Seemed like a ton of ad dollars went into the online ancestry/genealogy research market for a while and then all of a sudden it appeared to tapered off. I don’t keep tabs on this type of thing so It’s just something I observed a while back and shoved into the mental file cabinet. Today, Michael Arrington (TechCrunch for those who live in cave) reported on the latest numbers for Geni, a genealogy-based site/app that incorporates some popular social networking features. It appears to be catching on pretty well so I decided to take a look.
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Came across the page for Mac Reader, the iPhone RSS application, and got a “you’re not in the club” message. Wondered what I was missing so I decided to spoof the page via Firefox’s User Agent Switcher extension. Here’s the not-so-amazing view behind the curtain (click to zoom):

As you can probably tell, I wasn’t ready to pay for the ticket to At&tingular so for now I’ll continue to sneak in the back and hope for leftover popcorn.
With less than a week to go until the official release of the iPhone, keyboards all over the world are wearing out those six little letters. The buzz is growing whether we like it or not and I, like you, am beginning to grow apathetic toward the headlines. Don’t get me wrong. I think the product is probably going to be amazing but growing weary is natural reaction to saturation. It’s like difference between when I first saw the Geico “Cavemen” commercials and how I feel about them now that I’ve seen a thousand. In case you aren’t burned out yet, here’s a quick summary of the latest:
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This small wonder is the perfect buy for you freelancers out there. The Samsung CLP-300N is a compact, color laser printer that measures just 15.4″ W x 13.5″ D x 10.4″ H and comes network ready. It’ll print text at 17ppm and full color at 4ppm, not exactly a business printer but then again I’m talking to those of you without business budgets. A neat feature is the easy-to-replace cartridge system for toner which is typically the worst part of owning a laser. Best price I found was at Newegg.com, $299.00. Great buy if you need a home office solution on a budget.