Twin Peaks (1990-1991)
Has there ever been an intro more beautiful than this one? I doubt it. It’s a pity that the series, directed by David Lynch, was canceled after no more than 29 episodes.
Archive for June 15th, 2007
“The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge.” - Adolf Berle
“I have never, honestly, thrown a chair in my life.” - Steve Ballmer
Impressive aerial shot of the San Francisco International Airport at night:
Joel and Ethan Coen’s film No Country for Old Men was one of the best pictures at the Cannes film festival, although it did not win the prize. This is one of my most anticipated films of 2007, so I really can’t wait to see it in the theatre. For those of you who can’t wait either, here’s the trailer, brought to you by Variety.
According to Apple, their Safari web browser was downloaded more than 1 million times in the first 48 hours after it was made available online. A beta version of Safari is now available as a version running on Microsoft Windows. Here’s the press release:
Safari for Windows Public Beta Downloads Top 1 Million in First 48 Hours
CUPERTINO, California—June 14, 2007—Apple® today announced that more than 1 million copies of Safari™ for Windows were downloaded in the first 48 hours since the free public beta was made available on Monday. Safari 3 is the world’s fastest and easiest-to-use browser, and is available as a free download at www.apple.com/safari.
Safari 3 is the fastest browser running on Windows, rendering web pages up to twice as fast as IE 7 and up to 1.6 times faster than Firefox 2, based on the industry standard iBench tests.* Safari 3 supports all modern Internet standards including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SVG and Java. Safari updates are delivered seamlessly through Apple’s Software Update, and the first update for Safari for Windows Public Beta which fixes some early reported bugs was released last night.
Safari 3 for Windows requires Windows XP or Windows Vista, a minimum of 256 MB of memory and a system with at least a 500 MHz Intel Pentium processor.
*Performance will vary based on system configuration, network connection and other factors. Testing conducted on an iMac 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo system running Windows XP, with 1GB of RAM.
Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital media revolution with its iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online store, and will enter the mobile phone market this year with its revolutionary iPhone.
Today is both Courteney Cox’s (43) and Helen Hunt’s (44) birthday.
Cox has been most successful as Monica Geller in the TV series Friends. She has also had roles in mediocre movies such as Scream (1-3), The Runner and 3000 Miles to Graceland.
Hunt, on the other hand, has done some pretty good movies. For example, Twister, As Good As It Gets, Dr T and the Women and Cast Away. By the way, Hunt had an appearance in one episode of Friends, namely as Jamie Buchman in the 1995 episode “The One with Two Parts: Part 1“. Jamie Stemple Buchman is the character Hunt played in 161 episodes of “Mad About You” (1992-1999). Helen Hunt won an Oscar as Best Actress in a Leading Role for As Good As It Gets.
“Everything is funny as long as it is happening to Somebody Else.” - Will Rogers
