December 2008
32 posts
Microsoft outlines pay-per-use PC vision →
In a patent application, Redmond argues that you would benefit from metered computing by having a PC with an extended “useful life.”
The Incredibly Poor Timing of Tesla Motors →
Tesla Motors said in September that it would build a factory in San Jose, CA to produce its new sedan. It was a milestone for both the business and the green-tech industry on which Silicon Valley has…
Xmas 2006-2008: Apple dominates Amazon bestseller... →
This post was all about the Christmas 2006 blitz of Amazon’s Bestseller’s list (“Amazon Bestsellers in Computers & PC Hardware”), and Christmas 2008 proves that Apple can still dominate even in a…
Steve Jobs : suspicious of tradition →
What strikes me most regarding Apple’s abandonment of Macworld Expo is the thought that Steve Jobs seems deeply suspicious of, perhaps even outright antagonistic toward, traditions of any sort.
Windows 7 vulnerability rated as "Critical". →
.. a new wave of attacks, targeting a vulnerability rated as Critical… security update was designed to integrate with a variety of Windows operating systems, including Windows Vista SP1, Windows XP…
Top 10 Most Popular Torrent Sites of 2008 →
2008 is nearing its end, time to make a list of the top 10 BitTorrent sites that got the most traffic this year. The Pirate Bay is out in the lead followed by Mininova and isoHunt. TorrentSpy shut…
is the Mac too expensive? →
An HP equivalent might be the 8510P. This unit starts at $1,533. When configured to match as closely as possible to the intro-level MacBook Pro, the price came out to $1.751. The screen is the same…
Bill Gates memo begging Apple to license the Mac... →
Of course, Apple didn’t license the Mac OS, so Microsoft was compelled to make its own. The memo with the request whose denial led to Windows was dated June 25, 1985.
The Stupidest Answer in the World →
The stupid answer to a serious question : “How’s Twitter going to make money?”
Nearly a quarter of Netbooks sold in U.S. are... →
Looks like Apple not being interested in Netbooks may have been a good call : ” Netbooks are shipping in larger volumes in emerging markets because of their lower prices. However, consumers in the…
OpenCL & OpenGL take on DirectX →
OpenGL nearly faded into obscurity until Apple dropped its own QuickDraw 3D architecture and adopted OpenGL as the official 3D library for Mac OS X in the late 90s. Apple’s consumer platform helped…
Multi-Touch Trackpad Update for Windows XP & Vista →
This update improves Multi-Touch trackpad responsiveness and performance when running Windows XP and Vista using Boot Camp on MacBook Air (Late 2008), MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008), and…
Baja 1000 Buggy: Green and mean desert racer →
Designed for an off-road race, scheduled to take place on Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula, the Baja 1000 Buggy will incorporate radical new wheel and tire technology to enhance power.
Google grants outsider Chrome-coding privileges →
I guess that Google Chrome really is an open-source project. Thus far, the Web browser has been written largely by Google programmers, though shortly after the software’s public release, Google…
The name is Bond, James Bond... flogging a games... →
Roger Moore, flogging the (now defunct) SpectraVideo games computer console that hooks into your TV.
Cult of BlackBerry beats Cult of Mac →
I’ve always thought that that vocal sub-population of Mac fans make up the world’s most watchful, most hostile grass-roots lobbying arm. But now I see that I was wrong. There’s an even nastier one:…
OpenSolaris now on Toshiba laptops →
Sun has reached an agreement with Toshiba to pre-install the OpenSolaris operating system on Toshiba laptops.The laptops will be available in the US from early 2009 and will come with the latest…
WSJ:Helping Your Data Decamp to a Mac →
With the holidays fast approaching, plenty of shoppers are heading toward their local Apple stores with plans to buy a new home computer. Amid all this excitement, it’s worth taking time to consider…
YouTube Videos Are Pulling in Serious Money →
Making videos for YouTube — a pastime for millions of Web surfers — is now a way to make a living. One year after YouTube, the online video powerhouse, invited members to become “partners” and added…
Don't wait for Snow Leopard: 10 ways to slim down... →
You can get lean and fast computing with your current version of Mac OS X. Here’s how…
Apple's bionic ARM, PowerVR SGX to replace MBX on... →
.. next generation graphics core, the PowerVR SGX, introduces OpenGL ES 2.0 support, along with a Universal Scalable Shader Engine that provides mobile devices with highly efficient, shader-based 3D…
Romania prez to Bill Gates, →
According to Romania’s president, Traian Băsescu, piracy rocks — and he recently thanked Bill Gates for it during a conference. Curiously, thanks in a large part to rampant piracy, employees at the…
Game developer FORCED to use Vista →
Jonathan, a successful Xbox games developer was looking to use Linux as his preferred development platform, but he just can’t get past all the “broken” sound libraries and mouse event issues.
iTunes Genius, it's a better DJ than I'll ever be. →
I have more confidence in Genius than in myself to build a good playlist. I have so much confidence in fact, that when I was asked to provide the music for a friend’s wedding reception a few weeks…
Twilight Vampires Reveal : What Girls REALLY Want →
Reading the book, I experienced what I imagine long-married men must feel when they get an unexpected glimpse at pornography: slingshot back to a world of sensation that, through sheer force of will…
Geek electric car drag race: Tesla Vs Tango →
In what may be the first ever drag race between production electric cars, the geeky Tango electric cruiser edged out the trendy Tesla Roadster electric sports car. How fast were these electron-fueled…
Why OS X Shrugs Off Viruses Off Better Than... →
Mac OS X, mythically immune to common computer plagues, has actually always welcomed antivirus software. Or, uh, maybe not. Confused? No worries—here’s how OS X and Windows differ on resisting…
Products Never Released By Apple - Real... →
Apple has brought us the iPod, iMac, PowerBook and OS X, and has also pumped countless dollars into products that didn’t live up to its standards for mass production. As sought after as Apple’s…
Intel exec pans netbooks : →
Many of the systems aren’t well-suited to extended use by adults, he notes. “If you’ve ever used a netbook and used a 10-inch screen size, it’s fine for an hour,” Pann says. “It’s not something…
Users Flickr Photo Used In Iron Man Movie →
Awesome!
UI philosophy differences: OSX vs Windows, in a... →
This is a pretty accurate representation of exactly what’s wrong with the typical Windows application UI and how most OSX apps spend a LOT more time sweating the UI. The OSX equivalent File Rename…
November 2008
23 posts
Fortune Magazine: Why can't Microsoft make money... →
Microsoft, one of the most aggressively competitive, brainiac-attracting, technologically superior, and oh, yes, cash-gushingly profitable companies of all time, can’t for the life of it make a dime…