Recently, Sun Microsystems and Microsoft have been pushing a vision of the future in which computing hardware is free – actually, sold with software subscriptions. IT customers tempted to sign on should take a lesson from the recent box-office bomb Troy and beware of suits bearing gifts. Because it’s very clear that this version of…Continue Reading…
Some good info in here. Friend: elloit u should switch over to xanga instead of blog Me: xanga sucks.. Friend: lol Me: i created my xanga in march but it’s just a commercial business Friend: ic Me: they force ads on your blog Friend: ic Me: the features are horrible and you can’t customize very…Continue Reading…
We had our last computer club meeting of the school year today. For those who don’t know, I founded the computer club at Walnut High School and this was our first year. Today we did a real activity. Mr. Ulrich had us checking the CD-ROM and floppy drives of the Dell computers in the D2…Continue Reading…
Just a little insight into my past… in case I someday forget. Many years ago, soon after the release of StarCraft, I downloaded the StarCraft demo. I would estimate this to be in roughly 1997, give or take two years. I don’t know exactly how I met them, but I stumbled upon a Pokemon clan…Continue Reading…
According to a recent Gartner report, low-end Linux server shipments grew significantly in the first quarter of 2004. Part of this may be due to the comeback of the relational database market in 2003, where Linux growth was especially strong, while Windows growth was weaker. There is mixed news for Sun, who saw growing shipments…Continue Reading…
I’ve read about active noise cancellation before, but here’s a good practical application: to quiet computer fans. The constant drone of a computer cooling fan can be annoying. But a professor at Brigham Young University has taken an unusual step to mute this noise: more noise, produced in just the right quantities from tiny loudspeakers…Continue Reading…