LIVEdigitally

So I figure I’d better get this in before everyone besides the Himalayan sherpas blog about it: today Apple finally introduced a multi-button mouse, aptly (and admittedly a bit corny) named Mighty Mouse. Potential copyright infringement aside, the device promises, in typical Apple PR language, to be the mouse that reinvented the wheel. Seriously, though; it looks pretty cool. With a form factor nearly identical to the previous generation pro mouse, mighty mouse apparently has touch-sensitive sensors under the front of the shell that detect where you are clicking, allowing two-button functionality, plus side buttons that are squeezable (and programmable). Perhaps the most intruiging element of the entire thing is a tiny ball positioned on the front. It apparently lets you scroll in 360 degrees, making me think of the red trackpoints on IBM Lenovo Thinkpads.

UPDATE: Jacqui Cheng of Ars Technica has a good review of the mouse; if I ever get my mitts on one, I promise I’ll give all y’all MY impressions.

I love blogs. Blogs for breakfast, blogs for lunch, and maybe a vlog for dinner, I say. Finding an interesting blog is like those old 49ers finding a 1oz nugget of pure gold. Blogs take on many forms, shapes, sizes, and functions. According to BBC News and Technorati, a new blog is created every second. Bam, blog. Bam, blog. Bam, blog. That’s just mind boggling.

There’s some cool stats about blogs in this article, as well as some common blog knowledge for those 5 people in the world who still have to set up a blog. I’m so blog crazy that when I write on somebody else’s computer I automatically add the world ‘blog’ to their spell check dictionary! Is that rude?

I just want to take a second to introduce myself as the newest member of the LD team. While Boston is more than a few miles away from the sun-drenched beaches of the west coast, Silicon Valley, Rice-a-Roni and, most importantly, good weather, I assure you my location makes me no less interested in the machinations of the tech industry and the wondrous products that emerge from its doors. Feel free to send comments, suggestions (and compliments, most importantly) my way – I’m looking forward to serving all of you as best I can!