Friedbeef’s Tech

Although the Nintendo Wii recently stole the show at the recent E3 Expo, the public finally got a look at a playable version of the Playstation 3. Here are some key videos taken from the convention that showcases the best of Sony’s PS3 offering…

1. Highlights of the Sony keynote of E3 with in-game previews. (Length: 3:36)

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2. Demo of the interface, and how users will interact with the PS3, not just for games, but for the entire multimedia experience of Photos, Movies, and Music. (Length: 2:56)

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3. Graphics demo pushing the PS3 in terms of beautiful plasma lighting effects. (Length: 1:16)

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4. Side-by-side comparison of the PS3 vs the PS2. (Length: 3:22)

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Related Links:

Engadget & Joystiq’s Live Coverage of PS3 at E3

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When I’m at work, I practically live inside Outlook, so here are some of my personal tips to help you save time if you are a heavy Outlook user yourself.

Tip #1. Defer sending of email by 2 minutes

How many times have you clicked send, and then realised shortly after, that you should have put in an extra note in your email, or wished you’ve phrased your email in another way? Click Tools –> Rules/Alerts –> New rule, and use the outlook rule pictured above. After that, your emails will sit in your outbox for 2 minutes before it sends itself. Save time, and say goodbye to ‘instant followup emails’.

Tip #2. Highlight important emails in another color

This is useful when you want to make sure all emails sent by your boss or by your clients are instantly brought to your attention by having it stand out in another color. Click Tools–> Organise, then customise your preferences from there.

Tip #3. Separate low priority email

I have daily newsletters which are sent to my inbox daily, but rarely have the time to read them. To avoid sorting through them everyday, I set an outlook rule which files it to a directory the moment the newsletter arrives. This way, I can read through those newsletters when I have the time, and still not worry about them clogging up my inbox.

Tip #4. Template out common responses as signatures

Using an entire email as a signature can be a big time saver to keep you from repetitive typing. Click Tools–> Options –> Mail Format –> Signatures to get going. (Outlook will use this latest signature to the default signature, so change it back to your normal signature once you’re done.) Now, anytime in your email, you can go Insert –> Signature, and you can choose your predefined template.

Be creative, and you can use this to attach wordy disclaimers, templated emails, or other common responses you use in your email.

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Here’s a video of Steve Jobs giving the introduction of the very first Ipod… the rest is music history.
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Also worth a look are some of the PRICELESS comments that were made on the macrumors forum 5 years ago after the Apple keynote announcing the Ipod.

“Lots of hype. Now I gripe, 400 bucks! Is Steve nuts? Digital hub??? What a flub! Stupid name. Who to blame? Come on folks-no more jokes…”

“iPoop… iCry. I was so hoping for something more.”

“Great just what the world needs, another freaking MP3 player. Go Steve! Where’s the Newton?!”

“I still can’t believe this! All this hype for something so ridiculous! Who cares about an MP3 player? I want something new! I want them to think differently! Why oh why would they do this?! It’s so wrong! It’s so stupid!”

…Fast forward 5 years later and we of course see the Ipod with it’s dominant 78% market share

I for one, can’t wait for the I-flea to come out :)

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Yes, I know it’s a parody video :)

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