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2009 Pontiac Vibe GT

Photo gallery:2009 Pontiac Vibe GTWe found the economy car efficiency, the tight build quality, and the odd body style all appealing on the 2009 Pontiac Vibe GT. But once we started looking at the details, we realized it was a Toyota. The hard flooring in the cargo area and the...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Pontiac, Pontiac Vibe GT, Vibe

Product reviews 2008-06-23

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iPhone vs. Android development: Day 5

Today is the last day of a 5-day course on iPhone programming class led by Joe Conway from Big Nerd Ranch. During the course I've been taking notes on how development for the iPhone compares to development for Android. By the way, BNR also offers Android courses if you're interested....

Tags: Program, Apple iPhone, Web Service, Android, iPhone API, Settings App, Android Preference, Cloud Computing, Web Services, XML, Channel Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Marketing, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-11-21

iPhone vs. Android development: Day 4

It's day 4 of a 5-day course on iPhone programming. As before I'll be sharing my observations from the classroom on how development on the iPhone compares to Android development. The class is presented by Joe Conway from Big Nerd Ranch. [Read: Day 1, Day 2, Day...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Animation, Camera, View, View Transitions, Core Graphics, Android API, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-11-20

iPhone vs. Android development: Day 3

This is the 3rd in a series of 5 posts about an iPhone programming course I'm taking this week. The course is presented by Joe Conway from Big Nerd Ranch. To make things more interesting I'm writing about how iPhone development differs from Android development, a subject with which I'm...

Tags: OpenGL, Apple iPhone, Android, Timers, Textures Textures, MultiTouch, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-11-19

First Core i7 desktops from Dell, Alienware and Gateway

Now that Intel has officially released its Core i7 processor, fresh desktops are arriving daily. Dell has released four systems with Core i7 processors, including one mainstream Studio XPS desktop and three gaming rigs. Gateway also announced two FX-series gaming systems. Notably absent is HP, which has yet to announce...

Tags: Desktop, Alienware, Hard Drive, Dell Computer Corp., Gateway Inc., Memory, Core, Gateway FX6800-01, Games, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Flash Memory, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-11-19

iPhone vs. Android development: Day 2

Welcome to day 2 of a 5-day course on iPhone programming presented by Joe Conway from Big Nerd Ranch. During the course I'll be blogging about the differences between Android and iPhone development. [Read: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5] ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, User Interface, Localizable.strings, Android Eclipse Plug-in, UINavigationController, UITabBarController, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-11-18

iPhone vs. Android development: Day 1

As I mentioned last week I've started learning more about developing for the Apple iPhone. This week I'll be sharing my experiences during a 5-day course on iPhone programming presented by Joe Conway from Big Nerd Ranch. In particular, I'll be pointing out differences between Android and iPhone development. ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Android, Interface Builder Program, Programming Languages, C/C++, Development Tools, Telecom & Utilities, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-11-17

3D gaming benchmarks for all three late-2008 MacBooks

Rob-ART over at BareFeats.com has tested the new 'late 2008' MacBook 2.4GHz against the 2.53GHz and 2.8GHz MacBook Pro at its native 1280x800 and concludes: The fastest "late 2008" MacBook Pro* (2.8GHz) is about 20% faster than its fastest predecessor ("early 2008" MBP 2.6GHz) when...

Tags: Game, 3D, Apple Macintosh, Nvidia GeForce, Apple MacBook, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-11-17

Nvidia cutting prices to counter AMD gains?

Has AMD's recent gains in GPU sales got Nvidia spooked? The latest rumors are that Nvidia has a GPU price cut planned. With AMD's recent gains in the discrete graphics card market, Nvidia is planning to cut its graphics card prices in an attempt to curb further loss of...

Tags: Video Card, NVidia Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Video Cards, Sales Strategy, Hardware, Components, Sales, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-11-14

Adventures in CA Support Day 2

As I pointed out in the post Adventures in CA support, I received a routine message from CA telling me that my subscription to their CA Internet Security Suite was coming to an end and I needed to purchase an update. When I did and installed the updated software, problems...

