One more week..to deal with all of the Iphone rumors

Rumor: Iphone will be offered on a pre-paid plan.
Me: God, I hope so. That would be the only way I would buy it this summer

Rumor: Buying an iPhone without a 2-year contract will cost $999
Me: Crazy talk. I could (and would) get a MacBook to replace my ibook which costs exactly the same.

Bottom line: This was posted on Apple Phone Show (http://applephoneshow.com/index.php/archives/302) and sums up my thoughts on iPhone rumors perfectly:

"We’ve heard hundreds of iPhone rumors. Most (like 99%) turn out to be proven false before the phone has shipped. The Apple Phone Show’s Andy Ihnatko recently left this comment on a thread full of people guessing what was going to come of the iPhone. It says it all. 'When an iPhone rumor turns out to be bull — and at this point I’ve lost count — the source is usually some dude in a mall store who was probably trying to put something into a female customer’s pants that wasn’t made by Apple.'"

Harry Potter spoiled?

Someone has claimed to hack into the computer network at Bloomsbury Books (the publishers of the Harry Potter series) and claims that he has a copy of the final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. On a mailing list, he "reveals" the fates of Harry, Ron, Hermoine, Hagrid, Voldemort, Snape, Malfoy, and Hogwarts.

People are anticipating how the story ends (for those who do not read the series) because it is rumored that one of the main characters will die by the end of the final book in the series.

Bloomsbury Books won’t confirm or deny the validity of a post by a hacker named Gabriel.

I read the spoiler (what can I say, I prefer to know what is going to happen rather than be surprised). It sounds plausible, but I wouldn't bet my house on the book ending the way Gabriel says. Not going to post a link here, because either A) the person is a nut; or B) the person is a criminal. Google "Gabriel and Harry Potter" and you will find it inside of 3 minutes.

Safari for PC

Have not downloaded it yet. But word is that is looks exactly like the MAC version. I use Firefox when I use a PC. I use Safari when I use a Mac. Story

Apple this week announced that it will target the Internet browser market with its Safari browser, making it available to Windows users. The market is currently dominated by Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and Firefox, which holds 59.8 % and 33.7 % market share respectively (according to W3Schools).

Safari will draw users. But I am wondering will they get IE users or Firefox users. Even if I download Safari for PC, I will probably continue to use Firefox as my main browser. But we shall see

Internet Privacy

I wrote a bit about privacy earlier in the blog. Issue 2 of privacy is Allison Stokke. A high school track star who became an Internet sensation as losers, errr, obessed losers, errr, junior high school boys, errr, fans posted pictures of her on their website.

Reportedly, pictures in a local newspaper got posted on blogs and spread like wildfire. So she became an Internet star unknowingly. Because of that I am not going to post the pictures on this site. If you want pictures (and she is a cute women), go here.

She was recently featured on a front-page story in the Washington Post (which is the only way I found out about her). Maybe not the best way to put a clamp on the story.

Since I am officially the last person on the planet to find out about this, her popularity will peak.