Time to play "Looker, or Hooker?"

What are all the little kids supposed to think about Cinderella after seeing this display at Marshall Field's? Maybe the Fairy Godmother character is a metaphor for a pimp.

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Video Conversion Inside iTunes 6.0.2

I didn't notice this before today's update, but it could be old news. Either way, if you right-click a video inside iTunes, you can convert the video to the iPod video format right there. While iTunes is somewhat specific with what formats it can handle, it is much more tolerant than iPod videos and this is a good way to unify your content without a 3rd party application.

The Cost of Freedom

The Evansville, IN airport (EVV) graciously provides a wireless network for travelers. Ironically, the "Freedomlink" costs money to actually use.

(Helpful hint: Wireless connectivity in Powerbooks is called Airport. The fact that I was using my airport connection in an airport is entirely coincidental.)

Sentback Mountain

When Fahrenheit 9/11 came out, a lot of conservative theater owners refused to show it. The same thing is happening again with Brokeback Mountain, a movie about two gay cowboys. Of course, you have to support the theater's right to not show the film, but it's a major step backwards in the gay rights movement. Remember the civil rights movement? It's hard to believe this is America in 2006.

From Utah [CNN.com]

Oh, no problem.

'Needs to close' or 'already closed'? And if the file can be recovered, why even show this message or close Word in the first place? At least I can submit this report confidentially and anonymously.

On Apple Plasmas at Macworld

I'm still stumped as to how this story made Engadget's and Macrumors' front pages without ridicule. "Jason D." over at powerpage.org posted a story about gaining insider Apple knowledge while buying a breakfast sandwich, claiming that Apple will be releasing plasma displays next Monday at MWSF. Everything seems legit except for Jason's immaculate ability to remember conversations word-for-word, novel-style dialogue descriptions (i.e. "'Plasma HDTVs?' I yelped."), and the account of some random guy in a sandwich shop seeing an Apple logo on a sweatshirt and spilling confidential information about the company. Let's be serious, folks.