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My oh my, how the face of Windward Mall is changing. I’ve made the comment once or twice that Windward Mall is a financial deathtrap, but it looks like the Mall has a pulse that’s only getting stronger. There’s the addition of several stores and restaurants, but the interior look of the Mall [...]

There’s a war of coffee creams underway, and it’s all good for java drinkers. No sooner did Coffee-mate’s Blueberry Cobbler hit the store shelves, International Delight answered with a bevy of new flavors. International Delight’s palette looks to go after creamy, buttery combinations with a little bit of fruitiness. How’s these flavors [...]

According to Sanrio, the green guy Kerokeroppi is making a comeback this year.
Kero, Kero, Kero-P-P, yeah, you know me!
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Walt Mossberg got to interview Steve Jobs at the D: All Things Digital conference, and here is a summary and a transcript.
Some interesting commentary:
The AppleTV is a hobby for Apple. Steve Jobs wants the AppleTV to be viewed as “a DVD player for the Internet.” YouTube is coming to the AppleTV in mid-June.
What’s [...]

Let’s turn our attention to child safety for a short moment. Here begins the lesson.
At a recent Memorial Day barbecue, several kids were playing in the safety of a back yard. All the adults were going to go inside while the kids wanted to stay outside. So one of the [...]

Nike is finally going to retro its Zoom Flight 95 kicks. Not sure exactly when, but sometime in 2008.
Jason Kidd wore these back in the day, and the kicks un-cognoscenti said the bubbles in the outsole were like extra eyes giving Kidd his superb court vision. Yeah, whatever. but JKidd did represent in [...]

Remember that futuristic movie Minority Report starring Tom Cruise? The one where users would make gestures to interface with the computer system?
Microsoft may be headed in that direction with the announcement of their Surface line. This is actually pretty impressive.

I can’t wait to use Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint [...]

Apple updated its iTunes software going to version 7.2. This newer version handles DRM-free music called “iTunes Plus” music.
Not sure how you easily tell which songs are iTunes Plus other than the higher price tag $0.99 versus $1.29.
Kinda took a page from Nike’s Nike+ line for products that work with iPods.
Don’t forget to [...]

Here is a list of 100 words that every high school graduate should know.
If you are able to use these words correctly, you are likely to have a superior command of the language.
– Editors of the American Heritage dictionaries
WTF?! I know maybe half of these words! Bellicose? Jejune? Quotidian?
I must be [...]

Doritos is having a naming contest for this mysteriously packaged bag of chips. You can enter your nomination for Doritos flavor X-13D at snackstrongproductions.com.
More information and Myst-like games are available at x13d.doritos.com.
Get it. Taste it. Name it.
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