Software… Pardus 2008.2 Part 1 25 Jun 2009 I've been playing with a great Linux distro I hadn't heard of until this past weekend. It's called Pardus, and it's really very nice. Before I get into discussing why…
Gizmos… FCC, Exclusivity, and Broadband 22 Jun 2009 The acting chairman of the FCC, Michael J. Copps, recently addressed a crowd at Pike & Fischer's Broadband Policy Summit V, and what he discussed is pretty interesting. For one…
Software… Windows 7 in Five Months 3 Jun 2009 Ars Technica tells me that Windows 7 will be going on sale on October 22, 2009. There's no news of pricing yet, though. My thinking is that it will be…
Gizmos… Open Source Malaise 1 Jun 2009 InfoWorld's Bill Snyder has a very interesting article about open source "leeching," and the apparent beginnings of some grumbling in the bleeding-edge world. I say it's interesting because of what…
Software… Bing! 1 Jun 2009 I'm not entirely sure I like the name of Microsoft's new search engine, Bing. Actually, I'm pretty sure I don't. But, whatever, it's new and shiny, and everyone's playing with…
Software… Windows 7 RC1 19 May 2009 So I finally downloaded and installed the release candidate of Windows 7 Ultimate. (Gizmodo has a bunch of resources on how to get it and make it work for you.)…
Entertainment… Bandwidth Conclusions 5 May 2009 A couple of weeks ago, I posted some updated discoveries regarding bandwidth usage when streaming content. My totals are, unfortunately, not much higher than they were when I posted that…
Entertainment… Real-World Bandwidth Usage 19 Apr 2009 So, as I've mentioned before, I'm looking at what sort of bandwidth is actually used when you take advantage of the many media offerings made available on the internet. For…
Software… Battle Royale–Part the Second 17 Apr 2009 When trying to discern the differences between the many computing system choices out there, it becomes clear very quickly that this is no easy task. For one thing, there are…
Gizmos… Battle Royale, Part the First 11 Apr 2009 I just wrapped up a response to the USPTO on a trademark registration I’m working on, and to celebrate, I thought I’d do a little thought experiment. I’ve noticed how…
