My home theater system consists of a Samsung LED LCD HDTV, a TiVo Premiere (which has a cable card and replaces the cable box), an Onkyo A/V Receiver, and a Sony PlayStation 3 for games (Marvel vs Capcom 3 being the latest) and playing DVDs/BluRay films. I say this not to brag (because I know many people with better systems and stronger brand preferences) but to paint an … [Read more...]
Countdown to the Disappearance of Internet Explorer 6
A year ago yesterday, a funeral was held for IE6, the browser from Microsoft that had a strong grip on its market share despite its age, limitations, and superior replacements. Regardless of the funeral, IE6 continues to be used. IE6countdown.com is a website run by Microsoft to monitor the market share of IE6 until it is below 1% (it is currently at 12% worldwide).10 years ago … [Read more...]
Video of Installing Windows 1.0 and Upgrading Through Every Version Since
Using VMWare and an unknown amount of time, an individual chose to install MS-DOS 5.0, Windows 1.0, Windows 2.0, Windows 3.0, Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. Fortunately, he recorded the process for us to gain some observations regarding the trend in Windows upgrade process and backwards compatibility … [Read more...]
Drip, drip, drip, drip! Four Independent Sites Posting Leaks
Has the hype of Wikileaks finally died down? The discussion of making a movie based on WikiLeaks or Julian Assange, the Editor-in-Chief of Wikileaks, is still rolling right along. Wikileaks has received a lot of attention from the media previously for leaking Iraq and Afghan war-related documents and the USA's diplomatic cables. As a result of some of this "attention", the … [Read more...]
‘You Either Die A Hero Or Live Long Enough To See Yourself Become The Villain’ Makes Sense To Aaron Barr Now
The line from The Dark Knight, "'You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain" probably makes sense to former HBGary Federal CEO, Aaron Barr now. At least according to Twitter, @aaronbarr is similar to a few Anonymous accounts: Previous coverage of this story: Stephen Colbert’s Take On The Anonymous-HBGary-WikiLeaks Story Must Read: The … [Read more...]