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A trip down computer memory lane

A trip down computer memory laneWhere?I wonder where in BC this is and how to go about getting an invite.

Tags: Memory, PRODUCTIVITY, computer memory lane, computer memory, computer

Discussion threads 2007-08-20

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Numbers of new Core i7 iMacs are turning up DOA

I guess it goes to show that......even the almighty apple is not immune to issues. We have some iMacs (about 100 - 120) in my organization compared to about 2500 Windows Desktops and out of the 90 we ordered a few years ago (17" iMacs) we had one come...

Tags: Desktops, DOA, Core i7 iMac, Core i7, Apple Inc., Apple iMac

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Microsoft confirms SMB2 vulnerability, warns of code execution risk

Feel free to delete this Ryan.ThanksIsn't it about time we stop playing nice andfind these people who create such an endless stream of blank and do a bit of Vlad the Impaler on them? Catch em... give them a fair trial (I want to be certain we publicly impale...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., SMB2, Microsoft Windows Vista, vulnerability, beta

Discussion threads 2009-09-09

To the Moon: Grumman, One Giant Landing for Mankind

To the Moon: Grumman, One Giant Landing for MankindDigital FBWActually, NASA's F-8 DFBW flew prior to the X-29. The F/A-18 also has DFBW and flew prior to the X-29. The X-29, which did have DFBW, was actually designed to evaluate forward swept wing technology. The DFBW was...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, X-29, Grumman

Discussion threads 2009-07-20

Pioneer AVIC-U310BT

Pioneer's goal with the AVIC-U310BT, the entry-level model in its AVIC in-dash navigation line, was to meet the three major needs: GPS navigations, digital audio playback, and Bluetooth hands-free calling.DesignThe AVIC-U310BT is a double-DIN unit, which takes up twice the vertical space of a standard DIN-size car stereo, so make...

Tags: Digital music, Pioneer AVIC-U310BT, U310BT, digital media, GPS

Product reviews 2009-07-16

Spotter GPS Navigator, Dale Jr. Edition

If you've ever thought, "Gee, it would be great if NASCAR's Dale Earnhardt Jr. could ride with me everywhere I go, giving directions and being awesome," then Rightway GPS has just the navigation device for you. The Rightway Spotter Dale Jr. Edition is a fairly basic portable navigation device PND...

Tags: Memory, Flash memory, Handhelds, display, Earnhardt Jr., Rightway Spotter, voice

Product reviews 2009-06-29

Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac

I've often been asked why I don't own a Mac. The answer is simple, and yet complex, and requires a trip down memory lane artwork by Spidermonkey David Morgenstern’s column last week about Psystar’s imminent demise and his accompanying “Good Riddance”...

Tags: Software, Steve Jobs, Apple Macintosh, PC, Apple Inc., Next Computer, Canon Inc., Fanboy Template Let, Andrew, NeXTStep, Desktops, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-06-02

TomTom XL 340 S

The TomTom XL 340 S builds on TomTom's successful XL series of wide-screen portable navigation devices. The XL 340 S' features, such as advanced lane guidance, daily fuel prices, IQ Routes, and TomTom Map Share, work together to constantly update its map data and route-mapping algorithm. Therefore, in theory,...

Tags: TomTom, XL 340, XL 340 S

Product reviews 2009-05-13

TomTom One 140 S portable navigation device

The TomTom One 140 S builds on TomTom's successful One series of entry-level portable navigation devices PNDs, with the addition of features that were once the hallmarks of TomTom's top-of-the-line models. The diminutive PND gains advanced lane guidance, which details complex freeway interchanges for easier navigation, as well as downloadable...

Tags: Flash memory, Text-to-Speech functionality, i/o port, TomTom, TomTom Map Share

Product reviews 2009-05-12

Legislator wants to smudge online maps

Legislator wants to smudge online mapsBlurry bitsIf they did blur some of the map bits. I wonder how long it would be before somebody noticed that all the blurry bits looked a lot like little targets that were already identified and then of course the images would have to be...

