RIP Melvin Hurst

From The Fayetteville Observer: “Melvin Hurst, 85, of Fayetteville, died Monday, Feb. 5, 2007. Services: At a later date. Survived by: Daughter, Cathy VanCura; sisters, Delphine Nixon, Quinnell Ksienizek, Mattice Townsend and Maybel Bedwell; brothers, L.H., Clayton, Vernon and Holis; five grandchildren; and longtime companion, Maxine Satterfield.” Obituaries never really do people justice. They don’t…

Vooaroo Beta: Six Degrees of Social Networking

Internet start-up Noisewater has a new twist on the social networking scene: Six Degrees of Separation. From the press release: “Vooaroo is a social networking site that is invite only (limited by six invites) and has a focus on an adult demographic. Currently the site is in development, and only accepting 100 users for initial…

We All Live In an Apple Submarine

From an Apple Press Release: “Apple® Inc. and The Beatles’ company Apple Corps Ltd. are pleased to announce the parties have entered into a new agreement concerning the use of the name “Apple” and apple logos which replaces their 1991 Agreement. Under this new agreement, Apple Inc. will own all of the trademarks related to…

Apple iPhone Early Release?

Apple hardly ever beats their own predicted launch date, but rumors suggest we may see it as early as April! From Mac-Appétit: “I’m personally pretty torn; it’s difficult for me to deliberate on the cool factor versus the hefty $499 price tag. Especially since I dropped $299 on my 30 gigabyte iPod Video, I’m not…