http://www.floptech.com/ FlopTech - Poker Tracking Software for Macs en-us Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:38:21 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.floptech.com/video/index.html#nov9pokernews The 2010 WSOP Main Event November Nine have been set after a grueling 18 hour day 8 marathon. Poker News' charming Kristy Arnett interviews Jonathan Duhamel, Matt Jarvis, and Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi as they start their journey into poker history. Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:38:21 GMT http://www.floptech.com/video/index.html#nov9pokernews http://www.floptech.com/index.html#blog62 Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi has made poker history. It's possible that he will be the only person to ever win the Players Championship and make the Main Event November Nine in the same year. If he wins the Main Event, he'll be guaranteed poker immortality. We were there to watch history being made and to take a few photos along the way... Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:10:59 GMT http://www.floptech.com/index.html#blog62 http://www.floptech.com/video/index.html#seedtoc Huck Seed has beaten the best to win the WSOP Tournament of Champions. Yes, was a freeroll, but it's hard to imagine a tougher field. Congratulations on winning your 4th bracelet Huck! Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:58:44 GMT http://www.floptech.com/video/index.html#seedtoc http://www.floptech.com/index.html#blog58 Apple has come a long way since Steve Jobs returned, and it's just hitting its stride. From Bondi Blue iMac to glass-and-steel iPhone 4, Apple keeps cranking out one smash hit after another. But here's what we think Apple has really been working on all these years... Sat, 03 Jul 2010 00:01:58 GMT http://www.floptech.com/index.html#blog58 http://www.floptech.com/video/index.html#ivey8a It was inevitable - Phil Ivey has now tied Erik Seidel for fifth in all-time bracelets with his 8th WSOP victory. And he's only 33 years old, so he's got decades to make even more poker history. We're certain he will, since he appears to be as motivated as anyone in the game. Congratulations Phil! Sat, 26 Jun 2010 08:18:57 GMT http://www.floptech.com/video/index.html#ivey8 http://www.floptech.com/video/index.html#iphone4promo Well, OK, that's not really Greg Joswiak or Phil Schiller. But they don't shy away from the potential, um, NC-17 ways you can use the iPhone 4's FaceTime feature... Fri, 18 Jun 2010 05:02:31 GMT http://www.floptech.com/video/index.html#iphone4promo http://www.floptech.com/index.html#blog57 We took pix at Grinder's $50K Championship bracelet ceremony, plus plenty of pix of other WSOP action. And we added our thoughts on where the WSOP will be moving to in 2011... Mon, 14 Jun 2010 22:47:06 GMT http://www.floptech.com/index.html#blog57 http://www.floptech.com/video/index.html#anchor09 Steve Jobs unveiled the tech world's worst kept secret in his WWDC10 keynote: iPhone 4. Plus a whole lot more. Two hours' worth, in fact. This video skips the "more" and mashes the important stuff into one minute. Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:39:47 GMT http://www.floptech.com/video/index.html#anchor09 http://www.floptech.com/index.html#blog56 This year's inaugural $50K Poker Players Championship was even more intense than last year's $50K HORSE event. The Mizrachi brothers and six other ridiculously tough opponents all battled it out to the bitter end. And we think we got pix of the biggest moments... Sat, 05 Jun 2010 23:22:09 GMT http://www.floptech.com/index.html#blog56 http://www.floptech.com/video/index.html#anchor08 Steve Jobs believes that PCs will always be around, the way trucks are still being driven. In years past, only commercial enterprises could afford vehicles, and they were mostly utilitarian trucks. But smaller, sleeker computing devices represent the future of computing. The "cars" that now dominate the roads, if you will... Sat, 05 Jun 2010 23:22:09 GMT http://www.floptech.com/video/index.html#anchor08 http://www.floptech.com/video/index.html#anchor07 Steve Ballmer believes that current PCs will "morph" into different form factors. And that there will be different special purpose devices in the future of computing. But isn't that the same old story? Will Windows survive being jammed into different sized devices? Sat, 05 Jun 2010 23:22:09 GMT http://www.floptech.com/video/index.html#anchor07 http://www.floptech.com/index.html#blog55 We're in Vegas, and we're railing the WSOP $50K Poker Players Championship. It's our favorite event because it's so tough and it always attracts a star-studded field. Play ended when only the final TV 8 were left, and there's more to come from the final table tomorrow... Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:02:34 GMT http://www.floptech.com/index.html#blog55 http://www.floptech.com/video/index.html#anchor06 Apple's iPad has officially become a worldwide smash hit. People lined up by the thousands to get their iPads, from Tokyo to Frankfurt, and it looks like the Muencheners had the most (and loudest) fun. iPadvergnugen! Fri, 28 May 2010 19:01:57 GMT http://www.floptech.com/video/index.html#anchor06 http://www.floptech.com/index.html#apple-new-sony The iPod has totally replaced Walkman. And is Apple replacing Sony? We think it is, in many ways. We also think Apple has huge plans for the future... Tue, 25 May 2010 19:04:29 GMT http://www.floptech.com/index.html#apple-new-sony http://www.floptech.com/video/index.html#anchor05 The "Robin Hood of Poker" took some time to explore the charmingly laid-back town of Sanremo, on the Italian Riviera. (And of course he found the casino.) We've been to Sanremo, and Monaco it ain't. But it's just a short train ride from Monaco without the sky-high prices. Wed, 19 May 2010 21:39:53 GMT http://www.floptech.com/video/index.html#anchor05 http://www.floptech.com/ FlopZoom 1.4.5 resolves two HUD issues related to Full Tilt multi-table tournaments. The HUD handles table changes and multi-tabling correctly now. Overall HUD stability has been improved as well. This release is recommended for all FlopZoom users, especially those who play on Full Tilt. Tue, 18 May 2010 22:31:30 GMT http://www.floptech.com#fz145 http://www.floptech.com/video/index.html#anchor04 We have zero clues as to what he's talking about, but the Italian Justice Minister whipped out his iPhone on Italian TV to recite a legal point. Two things: 1 - way cool iPhone case, 2 - bizarre basket of fake apples just off stage. (???) Thu, 06 May 2010 00:53:06 GMT http://www.floptech.com/video/index.html#anchor04 http://www.floptech.com/ FlopZoom 1.4.4 resolves an issue on launch that occurred on some Mac OS X 10.4 systems. It also resolves an issue that caused some Full Tilt hand history files to be ignored. This release is strongly recommended for all FlopZoom users on Mac OS X 10.4, especially those who play on Full Tilt. Wed, 05 May 2010 22:27:45 GMT http://www.floptech.com#fz144 http://www.floptech.com/tips/index.html We've mashed up the first in a series of video tips to help you get the most out of FlopZoom. We know what you're thinking: "Oh great. Monotone click-this, click-that how-to's." Well, OK, there's some clicking. But we promise you this: "No boring narration. Ever." Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:13:01 GMT http://www.floptech.com/tips/index.html#fztip4 http://www.floptech.com/video/index.html#jonstewart Yet another TV comedian outs himself as a rabid Apple fanboy! This time it's Jon Stewart, and he puts his own spin on the iPhone 4 / bar / Gizmodo saga... Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:12:01 GMT http://www.floptech.com/video/index.html#jonstewart http://www.floptech.com/ FlopZoom 1.4.3 resolves an issue on launch caused by some Full Tilt sessions. It also resolves an issue that caused some Full Tilt hand history files to be skipped. This release is strongly recommended for all FlopZoom users, especially those who play on Full Tilt. Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:41:38 GMT http://www.floptech.com#fz143 http://www.floptech.com/index.html#info0-wpt-bellagio-champ-2010 Every year, the top players get together and play the WPT Championship. And every year, there's just way more drama than you would think a single tournament could generate. Here's part one of our railbird CEO's report... Mon, 26 Apr 2010 07:05:45 GMT http://www.floptech.com/index.html#info0-wpt-bellagio-champ-2010 http://www.floptech.com/video/index.html#anchor24 Wow. Gizmodo claims this is your next iPhone, and that a certain someone found it in a Redwood City bar. The internals look real, but we think the "ice cream sandwich" styling needs a little work. Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:33:29 GMT http://www.floptech.com/video/index.html#anchor24 http://www.floptech.com/ FlopZoom 1.4.2 resolves an issue that cause several types of Full Tilt hand history files to be ignored. This release is strongly recommended for all FlopZoom users, especially those who play on Full Tilt. Sat, 17 Apr 2010 23:31:54 GMT http://www.floptech.com#fz142 http://www.floptech.com/video/index.html#anchor23 Tom Dickson of Blendtec demonstrates the power of his company's blenders. (Warning: graphic images of iPad being completely pulverized.) Mon, 05 Apr 2010 21:07:03 GMT http://www.floptech.com/video/index.html#anchor23 http://www.floptech.com/video/index.html#anchor22 Nice. An unbiased and very thorough walkthrough of iPad's major features and apps. But hold on to something solid. Tim flies through the whole thing at about warp 9.5. Fri, 02 Apr 2010 07:09:35 GMT http://www.floptech.com/video/index.html#anchor22 http://www.floptech.com/ FlopZoom 1.4 includes four new statistics for the statistics pane and HUD: c-bets, 2-bets, 3-bets, and 4+bets. In addition, the player data panel can now be expanded to show per-street statistics as well as average statistics. There are many other improvements, including moving to the next or previous hands while playing back sessions, and increased HUD stability. Thu, 01 Apr 2010 05:14:49 GMT http://www.floptech.com#fz140 http://www.floptech.com/ FlopZoom 1.3.2 resolves several issues that were caused by unsupported game types (omaha, stud, razz), and cancelled or truncated hands on Full Tilt. It also improves support for Italian PokerStars (PokerStars.it) and improves overall stability. This is a strongly recommended update for all users. