Our POS Mercedes is on its last legs,again.<\/strong><\/span> Its airconditioning collapsed on Monday. That it was 95 outside made things only more pleasant, especially sitting in Memorial Day traffic jams.<\/p>\n Susan is attracted to the VW Touareg diesel. Anyone with experience with this well-reviewed SUV?<\/p>\n Apple is hosting its annual developer conference June 11-15.<\/strong><\/span> It will be the first without Steve. There is talk of an API for Siri, hence allowing outside developers to write and sell apps that use Siri. There is talk of an Apple TV. Personally I’d stay away from Apple for now. It can’t continue its blistering growth with its present products Let’s see what Mr. Cook can produce, without Steve.<\/p>\n My favorite, latest, laptop is my new Lenovo X220. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Favorite features:<\/span><\/p>\n + Fast speed. Get the i7 with oodles of RAM. + Sturdy. <\/span><\/p>\n + Bright screen. <\/span><\/p>\n + Great keyboard. It has a pointing stick and a delete, neither of which Apple laptops have. The X220 keyboard is improved over the previous X200. + Windows 8 64-bit, which I’m warming to. Win 8 requires long learning after my reliable Windows XP. Good news: Win 8 hasn’t locked up, yet. The key is is to find more X64 applications and be able to use more than 3 gigs of RAM.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Con: <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n + Many older programs won’t work on Win 8. It takes huge time to find replacements and to test them.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Michael, my son, is now using a Macbook Pro, but he bemoans the lack of a delete key. He changed because his company loads Windows machines up with too much stuff, thus slowing their employees’ Windows machines down. The French Open Tennis continues.<\/strong><\/span> Check the Tennis Channel. Sarina Williams got beaten in the first round. Sad.<\/p>\n Mark Zuckerberg writes to Facebook users: MENLO PARK, CA (The Borowitz Report) – Dear Facebook User, As you may have heard, our IPO last week didn’t go quite as well as expected.\u00a0 How badly did it go, exactly?\u00a0 If you live in a major city, you’ve probably seen homeless guys huddled around bonfires of Facebook stock.\u00a0 More ominously, I just received a call from my attorney telling me that I probably didn’t need a prenup after all.<\/p>\n If you’re a Facebook investor, you already know what this means: it sucks to be you.\u00a0 But what if you’re one of the billion Facebook users in the world?\u00a0 Well, it also sucks to be you, because I am writing to you now to ask for your financial support to help save Facebook.<\/p>\n It’s only fair.\u00a0 Since its founding in 2004, Facebook has totally revolutionized the way you waste your life.\u00a0 Without it, you would find yourself in the unpleasant and awkward position of having to speak to your family.\u00a0 And so, to keep Facebook alive, I am instituting the following new usage charges:<\/p>\n — $1 per poke<\/p>\n — $5 for every ex you crop out of a profile picture<\/p>\n — $10 for every time you stalk someone from high school, college, or job you were fired from because of that HR “incident”<\/p>\n — $15 for every “friend” you have never met (no charge for friends you know, if any)<\/p>\n — $20 for every sheep, bird, or the Scrabble letters Z, X or Q<\/p>\n With your financial help, Facebook should be around for many years to come, providing you with hours upon hours of pointless and isolating activity.\u00a0 Without your help?\u00a0 I’ve just got one word for you: Friendster.<\/p>\n Help me,![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/LenovoX220.jpg\" "\\"LenovoX220\\"")
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