From the monthly archives:

October 2008

It has almost been a year since I wrote about the future of computing and how I thought that it was all about Solid State Drives (this was before I became infatuated with the cloud). Well I finally got my hands on one. It’s Intel’s new X25-M 80GB SSD and it is among the fastest consumer-aimed SSDs out right now. [click to continue…]

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Ever since I purchased my MacBook Air 8 months ago, it has been my primary machine. I did everything on it, with the exception of HD movie viewing which was outsourced to my HTPC setup. It was a bit on the slow end but I enjoyed the portability. However in the recent months my feelings towards it have changed substantially. [click to continue…]

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Shutting Down My Blog

October 22, 2008 · 67 comments

That’s what Valleywag author Paul Boutin wants me to do in his latest Wired magazine article aptly-titled Kill Your Blog. Don’t worry, I am definitely not going to heed Mr Boutin’s so-called advice and I’m not shutting down my blog (although I bet this post title just got me a ton of clicks). Neither should you. [click to continue…]

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It doesn’t matter which part of the Intarwebs you reside, you have probably heard something about today’s Apple event – the invitation to which was titled “the spotlight turns to notebooks.” The typical Apple blog rumor mills and even the PSTAM forums have been a flurry of activity in the past few days. Some claim we’ll see networked HDTVs with Apple TV-like functionality [click to continue…]

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Thoughts on WiMAX

October 13, 2008 · 19 comments

While it may sound like some paltry attempt to evangelize another form of Wi-Fi connectivity, WiMax is a substantially different technology that’s aiming high. Why is this something to familiarize yourself with? Last week WiMAX was “turned on” for the city of Baltimore, Maryland – and many more cities are on the way. In a nutshell, WiMAX refers to a set of technical specifications detailing [click to continue…]

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Apple’s iPhone 3G USB Charger Recall: FAIL

October 10, 2008

A few weeks ago I learned about the Apple recall of their (”impossibly small” as Steve Jobs would say) iPhone 3G USB power adapter. Apparently the prongs are at risk of separating from the adapter and becoming lodged in electrical outlets. I filled out the form online and today the replacement adapter arrived.

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My HP Laptop Giveaway Contest Begins Today

October 8, 2008

Update: Ryan has been chosen as the winner. As I announced two weeks ago, I am starting my giveaway today. Quick refresher: HP provided me and 14 other bloggers with an HP laptop and a bunch of accessories to give out on my blog. While the promotion is geared towards college students, anyone can enter. [...]

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How I Learned to Code

October 6, 2008

When you talk to accomplished programmers, it’s no shock to hear they began programming at a very young age. Unfortunately, I was not the same way and did not grow up programming. I was much more into hardware during my childhood. I learned how to solder, read and write circuit schematics and build small projects. [...]

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Testing the AskMeGo Live Q&A Toolbar

October 5, 2008

AskMeGo is a recently launched company that aims to engage website visitors with their live Q&A toolbar. However, their plans go much further than the toolbar. AskMeGo enables publishers and their users to tap into a “distributed knowledge network.” Anyone can ask a question through the toolbar and get paired with an self-proclaimed expert in [...]

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