My previous post would make a whole lot more sense if my assumption that the TUAW blogging system would auto-encode less-than's and greater-than's, rather than remove them had turned out to be correct...

Let's try that again, with manual ampersand-lt-semi-colon type-stuff...

To clarify the behaviour:
<Enter> always invokes the default action (all-blue button)
<Space> invokes the highlighted action (blue halo)
<Tab>,<Shift-Tab> moves the highlight.

First letter often invokes a button. The behaviour here may be inconsistent from one app to another. I most often use it in iTunes, where <Del>, <R> ,<M> invokes "Delete", "Remove from Library", "Move to Trash".
No Command key required. Maybe other apps do need the Command key as Darren said.

Yes/No, OK/Cancel type dialogs often have one button set as the default action and the other one initially highlighted, meaning you can invoke either with a single <Enter> or <Space> - no need to tab around first.

To clarify the behaviour:
always invokes the default action (all-blue button)
invokes the highlighted action (blue halo)
, moves the highlight.

First letter often invokes a button. The behaviour here may be inconsistent from one app to another. I most often use it in iTunes, where , , invokes "Delete", "Remove from Library", "Move to Trash". No Command key required. Maybe other apps do need the Command key as Darren said.

Yes/No, OK/Cancel type dialogs often have one button set as the default action and the other one initially highlighted, meaning you can invoke either with a single or - no need to tab around first.

Would you want to catch a Leper-chaun?
A leprechaun, maybe.
;-)

Doesn't installing XP on your Mac mean that (for at least part of the day) _it_ is the "spyware and virus-riddled platform" you're keen to escape?

They're not actaully going to record anything for anybody though. They will record everything once and give subscribers the illusion of scheduling their own recordings, when actually all they've really got is 80 hours worth of program pointers.

One suggestion absent from that article is that if you've got a machine at home you can ssh to it in order to fetch your email (more) securely when you're on a public WiFi connection.

Disappointingly flawed, in the same way as the regular docks.
I want some support BEHIND the iPod so that I can walk up to it and use
the click wheel without worrying about breaking the dock.
Sure, if you know about the flaw you can put your fingers behind the iPod and
operate the wheel with your thumb, but what happens when a visitor spots it?
"Oh wow, an iPod! {POKE} {CRACK}"

Has anybody at Engadget (or WeblogsInc) noticed that links in comments are currently broken?

e.g. In post #3, the words 'Lets' has ended up inside the link tag.

That particular one works as intended, but others don't :

e.g. The link in the comment at this next article is to an .asp script, which chokes on the extra junk that finds its way into the URL.

http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/06/ugobes-pleo-dino-bot/

0.5TB per disk x 2,400 disks = 1.2PB of storage
(in round figures, ignoring 1000 v.s 1024 etc.)

So there is some redundancy in there (or overhead?).

But whether that means it can survive the loss of 400 drives is another matter!

So do any of these fake iPods (and this is the first I've seen that actually dares to include the Apple apple) actually work with iTunes?
Are they supposed to convince the buyers that they're the real deal or just "impress" the friends of the buyer?