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Boot to Windows partition quickly
I wanted a quick way to boot once to Windows. Typically I reboot and hold the Option key to select an alternate startup disk. I've decided that I will upgrade the video card on my Mac Pro to an ATI 6870. Since there is currently no way to flash the card to EFI I will not be able to see the boot drive options when I boot holding down Option.
And I don't want to change the boot drive every time I want to boot to Windows. When I'm done with Windows I like to just reboot and leave knowing the rest will just happen. I came up with this little script:
#! /bin/bash diskutil list > /tmp/connecteddrives.txt INPUT=/tmp/connecteddrives.txt driveid1=$(grep Microsoft "${INPUT}" | awk '{print $8}') echo $driveid1 sudo /usr/sbin/bless --device /dev/$driveid1 --setBoot --legacy --ne ... 
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Apple Introduces World?s First Thunderbolt Display
Apple today unveiled the new Apple Thunderbolt Display, the world?s first display with Thunderbolt I/O technology and the ultimate docking station for your Mac notebook. With just a single cable, you can connect a Thunderbolt-enabled Mac to the 27-inch Apple Thunderbolt Display and access its FaceTime camera, high-quality audio, and Gigabit Ethernet, FireWire 800, USB 2.0, and Thunderbolt ports. The new display features a thin aluminum and glass enclosure and includes a MagSafe connector that charges your MacBook Pro or MacBook Air.
Using the iPhone and iPad cameras to capture external guitar oscillations
Remember the video of guitar strings oscillating, caught by an iPhone sitting inside a guitar? Turns out you can capture this outside a guitar if you just apply a ton of lights. It makes sense, as you're monkeying with the rolling shutter, which can then capture the oscillations of the guitar strings as they are plucked.
It's great fun to watch, and tipster Mike Salovich tells us he wound up using 2600 watts of industrial light to capture this effect. He also points out how important camera orientation is, as it will maximize the rolling shutter effect. Check out the video to see what he's talking about.
Using the iPhone and iPad cameras to capture external guitar oscillations originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Source: http://www.tuaw.com/2011/09/30/using-the-iphone-and-ipad-cameras-to-capture-external-guitar-osc/
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Many U.S. Schools Adding iPad, Trimming Textbooks
Stephanie Reitz of Associated Press reports on the growing use of
iPad in public secondary school classrooms this fall, noting a ?move away from textbooks in favor of the lightweight tablet computers.? Educator benefits range from using iPad for interactive demonstrations of math solutions to teaching children with autism spectrum disorders and learning disabilities. Principal Patrick Larkin of Boston?s Burlington High School calls iPad a better long-term investment than textbooks, saying, ?The bottom line is that the iPads will give our kids a chance to use much more relevant materials.?
Source: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Many-US-schools-adding-iPads-apf-1245885050.html?x=0&.v=2
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Watching TV on an iPad
At AllThingsD, tech columnist Walt Mossberg compiles a comprehensive list of apps for watching network and cable TV shows on iPad, including iTunes, Netflix, Hulu Plus, HBO GO, MLB.com At Bat, ABC Player, XFINITY TV, and WatchESPN. Mossberg notes that iPad?s many viewing app options ? along with its thin and light design, immersive interface, large screen, and strong battery performance ? make it ?by far the best tablet for TV watching now.?
Source: http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20110504/watching-tv-on-an-ipad/
Rumor: Amazon eyeing purchase of HP's Palm division for webOS Kindles
Amazon is said to be considering a purchase of Palm, the smartphone maker now owned by Hewlett-Packard, and its webOS mobile operating system. 
Source: http://feeds.appleinsider.com/click.phdo?i=79fd3828aadbf780ea409b336732da84
