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2008 June 20

Advertising Will Make it So!

In a move not entirely surprising, Microsoft has decided to put forth another 200 million dollars to advertise the benefits of Vista.
The announcement was made in the June 20 edition of Fortune magazine, and states that the $200 million is in addition to the $300 million that Microsoft was already spending to put lipstick on [...]

New Ideas For A Media Server (or HTPC)

When looking to build something, whether it’s a computer or an engine, a desk or a chair, metal, electrical, or wood, I find it very helpful to look at the work of someone else. I don’t do this to copy their work, as I find something that I need, or want, to be different. Instead, [...]

Extreme Laptop Makeover: Second Life for the Portable Computer

When trying to do the right thing, and be ‘green’, few think about the problems associated with the small useful life of a laptop computer. So many people that own a laptop look at it as a complete consumable; something to be used, and when the first problem arises, thrown away and replaced.
Part of the [...]

Snow Leopard Will Have ZFS!

Just announced, and chronicled on Robin Harris’  column on ZDNet, Apple’s next operating system will include the Zettabyte File System, now simply referred to as ZFS.
ZFS is a 128 bit file system, which allows for expansion that is, for all practical purposes, unlimited (why it is, is beyond the scope of this article, but a [...]

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