Tags: Software, Computer Associates International Inc., CA Website, Tools & Techniques, Internet, Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-11-14

Adventures in CA support

I received an Email notice this morning that my support agreement with CA for their Internet Security Suite was ending and that I should pay for an update. Since I'm well aware of how long a Windows XP system will survive on the network without a security breach, I dutifully...

Tags: Computer Associates International Inc., File Servers, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-11-13

Getting started with iPhone development

I've been doing Android development for some time, and before that I experimented with Palm and Blackberry, so I figured it was time for some hands-on iPhone programming as well. In this article I'd like to share a few of my initial experiences. Apple released the first...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Ralf, Apple Developer Connection Site, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-11-13

Facebook: Will you go for its latest ad plan?

Facebook, which is reportedly being outhustled on ad sales by MySpace, is rolling out a new model to advertisers. The aim: Get you to interact with an ad. According to the Wall Street Journal, Facebook introduced the ads in August and is now rolling it out to...

Tags: Facebook, Advertisement, MySpace, Advertiser, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-11

Worst. Bug. Ever.

It turns out the bug in Android I wrote about yesterday was worse than we thought. When the phone booted it started up a command shell as root and sent every keystroke you ever typed on the keyboard from then on to that shell. Thus every word you typed, in...

Tags: Phone, Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Peripherals, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-11-07

Using an iPod in a Prius

When we bought our Toyota Prius in August we purchase the base model without any options. Although, that's what we wanted, it's not like we had much of a choice in the matter Prius' are still very scarce in the northeastern part of the U.S. and there is little, if...

Tags: Apple iPod, Toyota Prius, 3G, Digital Music, Digital Media, Cable, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Telecommunications, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-11-07

More notebooks using two, and now three, GPUs

Laptops using multiple GPUs aren't new, but they are becoming more widespread. Earlier this week AMD touted the first laptop "from a major manufacturer" with two ATI Mobility Radeon GPUs, the Alienware M17. Not to be outdone, Nvidia announced yesterday that it was powering the first three-GPU laptop, the Toshiba...

Tags: Alienware, Notebook, Nvidia GeForce, Intel Core 2 Duo, Toshiba Corp., GPU, Toshiba Qosmio X305 Series, Alienware M1, Trade-off, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-11-07

Real-world iPhone tethering

Yesterday I had a scheduled appointment at my local auto dealership to have an iPod interface installed in our Prius more on that later. Knowing that I'd have to wait and estimated hour and a half for my car, I took the opportunity to test iPhone tethering to my MacBook...

Tags: Apple iPhone, PDAnet, 3G, Engineering, Notebooks, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-11-07

Pro Tools Mixing (exe)

Pro Tools mixing computer screensaver for your recording studio. This screensaver features gorgeous hi-res studio imagery to compliment your studio computer's vibe and keep your clients impressed. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Screensaver, Computer, Music Mixing, Productivity

Software downloads 2008-11-06

Obama-related spammed trojan propagating worldwide

Several security companies including F-Secure, Sunbelt, and my employer Cloudmark disclosure are reporting a large volume of Obama-related spam that links to malware. This is just the latest twist on the long-running theme of social engineering end users into installing web-based malware. The lures...

Tags: Cloudmark, President, Trojan Horse, Cyberthreats, Spam, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Security, Viruses And Worms, Spam And Phishing, Adam O\'Donnell

Blog posts 2008-11-05

Intel Core i7-965 Extreme Edition

In the last few months you may have seen previews and news stories regarding Intel's new Core i7 desktop processor family, formerly known as Nehalem. Today, we're able to publish our impressions of Intel's new chip and ultimately its new platform. We've selected the flagship, $999 Core i7-965 Extreme Edition...

Tags: Chipsets, Corporate governance, Processors, Semiconductors, Intel Core Microarchitecture, Intel Corp., CPU, motherboard

Product reviews 2008-11-03