Blu-Ray
So it's official: Blu-Ray has beaten HD DVD. Like so many others, I've held off buying either format, since I would almost certainly pick the wrong one. And, like so many others as well, we looked at...
View ArticleSIP softphone
When I updated to Leopard 10.5.2, X-Lite no longer worked, so I needed to purchase eyeBeam. Anyway, the latest version of eyeBeam is out: http://tinyurl.com/2ehbqp. So is another build of X-Lite,...
View ArticleBusyness
Been quite busy lately. $Dayjob is getting even more ramped up, somewhat due to the buzz created from the merger/acquisition but also simply because open source in IT is expanding like a fiend in and...
View ArticleHundredfold
As a true geek fanboy, with the Iron Man movie coming out so soon, this story about a "super transistor" has quite a synchronicity factor, doncha think?
View ArticleUndependable Power Supply
Through the years, I've used lots and lots of UPSs. Lots. I have never had such troubles as I have had with the Cyber Power units. They are basically worthless. They have a lifetime of maybe 1 year...
View ArticleTLD Explosion
Oh joy. ICANN has decided to accept an explosion in the number of TLDs. The reason, of course, should be obvious: money. Now even more people, companies and organizations will be obtaining these new...
View ArticleQuick Links
Some interesting news/links:GPL vs BSDHow NOT to do RESTProtocol BuffersApache HTTP Server 2.2.9
View ArticleTelecommuting
It's no real surprise that the US economy is spiraling down the crapper. Prices for everything has gone up and wages have dropped and/or stagnated. The biggest increase (and impact both to the economy...
View ArticleMonty leaves Sun
Valleywag reports that Monty has decided to leave Sun (and MySQL)... Wow... and yet, not totally unexpected, imo.
View ArticleiOS 8
With all the buzz around iOS 8, I decided to take the plunge. I went ahead and upgraded an iPad2, iPad Mini and iPad Retina. I didn't upgrade any iPhones.Why?I'm not crazy! I need my iPhone to work!...
View ArticleMy 2017-2018 Introspections
As the old year falls away and the new year boots up, it is traditional for people to write "old year retrospectives" as well as "new year predictions." Heck, I originally envisioned this entry as a...
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