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:41:36 GMT http://www.floptech.com#fz132 http://www.floptech.com/video/index.html#anchor21 Macs and PCs give you a lean-forward experience. iPad is more of a lean-back experience, kinda sorta. But not lean-back and fall asleep like TV is... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:45:09 GMT http://www.floptech.com/video/index.html#anchor21 http://www.floptech.com/ FlopZoom 1.3.1 resolves several issues, including the handling of table changes in Full Tilt multi-table tournaments, intermittent HUD display, and includes many overall stability and performance. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:06:47 GMT http://www.floptech.com#fz131 http://www.floptech.com/ We've been hard at work on FlopZoom, and the 1.3 release shows it. There are new per-street graphs in the statistics pane and also in the HUD. Yes, the HUD now has an option to draw many of its stats as bar graphs! FlopZoom 1.3 requires a database rebuild, and also starts a new 30-day trial period when installed over an expired version. Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:20:31 GMT http://www.floptech.com#fz130 http://www.floptech.com/video/index.html#anchor20 Apple iPad: $499. Custom Armani suit: $2000. First on national TV with an iPad: Priceless. We'll be seeing a lot more iPads on TV, for sure. We wonder if and when Jack Bauer will use one to save the world on "24"... Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:49:12 GMT http://www.floptech.com/video/index.html#anchor20 http://www.floptech.com/video/index.html#anchor19 Apple has announced its breakthrough iPad computing appliance. Love it? Hate it? It doesn't matter. This is the future of computing, and it makes a lot of sense to us. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:38:40 GMT http://www.floptech.com/video/index.html#anchor19 http://www.floptech.com/video/index.html#anchor18 HP Tablet PC == zzzzzzz. Sony 3D TV == ping us again in 2015. Parrot AR.Drone augmented-reality quadricopter controlled by iPhone == Winner! Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:17:50 GMT http://www.floptech.com/video/index.html#anchor18 http://www.floptech.com/index.html#info1-vegas-pix-200912 It's big, it's new, and it's a must-see when you're in Vegas. It's City Center and it's incredibly photogenic. Here are a few pix of it, plus a few of good old Bellagio next door. Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:12:11 GMT http://www.floptech.com/index.html#info1-vegas-pix-200912 http://www.floptech.com/ So yeah, MacBook Pros are pretty tough, but they're no match for military weaponry. The bad news: Lily's MacBook is a write-off. The good news: the hard drive wasn't hit. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:47:23 GMT http://www.floptech.com/index.html#info4-17a http://www.floptech.com/index.html#info0-wpt-bellagio-09-6 Each of the six TV tablists deserved to win it. They're all great players, but only one ended up with all the chips. He's got 2 WSOP bracelets already, and now he's got his first WPT win. Sun, 20 Dec 2009 12:32:51 GMT http://www.floptech.com/index.html#info0-wpt-bellagio-09-6 http://www.floptech.com/index.html#info0-wpt-bellagio-09-5 It took barely five hours to eliminate 10 players and get down to the TV six. There were plenty of massive pots and several key 3-way all-ins. And you'd never guess which of the big stacks busted and which of the short stacks have come back... Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:01:51 GMT http://www.floptech.com/index.html#info0-wpt-bellagio-09-5 http://www.floptech.com/ Play has blasted through the money bubble and we're down to the final 16. Big stacks busted out, short stacks became the chip leaders, and the TV table is almost in sight... Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:08:23 GMT http://www.floptech.com/index.html#info0-wpt-bellagio-09-4 http://www.floptech.com/ We're rapidly approaching the money at Bellagio. The tournament is half over now, there are only 36 players, and if you're not above average in chips, you're at risk. Wednesday night was also the grand opening of Aria at City Center, and we've got photos... Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:01:26 GMT http://www.floptech.com/index.html#info0-wpt-bellagio-09-3 http://www.floptech.com/ The player count climbed past 300 as dozens of players bought in on day 2 at Bellagio. And several players shaved their heads in solidarity with a fellow pro going through chemotherapy. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:03:42 GMT http://www.floptech.com/index.html#info0-wpt-bellagio-09-2 http://www.floptech.com/ The WPT has rolled into Vegas, and so has our CEO "Rocket Boy." He took a few shots of the WPT at Bellagio and many shots of the impressive, brand spanking new City Center next door. We'll be posting his blogs throughout the week. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:18:39 GMT http://www.floptech.com/index.html#info0-wpt-bellagio-09-1