LeapFrog and PC childrens toys
I have a funny story about politically correct toys. Well, cautious toys, anyway. We got this “Word Whammer” from LeapFrog this week. They make these fridge toys that come with a bunch of letter magnets, and three slots that you can put the letters into. When you put a letter in, it reads it and [...]
Solid State Drives
Well, it looks like the days of Solid State Drives (SDD) are coming, and coming soon. Of course, if you’re a technology geek, you know that in some sense, they’ve already come. High end servers have been using flash-based drives with capacities of up to 100 GB for quite some time now, and they’re are [...]
BumpTop Desktop
If you’re interested in computer desktop software, or how metaphors apply in software interfaces, or in “cool” programs that wow your friends … you should check out BumpTop. The bad news is all they have is a slick little demo video, and unless someone hires them to continue working on it, there’s no guarantee this [...]
New Macs: Intel Inside
So, the new Intel-powered Mac’s are here in laptop and iMac form. No real desktop model yet… Edit: The funny thing is, Apple is not going to put the Intel Inside badges on them, apparently it messes up the aesthetics. Of course, that means they won’t get the money from Intel that everyeone else gets. [...]
New Palm Treo: Powered By Windows
I hear oinking overhead… Palm. We never knew thee. When the Tokyo company ACCESS bought Palm Source (the makers of the Palm OS) there wasn’t a whole lot of fanfare, since it was just the latest bizarre twist in the saga of the company famous for its little handheld that never crashed … But now, [...]
Mirra, Mirra, on the wall…
Just to be clear, the Mirra personal server is over-priced, but it’s a really cool solution, and really takes the work out of backups, as well as throwing in some slick extra features! Basically, the Mirra is a small network-attached storage device which provides continuous, hands-free backup to multiple PC’s simultaneously. You run a client [...]
Good Monitor, cheap!
Office Depot has this 19 inch KDS Flat CRT for only $177 dollars, with $80 of rebates … and if you go to EBates, they have a $30 Coupon … and of course, you get free delivery, and 2% back (through Ebates). Of course, I get a couple percent back from my credit card, and [...]
Speak Clearly and Carry a Manual
So, Microsoft has unveiled the next incarnation of their home of the future, and it seems tamer and more achievable than previous versions. Although it does sport biometric keyless entry, the focus is on networking.
FCC approved BPL
The FCC finally cleared the way yesterday for broadband over power lines (BPL), the infamous “third wire.” This means that all of you who currently have a choice between your cable company’s broadband and your phone company’s DSL will (eventually) have a third choice: the power company! Here’s hoping the electric companies really embrace this [...]