOT and thousands of bloggers around the globe though (including yours truly), TheCodingMonekys will once again license SSE for free, if only for one day. This is part of BLOGZOT 2.0 on MacZOT.com, a creative guerrilla marketing campaign to spread the word of various applicatiosn the website promotes. In all, MacZOT and TheCodingMonkeys will award $105,000 in Mac software. This isn’t as good as SSE being re-released as freeware, but this is as close we’ll get for a long time.

That aside, SubEthaEdit is a kick ass collaboration tool + text editor. It’s just that simple. You’re so going to want it… especially when it’s free.

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My friend named Drew created this hilarious video review… A fairly amazing product review video / little slice of nerd heaven. Great filmmaking and tech humor all in very nice h.264. Take that, CNet! If you’ve got 25 minutes or so, check it out. If you like it as much as I do, digg it.

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Continuing on with the videos, I don’t know much about crimes that include fondling fruit, so uh, I’ll let Rupert Jee and David Letterman explain. This video is from a few weeks back. (Direct Link)

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I really like flying on American Airlines. Perhaps they don’t really know why I fly, but I’d say that I’m a fairly frequent flyer anyway. American is one of the older “legacy” carriers in the airline scene, but they’re one of the few that have avoided bankruptcy in today’s terrible competitive environment. That being said however, historically, they’re pretty terrible where it comes to promotion and marketing, which is the subject of today’s video. American ran this spot in the 1980’s, and boy, it’s a doosey. I just hope they continue to uh… ahem… do what they do best. (Direct Link)

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If you’ve listened to Apple’s recent earnings webcast, or read the recent Reuters report, you’ve heard a slight mention of a “second Cupertino campus.” There’s not much information out there, but with Steve Jobs’ public testimony available from Cupertino’s City Council, we’ve got word (and quasi location [alt] details) straight from the horse’s mouth. The CCC’s website is woefully difficult to navigate, so I’ve encoded a Quicktime version of their webcast and uploaded it here. Steve seems pretty happy about Apple’s recent acquisitions, and hopes others on the city concil are too: “Since we’re your largest taxpayer, I thought you might be happy for us.” (Direct Link)

Notes: Now hosted by the kind folks at Internet Archive. The Cupertino City Council’s original webcast is located here. Also now on YouTube.

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I’ve been rather busy lately, and I haven’t been able to post here. I did stumble upon this funny little gem though, straight from ze Infinite Loop’. Presented in Quicktime, click-to-play. (Direct Link)

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