Blog archives
Computers stories in our blog
Rapid prototyping technology: The 3D printing miracle
August 7, 2011
What is rapid prototyping? Video examples show how 3D printing in plastic creates a desktop factory.
Move the domain, redesign the site
February 9, 2010
Let’s just say I have spent a lot of hours tweaking computer code and researching solutions to obscure technical issues over the past couple of months.
Netflix million dollar prize overlooks the obvious
September 21, 2009
Netflix could give much better movie recommendations if they ditched their 5-star rating system for the standard 4-star system.
Mac Snow Leopard upgrade: Preorder Mac OS X 10.6 from Amazon.com right now for just $29
August 3, 2009
Apple’s Snow Leopard release date won’t be until September, but you can preorder the upgrade now for just $29.
'Animator vs. Animation', delicious cake, and 'Crayon Physics Deluxe'
February 1, 2009
A funny video, an Internet meme, and a clever computer game — all employing crude line drawings.
Four weeks wandering Web 2.0
September 11, 2008
My four weeks playing with Twitter, Rejaw, Ping.fm, Delicious, Digg, StumbleUpon, MySpace, Facebook, Google Reader, FriendFeed and etc.
Political robo calls: Mosquitoes of campaign season
February 14, 2008
Political calls are annoying in the extreme, and it’s time to ban them.
Faster, faster, the lights are turning red
December 13, 2006
Why do places like Reykjavik and Slovenia have Internet speeds 100 times faster than the USA?
What's on my iBook?
November 9, 2006
I depend on my iBook for a lot of things. When its screen died, Vine Viewer helped me backup my files via VNC.
Steve Jobs and the triumph of the Jedi
June 14, 2005
How death is life’s change agent, clearing out the old to make way for the new — like Intel processors.
