Film is rich with the kind of cross-pollination between science and art that inspires really great ideas. There is nothing more fascinating than digging up the grains of truth behind movie fantasies. I can’t say to what extent, if any these re-life projects have taken inspiration from the cinema, but one thing is [...]
Category Archives: Hardware
Standing Behind Your Product Means Admitting When You Are Wrong
April 14, 2008 – 11:59 pm
A Case Study.I will tell a brief story about my experience dealing with one of the world’s largest router suppliers, and making a large investment in the technology. – I am telling this story because this is the corporate attitude, this is how corporations think, act, and behave in large part – this describes the [...]
$400 Dollar Hackintosh?
April 14, 2008 – 3:10 pm
Computing company Psystar has announced it’s new “OpenMac” product, an unofficial PC tower which will run Leopard out of the box. The price point is certainly tempting, but one has to wonder if it’s worth it given the non-sanctioned approach that they are taking here. After all, if you do run into problems Apple is [...]
How Many Beers Fit in That Computer?
April 10, 2008 – 1:14 am
Today on this blog I will sadly admit something about my work history, during college, I worked for the Geek Squad - I was a shameful corporate pawn, but this post isn’t about that, it’s about the lessons I learned while dealing with 40 - 50 ‘users’ a day.
When you ask [...]
