The Fine Print

• Random iPad 2 reboot? Was it because I tried to retweet a part of the current Google – Twitter brouhaha? #
• Looking up the current state of the Subway hack…while eating at Subway. #
• Working with the @LinkedIn app on the iPad is very challenging. Is there a native iPad app in the works? Please say it is so, @LinkedIn! #

• Kudos to Valero Gasoline for X-ing out the billing zip code keypad input on their gas pumps. Beats the "shoulder surfers" at the gas station #

• @meghana27 Look up light field array cameras. Or ask my good friend @1practicalgal #

• Glad to see that Goodwill has an app to generate IRS papers for donations. #
• "Sit-down restaurants" should pay more attention to their mobile apps. Recreating the ambience may bring in more sales than a quick checkout #

• A very interesting insider story about the reason why Twitter executives & engineers are quitting: http://t.co/GacFxQHT #in #
• Yes, BozoCrack works. No, it doesn't necessarily mean that MD5 is all bad. Read through the discussion at http://t.co/4g2Wv00b for more. #

• @POSTCARDing Where can I download it from? I see that y'all have an iPhone app, but I'm interested in a native iPad app. #
• @postcarding Do you have an iPad app? #

• @TheAppalasian Twitter should get a text-message-y method of retrieving historical conversational context for responses. Dibs on the patent! #
• @TheAppalasian Your question was if FedEx delivers to a Post Office. That tracking info shows that it does. #
• If your mailbox is getting a lot of "UPS Quantum View" messages, please review them carefully before clicking through. Lotsa spam incoming.. #
• @TheAppalasian Yes, they do. http://t.co/5Pc6dB5Q #

• The Steve Jobs' book just hit Kindles worldwide. Ladies and gentlemen, start reading – you've got to finish in time for the workday tomorrow #

• Careful about those PDF files. Another piece of Mac OS X malware was discovered by F-Secure: http://t.co/tAsNocv5. #

The fine print

The Dell Inspiron Duo is an interesting tablet / hybrid that got a fair amount of press and intrigued looks after it was released last year. I think the “flip” hinge is the, er, swing of things to come, and perhaps not an iPad-killer for now – but the next generation may take a bigger bite out of the  mighty Apple.

It retails between $500 to $650, and a recent eBay check indicated an auction that was around the $2 mark. At closer look, the shipping was $500.

Nice trick, huh?

Remember, folks – always read the fine print.