Amazon Kindle is one of the new products getting a lot of media attention and generating user excitement. While interesting and much better than the previous version I just don’t find it that exciting or something I would purchase for myself. I guess, it’s just not for me.
Is MySpace dead?
Looking at my personal usage of social networking sites and considering the recent “exodus” of executives from MySpace (and their features lag), I think that they are pretty much done. Am I wrong?
Apple Updates Consumer Desktop Line
Apple released three “new” computers today: Mac mini iMac Mac Pro Here’s the first paragraph of their product release statement: CUPERTINO, California—March 3, 2009—Apple® today announced updates to its iMac® and Mac® mini desktop lines, including a 24-inch iMac that is priced more affordably than ever before and a Mac mini with powerful new integrated graphics. For the same $1,499 …
Damaged PowerBook G4
Every once in a while we get machines so badly damaged that people outside work (yes we do talk about unusual stuff to others) don’t believe us when we tell them what was done to these computers. Earlier this week we received a computer (Powerbook G4) which looks like it’s been dropped, kicked, stomped on and then attacked with a …
Facebook knows they made a mistake
Facebook seems to have realized that they went overboard with their recent “Terms of Use” changes and has decided to revert back to their previous version. According to Mark Zuckerberg (their CEO & Founder) they have acknowledged and took ownership of this mistake. His exact words were (quoted from FB blog): A lot of the language in our terms is …
Facebook Terms of Use
Facebook has revised their Terms of Use recently and most notable changes basically state that they own all of your content from now until perpetuity. Under “Licenses” heading they state the following: You hereby grant Facebook an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, fully paid, worldwide license (with the right to sublicense) to (a) use, copy, publish, stream, store, retain, publicly perform …
WordPress v.2.7.1 upgrade error
Just finished upgrading this blog to WordPress v.2.7.1 and it all went ok, everything looked ok at first that is. On the front end (side seen by visitors) it all looks the same and all of the functionality is still there. On the other hand, on the back end (admin side) not everything went as smoothly. After the upgrade on …
Prevent identity theft
On this morning’s news I head that over the past year some 10,000,000 Americans were victims of identity theft. That’s little over 3% of the U.S. population. Someone might say, well it’s only 3% which is not bad, but when you look at the number it is staggering, frightening even. 10 million people! While there is no guarantee that it …
How to make your computer perform better
Here are some basic tips on how to maintain your computer (PC or Mac) and make it perform better for a longer period of time. These are tips that everyone can do on their own. If you are interested in more detailed, technical info please let me know. Also, if you have any tips or suggestions to share please feel …
Progress is a beautiful thing
Photo Source: Edupics.com Earlier today I attended a meeting with two very intelligent individuals who have significantly improved their respective areas with every day they have spent here. One of them used to work on my team, but has since moved onto bigger and “better” 😉 things at a different department and has made significant strides towards increasing their productivity …