Archive for November, 2009

Google Chrome OS – The Future of Computing?

Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Google Chrome OS – The Future of Computing?

It’s not been very long since Google officially announced the creation of their PC operating sytem – Chrome OS.  The naming of the OS is somewhat difficult to wrap my head around because they already have a web browser called Chrome.  If they rename it Chrome Browser, maybe that’ll fix it for me, but... »

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Google Latitude – Review

Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Google Latitude – Review

Google Latitude has been out for a while now.  When it was initally released, I installed it on my work Blackberry, went through the menus and that was about it.  I didn’t want to do any friend requests at the time for two main reasons: Privacy, and lack of interest from friends/family. Since I’ve been... »

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Two minutes with Verizon’s Droid

Thursday, November 12th, 2009
Two minutes with Verizon’s Droid

I went in to a local Verizon Wireless store to check out the new Droid.  You know, the one that’s the latest iPhone killer, etc etc.  I must preface these few notes with the fact that the two display models didn’t work properly.  The clerk said that their security device had shorted them out... »

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Google Wave – Invited

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
Google Wave – Invited

I got my Google Wave invitation this morning.  I clicked the link, verified my login, and got to the main screen, as seen below.  The next step is to figure out what to do with it.  Then get more people invited so collaboration can begin. »

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120Hz vs 240Hz – more info

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

An article recently written over at displaymate.com provides more evidence that the LCD industry is out to take your money away with gimmicky advertising. If you’d rather read the short and sweet version, head over to gizmodo.com and get the summary. Thanks to Matt for his article a few months ago breaking down the technology in... »

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What has Apple done to improve the computing industry?

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

In the past few years, a few trends have emerged that I realized Apple is the company mostly responsible for.  While they may not have invented the technology behind all of these items, they forced it upon the community with their laptops, desktops, PMPs, and phones.  Successfully.  Had they not taken the reins on... »

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