Sunday, October 31, 2010

The Perils of Being ?The Wine Guy?

This week I attended a technology conference held by one of my clients. It has been a long time since I have attended such a gathering but the change of pace was welcome. Like in my past life as a tech marketer, I was “the wine guy” at a dinner. You know, the guy you [...]

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TasteCamp East:Bloggers Arrive in the Finger Lakes

This is one of my favorite times of the year.� I’m fortunate enough to be included on the list of wine bloggers and writers who get asked to attend TasteCamp East, organized by Lenn Thompson and Evan Dawson at The New York Cork Report. Last year, Long Island Wine Country hosted our group and although [...]

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Samsung Continuum available Nov. 11, has 3.4-inch Super AMOLED display

Samsung Continuum

We're fully expecting the Samsung Continuum to be announced at Sammy's New York City event on Nov. 8, but that doesn't mean the phone will be available that day. (And that's how it goes, more often than not.) But it likely won't be long after that before the dual-screen phone will be available for purchase. Phone Arena has a screen shot showing the Continuum available in all Verizon retail channels on Nov. 11 -- the same day that Big Red's Galaxy Tab goes on sale.

You can see the leaked shot after the break, which has a slew of expected specks and answers one big question for us: The Continuum has a 3.4-inch Super AMOLED screen on the main display. In the meantime, be sure to check out our preview of the Samsung Continuum, as well as our video hands-on, and ask us more in the forums.

Oh, and in slightly lower-end news, the Motorola Citrus (see our hands-on) will be available on Nov. 11, too. [Phone Arena]

Posted originally at Android Central

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Better Place's electric taxis coming to SF Bay Area, thanks to $7 million grant

San Francisco, San Jose and Palo Alto, California were all too happy to endorse Better Place's electric vehicle infrastructure two years ago, but now the powers that be have invested some cash to get this show on the road. The Bay Area's Metropolitan Transportation Commission has dropped $6.9 million to purchase and build 61 electric taxis and four robotic battery swap stations to put freshly juiced cells in place -- just like Better Place has been doing with Tokyo taxis since April 26th. Yellow Cab Cooperative and Yellow Checker Cab will operate the zero-emission vehicles, though CNET reports that they've yet to choose a particular type -- perhaps we'll finally see Mitsubishi's i MiEV with a steering wheel on the left-hand side? PR after the break.

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Daily Crunch: Happy Bear Edition

The White iPhone, She Is Dead Angry Birds Plush Toys go up for pre-order, will ship in December Review: Kirby?s Epic Yarn Video: Musician/Comic Reggie Watts Improvises Song About Pancakes Using Only His iPhone During Sirius XM Interview Next Nolan Batman Movie To Be Called ?The Dark Knight Rises,? Fans Upset At Riddler Snub

Source: http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/10/29/daily-crunch-happy-bear/

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The Best Video Games Right Now [Games]

Fall is here and the weather is slowly getting colder. What does that mean? It's time to stay inside, get warm and play some video games. Here are the best video games available right now. More »


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OnStar's MyLink smartphone apps now available on Android and iOS

Looking to spend a little quality time with your ride this weekend? If you just plunked down for a 2011 Chevrolet or Cadillac, and you just so happen to own an Android or iOS-based phone, you can now download the myChevrolet, myCadillac, and OnStar MyLink mobile phone apps that were duly introduced last month. We're told that the Buick and GMC versions will be launched in November, with the whole crew enabling owners to access vehicle-specific information, vehicle diagnostics, and even lock / unlock the doors. There's still no word on widespread Facebook integration, but hey, baby steps... right?

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Daily Crunch: Kindling Edition

Inflatable Photo Studio Sets Up In Minutes, Is a Firetrap Biblio Leaf SP02: Toshiba?s Answer To The Kindle Just What Kids Need: Scholastic Pocket Texting Devices Videos: Cybernetic Human Robot HRP-4C Dancing Ask CG: Am I Ready For An E-Reader?

Source: http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/10/20/daily-crunch-kindling-edition/

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Saturday, October 30, 2010

Wine Tasting Dinner: 2006 Washington Merlot

On Friday evening, we hosted our 88th wine tasting dinner. This month?s dinner featured Washington Merlot from the 2006 vintage. For those of you still avoiding Merlot as a result of watching Sideways, it?s time to give this noble grape another chance. Merlot is a wonderful varietal, and Washington State makes outstanding Merlot. Washington Merlot [...]

Wine Tasting Dinner: 2006 Washington Merlot was originally posted on Wine Peeps on Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:00 UTC. Wine Peeps - Your link to great QPR wines from Washington State and beyond.

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Michelle Behennah Michelle Branch

New Zealand?s Central Otago-Pinot Noir In-Depth-Overview and Vertical Tasting

Links to Article Sections: New Zealand’s Central Otago-Pinot Noir In-Depth: Introduction Overview and Vertical Tasting Touring Central Otago’s Subregions Conclusion E’ Sensual Pinot formally began on a chilly Thursday evening (this being Winter down under) with an initial overview of Central Otago, given by winemakers Matt Dicey (Mt. Difficulty) and Duncan Forsyth (Mount Edward), at [...]

