Why is this even news?
Boy Genius Discover Calculators Can Do Math
Wednesday, June 8, 2005
Binding your own books
I found this picture journal on how to bind your own books to be interesting.
Microsoft Shell
Officially, it is called Monad Shell (MSH) but I first thought it meant Microsoft Shell. Tomshardware has an article about how Microsoft will overhaul the Windows command shell and go with MSH. Isn't it facinating how after all these years that we're moving back towards the old UNIX way of things?
Tuesday, June 7, 2005
Microsoft Anti-spyware
I thought I wrote about this before, but I cant find it it anymore. I've been trying out Microsoft Antispyware Beta and it looks like a pretty decent product.
Monday, June 6, 2005
Apple switching to x86
After 10 years (wow, has it been that long?), Apple confirmed the rumor mills and annouced that they have decided to switch over to Intel's x86 processors from IBM's PowerPC for its future computers. The first machines to use the Intel processors will be available in 2006.
After all these years, it feels kinda strange to think that Macs will be using an Intel processor. The move doesn't seem like it will affect IBM as much given the market size of Macs vs IBM's marketshare in video game consoles (all three next gen consoles uses some form of IBM PowerPC processors) and other embedded devices. What would be interesting is the effect it will have on Microsoft since OSX has really been winning the hearts of many computer geeks and developers with it's UNIX core and at the same time offering the Apple GUI.
It seems like the line between so many traditional competitors are disappearing these days. When will we be seeing VIEMACS?
Update: Well, Apple says they will not let OSX run on anything other then an Apple/Intel box so they pretty much shot themselves in the foot again.
After all these years, it feels kinda strange to think that Macs will be using an Intel processor. The move doesn't seem like it will affect IBM as much given the market size of Macs vs IBM's marketshare in video game consoles (all three next gen consoles uses some form of IBM PowerPC processors) and other embedded devices. What would be interesting is the effect it will have on Microsoft since OSX has really been winning the hearts of many computer geeks and developers with it's UNIX core and at the same time offering the Apple GUI.
It seems like the line between so many traditional competitors are disappearing these days. When will we be seeing VIEMACS?
Update: Well, Apple says they will not let OSX run on anything other then an Apple/Intel box so they pretty much shot themselves in the foot again.
AOL email
AOL released their web-based email system today. I think they'll have a tough fight ahead of them to break into the market place dominated by Yahoo!, Google and Hotmail.
Friday, June 3, 2005
EMACS, VI, Slickedit
It is always nice to work in an UNIX environment. The variety of tools and utilities is incredible and many have been refined over decades to be fast and efficient. I'm a big fan of the Slickedit editor (as evident by the fact that I have a forum for it on my site), but alas Slickedit discontinued the version that runs on the platform I use at work so it is no longer an option. The two heavy weights of editors are EMACS and VI, but I'm not going to go in to a holy war about which one is better. I've always been more of an EMACS guy, so I picked it up again and started to get my proficiency back (not that I was very proficient to start with). I think it's good to also know more VI so I'll probably try to spend some time with it also, but for now I'm using EMACS. As powerful as EMACS is, I sometimes miss the ease of Slickedit.
I got "Learning GNU Emacs 3rd Edition" and "Learning the vi Editor 6th Edition" (both published by O'Reilley) and I would recommend the EMACS book if you're just starting out. It is clearly written, very practical and has good real-life examples. The VI book is only so-so. I got the basics of VI from it but really didn't feel I learned any new "tricks".
I got "Learning GNU Emacs 3rd Edition" and "Learning the vi Editor 6th Edition" (both published by O'Reilley) and I would recommend the EMACS book if you're just starting out. It is clearly written, very practical and has good real-life examples. The VI book is only so-so. I got the basics of VI from it but really didn't feel I learned any new "tricks".
Fedora Foundation
Found this on InformationWeek talking about how Red Hat is creating the Fedora Foundation and transfering the IP over to the new organization to handle the future development of Fedora.
Wednesday, June 1, 2005
DSL for $15
SBC announced a new $15 price for their lower speed DSL package (dynamic IP, 386Kbps-1.5Mbps download, 128-384Kbps upload). This puts the cost of DSL at the same price as a dial-up connection and considering SBC comes with dial-up as part of the DSL package it looks a great deal for those who wants a taste of broadband.
It's also good to see how broadband has matured as can be seen by how companies are simplifying the types of packages they offer. Instead of the 1001 different packages that usually happens when businesses play with different pricing and services most offer just a couple and for lower price then in the past. SBC itself now has only two packages: express vs pro.
It's also good to see how broadband has matured as can be seen by how companies are simplifying the types of packages they offer. Instead of the 1001 different packages that usually happens when businesses play with different pricing and services most offer just a couple and for lower price then in the past. SBC itself now has only two packages: express vs pro.
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