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Posts from August 2005

Gmail Out of Beta!

Google’s free e-mail service, Gmail, was released out of beta early this week. This means that anyone can sign up for the service without being invited. It filters spam very well, makes one’s e-mail easily searchable, and users get 2.5gb (and growing) of storage.
In related Google news, the beta of Google Talk was released last [...]


Broken Flowers

Bill Murray is one of my favorite comedians. I grew up with him in movies such as Ghostbusters, What About Bob?, and Groundhog Day. Currently he is having a lot of success playing a role as a soul-searching middle-aged man in movies such as Lost In Translation, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and now [...]


2005 Cape League Season in Review

The Cape Cod Baseball League’s 2005 season came to a close last Sunday night at Eldredge Park in Orleans, MA. The Orleans Cardinals broke out the bats versus the Bourne Braves to capture their second Cape League title in three years.
The best college players in the country come to Cape Cod every summer to play [...]


New Apple Products

Within the last month, Apple Computer has updated and added several new products to their line. It started out with new iBook and Mac Mini lines. I was not pleased with the updates to the Mac Mini, because Apple did not upgrade the video card. Therefore, the Mac Mini still does not support Mac OS [...]


Manny Being Manny

The trade deadline has passed and Manny Ramirez is still on the Red Sox after a week of trade rumors. Manny said it best himself today after the game: “‘Manny being Manny,’ he’s great man… this is the place for me… I’m back!”.
Earlier last week, Manny asked to be traded. Of course, this was not [...]