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Linked List: September 29, 2005

Thursday, 29 September 2005

MIT to Launch $100 Laptop Prototype in November ★

This is such a great idea; I hope they pull it off.

Apple Confirms Some Mac Minis Have Unlabeled Upgrades ★

Chris Preimesberger, reporting for eWeek:

Apple Computer confirmed to eWEEK.com on Thursday that some Mac Minis currently being sold may indeed be faster and more powerful than labeled, with better processors and some improved peripheral features than is marked on the outside of the box.

Confirms Think Secret’s scoop.

Fetch 5.0.4 ★

Venerable S/FTP client gets compatibility improvements with obscure FTP servers, support for more text encodings, additional localizations, and a PDF version of the user manual. Update: A quick update fixes a few bugs in yesterday’s 5.0.3 release.

Meet Jack Torrance ★

New trailer for Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. Fucking brilliant. (Via Andy Baio.)

JotSpot Live ★

“Live, group note-taking” — sort of a cross between SubEthaEdit and a wiki. (Via Andy Baio.)