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If you are looking for an interesting listen, check out the Steve Jobs interview at the 2010 D8 Conference. If you would rather watch the video, here's that version. One of the interesting things Mr. Jobs said is that this phenomena of mobile apps that has really exploded in the past three years is something new, something we haven’t seen
When it comes to certain types of software or social networking sites, I have tended to hold back and let others to be the first to jump on the bandwagon. For example, Twitter was around a year or two before I decided to sign up and see what all the fuss was about. I did the same thing with Facebook.
Well, Todd wanted me to write an intro for myself as the newest writer on Geek News Central, so here it goes. My name is Alan Buckingham and I live in Maryland. I work for a major credit card company doing a job that's hard to explain, but suffice to say I am at a PC all day and listening
With my recent purchase of the Sprint HTC Evo 4G, I’m on my third smart phone. It’s been quite an interesting ride. The first one was an HTC PPC-6700, running Windows Mobile 5 with the original incarnation of Alltel EVDO, integrated WiFi, and a slide-out keyboard. The phone had terrible battery life, and the operating system was sluggish. I personally
Ok Headed for Home Saturday morning. We are having a meetup tonight at Dinosaur BBQ in downtown Rochester all welcome i'm buying dinner. I have had a lovely time here in up state NY and look forward to coming back. Was much more than I anticipated. Look forward to being home and back in the Studio for a while. Join
The Japanese space agency JAXA successfully unfurled the solar sail on the IKAROS demonstrator back on 10 June and now they have the photos to prove it. Taken by a tiny camera module launched from IKAROS, the photo was transferred from the camera module to the probe and then on back to earth. For those not up on what's going
Remember when they first started discussing radiation of cell phones? You could get a tumor calling mum. Well now San Francisco decided you need to know how much radiation you are sticking to your ear. On a article on Engadget, they show a chart of which phones are rated with low radiation and which ones are high. Nokia, Blackberry Storm
I have done my fair share of dissing Best Buy over the years, but in this case, I want to give them kudos. Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, with help from the Geek Squad from Best Buy, set up a "tech precinct" as part of a renovations that were ongoing. The area is equipped with computers, video game consoles,
I guess Starbucks finally figured out that their expensive cups of coffee could afford to cover the cost of WiFi in their stores, and now is offering it to their customers for free. It's about time they joined the party. Barnes and Noble have been offering free WiFi (powered by AT&T) since early last summer, and Borders followed suit in
Really enjoying Rochester really pretty here. Had a heck of a time getting here as the storms on Saturday delayed my arrival.. I have a full week but looking forward to meeting up with Ohana on Friday for dinner. Sponsor: You can save up to 75% or more on term life insurance with Matrix Direct. Sponsor: Visit gotomeeting.com, click the
Your Geek is Toast, I have been out in the hot Texas sun all day today.. Working on a new project that is going to excite everyone when I announce what I am up to. I must have drank a gallon of water... But that does not stop the tech news and wait till you hear what a school district
On the 16th May 1960, Theodore Maiman at the Hughes Research Lab in California fired up the first confirmed demonstration of a laser using a synthetic ruby. A few months later on 12th December and persuing a different line of research, Ali Javan at Bell Labs, showed the first helium-neon gas-discharge laser. One of the key differences between the two versions,
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