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MacBook Pro Hard Drive Compatibility Guide

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Larry Rubin

In the course of establishing a bulletproof backup strategy, I recently ordered a couple replacement internal hard drives for my mid 2010 MacBook Pro. Finding a definitive guide to compatibility proved a little tricky.

The most competitive prices I found were at Newegg.com, with free 3 day shipping. I was able to find an identical drive to the one my MBP shipped with (500GB/7200rpm) for $70.

MacBook Pro

	250GB	320GB	500GB	750GB
Early 2011 Intel Core i5, Core i7	Seagate Momentus 250GB 7200 RPM	Seagate Momentus 320GB 5400 RPM	Seagate Momentus 500GB 7200 RPM	Western Digital 750GB 5200 RPM
Mid 2010 Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i5, Core i7	Seagate Momentus 250GB 7200 RPM	Seagate Momentus 320GB 5400 RPM	Seagate Momentus 500GB 7200 RPM	Western Digital 750GB 5200 RPM
Mid 2009 Intel Core 2 Duo	Seagate Momentus 250GB 7200 RPM	Seagate Momentus 320GB 5400 RPM	Seagate Momentus 500GB 7200 RPM	Western Digital 750GB 5200 RPM
Early 2009 Intel Core 2 Duo	Seagate Momentus 250GB 7200 RPM	Seagate Momentus 320GB 5400 RPM	Seagate Momentus 500GB 7200 RPM	Western Digital 750GB 5200 RPM
Late 2008 Intel Core 2 Duo	Seagate Momentus 250GB 7200 RPM	Seagate Momentus 320GB 5400 RPM	Seagate Momentus 500GB 7200 RPM	Western Digital 750GB 5200 RPM

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turntable.fm: A Monster Idea with Extraordinary Execution

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Larry Rubin

What if someone invented a way to play music online with your friends, choosing from a huge catalog of tracks across every genre?

5 virtual turntables where anyone can hop on and off, and a peanut gallery can upvote or downvote the current selection (and bounce the track on too many downvotes).

A small chat window allows anyone in the room to converse.

A DJ queue functions as a crate you can fill with your favorite tracks.

This is what several friends and I have been playing with the last few days. It’s called turntable.fm. The site has been metering people in to prevent blowing up their servers (or maybe to create scarcity?). Come check it out once you get in.

It’s sort of like Pandora, but you and your friends and/or randoms are the DJs.

I’m looking forward to seeing the next wave of features roll out. Hopefully there will be improved crate (queue) management and a better fade out on the “Skip my track” function (the same one used on track preview would be great).

We’ve been hanging out in a room I created, but there are many others:

http://turntable.fm/givvy

More info:

http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/08/turntable-addiction/

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Enhance Your Flipboard Experience with Curated Twitter Lists

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Larry Rubin

In this post I describe one of my favorite iPad apps, Flipboard, as well as a tool I’ve created for enhancing the Flipboard experience, by using curated lists from Twitter. The tool is called FollowStop.

Flipboard is Awesome

Flipboard is a game changer for consuming content shared via personal information networks. Its user interface and user experience represent a significant leap forward in the way content from Facebook, Twitter, and other feed oriented sources is experienced. Rather than being presented with merely a short title and link, content comes to life in a digital magazine-like format, complete with page turning animations and captioned photos. Shared videos can be viewed without having to jump out of the flow. It is a delight to use, and is earning well deserved accolades and top valuation.