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What's a hoodoo? Google returns:

We know both political parties have support among artists, but do these Hank Williams Jr. lyrics even make sense (logically or structurally)? Does Hank consider McCain a "good-looking dish"? Did "ol' Hank" (assuming this is Jr., though he may be digging up dad) fix anything I should be aware of? Video The left wing liberal media have always been a real close knit family But most of the American people dont believe em anyway you see Stop and think it over Before you make your decision If they smell something wrong, they're gonna come down strong You know McCain-Palin tradition John and Sarah tell you just what they think. They're not gonna blink. And they don't have radical friends to whom their careers are linked John is his own man And Sarah fixed Alaska's broken condition They're gonna be just fine Were headed for good times You know McCain-Palin Tradition This old unions got problems That is plain to see The democrats bankrupted Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Like 1-2-3 The bankers didn't want to make all those bad loans Bill Clinton said "you got to!" Now they wanna bail out what I'm talking about Is a democrat liberal hoodoo! To me and you John and Sarah tell you just what they think And they're not gonna blink They're gonna fix this country, cuz they're just like you and ol Hank I am very proud Of our country's name But no society is perfect And we have had our stains If I'm down at the coffee shop Somebody wants to start do give our flag friction I say please move on, were standing strong Thats an Old John McCain tradition John and Sarah tell you just what they think And they're not gonna blink They're gonna fix this country, cuz they're just like you and ol Hank If I'm down at the coffee shop Somebody wants to start do give our flag friction I say please move on, were standing strong Thats an Old Sarah Palin tradition Some are bound to tell you I'm preaching to the choir And that is very true, and we are going even higher Like a Mama bear in Idaho She'll protect your family's condition If you mess with her cubs, shes gonna take off the gloves, thats an American female tradition Ehi tell me Sarah why do you hunt John why do you fish How can you be so smart and savvy such a hey good-looking dish Yes John is his own man And Sarah fixed Alaska's broken condition Were gonna see the light, they're gonna get it right, its a McCain-Palin tradition

I guess I missed that in the event feeds (or was it glossed over?).

So is the "starting at $999" only the old MacBook? Apple Store (U.S.) - MacBook

Damn. Not to say I told you so, but now that the new MacBook has inherited many of the MacBook Pros advantages, Apple needs to separate the product lines. Thus no Firewire (for "serious graphics/ video users"). See now instead of the Pico, Duet users have to spend several hundred more for the "professional" laptop model. Grrrrrr. Wonder how many days Firewire has left after leaving iPods and now MacBooks? Still most of the other laptop upgrades announced today are a plus.

Apple - MacBook - Introducing the new 13-inch MacBook (Video)

Who's going to buy a 2.5TB version for their audio storage? LaCie intros 5big Network drive array to RAID junkies the world over - Engadget

More photos.

Well, is it worth writing home about?

Anyone try Brian Eno's Bloom? Just did. Very cool. IPhone Apps: Brian Eno's Bloom Raises the Bar for Musical iPhone Apps

Knockoffs of Reks sites (SwitchEasy) other models here - MyBat Apple iPhone 3G Fishbone Case - dealmac.com

And plenty of Word alternatives depending on likely sophistication of files. My choice is Google Docs & Spreadsheets, but Scrivener is great.

Apple schedules laptop event for Oct. 14; leaked photos abound - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

What do you guys think? First Impression Music's Ultimate Disc | Computer Audiophile (don't skip the PDF)

As I've mentioned in another post, I'm trying to assemble an inexpensive computer rig for a friend. I know it's unlikely anyone has heard all the components, but anyone got any very positive or exclusionary experience with: NuForce Icon & NuForce S-1 vintage DAC (likely Sonic Frontiers TransDAC/Assemblage DAC1) & Audioengine A2s So USB DAC/amp & speakers versus DAC & active monitors. Leaning towards the latter (already have the DAC which would connect optically to his iMac), but both setups would in the end be ~$500. Unfortunately, buying both and returning the items of one set isn't possible in this case. Any words of advice?

Contemplating replacing my SqueezeCenter/Squeezebox 3 x3/sometimes iPeng setup with an Airport Express x3/iTunes/Airfoil/Remote-iPhone app deal. Tired of scanning my library for new music and would be a plus to capture other audio streams (with Airfoil). The Squeezebox internet radio steaming is nice though. And the Remote app is just smoother than using iPeng (at least at this point and likely near future at least with laptops ... hunting for IPs...). On a MacBook and will likely stay on OS X as primary operating system so no problems using iTunes. Anyone else do this "downgrade"? Any comments?

Well downloaded yesterdays mentioned WunderRadio. I can vouch it's pretty cool. Listened to last nights debate commentary with it. Great to have lots of radio stations (nicely organized) on iPhone/touch. Icon could sure use some work though.

Meebo Remote WeatherBug Pandora People eBay Save Benjis Evernote Movies Urbanspoon NYTimes TextGuru Kiwi ... and very likely the above WunderRadio once I get wireless.

Cool new app - WunderRadio. TUAW Review: WunderRadio - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

It gets positively talked about a lot in the Mac community, but I've never had a reason to use it.

There are more tools (including for Linux & Windows) listed in this guide: Fix your music library: song names, album art, automatically! :: The Tux Geek

There's an emulator (upper right corner link) if anyone wants to try the GUI: http://tmobile.modeaondemand.com/htc/g1/

It's been widely reported Sony was consulted in the MacBook design, so that keyboard may have originated there.

As suggested above, convert to AIFF or WAV and do the encoding in iTunes. Others reverse engineering of ALAC and iTunes/iPods finicky playback don't always play nice.

Disappointing as Guttenberg's other reviews have been so strong.