Archive for the ‘Computing & Internet’ Category

I’ll be at LinuxWorld 2008 most of this week. I’ve just posted the announcement over at the PhoneNews.com Blog.
Why am I posting this here? Well, if you’ve got something cool to show off Linux-wise, or if you just want to hear what I think of the pros… and cons… of all-things-Tux, this would probably be [...]

I’m just wrapping up an all-day restoration of my MacBook Pro… complete with clean install of Leopard.
I was at a lunch the day before, talking up how my MacBook Pro has been running without a hitch, while everyone else was complaining about MacBook failures. I was asking for it… and boy did I get it [...]

First, I want to apologize for being half-away the past week. I’ve been hard at work planning a big move for myself, which will have some big pay-offs for MechaWorks as a whole. I don’t want to touch on those just yet, as the eggs haven’t hatched yet. But, it certainly is exciting… albit it [...]

I knew this was going to happen the moment the BIOS notes hit my desk…
Long story short, a rumor hit the web that all of the Nvidia GeForce 86M (aka the GeForce Go 8600M) were defective. They would all overheat and die. Now, I knew that wasn’t true, because I’ve put my successive MacBook Pros [...]

I’m sure many of you are wondering why I’ve been touting Live Mesh, but haven’t mentioned LogMeIn. And, you have a point; Live Mesh was created as a direct response to LogMeIn.
Well, there are a few reasons. First, and foremost, Live Mesh is really the first tech preview that the public can see, for Windows [...]

Considering that the 4 GB iPod nano costs $150, you basically get to double your money.
Just buy this Netgear switch from Amazon.com, and fill out a rebate form. You’ll get your 4 GB iPod nano in 8 to 10 weeks.
The limit is two per customer… guess how many I bought?
Update: Sold out. Hope you got [...]

Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 is out. And, now that my non-disclosure agreement is over, I can talk about the specifics.
So, here are the specifics: Go get it, now. Do not wait, do not let your computers backup another night without this update. I don’t know if it’s on Windows Update yet, but you [...]

Looks like my war with CableCARD might be over. CableLabs has gone official in saying that CableCARD no longer has to DRM all recordings made on a PC… even those that have not been copy-protected by the provider.
As I’ve covered in-depth on my blog, again and again, it made absolutely zero sense that TiVo HD [...]

At launch, Live Mesh wouldn’t talk to Windows Server. This especially rubbed salt in the wounds of Windows Home Server users, who even with Power Pack 1, won’t be able to remotely access Windows XP Home and Vista Home systems.
But, now, times appear to be changing. As of the latest update to Live Mesh, you [...]

I like free software. I don’t like when people make it a death wish.
I didn’t see this post on the Free Software Foundation blog until this morning. Quite simply, they have started giving false statements and half-truths about Apple and the App Store, in order to promote free and open source software. Quoting their five reasons [...]