2×13 hellyeah! show: two flat tires later

In this lunar episode of the hellyeah! show, we discuss William Shatner, Windows 8, online tracking, new bags, Alan’s MacBook Air, Dropbox, Sonic.net, blogging with Jekyll, Microsoft Surface, and the multitude of announcements (Nexus 7, Nexus Q, Google Now, Chrome for iOS) coming out of Google I/O this week.

Check out the show notes after the break…

Emory’s stuff

• captain kirk takes us to the moon
  • http://www.torontosun.com/2012/06/28/shatner-drops-pants-at-la-airport
• Chrome for iOS, getting cozy with Google+
• kippt is a new bookmarking service
  • www.kippt.com
• windows 8 is being weird and slow, but I don’t know why
• strange anti-tracking patent from Apple has me head-scratching
  • http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2012/06/apple-wins-surprising-anti-big-brother-surveillance-patent.html
  • agents and clones, oh my!
• bag alert
  • the arkiv field pack from mission workshop
  • remarkable design with attachments for cargo
    • http://missionworkshop.com/products/arkiv-system-bags/
• my scansnap brings back memories, again
  • http://kvet.ch/post/25822810746/i-later-found-a-recording-of-this-show-on-the-live

Alan’s stuff

• new MacBook Air
  • this thing is crazy fast
  • a 13” 1440×900 screen is totally sufficient
  • remote disk worked really well
  • it plays games!
• subscribed to Dropbox 50 GB plan
• Sonic.net is now my ISP
• I’m creating a blog in Jekyll
  • http://overworldmap.com
    • (http://jekyllbootstrap.com)
    • (sites that use jekyll https://github.com/mojombo/jekyll/wiki/sites)
    • (http://ruhoh.com/)

Microsoft Surface

• cheaper version (Surface) with ARM processor running Windows RT
• more expensive version (Surface Pro) with Intel processor running Windows 8
• Touch Cover (flat keyboard) and Type Cover (tactile keyboard)
• debut video is interesting
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpzu3HM2CIo
• “hands-on” is not so hands-on
  • http://marketingland.com/hands-off-microsoft-surface-tablet-review-15146
• http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/25/technology/companies/with-tablet-microsoft-takes-aim-at-hardware-missteps.html?ref=technology

Google I/O announcements

• Nexus 7 tablet
  • 7” 1280×800 display
  • available mid-July
  • 8 GB version for $199
  • http://www.google.com/nexus/#/7
• Bluestacks runs Android on Windows and Mac OS X
  • http://bluestacks.com/bstks_mac.html
• Nexus Q social music streamer
  • stream music and video
  • no remote control
  • has a built-in audio amplifier
  • available soon for $299
  • The Verge has a good review
    • http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/29/3125551/google-nexus-q-review
• Google Now
  • gives you time/location-relevant information
  • http://www.google.com/landing/now/