Tag: Geek

Months ago, I wrote about how TMS or Tag Mobile Service tags would provide real world links to content over the Internet. When Gail and Marc did my template back in February, I gave them instructions to place a TMS tag on the upper right sidebar which is still very visible now. I did this as an experiment to see whether it would click. As of late, I do not have an educated answer to this. I observed though that the TMS methodology would work IF the technology was made available to the public, just like how anything viral would almost always work nowadays. That way, it would not remain exclusive to companies trying to do online promotions and marketing campaigns.

The old TMS barcode tag creator involved having to give your URL and waiting a few days before the developer could email you a ready made barcode. Now, all you need to do is enter your blog URL and a barcode will be generated for you in seconds. You can create your own TMS barcodes here and post them on your blog. It will allow your blog to be accessed easily via cellphone, converted automatically for mobile viewing.

Since the service is free, I would like to believe that you can create a lot of tags for your different permalinks. You can print out the tags for your podcasts, photo albums and blog and put them on your corporate header, t shirt, or business card.

Note that the service is currently on beta. You can report bugs in this post.

[image courtesy of the S60 blog]

Today, Apple officially launches the new set of iMacs, iWork ’08, iLife ’08 and the new .Mac features. The Philippines is the first stop for Apple Asia tour, as sales in the PH market for Apple products has been very satisfying for Apple. The sales are so good, that the reps from Apple Singapore went to launch the new applications and hardware in the Philippines FIRST even before their own local Singapore launch.

Here are some pointers from the presentation for the new iMacs:

new iMacs come in one solid aluminum body with only one screw used to replace RAM

the microphone is placed on top of the iMac; you will notice, if you squint, laser cut holes that are almost invisible to the naked eye — that’s the microphone

the black border’s purpose is to make the iMac’s screen look like it’s floating, to hide the iSight, and to give a frame to the unit

the new 24 inch iMac is cheaper than its predecessor by P20,000.00

the old 17 inch model has been replaced with the 20 inch model at the same price of P67,xxx.00

the keyboard is wicked

the wireless keyboard option is much smaller – it removes the numeric keypad

all new iMacs come with iLife ’08; if you bought your Mac after August 7 2007 (USA time) and it didn’t come with iLife ’08, you can request one by downloading a form from Apple

Here are some shots of the new iMac and some slides from the presentation.

Bye bye 17 inch iMac!

The ultra thin keyboard. Thanks to Terrie Gutierrez for holding the pen and the keyboard for demo purposes. 🙂

The iSight is almost invisible with the new black border. You can see it here highlighted because of the camera flash:

The elegant glass finish of the new iMacs:

If you’ve been waiting for a decent iMac, I would suggest getting this generation now as the price vis-a-vis screen size offerings have finally matured. You can opt to wait for October for the Leopard launch but if you need a new Mac now, then go ahead!

Here’s a final note … can you find the laser cut holes that house the microphone in the picture below?