G4 Acquires TWiT

OK I guess I was too subtle ;-). This is an April Fools joke folks! I haven't sold TWiT to anyone, least of all G4!!

I have some very exciting news. G4 Entertainment Inc has agreed to acquire TWiT in an exchange for stock and $1 cash.

We've been in extensive conversations for the past few months, but I've been reluctant to say anything until today. Here's an excerpt from the G4 press release which crossed the wires a few hours ago:

G4 CEO , Loof Slirpa, said about the merger, "The synergy between G4's smokin' babes and classic TV series, and the TWiTs high end tech knowledge will allow us to reach a vast audience of teenage boys and disaffected computer programmers."

Entrepreneur and media commentator Mike Arrington of Techcrunch.com said, "The dynamic synergy between the old web and the new makes this a win-win for everyone but the audience. I wish I had thought of it first."

Chief TWiT, Leo Laporte said, "I'm moving to Canada."

A Couple of TWiTs

It's What's For Dinner

After the first day of the GMT seminar, some of the presenters celebrated by consuming a heart stopping quantity of beef at the San Francisco landmark House of Prime Rib. Ben Durbin ate fish. Wimp. We decided to forgoe the cigars afterwards - to the great relief of our absent wives.

Spring Comes To Northern California

I banged on my Nokia N93 (literally) until it was able to focus. It's still going out of focus spontaneously - something seems to be wrong with the autofocus mechanism - but the picture was clear long enough to take this shot. It hit the 80s today. Global warming is a bitch.

Unparalleled

The new version of Parallels just came out (build 3186). If you want to run Windows on your Intel Mac, this is definitely the way to go, but you need a minimum of 2GB RAM - maybe more - for adequate performance. Check the MenuMeters in the Mac menu bar and you'll note that the CPUs are not maxed by any means. In coherence mode (as shown) both Windows and Mac programs run side by side - Windows isn't stuck inside the Parallels window any more - and the dock and Windows menu are both available. Very slick.