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Article in City Pages

I’m a week late but some Twin Cities readers might have picked up last week’s City Pages. In the Wine & Dine insert is an article about Argentine wine I wrote including 8 wine recommendations. Since most blog readers are not local, the digital version is just a click away with a one-page HTML version [...]

Article in City Pages originally appeared on Winecast. Licensed under Creative Commons.

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Kyle Thomas Busch LAM RESEARCH

Minimalist Profile? Facebook Knows About You, Too [Facebook]

Even if you keep your profile bare, Facebook can infer your interests from your friends' interests—and target ads towards you, according to a recent patent application. More »


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Get Ready to Kiss IPv4 Goodbye: Q&A With ICSA Labs' Guy Snyder, Part 1

The Obama administration has recently turned up the heat on moving to IPv6, the next version of the Internet protocol after the one currently in use, IPv4. Federal CIO Vivek Kundra issued a memo Sept. 28 instructing CIOs of executive departments and agencies in the federal government to take several actions, including enabling the use of native IPv6, by the end of 2012.

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Kenny Dale Irwin Jr Kerry Dale Earnhardt

TSA: MacBook Air Can Stay in Bag at Security Check

Going to the airport will be slightly less miserable for MacBook Air owners: Apple’s new ultra-thin notebook need not be removed from a bag at security checkpoints.
The Transportation Security Administration told CNN that the 11-inch Air, like the iPad, can stay inside bags when passing through the checkpoint. However, the TSA hasn’t yet determined whether [...]

Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/10/macbook-air-airport/

Mike Harris Mike Hawthorn

Review: T-Mobile�G2

Like the Nexus One, the G2 is a unified Google experience, and it excels because of that. The vaunted HSPA+ is fast as hell and there is very little to criticize from start to finish. That said, it's also a brick and the form factor isn't for everyone. Read on for our full review of Google's latest flagship handset.

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MetroCitizen, 3rd Edition

Do you believe that innovation can still occur in the wine industry?� I do, read more over at MetroCitizen Magazine, a real estate oriented lifestyle magazine based out of Miami Florida.

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Friday, October 29, 2010

Best Wine Blog Posts for November 16th through December 31st

Best of the wine blogosphere for November 16th through December 31st: An Opaz/Catavino Christmas Letter �?? A Year in Review Wine Blogging Wednesday #64: The Wrapup The top 10 wine things we need less of in 2010 Field Notes from a Wine Life �?? Year End Edition What Wine Blogging Needs Winemaker to watch: Steve [...]

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Google now taking suggestions for improving Tasks

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Google seems to be aiming at making Tasks into a ubiquitous tasklist, available anywhere and easy to use. This is one of the few niches where a non-Google tool has the upper hand - in this case, Remember the Milk is the leader of the pack, at least for now.

Google's engineers know what they have to do to make Tasks into a smash hit: give users what they want!

To make that happen, they've just announced a Tasks poll for feature requests. Google's post seems to be very new, but the poll already has 720 ideas -- so I'm assuming they're just reminding us it exists. And a worthy reminder it is - go ahead, tell Google what you think and help them make a kick-ass task manager for all of us to use!

Google now taking suggestions for improving Tasks originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Wine Event Announces Winners

The winners of the Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition were announced June 10 at a media roll-out in Los Angeles. Find the winners here.

Source: http://blogs.fairplex.com/blog/wine/?p=110

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Lest They Think The Wine Industry Is Elitist or Stuffy.

As a service to readers of FERMENTATION and as a diversion from more recent political intensities here, we reach to the Department of Funny for today's post. The View Winery in the Okanagan Valley joins a number of other wineries,...

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Fortune: Verizon iPhone confirmed

iphone_4_verizon Fortune, in an article today describing the long and winding relationship between Apple’s Steve Jobs and Verizon’s Ivan Seidenberg, claims they’ve confirmed a Verizon iPhone is coming in “early 2011″. According to the story, Verizon passed on the iPhone in 2005 because Steve Jobs wanted too much control over where it was sold, too high a [...]

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Local farm, food scene still cookin'

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A Real Hacker Fact Checks The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest [Hacking]

Lisbeth Salander, the hacker-babe protagonist of Stieg Larsson's hugely popular Girl With... novels, infiltrates secured networks and hijacks harddrives with ease. But how realistic is the hacking she does? Vanity Fair got the scoop from reformed hacker Kevin Poulsen. More »


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A Wine Idea That's Time Has Come

Every big thing starts small. Every success is an idea first. The future is built on the present I've mentioned it before and alluded to it later: If American wine consumers are going to be heard and if their interests...

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Thursday, October 28, 2010

The Ultimate Router Battle [Reviews]

You've been getting by with the cheapie router you bought two years ago, so why should you upgrade now? Performance. And features. We asked seven manufacturers to send us the best consumer routers in their stables regardless of price tags. More »


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