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• History & Anthropology

  History of the Internet

  01.10.09 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  Just in case you were ever curious.
  History of the Internet from PICOL on Vimeo.

• Life Unplugged

  Unboxing the Christmas laptop

  01.09.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  The ultimate gift for a geek in training!
  P.S. I secretly installed Python on it when no one was looking; just in case she gets bored with Webkinz.

• Rogue Bytes

  What an interesting few weeks it’s been.

  09.18.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Sarah Palin’s Yahoo account got hacked by Anonymous. – This has been all over the news, so I’m sure you’ve heard it by now. But in case you haven’t, here’s some coverage. – PC World, ComputerWorld, Fox News.
  International Space Station infected by a Virus. – That’s just sad. Really, really sad.
  Google launches Chrome [...]

• Computers & Technology

  Which DSLR to buy? Any thoughts?

  01.30.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Let’s say you have about $800 to $900 to spend on camera equipment. Let’s also say you have no other camera equipment to speak of, and no ties to any specific brand (anymore), other than a little experience.
  What would you buy? Here is what I’m debating.
  a. The new Rebel XSi camera kit. (coming in April) [...]

• Computers & Technology

  Could Vista be the final nail in the coffin?

  07.26.07 | Permalink | 4 Comments

  I had this thought while driving to work today. As a lot of you know, I split my time pretty evenly between Windows XP and OS X, and I’m quite happy doing so. I’ve been a Windows user for as long as I can remember and an OS X user for a little over a [...]

• Computers & Technology

  Linux Distro Timeline

  04.30.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  I find this fascinating. It’s so interesting to see how some of the smaller distros came about, and when.
  Click on the image to make it larger.

• Self Improvement

  O’Reilly School of Technology

  04.10.07 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  What have we here? It looks like O’Reilly – of O’Reilly Media, not Bill O’Reilly – has opened up its internet ports to all those who are interested in getting an education in technology. O’Reilly School of Technology offers a variety of online courses ranging from programming to system administration to web development. You [...]

• Computers & Technology

  Apple’s new mobile phone

  01.09.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  Apple finally revealed their new mobile phone. Head over to Engadget to see pictures and more live coverage.
  The phone is absolutely gorgeous. It runs OS X and has a 3.5″ widescreen / touchscreen (only one actual button). It plays music, movies, and TV shows, and integrates seamlessly with iLife. I’m excited and I’m not even [...]

• Upcoming Events

  Macworld Conference & Expo

  01.09.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  We’re less than thirty minutes away from Steve Jobs taking center stage at the annual Macworld Conference & Expo. This year promises to be pretty exciting, so say the experts.
  You can check out live coverage of the keynote, courtesy of uneasysilence.com. They also have a list of other websites offering live coverage of the [...]

• Computers & Technology

  iPhone, iPhone, iPhone

  12.13.06 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  It’s not really a secret that Apple will be releasing an iPhone in the near future. Some analysts predict that we may see it as early as January 15. That’s right around the corner if it’s true. I was contemplating the purchase of a Razr V3, but the last two Apple products that I purchased [...]