Since I could not have said it better myself:The IT Dashboard provides the public with an online window into the details of Federal information technology investments and provides users with the ability to track the progress of investments over time. The IT Dashboard displays data received from agency reports to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), including general … [Read more...]
Battery Life Benchmarks
There's been an interesting flurry of news lately regarding the way battery life is measured. Almost any consumer that has purchased a notebook or netbook lately has likely realized that the battery life (measured in hours) that was advertised to them has been at least slightly exaggerated. That circumstance is the topic of a number of blog posts on the official AMD blog which … [Read more...]
Joe’s Goals
Joe's Goals is a simple approach to by-the-week accountability to setting and meeting goals. You can simply go to the Joe's Goals website and check corresponding boxes to indicate if a goal was completed for the day. You can create multiple, simple goals like going for a run or eating vegetables. You can also add negative goals, or things you want to avoid, as well in case you … [Read more...]
Pandora vs. Grooveshark – Streaming Music Showdown
A year and a half ago, I wrote an article recommending Pandora. A year and a half later, I unfortunately have to update my review on Pandora. From the article: Streaming radio with no audible ads and the music custom-chosen to your tastes, it’s hard to imagine many improvements that could be made to Pandora. … [Read more...]
Microsoft TechNet’s Server Quest Games
My latest article over at Freewaregenius is in regards to Microsoft TechNet's Server Quest Games. There are actually two games with that title, the original and the sequel. The first is made using Flash while the second is made using Silverlight. The games are pretty straight forward and fun, but the dialog from the story that connects all the games is what gets me laughing … [Read more...]