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reaganing··on Postgres Now the Default Database for Mac OS X Server
Apple sells versions of the Mac mini and Mac Pro as servers.

They're also selling Lion Server as an add-on in the Mac App Store for other systems.

reaganing··on Amazon announces unlimited MP3 storage with any Cloud Drive plan
The Cloud Player Web and Android apps don't support FLAC, and the unlimited storage only applies to MP3 and AAC files.

But you're able to store any kind of files in Cloud Drive if you just want access to them to copy to different computers.

reaganing··on Amazon announces unlimited MP3 storage with any Cloud Drive plan
I don't stream much with it on my phone. But it's great to be able to download the album(s) I want to the device without needing to connect to my computer.

Also, can never have too many backup copies of my music.

reaganing··on Amazon announces unlimited MP3 storage with any Cloud Drive plan
Clarification, obvious: You only get unlimited MP3 (and AAC) storage with any paid Cloud Drive plan. You won't get it with the free 5GB plan.

Of course, I think most people are probably on the 20GB plan since Amazon was giving those away with the purchase of an MP3 album for quite some time.

reaganing··on Poll: Google+: Like it/prefer it to FaceBook
I like it more than Facebook, except none of my real-life friends are on it.

Hopefully, Google will open it up soon. And not ruin it with games and other annoying applications.

reaganing··on Google+ vanity URL maker
I was surprised to see that Google+ doesn't have usable profile URLs like Twitter and Facebook, so this is great workaround for a nice simple URL to share. That long string of numbers does not look good.
reaganing··on Dropbox Cofounder & CTO Arash Ferdowsi responds to yesterday's bug
They should. Could also do what Facebook (optionally) does: require you to send them a 4-digit code via your phone to allow access to any new unrecognized devices.
reaganing··on PBS will have four commercial breaks per hour soon
This seems to be a sensible idea. The long break in between shows causes me to turn the channel when one ends.
reaganing··on Phishing Sites Hosted on Google's Servers
I've used the Google Voice form they used in their example long ago. It was legitimate and worked just fine.

But I'm not surprised to see some people would use forms on Google Spreadsheets for phishing attacks. Seems ideal.

reaganing··on The Hot/Crazy Solid State Drive Scale
Yeah, I think he may be confusing "return policy" and "warranty". Just about all SSDs (at least from the major companies like OCZ, Corsair, Intel) will have a 3 year warranty from the manufacturer.
reaganing··on A Month In, New York Times Paywall has 100K Subscribers
I think it's important to note that the Times had an intro offer of only 99 cents for the first month.

Wonder how many will continue paying once they're charged $15 or $20.

reaganing··on Skype 5 for Mac
One can get Skype 2.8 from Skype.com if you're worried about getting malware or problems from other sources as mentioned earlier. Took some digging.

http://www.skype.com/intl/en/get-skype/on-your-computer/maco...

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