It’s about time that I posted something about this, even if just to set the record straight. It’s an interesting story, and I think you might be interested too. I was in Burlingame for the 2005 California FBLA State Conference. While there, I decided to visit the Burlingame Apple Store because it was the release…Continue Reading…
Today we tried out Gizmo, being prompted by the minute from Michael Robertson of mp3.com and Lindows/Linspire. It’s pretty nice. He’s touting it as a better alternative to Skype, which has become immensely popular as of late. I’m glad to see that there’s going to be some competition. If I got some decent hardware, I…Continue Reading…
It’s official: Steve Jobs has announced at the 2005 WWDC keynote that Apple will be switching to the x86 platform. This means Intel processors, not just WiMAX or PCI-e. It’s funny. The vast majority of user comments I saw on this topic over the past few days when the rumor started seriously leaking (on Cnet…Continue Reading…
Okay, so I’m using PHP Version 4.3.8 and I’m happily coding along until I get to this: $PICS_IMG = 0; // Special icon if ($forum_id == 14) $PICS_IMG = ( $unread_topics ) ? “http://www.googlecommunity.com/f/14n.gif” : “http://www.googlecommunity.com/f/14.gif”; // Default icon if ($PICS_IMG == 0) $PICS_IMG = ( $unread_topics ) ? “http://www.googlecommunity.com/f/1n.gif” : “http://www.googlecommunity.com/f/1.gif”; What do you…Continue Reading…
I’ve been using the box with my 17″ LCD, but tomorrow we’ll be bringing it along on a trip and using a 15″ LCD. When using the 17″ display, System Preferences correctly offers only compatible display options. It was very accurate in displaying only resolutions and refresh rates that were compatible with the monitor. I…Continue Reading…
And still fit into the original case! Update Nov. 29, 2007: Of course, now we have the OLPC XO and Asus Eee PC, so there are actually some small, low-power options now. Though they’re definitely not just desktops with batteries ;)