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E6500 Part II & Cutting the Cord

Update on my E6500 post.Things are improving in the driver department. Since that post, Dellhas released new apps/drivers for: Sound, DCP, Fingerprint Reader,Embassy, and the...

16 years 5 months ago

Twitter vs. Facebook

I’mlooking for some advice on microblogging etiquette and usage. I haveboth twitter and facebook accounts, but I haven’t figured out when Ishould use twitter vs. facebook status...

16 years 5 months ago

Tech Support for Geeks

Overthe holiday break, I waited on the phone 30 minutes to hear a techsupport person sing Celine Dion in my ear while telling me to reset mycable modem. Ok, let me back up a bit. I...

16 years 5 months ago

Zune 30, Killed by Complexity

I first heard of it early New Years Eve, I guess. Hoards of Microsoft Zunes were committing mass suicide(a gruesome thought but the actual quote from the Slashdot article).Fears...

16 years 5 months ago

Fun with my little VIA console

At the Embedded Systems Conference in San Jose this year they handedout little VIA embedded EPIA systems to the attendees. I'm not sureeveryone got one, but I was thrilled. It has...

16 years 6 months ago

Dell E6500 – good hardware, but lots of software problems

I recently found myself in the market for a new homecomputer. I have a D820 at work, which has been working fine for awhile now that I'm past the Vista pre-SP1 headaches, so I...

16 years 7 months ago

Why a good platform can't be free

I sure am having fun thinking about OpenConsole, i.e., a Linux basedset top box that plays in the same space as Microsoft and Sony andNintendo, but is really an evolution of the...

16 years 8 months ago

BMW wants to go open

Ian Skerrett, our fine director of Marketing at the Eclipse Foundation, pointed out this article from MotorAuthority.com.BMW apparently is feeling out the market to see if there is...

16 years 8 months ago

Open Console you say

Linux powers "cloud" gaming console. More info here. Ihate the term cloud, but this is close to the internet appliance/opengaming console I have been thinking about. Specs are damn...

16 years 8 months ago

Another legend has eyes on the future

I just finished reading an interview with another legend of the game programming industry, Epic’s Tim Sweeney (Mr. Unreal). First it was John Carmack from id (Mr. Doom)wondering...

16 years 9 months ago