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Tech Companies That Could Build a Gadget Ecosystem
One of the things that doesn’t get talked about a lot is how Apple has built an ecosystem that permeates just about every major point in the gadget line. Desktop, laptop, PMP, phone, tablet, router, digital media store, and video consumption device. Not all of their products are successful, but if you buy more... »
How Will Our Gadgets Evolve?
Here we are, at the beginning of 2010, and we’ve come a long way in the last 15 years. The question is, where do we go next? This year’s CES was somewhat of a dud, in my opinion. There were feature upgrades to a number of products, but nothing that seemed terribly original. 3D televisions... »
2010 Gadget Predictions
As 2009 winds to a close, I find myself wondering where we’ll be focusing our attention this time next year. So, here are a few prognostications. Cell phones iPhones will still be “the” phone to have, but there will be a large number of Android phones sold of varying types. The app space will also still... »
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... »
What has Apple done to improve the computing industry?
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... »
Windows XP to Windows 7 Upgrade
Last night I upgraded my custom built desktop PC from Windows XP to Windows 7. Here is how it went. Backed up all my data to an external USB hard drive and did it again to an external SATA connected drive. Never hurts to have too many backups. My 640 GB hard drive is partitioned... »
Windows 7 First Impressions
This won’t be a full-on review of Microsoft’s latest Operating System, as I just finally got around to doing a full blown install of it and haven’t had the time to go through every nook and cranny. I will provide the overall feel I got for the OS and a few of the applications... »
Top DVR Options
There are a number of options out there for time-shifting the shows you like to watch. In less than 10 years, we’ve gone from TiVo being a niche market oddity to every major digital media company having some variation of their idea. Here are a few of the most popular choices, in no particular... »
Google Chrome OS initial thoughts
Going through my daily RSS feeds and what do I find? Google has officially announced their own Operating System. Google Chrome OS. After reading through the announcement, several things pop out at me. Speed, simplicity and security are the key aspects of Google Chrome OS. We’re designing the OS to be fast and lightweight, to... »
Windows 7 and OSX Snow Leopard Compared
Apple has released new versions of their OSX Operating System on an almost annual basis since 10.0. Microsoft, on the other hand, will go 2-4 years between releases, and in the past tried to differentiate completely between Consumer and Business versions (see Windows 2000 and NT). This has always meant that Windows features were usually added in Service... »