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<img alt="Any_key_3" title="Any_key_3" src="http://blog.wired.com/photos/uncategorized/any_key_2.jpg" border="0" style="float: right; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" />The Morning Reboot:
* Apple has released the software necessary for unlocking the 802.11n wifi features of recent Macs. The upgrade is called "[802.11n Enabler for Mac][4]" and costs $1.99 at the Apple Store.
[4]: http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=9BFE4FC5&nplm=D4141ZM%2FA "802.11n Enabler for Mac"
* The end of the floppy. Sniff. PCWorld UK has [announced][3] it will stop stocking floppy disks when current supplies run out.
[3]: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6314251.stm "No more Floppies"
* A Canadian researcher [says][10] that bloggers "living in a world where emotions may be real but everything else is make-believe." He goes on to conclude that bloggers are "a lonely bunch." Not to be overly defensive (or offensive), but "Canadian Researcher" doesn't sound like a hotbed of meaningful social interaction either. [via Micro [Persuasion][11]]
[10]: http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/MediaNews/2007/01/30/3482799-cp.html "Calgary author: Bloggers a lonely bunch"
[11]: http://www.micropersuasion.com/2007/01/the_lonely_the_.html "The Lonely, The Proud, the Bloggers"
* Old school Flickr users are [mighty unhappy][5] about merging their Flickr accounts with their Yahoo Accounts. I went ahead and merged my account last night when I got the email and didn't have any problems, but some people report losing contacts, tags and other nightmares. YMMV.
[5]: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/375290980/ "Unhappy Flickr Users"
* Performancing [has an article][6] on why the annoying [Snap Preview Anywhere][7] widget on your blog is pissing people off. Like me. I'm looking at you [Techcrunch][8]. For those that would like to disable the feature in your browser, Snap [claims][9] to have a cookie that does the job, but it didn't work for me in Safari (on Firefox it does though).
[6]: http://performancing.com/node/5721 "3 Reasons Why Snap Preview is Ruining Your Blog, and Hurting Your Readership"
[7]: http://www.snap.com/about/spa1B.php "Snap Preview Anywhere"
[8]: http://www.techcrunch.com/ "Techcrunch"
[9]: http://www.snap.com/about/spa_faq.php "Disable Snap Preview Anywhere"
* This isn't software but it's pretty sweet: Buy.com is [offering a free][1] 2 GB SD memory card. The card is $50 with a $50 mail in rebate. What makes it even better is that if you're not already signed up for Google Checkout, you can use Google Checkout to get $10 off your purchase, which means you actually make about $7 on the deal (after taxes). Of course I can't vouch for the quality of the card, nor could I find any write speed specs, but no matter how slow it is a free back-up card is never a bad thing. [via [CNet][2]]
[1]: http://www.buy.com/prod/Connect3D_2GB_Secure_Digital_Card/q/loc/101/204044460.html
[2]: http://news.com.com/2061-11728_3-6154821.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news "CNet Deal of the Day"
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