Too close for missiles; switching to guns….
This would qualify as one of the most anticipated product releases for many a year – yet it has hit the streets with nary a word. I sort of stumbled onto it through an article within an article; it was kind of an afterthought really. Samsung’s new FlashSSD drives are really pretty amazing. Lighter and … Read more
After successfully syncing two of the four computers I have to sync, FolderShare craps out when it came time to sync one of my XP installs to Vista. Right off the bat it started complaining about improper file names and that some files could not be copied. It copied all of the folders (first, and … Read more
FolderShare: Kickin’ butt, takin’ names & flingin’ bytes! So far I have to admit that I really like the ease of use and simplicity of FolderShare. I am impressed. It takes less than 5 minutes to set up a machine – and it’s all done online. The setup is a bit cryptic and left me … Read more
Epilogue It’s been a couple of months now since I purchased my Western Digital My Book 500 GB Hard Drive, and overall I really like it, but it isn’t working out like I had hoped. It’s really my own fault for getting Windows Vista just so I can play Halo 2, and I probably should … Read more
Mozilla is so cool. Their latest stunt is pretty brilliant, for a seriously blatant marketing ploy. Enlist an entire community of people who will gladly volunteer their time and resources to help market and advertise a company and their product; and how to do it without spending a virtual dump truck load of scratch. Operation … Read more
I started playing with the Amazon MP3 Download service today and I have to say it’s pretty easy to use, and it incorporates itself nicely with your default player – in my case iTunes. The only thing I can see folks complaining about right off the bat is the download, but it’s tiny and non-intrusive. … Read more
It has been a week now, well almost; tomorrow will be the one week anniversary, and I can honestly say that it is nowhere near as bad as everyone says it is. In fact, I would venture to say that a fair number of those voices rallying against it (in the true spirit of Digg … Read more
I decided to be a good little consumer and spontaneously bought Windows Vista Home Premium and… wait for it… Halo 2! Yup, I needed to get a n new OS to play part 2 of one of the best FPS games ever – and so I did. Let me tell you, what a great decision … Read more
I sort of stumbled upon this the today; I haven’t seen any signs about it mind you, but just the same I tried it. 1-800-goog411 I guess the folks at Google decided to dispense with the normal trappings of accepted conversational greetings, opting for a more machine-like approach. When you call, you are greeted with … Read more
We decided today that we were going to start the process of clearing out Litsa’s office so we could put in the new cabinets and desk space, and paint, fix damaged walls, etc. In doing so, the only location for her computer required it be on the wireless network, and since she does online banking … Read more
I was watching TV with Donovan, Modern Marvels to be exact and they had a short segment about Gecko’s and how their feet are the holy grail of climbing devices. They featured Stanford’s Sticky Bot (here’s a YouTube clip), which gets its ability to scale walls and other smooth surfaces through Directional Adhesion. Directional Adhesion … Read more
The 2007 Steaming Pile Award With more than 9,000 stories featuring the words Top 10 hitting the digg front page since 2005, this seems to be the perfect venue to illustrate the ludicrous way in which information is promoted to be popular by the digg troglodytes. Not everything can be a killer of something else; … Read more
I just went to Olean and watched Resident Evil: Extinction with a couple friends and right after the movie half of the theater immediately turned on their cell phones, half while in the theater still the other half while walking out. Granted they were all kids or colleges students(still kids in most cases), but.. uh, … Read more
I recently finished Scott Berkun’s latest book, The Myths of Innovation, which is a wonderful read. I would recommend this book to anyone who is looking to further their intellectual arsenal to create better work, or to manage a team to gain more creativity in development. Written with a clear and concise voice, Scott has … Read more
I was goofing around on the intarweb again today – oooh! I know, huge shocker…. Any way, I ran across this guys video on YouTube made with a little Flash app called Line Rider. He is apparently a Stargate Atlantis fan and he set his video to the theme of the show, and made dude … Read more