Working With Wine

Technology | April 8th, 2008

It’s been a while since my last post, and during that time I have been busy playing some computer games that I haven’t looked at in a while. At the moment, Empire Earth and SimCity 4 are at the top that list. What is significant about this is that these are playable on Wine and they actually work. Read Working With Wine >>



Network Dependency

Privacy, Technology | February 20th, 2008

While traveling this past holiday season, at one of the many airports a kid was busy talking on her cellphone and complaining about how she was having such difficulty finding a phone number. At the other end, it sounded like her mom was navigating through her Facebook page to locate the phone number in question. Have we really become so dependent on network connectivity?
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Laptop Absconding at Best Buy

Privacy, Technology | February 14th, 2008

It seems pretty common practice to bring malfunctioning computers to get repaired, something that Raelyn Campbell did when she brought in her faulty laptop to a local Best Buy. Unfortunately, in the process of fixing the computer it was lost and now Raelyn is seeking a financial remedy for her situation.
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Taking a Bite out of Apple

Technology | January 16th, 2008

For some unexplained reason, the Apple iPod has emerged as the most popular portable music device in use today. In the process it has dethroned the venurable Sony Walkman and somehow managed to overtake other devices that would be equally capable and would cost only a fraction as much.
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Annual 2008 Predictions

Technology | January 6th, 2008

It looks like 2007 was the year of the iPhone and possibly the year that Apple went into growth overdrive. Not only are they the darlings of Wall Street, but Apple has demonstrated increasing share in the home PC market. Of course, social networks continue to grow with Badoo, Xanga, Facebook and MySpace in contention with more professional networks like LinkedIn. What does this mean for the new year, and what about my prediction for the demise of hi-def video formats?
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