Technology
Feds pursuit of phone records is only the latest fishing trip – MarketWatch
Feds pursuit of phone records is only the latest fishing trip – MarketWatch Dvorak’s column asks an obvious question: Why ask for records when you can look at the results yourself with a bot? Many suspect that this isn’t about child porn or any sort of porn, but an attempt to track the public, possibly … Continue reading
Macworld: Mac Word: Beneath the MacBook battery bay
Macworld: Mac Word: Beneath the MacBook battery bay Ease of hard drive replacement is very nice – especially compared to the iBook G4. I think this is important since the hard drive is the component most likely to fail or in need of an upgrade – especially if you have a substantial music and video … Continue reading
The Apple Store (U.S.) – MacBook
The Apple Store (U.S.) – MacBook I love it! To get the cool, black look, you need to buy the most expensive version! I presently own a 1.2 GHz G4 iBook, and I like the improvements they’ve made to the screen brightness and latching mechanism. The wider screen and thinner profile are nice dimensional changes. … Continue reading
H-P moves beyond boring boxes – MarketWatch
H-P moves beyond boring boxes – MarketWatch Dvorak talks about skins for PCs and other boring industrial objects. I’ve never been a fan of design for the sake of design (well maybe during the New Wave 80s). With products, I’ve always loved design that had an inherent functional need. A case in point regarding both … Continue reading
Microsoft and Google Grapple for Supremacy – New York Times
Microsoft and Google Grapple for Supremacy – New York Times A picture of the two sexiest men alive.
SnapStream Community – SnApple PVR
SnapStream Community – SnApple PVR Using external USB tuners and a large external hard drive, Beyond TV 4 works pretty well in one of the new dual core Mac Minis.
Electronic Business – Learning from failure – 5/1/2006 – Electronic Business – CA6328378
Electronic Business – Learning from failure – 5/1/2006 – Electronic Business – CA6328378 This article clarifies why there was such a big shortage with Xbox 360s during the holiday season: Then something unexpected hit. Both Samsung and Infineon Technologies had committed to making the GDDR3 memory for Microsoft. But some of Infineon’s chips fell short … Continue reading
PBS | I, Cringely . April 20, 2006 – Native Speaker
PBS | I, Cringely . April 20, 2006 – Native Speaker The money quote. Now for the interesting part: I believe that Apple will offer Windows Vista as an option for those big customers who demand it, but I also believe that Apple will offer in OS X 10.5 the ability to run native Windows … Continue reading
Wired News: The Glory of the Shooter
Wired News: The Glory of the Shooter From Castle Wolfenstein 3d to F.E.A.R., I love the fun I derive from shooters.
PBS | I, Cringely . April 6, 2006 – A Whole New Ball Game
PBS | I, Cringely . April 6, 2006 – A Whole New Ball Game I predict that Apple will settle on 64-bit Intel processors ASAP (with FireWire 800 please), and at that time will announce a product similar to Boot Camp to allow OS X to run on bog-standard 32-bit PC hardware, turning the Boot … Continue reading