Archive for the ‘General’ Category

101 reasons why Linux is better than Windows

Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

I have been preaching Linux for a quite a while now. Here is a great article that sums up why Linux is better than Windows... === Many a times Windows users talk about what Windows can do but Linux can ’t. To be fair, they need to know what Linux can do ...

Photoshopped Animals - Very Cool

Monday, February 5th, 2007

Whoever did these is very good at photoshop, you just have to see for yourself.read more | digg story

How to download TV Shows

Friday, February 2nd, 2007

I have Windows Media center edition on my laptop. I thought it was a good buy and I have found it to be useful, but I really don't play too much with the Media side of things. It has an S-Video jack and theoretically can play movies and ...

Watch out iTunes here comes Amazon

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

I just discovered today that Amazon is now into the play on demand service. They are offering TV shows and Movies for download in a pay-per-24 hour format. You can get 24, CSI, and a slew of other shows right to your PC. iTunes has had this ...

Behind-the-scenes: Space Shuttle’s Safety-Critical Software

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

This is an older article, but one I always reference. Most people are impressed with things like Microsoft Software, but this article shows that commercial software is kids play compared to Space Shuttle launch software. The inspiring article discusses the rigorous software development process NASA goes through to develop software ...

Death(star) by PowerPoint

Monday, January 29th, 2007

Here is an amusing one for any of you that use PowerPoint: How they use PowerPoint in the Star Wars universe. Be sure to watch for the evil blue screen 'o death. Watch it here!

The new web interfaces

Thursday, January 18th, 2007

Remember how your parents carefully read the instructions.... Do you read instructions or do you just start using the features and learn as you go along....? This is an interesting article on how the new Web2.0 interfaces are continuing to bring new features, intuitiveness, and complexity hidden beneath a simple interface. ...

Where I’ve been

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007

I found a cool website that lets you grid the places you've been. As I have traveled quite a bit, it was fun trying to remember the different adventures I've had and where I went. Below is a representation of the states I have visited. In the early 90's ...

The new look of Las Vegas

Sunday, January 7th, 2007

I am writing from my hotel in Las Vegas. It has been about six months since I was last here. I have family here so I come to Vegas every so often. Las Vegas My typical visit to Las Vegas is really a visit to suburbia. I pass by the strip ...

24 is almost back!!

Saturday, January 6th, 2007

Be sure to watch the trailer. It looks great!

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