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Macworld Expo Blog: Every January, thousands of folks descend upon San Francisco for Macworld Expo. During the day their appetite for Mac products is satiated, but their bellies often remain unsatisfied. Given that we spend most of our time in this beautiful city by the bay, a few of us Macworld staff have put together the first edition of MacworldEats, a guide to eating near the Moscone Center (with a few suggestions for side trips beyond downtown). Inspired by the…

So I’m minding my own business, reading The Washington Post, when I come across this piece. There, I find probably the second time ever that I’ve agreed with our beloved president. President Bush announced plans yesterday to boost foreign-language study in the United States, casting the initiative as a strategic move to better engage other nations in combating terrorism and promoting freedom and democracy. “This program is a part of a strategic goal, and that is to protect this country,”…

Macworld: by Cyrus Farivar With Macworld Expo less than a week away, whet your technology trade show appetite with talk of January’s other major event, the Consumer Electronics Show. Intrepid editors Jonathan Seff and Christopher Breen are spending this week in the oasis that is Las Vegas, driving Macworld’s coverage of this massive trade show. Jon took a few moments out of pounding the pavement of the Vegas Strip to report on the Mac-compatible products on display at CES. Download…

Wow, my friends are just all over the place lately. Tom Grove just had his first piece published in Wired magazine, in the January issue! It’s about selling satellite dishes in Turkish Kurdistan: Mustafa Özgen’s borrowed Ford Turbo bumps along a Turkish dirt road, 13 miles from the border with Syria. Özgen rumbles past dilapidated houses, abandoned during the country’s prolonged war with Kurdish separatists. In the back of his truck, satellite TV dishes are stacked neatly on their sides…

NYT says that the 2nd Ave. Deli in the East Village may have to close forever. That’s really sad, and while no, I don’t live in NYC anymore, it’s sad to see one of my favorite joints gone. I made it there a few times when I lived there. I hope they find somewhere else to relocate. They make fine sandwiches, yessir.

Congrats to my RW1/Book Writing and general Columbia cohort Denise Carson, for her first technology piece for the Orange County Register, covering gamers in Irvine.

Yesterday, I got the following email from my former radio professor and guru, Rick Karr. Two of his favorite topics, media and technology are coming together in his three-part series on “The Future of Television” on NPR’s Day to Day, aired locally here on KQED (88.5 FM) at 11 pm. Tune in, and if you like what you hear, drop him a line! Dear friends, trusted sources, and colleagues: Starting on Wednesday, January 4, 2006, National Public Radio’s mid-day program…

Turducken was a resounding success. Like in years past, it’s a 36 hour operation from (~ 3 pm on Dec. 30) start to finish (~ 3 am on Jan. 1) — shopping until cleanup and bedtime. But it’s well worth it. Courtesy of our guests (mostly Monica), Becky and I have enough champagne to take a bath in. Not to mention about 50 wine glasses courtesy of Melanie Wong. More pictures will come later. To all, a very happy and…

1) Turducken is in effect. It went into the oven at 5:50 am local time this morning. Due to come out about 7:00 pm and served at about 8:00 pm. Pictures coming later. I also made Apple Pie with Whiskey-Soaked Cherries (substituting kirschwasser for whiskey) and Sugar-Free Fudge. 2) The US has a plan to invade Canada. Really. 3) Abduraahman Wahid, the former president of Indonesia has a great Op-Ed in yesterdays’ WSJ entitled: “Right Islam vs. Wrong Islam”. 4)…

The World: Testing access to the Internet in remote parts of the world can be difficult, if not impossible. Now, a California-based, non-profit is working on solutions. Reporter Cyrus Farivar is in San Francisco with the story. Internet access in remote parts of the world (4:10)