The news is spreading like a wildfire. Apple's CEO Steve Jobs has provided his resignation letter - stepping down from his CEO responsibilities but remaining as Chairman of the Board. His letter reads: To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community: I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2011
Details, Details – Everything To Know About Standard Computer Screws
How much can there be to know about the standard screws used in computers? Well, that depends on how detailed you want to get. Wikipedia has an article on Computer case screws that might help explain some of the trends you've noticed about the screws if you've ever built a computer or messed around with the internal hardware enough. … [Read more...]
Product Review: D-Link DGS-1008G 8-Port Gigabit Desktop Switch
D-Link's 8-port gigabit switch (D-Link DGS-1008G 8-Port Gigabit Desktop Switch) is a great product. It's a breeze to install - just plug in power and your ethernet cables and you now have a gigabit-capable network that works with gigabit or slower devices with no need to configure anything. This worked great to give me faster access to files shared over the network and my NAS … [Read more...]
Is It Time To Invest In A Seedbox?
In brief, a seedbox is a server where you set torrents to download. Upon completing, you can download it directly from the server through https or sftp. The benefits of a seedbox include that the P2P traffic is headed somewhere else (for concerns about copyright infringement), you use less bandwidth from your ISP (only download, not upload), you could download the files from … [Read more...]
Technology-Driven Rage Faces
Guy Collins Animations is a YouTube channel that has produced some great technology-related animations that show our frustration with the beasts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa9DLxDtPtc That video was inspired by a comic posted to Reddit titled Watching Someone Use a Computer. Since then, the animator has produced a handful of additional videos. … [Read more...]