Archive for September, 2008
First Attempt at Script Writing for Video on Cloud Computing
A few weeks ago, I wrote up a script designed to help people understand the concept of Cloud Computing. The idea was to create a short video that explains the concept in a way that everyone could understand. Modeled after the “In Plain English” video (you can see some of those on YouTube, I highly [...]
Preview: San Francisco’s New Academy of Sciences
A few weekends ago, I was lucky to get a preview of San Francisco’s new Academy of Sciences complex in Golden Gate Park. The area has a lot of memories for me as I used to go there as a child many years ago. It was a magical yet historic place with beautiful older architecture [...]
Happy Talk-Like-A-Pirate Day 2008
If you are reading this on September 19th (of any year), you are probably seeing it in “pirate-speak.” September 19th has been designated as official “Talk Like a Pirate Day” around the world. There seem to be many “official” sites out there about it. Here is one of them. Wikipedia weighs in as well.
If you [...]
Review: LaCie’s USB-powered Speakers
Just in time for back to school, LaCie just launched a new set of USB-powered speakers. Designed by Neil Poulton, these reasonably priced, simple-yet-elegant speakers compliment LaCie’s previously released FireWire Speaker set. Since not all computers and laptop have the ability to use FireWire, LaCie felt it important to release a set that could be [...]
Humor: Your Servers are NOT Bulletproof!
Having some fun with servers (traditional vs. the “Cloud”). There are more videos coming at NoHardware.com.
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iPhone: Quickly Launch Apps, Website & Phone Calls with QuickGold
Today I installed an application on my jailbroken iPhone that I personally think Apple should incorporate into their next release of the firmware. It honestly is this GREAT! I have over 6 “pages” of applications on my iPhone and have all but sprained my fingers from flipping through all of the pages as I attempt [...]
