Now this is ridiculous. Not only did Apple pull all the unofficial Google Voice apps out of the App Store for an absurd reason, now they anticipate the developers of those apps to fund refunds out of their own pockets. One of the developers, as you remember, found out that their app had been pulled only when a user emailed them to ask the app wasn’t available for buy. Then, they asked Apple why it was pulled, and was met with what could only be called as an absurd phone exchange.

If desktop or laptop parts have died or seen better days, you’ve got a friend. All of your Lifehacker editors—and many helpful net denizens—have upgraded or repaired faulty systems, and we’ve rounded some of their helpful tutorials. Photo by Garrette . 10. De-bulk your MacBook’s power cord For all their design emphasis on elegance and minimalism, MacBooks come with rather bulky power cords that aren’t easy to coil up and tuck away.

by Terry Stanfield 1. Re-key locks and cylinders. Re-keying locks can significantly increase the security of your facility. Not only the exterior locks but also interior locks that may lead to imperative or secure areas of your building. If the budget permits upgrade to high security cylinders. These locks will supply limited key control and stronger resistance to physical attack. 2. Restrict access locations into your building. Restrict the amount of entrances to your building.

［ Google Voice アプリが App Store から削除された ］ Google Voice アプリが原因不明の理由で App Store から削除される事態が生じたことから騒動が始まった。 CNN [Dow Jones]: “ FCC Looking Into AT&T Rejection Of Google Voice App ” by Fawn Johnson: 31 July 2009 　　　　　＊　　　　　＊　　　　　＊ Google Voice アプリが発端 連邦通信委員会（FCC）は、人気 iPhone から Google Voice アプリが拒否されたことについて AT&T とアップルに対する調査を開始した。 WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Federal Communications Commission has launched an inquiry to AT&T Inc. (T) and Apple Inc.

The Kindle 2 is a “fundamentally better experience” than inked paper did. Jeff Bezos—Amazon’s founder and C.E.O.—has built a machine that marks a cultural revolution. Printed books, the most important artifacts of human civilization, are going to join newspapers and magazines on the road to obsolescence.” Jacob Weisberg, the editor-in-chief of the Slate Group/Newsweek The Kindle is the logical evolution of a 500-year-old analog technology that terrifies the $24 billion book-publishing industry

Typically, the major blogs, such as Gizmodo, Engadget, and the like, are known for bashing on Nokia pretty soundly. Not that they don’t have good reason – Nokia’s made some pretty lame decisions in the past year or two, such as the N96, the N97’s firmware and RAM, and more. Personally, I claimed that the Nokia Surge, designed for AT&T, is the ugliest phone to come out of Nokia that I can really remember. However, Darren Murph at Engadget recently spent some time with it, and really had nothing but praise for the ugly beast.