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Conversation with John Engates, Rackspace's CTO: Conversation with John Engates, Rackspace's CTOBad CallJohn,This is what I sent Lanham with no replay, So munch has happened to RS and you have no details.Please call my cell so I can give you the whole story.Thanks,Kelly GalbraithData Center Engineer626-676-1287 Mobile Lanham,This is truly a bad situation, I have been...; Tags: Data centers, Shermco, chiller, Neal Parker, DFW data center, Rackspace, breaker; Discussion threads 2008-01-01

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Appearance: PPUG meets tomorrow in Philly: If you're in the Philadelphia area I'd like to invite you to attend the Philadelphia PowerBook User Group PPUG meeting tomorrow at the Manayunk Brewery and Restaurant. We meet from 12 noon to 3pm over lunch and fine local beer. Want to debate my theory on...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Philadelphia, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Needed: iPhone radio toggle application: It's pretty well documented that the iPhone 3G can barely eek out a full day's use on a single charge. So much so that a cottage industry is cropping up for external battery packs. Here's a free tip that I previously mentioned for an enterprising developer that...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Radio, Battery, 3G, Advertising & Promotion, Engineering, Wireless LANs, Wireless, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-22
WordPress client for iPhone released: Excellent news for bloggers came a few weeks ago when WordPress announced that they're developing a client application for the iPhone. WordPress posted a note on their blog yesterday stating that they've successfully uploaded the application to the iTunes Store, and that it's in a status of...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Wordpress, Digital Music, Blogging, Digital Media, Channel Management, Personal Technology, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Marketing, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-21
iPhone 3G: Initial reaction (updated 3x): I've had my iPhone 3G for about two hours, not enough time to do anything resembling a review, but I wanted to blog some of my early observations. Pictured are Rob Parker and I waiting in line in Atlantic City This post will be continually updated so...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., 3G, Cellular Phones, GPS, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-11

Gallery: iPhone 3G launch at the Apple Store in Atlantic City: Atlantic City -- I arrived at the Apple Store at The Pier here today with Rob Parker at about 7:30am and we were given wrist band numbers 49 and 50 and took our places in line. I talked with the first 10 people in line and Matthew Diullio...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Atlantic City, 3G, Corporate Governance, Wireless, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-11
Gallery: iPhone launch at Vodaphone in Portugal: Five pictures from the iPhone 3G launch at Vodaphone in Portugal courtesy of Neal Hoskins. Who writes: Last minute change to Vodaplan gives you – get this – 500MB in their $70 per month plan, 250MB more costs another $15 per month. Hardly a real data phone, you can...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Portugal, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-10
iPhone 3G launch at Vodaphone Portugal: iPhone 3G launch at midnight at Vodaphone Portugal. Contributed by Neal Hoskins by Jason O'Grady; Tags: Apple iPhone, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason O\'Grady, iPhone, Vodaphone, Portugal; Image galleries 2008-07-10
Portuguese iPhone 3G unboxed: iPhone 3G won't be on sale for another two and a half days (one and a half if you're lucky enough to be in New Zealand) but some of the crew at iPhone Portugal got their mitts on an iPhone 3G – in full retail packaging – early and unboxed...; Tags: Apple iPhone, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-08
iFixIt is traveling to New Zealand to be the first to tear down iPhone 3G: And I thought that I was obsessive. I'll be heading to the Apple store in Atlantic City at 7 a.m. on Friday to cover iDay 3G with fellow PowerPage podcaster Rob Parker but just being in the eastern time zone isn't soon enough for some people. The...; Tags: Apple iPhone, New Zealand, iFixIt, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-07
Vodafone Portugal's iPhone 3G rates: Vodafone Portugal just posted these iPhone 3G rates. Notice the paltry 250MB of downloads permitted. (Tip: Neal Hoskins). by Jason D. O'Grady; Tags: Apple iPhone, Vodafone Group Plc., Vodafone Portugal, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-07
My App Store wishlist (updated): In a previous post I mentioned a few of my most anticipated announced iPhone applications, but what about the ones that weren't announced? There are several iPhone applications that I'd love to see on the App Store that I haven't seen mentioned. Ideally they'd be free, but...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Instant Messaging, GPS, Games, Internet, Online Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-06-18
Micro iPhone charger only in U.S.: Neal Hoskins and his UK colleagues are a little jealous of the iPhone 3G's tiny AC adapter. It appear that the new ultra-compact charger only comes with the U.S. version. Tsk, tsk Apple! Pictured at right is the decidedly horsey UK iPhone charger from the UK iPhone specs page....; Tags: Apple iPhone, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-06-10
iPhone 3G to hit Europe July 1st?: T-Mobile Germany has added a yellow offer sticky in last few days to their iPhone page stating that they will only be offering the current iPhone until 30 June 2008. So can we infer that that means that Europe will get the iPhone 3G on 01 July? (Tip: Neal Hoskins)...; Tags: Apple iPhone, T-Mobile Germany, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-06-05
Rumor Mill: Atom smashed? MacBooks, location, Time Machine (updated): It's Friday, which means that it's time to look at the latest raft of rumors about our favorite Cupertino company. Atom-powered mini-tablet This one was pretty hot. ZDNet.de reported that Intel Germany CEO Hannes Schwaderer confirmed that there is an iPhone that will be using Intel's...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Minitablet PC, Intel Corp., Notebooks, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Comcast buys Plaxo: Will social networking and TV fly?: Comcast buys Plaxo: Will social networking and TV fly?Comcast buys PlaxoI canceled my account.RE: Comcast buys Plaxo: Will social networking and TV fly?Comcast is entirely out of touch with what it's customers want. For instance, a 1 year discount on an overpriced service doesn't attract anyone who's been paying cable...; Tags: TV & Home Theater, user number, TV, Plaxo Inc., Comcast Corp., social networking, network; Discussion threads 2008-05-15
A sailing robot to cross the Atlantic: The Times of London reports that seven robotic craft will compete in a race across the Atlantic Ocean in October 2008. One of them, 'Pinta the robot sailing boat,' has been designed at Aberystwyth University, Wales, UK. Pinta is expected to sail for three months at a maximum speed of...; Tags: Pinta, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-11
Amazon.com sues NY over sales tax law: New York's new online sales tax law applies a novel way to get revenue out of online retailers. It's ready-made to tax Amazon.com and the Seattle-based company doesn't like it one bit. Amazon sued New York this over the law. Here's the theory, as the Times explains:...; Tags: New York, Amazon.com Inc., Taxes, Free Trade, Sales Strategy, Financial Planning, Finance, Sales, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-02
AT&T hotspots free to iPhone users (updated): A couple of MacRumors readers have noticed that AT&T hotspots are now offering free WiFi access to iPhone users. Barnes and Noble, Starbucks and soon to be AT&T's 71,000 other Wi-fi hotspot locations are now offering iPhone users free WiFi. A special iPhone formatted page...; Tags: Apple iPhone, HotSpot, AT&T Corp., Wireless, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-05-01
Stardust Screensaver (zip): Stardust is a 2007 fantasy film starring an ensemble cast including Robert De Niro, Claire Danes, Nathaniel Parker, Peter O'Toole, David Kelly, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sienna Miller, Mark Heap and Charlie Cox. Experience Stardust again and again on your desktop with this gorgeous free screensaver.; Tags: Screensaver, Stardust, Wallpaper Screensavers; Software downloads 2008-04-22