Wow not what I was expecting. I believe it will be good for the future of WebOS which is a nice handheld OS. Maybe we will see it on an HP Slate.

Just saw this come in.  I have been using a MacBook Pro 15″ at work and have been enjoying the stability and speed of the OS.  This announcement is exciting and shows the leadership Apple bring especially with this low price.

Snow Leopard is starting pre-orders and it only cost $29. That is a great price for the OS that is half the footprint of previous versions and adds great new features.  It’s the world’s best operating system.

Product Features
* Mac OS X Snow Leopard is built on a rock-solid, time-tested UNIX foundation that provides unparalleled stability as well as industry-leading support for Internet standards.
* Improvements include a more responsive Finder, new look and features for Exposé and Stacks, quicker Time Machine backup, faster common tasks and installation, a smaller install footprint, and plenty more.
* New core technologies unleash the power of today’s advanced hardware technology and prepare Mac OS X for future innovation: 64-bit computing, multicore-optimization, OpenCL, QuickTime X, and more.
* With virtually no effort on your part, Mac OS X protects itself–and you–from viruses, malicious applications, and other threats.
* Mac OS X Snow Leopard includes built-in support for the latest version of Microsoft Exchange Server, so you can use Mail, iCal, and Address Book at home and at work.

Releasing in September 2009, pre-order Snow Leopard only at Amazon.com.

Got an email advertisement about the Dragon NaturallySpeaking product the other day. Was wondering if it really worked as good as the ad claims.

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Simply speak and Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Preferred automatically transcribes what you say up to 160 words a minute. It’s the fastest, most accurate way to work. Just look what you can accomplish at home, the office and even on the go:

* Create and edit documents and spreadsheets by voice
* Quickly send email and instant messages
* Quickly search the Web and your desktop by voice
* Format and correct text by voice
* Use a single voice command to insert blocks of text or graphics, like your name, title, logo and signature
* Easily proof your documents with dictation playback
* Dictate into a handheld recorder for automatic transcription later
* Enjoy 99+% accuracy – more accurate than the most skilled typists
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Does it really work? Maybe I will give it a try ….

I ended up buying a Hippo HEX2 driver on a lark. I just could not pass up the price and the HEX2 has a different look to say the least (see below). I have hit the club out on the range a few times and actually learned to hit it “fair”. Like the rest of my game to date I am improving. I went to play my first real golf game two weeks ago and shot around a 130 and lost 12 balls to various parts of the course. Last week I shot a 115 and only lost 4 balls. Not bad for a weeks time and a bit of practice. I am really enjoying getting back into the game. Playing a round of golf takes longer then I expected (3 to 4 hours) even riding a cart. I am even getting more exercise then I expected since there is still a lot of walking even using a cart.

My next club to look at is probably a putter. My current putter was made in the 1970’s and was a hand-me-down from my father. I will continue to practice with it for a while then look into a good putter. I also need some good fairway wood or a set of hybrids but that will be for later.

Until next time … hit’em far and straight.

The guys at work have been hitting the golf course every chance they can. They have been hounding me to come out and hit a few myself. I decided that playing, instead of talking, was a good idea so I started looking for golf clubs. At first I looked at the “complete set” option for under $200. Did not want to spend a fortune ya know. This was the cheapest way I could see to get back into the game. Unfortunately for me, I took to long.

No I am still interested. Actually I am too interested. I have a magazine subscription to “Golf Magazine”. I also ended up buying a very good set of golf clubs instead of the cheapy set. The more I looked, the more I read, the more I learned. What I learned was don’t go cheap!

I ended up buying the “Wilson Staff DI7 8-Piece Iron Set with Graphite Shafts“. I got a great deal on the golf irons and could not resist. Know I am on the hunt for a set of metal woods and a good driver.