One device I really enjoy is the Apple Airport Express, which lets you stream iTunes music, to remote speakers. The Airport Express gives you the ability to play music, wirelessly, anywhere in your house. Now, there are lots of speakers out there that have some fancy claim about being “MP3 speakers” or “iPod speakers”, and [...]
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20080411/bs_nf/59251 Although I have been saying this stuff for years, it has finally come into sight of the press. Windows Vista has been a totally disappointing flop. Internet explorer has never adhered to web standards. Promises of stability back in 1995, that really didn’t happen until Windows 2000 shipped, and even then, it took several [...]
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20080404/085851751.shtml You know, the solution to all these electronic voting issues is simple; use Open Source software, so the code can be reviewed by anyone who wants to or understands computer languages. Personally, I will not use any encryption software that is not open source, because how do you know if the software has a [...]
So, anyone who reads this knows my take on Sony; I don’t like them anymore. It started with the whole ‘rootkit’ shenanigan: http://garlockfamily.com/?p=202 Now, Sony is up to it again, this time they are at the other end of the copy protection routine; the pirates! Apparently Sony was busted for having unlicensed software on their [...]
We took a trip to the Museum of Science two weekends ago, and I have posted all the pictures to flickr. Here is the link to flickr, to that SET of pictures: http://flickr.com/photos/brucegarlock/sets/72157604127992592/ Here’s a Pic of Amelia enjoying herself: And here is Abbey, really enjoying learning about a real Cow heart and lungs!
Apple does a real nice job with documentation; they always have, dating back to my Apple //e days. I always enjoyed the attention to detail they put into their manuals. While I still prefer books to electronic documentation (and always will), these video tutorials are also very nice. Personally, I will also prefer something I [...]
I never really considered this, but since helium is produced from a decay of uranium-238, of course it must be finite, and take an extremely long time to produce, and capture. It takes BILLIONS of years to produce, and cannot be made synthetically. Looking at the helium balloons we got Abbey for her birthday, makes [...]
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Roswell aliens theory revived by deathbed confession | NEWS.com.au: Roswell aliens theory revived by deathbed confession
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Steve on a Greener Apple: Filed under: Apple Corporate, Steve Jobs, Apple Some environmentalists have been a bit down on Apple. Today, Steve responds to those criticisms, writing “[u]pon investigating Apple’s current practices and progress towards these goals, I was surprised to learn that in many cases Apple is ahead of, or will soon be [...]
There is no excuse for this. When I served in the Air Force, we had a procedure for everything – even making coffee. Don’t we have an IT czar? How hard would it be to come up with some security procedures, and have the masters of audits, perform an audit on themselves?
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First, why in the hell is this still so controversal, and why can’t anyone dispel any of the conspiracy theories?? WHY IS THE SOURCE CODE TO THE VOTING MACHINE SOFTWARE NOT OPENSOURCE?? http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1064 You all know how I still feel that we had the 04 election stolen, even more so than 2000. More, and more [...]
Ten Worst Places to Vote In America: “American democracy’s glaring weak spots include machines that count backward, slice-and-dice districts, felon baiting, phone jamming and plenty of dirty tricks.” Who can vote, where people cast ballots, and how and whether their votes are counted depends on dubiously qualified local officials and those who built the voting [...]