Tags: online map, global warming

Discussion threads 2009-03-03

Welcome to Macintosh, worth a spot in your queue

Over the weekend I watched Welcome to Macintosh (official site, IMDB) a documentary about the Macintosh by directors Robert Baca and Josh Rizzo. In it Mac pioneers like Andy Hertzfeld and Guy Kawasaki wax philosophical about the early days at Apple and the roots of the Mac. ...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Desktops, Hardware, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-01-19

When Windows beats Linux: a cautionary tale

When Windows beats Linux: a cautionary taleIt's the ticket booking traffic, st...!What they don't tell you, is that the 10 CMS servers were handling the business-critical ticket booking traffic - incl. peaks during special-offer newsletter blasts.RE: When Windows beats Linux: a cautionary taleThis article is clearly biased against Linux."The general...

Tags: Operating systems, Content management, Groupware, UNIX, Collaboration, OPEN SOURCE, SharePoint Solutions, Linux, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-01-17

Ncomputing: Sharing the power of a single computer

Do you remember Digital Research's Concurrent CP/M and Concurrent DOS? In this little walk down memory lane, how about MP/M? Ncomputing is walking down the same historical path. The goal of all of these operating systems was to take currently available off-the-shelf software designed for the single user operating systems...

Tags: PC, Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Computer, Ncomputing, Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Operating Systems, Productivity, Software, Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-10-28

News to know: Bailout bust and tech fallout; Cloud computing; Netgear; Apple

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: AP: Stunning Defeat for Bailout Plan Torpedoes Stocks; Dow Sinks Over 750. White House, lawmakers plan new bailout deal Larry Dignan: Is Apple really recession proof? Wall...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Sprint Xohm, Apple Inc., NetGear, WiMAX, Cloud Computing, Productivity, Open Source, Wireless

Blog posts 2008-09-30

(Photos: Dinosaur sighting: Commodore 64)

(Photos: Dinosaur sighting: Commodore 64)Please let me plat C64 games again...I just want to play Beachhead AGAIN!!!!I think that was name.mayno17@bellsouth.netRE: (Photos: Dinosaur sighting: Commodore 64)Awesome machine... I first feel in love with computers reading Popular Science magazine. Not sure exactly why... But, I dreamed about getting...

Tags: Commodore 64, Dinosaur, photograph

Discussion threads 2008-02-06

2008 Mazda RX-8 Grand Touring 4dr Coupe (1.3L 2rtr 6M)

Photo gallery:2008 Mazda RX-8If there is any justification for Mazda's claim to being the brand of "zoom zoom" driving, it is the RX-8 coupe. With its tiny rotary engine, chiseled exterior profile, and racing heritage, the RX-8 is an attractive and individual package that competes with cars above its price...

Tags: Mazda RX-8, Mazda Motor Corp.

Product reviews 2007-12-11

Adventures with Vista 64-bit - Part 1

Today I nuked my main Vista rig and installed Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit.  Is taking the 64-bit road as easy as 32-bit?  Read on ... My quad-core rig was the ideal choice for upgrading to 64-bit, partly because I've got 4GB of RAM installed in the system...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, RAM, Computer, 64-Bit, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Network Technology, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Networking, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2007-11-14

(Photos: Dinosaur Sightings: 1970s computers)

(Photos: Dinosaur Sightings: 1970s computers)The Stone AgeI was in high school when a lot of those were built. We had Apple IIs in school I eventually got one for home, I had an Atari 400, Commodore Vic 20 (I don't remember the memory expansion pack sizes with it) and...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Dinosaur Sightings, computer, photograph, NorthStar Z80, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-10-12

News to know: High-def Flash; Watermarking; Vista whining

Notable headlines:Adobe brings high-def to Flash videos. Techmeme.George Ou: Why watermarking is a bigger devil than DRM.The secret of Vizio's success.Robin Harris: Building an energy efficient home computer.Ed Bott: We need less whining, more complaining about Vista.Mary Jo Foley: A Microsoft Code Name a Day: Warsaw.Photos: Computers of yesteryear.A trip...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2007-08-21

One MacBook with a Thinkpad keyboard please (or OS X running on Windows, when hell freezes over)

One MacBook with a Thinkpad keyboard please (or OS X running on Windows, when hell freezes over)I bet you that...I can navigate around any app faster with my touchpad then you can with your pointing stick. I was honestly surprised by this blog. Never before have I heard of...

Tags: Mice, Keyboards, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Inc., Nothing, mouse, keyboard, touch typist, typist, Touch Pad, IBM ThinkPad, Apple MacBook

Discussion threads 2007-08-10