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Macworld.com: We here at Macworld have decided to experiment with the Podcast format. So weÕve taken a page from the magazine and inaugurated the Geek Factor podcast, covering tech topics on an irregular basis. Cyrus Farivar, who has written for Macworld, the New York Times, and Wired News, among others, is the host of this Podcast. In this third 26-minute installment, the topic of choice is ÒCase ModdingÓ Ñ modifying a MacÕs case to create unique and interesting computer designs.…

From my stroll down the Fillmore to the Presidio on Sunday:

California’s been good to me. Hope it don’t fall into the sea. Sometimes you got to trust yourself. It ain’t like anywhere else. It ain’t like anywhere else. – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, “California”

LA Times: Michael Davidson, Republican of Berkeley, is standing in the circular, two-story foyer of a Mediterranean dream home in a gated neighborhood in Laguna Niguel, sounding every bit like a headliner at a political fundraiser Ñ which he is. Davidson, 25, is running for chairman of the College Republican National Committee, a powerful grass-roots organization with thousands of members and a multimillion-dollar budget. He’s in the race partly because of a fundraising controversy that has threatened to tarnish the…

AP: The nation’s second-largest theater chain AMC Entertainment Inc., announced plans Tuesday to acquire Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corp. in a move that may help the new company compete as Hollywood struggles to lure more people to the nation’s megaplexes. The combined company, to be called AMC Entertainment Inc., will own, manage or have interests in about 450 theaters in 30 states and 13 countries. It will be headquartered in Kansas City and led by current AMC Chairman, CEO and President…

From my j-school friend Zakir, who just took a trip down to Alabama after leaving New York before heading home to his native Singapore. Hey y’all, Hope you’re doing well. Apologies for the mass mail, but I said I’d send a proper update since school ended, and if I haven’t mentioned it, I spent over a week in early June in Alabama reporting thanks to a grant. I managed to get out of the Deep South in one piece. I…

So a few days ago, I blogged about which photo I should use as my main press photo. But then I figured that there had to be a way to display all three on a rotating basis in JavaScript. Lo and behold, there is. I found this script which provided me with simple instructions on how to do it. If you go to the main blog site, cfarivar.org, you’ll see that the picture of me rotates now. Sweet.

From Kabissa: Microsoft goes Wolof After Swahili, Microsoft will now turn its hand to translating its software into Wolof, which is the most widely spoken native language in Senegal. According to the managing director of the Senegalese “Agence informatique de l’ƒtat” (AIE or State informatics agency), the agreement was given by the multinational’s president for Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Linguists and specialists in the Wolof language from Senegal will be involved in the project. According to the chief…

Chicago Tribune, via Slashdot: Like many African nations, this modest country has struggled economically as the industries that underlie its economy–particularly sugar production and textile manufacturing–have run into tough global competition and declining prices. Looking for alternatives, the government has settled on a new and ambitious vision: Turning sleepy Mauritius with its endless sugar cane fields and tourist beaches into a high-tech computer and telecommunications center. “It is our vision to transform Mauritius into a cyber-island,” said Deelchand Jeeha, the…

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