Cosmic Sitcom™

A glorious sunlit path around Larsen Lake in Bellevue, Wash.

Yipes! My iPhone’s calendar and contacts have stopped syncing with my MobileMe calendar and contacts. Alas, Apple’s cloud solution is convenient but not a hundred percent reliable. Here are two ways you can cope.

Crowdsourcing is supposed to be the smart way to do things these days, but Nokia’s turned it into a popularity contest that’s supposed to magically result in the best next-generation smartphone? Seriously?

From a bulletin board for the Communication and Media program at the University of Minnesota. The funny part is that the “B.S.” bit was taped onto the Scientific & Technical Communication label — someone went out of their way to let you know.

My niece zRose25 took this photo with her iPhone 3GS at Cupcake, a Minneapolis lunch spot near where she works. The cupcake was delicious.

I nominate the new Internet Movie Database (IMDB) app for the iPhone for the Nobel Peace Prize. Just think about all the arguments it has settled.

First edition of Ask a Mac: AirPort Express to the rescue! And here’s a way to delete individual calls from your iPhone’s Call History, as well as claim rightful access to virtually every piece of data on your iPhone.

Run, don’t walk to the App Store and get your free download of the SMS-like Ping! The developers are offering this useful communication app free for just today.

The news that caught my eye over the past 24 hours: Obama’s new Web site, Sarah’s stupidity, iPhone victory, Twitter grades and more …

A simple AppleScript may make it oh-so-easy to get the benefits of iTunes superior interface and Amazon’s cheaper prices.