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In the last week I have heard a aweful lot of people saying that Apple did not introduce the one more thing.  Well, they did intro the new MacPro, a new Xserve and intro'd the upcoming Leopard....well 10 features from it.  Anyway, I feel that the people (Engadget, this means you....) who are saying this seem to be the ones who forget that this is a Developer's Conference.  The intel thing was the only thing in recent memory that was intro'd at WWDC.  Don't worry.....the next iPod is coming.....the iPhone might be coming.  Movie download's may also come.  To expect Apple to introduce some whiz bang thing every 6 months is a little too much to ask.  Apple has to make money and these MacPro's are the real money makers for Apple.  The iMac and Mac Mini is what they se to get you hooked.

Going to work on a Life in Ohio Podcast and try to get it out so you can listen to it later. Expect it after midnight tonight.

It was a really long day yesterday. I recorded and posted a Life in Ohio Podcast as well as a Digital Distraction. Still looking for companies to send equipment to me for reviews on the Delta Delta. Anyway I hope your listening!

I like the idea of the web aggregator, however I also like the simplicity of a blog type page with the posts and the links for XML feed for using iTunes, Bashpodder....etc. When you go to the main page for a show on Podshow thier REALLY needs to be a series of different links for getting the RSS into the aggregator....NOT the web aggregator, the aggregator we already have. Yes, you can click the little arrow, and click the iTunes link, however iTunes treats the whole channel as ONE show. Not ideal if you ask me. What I would rather see as a OPML file instead of a RSS feed. We can update our aggregators when we want to....HEY here's an idea.....could a Applescript, PERL Script or Batch file or a simple program be written to automagically grab a OPML file that matches the podshow channel in question and then BOOM....the OPML gets imported into iTunes or your favorite podcatcher. Sounds like a good idea to me! The idea is that each show would still be treated separately by the podcatcher. Why is this important? The way iTiunes manages podcasts it has a nice visual indicator for each feed that has a new show. You can very quickly look for the little blue dot and read the show name to find out if there's a new DSC or Trucker Tom or etc. When they are all lumped, you get just a list of individual files. Anyway, I will have to check the page in Linux again to see if the fixed the Flash issues.