Robotics is getting more Cylon-esque. This latest robot, shown in a video linked to below, looks pretty much like the one that will chase you through forests to hunt you down sometime around the year 2030. The Robot Apocalypse is well on its way.
July 13, 2013July 12, 2013Fixing the Windows Explorer Taskbar ShortcutIf you use Windows 7, as a growing majority of people are, then you are probably as frustrated as I am about that Windows Explorer shortcut on the taskbar. Here’s what I’m referring to:
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July 11, 2013The Return of the TypewriterI think the headline says it all: Kremlin returns to typewriters to avoid computer leaks. How long has it been since you’ve used a typewriter, if ever? July 10, 2013Lovely Chrome Bookmarks
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July 8, 2013Zettabytes of CrapThe furor over infamous whistleblower Edward Snowden continues, but yet the media misses the point entirely: Snowden isn’t the bad guy. The U.S. Government is the bad guy for illegally spying on its own citizens. Snowden merely pointed it out, but he’s not the guilty party.
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July 5, 2013When a Byte is not a ByteIt’s with great pride that you bring home that 3TB hard drive. It’s awesome! Three trillion bytes of storage, who could imagine? Then you install the thing and, lo and behold, the operating system reports 2.54TB are available. Huh?
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July 3, 2013Taking in a Little Jazz
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July 1, 2013Windows 8 Beats Windows VistaWhen it comes to Market Share, Windows 8 comes out on top! Well, it comes out on top of Windows Vista, which isn’t saying much. That’s because prior to Windows 8, Windows Vista was universally heralded as the suckiest version of Windows. Although, I always thought that honor belonged to Windows ME. Anyone remember Windows ME? The kings of Windows versions, at least according to the article (below), remain Windows 7 at 44% of the market and, yes, good ol’ Windows XP at 37%. Gotta love that Windows XP!
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When the Rug Gets PulledGoogle search is free! The Chrome browser is free! Facebook is free! Gmail is free! Cloud services are free! Can you stand all the freedom? |
If you haven’t yet switched to Google Chrome as your web browser, do so at once! Of all the web browsers, it’s certainly one of the fastest, if not the fastest. Further, you can use Chrome on your desktop, laptop, phone, and tablet and have all your bookmarks, passwords, even web history synchronized. That’s a really handy feature.
I’ll be blunt: A tablet makes an awkward camera. I mean, I just feel dorky when I hold up a huge-ass tablet to take a picture or shoot a video. I’m not as uncomfortable using a phone for that task, but tablets? Too big!