The MacTel Future
Apple computers are moving to Intel processors. Not sure what I think about that yet. As a shareholder, I worry about the transition over the next year. Who wants to buy a Mac when you know a entire new processor base is…
RFID Kills
Sometimes I want to just travel without being a radio station. This is interesting and I agree with the initial conclusions. In a misguided attempt to make US passports more secure, the US Department of State plans to put radio frequency…
Searching Creative Commons
Via Joi Ito Late last night, Yahoo! launched a Creative Commons search engine , permitting you to search the web, filtering results on the basis of Creative Commons licenses. So, as I feel like I've said 10,000 times when explaining CC on the road,…
Who needs radio?
For the past two weeks, I've been listening exclusively to podcasts on my iPod during my commute. The software automatically downloads the content and places it within my iTunes library. I sync my iPod and them I am ready to go. …
Exploration with a capital E
I've been a fan of Wired magazine since its inception and boast of having the first issue in my collection. While Wired quality suffered for a few years, they are fully back on their game. This month contains and exceptional section by…
Looks like a done deal
In this age of instant gratification, it is strange to go to bed not knowing who the President will be. What I look forward to is hearing about how the electronic voting machines worked out. I've seen a few horror stories already regarding system…
Upgrading Experience
I decided to upgrade my Apple Powerbook from the 12in model to the 15in one. Thus far, I am extremely impressed with how great this machine is. I've owned laptops from all the major manufacturers and this one is simply the best. In addition,…
Terrorists leak Windows Source Code on the Net
I'm kidding of course, about the terrorist part. There are all sorts of implications to the Windows source code leak. Can you say zero day worms, exploits and all sorts of fun?
Smoking...
After months of suffering with my WISP provider and the unending series of service failures, I've made the plunge and run a T1 line to the house. After just one night, I am amazed at how much more productive I can be when the Internet is reliable.…
Shake things up...shake up the world.
I am nearing my goal of having a Windows free environment at the Devost household. Our desktops are running OS X and my servers are running Linux (RedHat and Fedora). One lone Windows machine remains, used only for Groove, which does not support…