OS X Update, The Shack, Starcraft 2 Delayed and How Kindle Got Me Reading Again: Daily Roundup

As Snow Leopard Lurks, OS X Leopard Gets One More Update:

Apple has just pushed out the newest update to its OS X Leopard (10.5) operating system, with 10.5.8. This could potentially be the last Leopard update we see before Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6) is released to the public sometime in the next couple of months…TechCrunch

The Shack, short on money for new signs, asks for your help:

Like the rest of America, we’ve gotten some serious LOLs out of Radio Shack’s current bid for relevance. But, as you know, rebranding comes at a price — all those new signs excising the word “Radio” from the chain’s storefronts aren’t exactly cheap, you know. That said, we were equally amused and annoyed by today’s email blast urging consumers to carry around little pieces of paper with the word “THE” printed on it…Engadget

Using Mountain Dew for fuel, a brave man’s claim for greendom:

Stumbling upon this for once I was amazed to read it, but the second thought reminded me of my crazy friend who would dilute his motorbike’s fuel tank with Coke saying, “One day I will drive my bike with Coke” – and the further he reached in his misadventure was, selling off the bike for a cheap price. But inventor Paul Patone has got a similar adventure working somewhat right for him…Gizmowatch

Nanoscale lasers are about to get even smaller:

In a collaborative effort between the Arizona State University and Technical University of Eindhoven in the Netherlands, researchers have found a way to make optical lasers much smaller than it was previously thought was possible, making dreams of speedier computers and faster Internet access closer to reality than ever before…GizMag

Hurry up and wait: StarCraft II delayed till early 2010:

Bad news, guys: Blizzard just “delayed” StarCraft II. (Did it ever have an official release date to begin with?) I just received the devastating electronic mail…CrunchGear

The Kindle Got Me Interested in Reading Again:

The years I spent in college, I never picked up a book just because I felt like reading. You couldn’t pay me to read because my professors already made me read so much. But for some reason, I became interested in reading again after the release of the Kindle 2…ZiggyTek