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In business it's a tough decision between Windows and Linux -- we're not talking end-user, Microsoft's operating system has that mostly nailed. We're talking back-end -- the power behind everything else. And, at an increasing rate, that means Linux and the cloud. Today Microsoft is introducing Red Hat Linux on its Azure platform. The company's vice president of cloud and
The big news everyone was talking about on my Twitter feed today had to do with Activision Blizzard and the announcement that they have agreed to acquire King Digital Entertainment for $5.9 billion. There is much speculation about what will happen as a result of this acquisition. Blizzard Entertainment is the creator of World of Warcraft. They merged with Activision,
Trekkies get ready Star Trek is being re-born and will grace CBS in 2017.. Quick show today with a lot of great stories the road show continues please enjoy the podcast and support our sponsor. Download the Audio Show File Listener Links: NASA needs Programmer for Voyager. T-Mobile free video Streaming. Neat Customer Review. Show Links: Start Trek Re-Born. Lessig
Remember the netbook “fad” from a few years ago? According to Wikipedia, “netbook” as a generic term came into widespread use in 2007. By 2011, manufacturers such as Dell exited the netbook market due to declining sales. Were netbooks really a fad, or was there something more to it? Before proceeding, let’s get one thing out of the way. Netbooks
Neko Atsume: Kitty Collector is an adorable game where players collect cats. The incredibly cute artwork caught my attention right away. A recent update allows players to toggle between Japanese and English in the game. The adorable artwork was what first attracted me to this game. All of the text in the game was written in Japanese, and this left
A review of the Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse, a cleverly designed, natural-feeling mouse that focuses on providing a portable mouse that folds flat for storage.
Ergonomics plays a large role in how appealing and useful we find electronic devices, thus ergonomics ends up affecting out behavior more than we realize. Like many people back in the 1990’s I was heavily into building my own computers, typically using the ever-popular tower case to house things in. The basic machine included a tower, a monitor, a keyboard
Nearly all smart home systems have a controlling hub which typically requires a cabled network connection as the hub itself has a number of wireless transmitters such as ZigBee, Z-wave or Bluetooth to control the smart devices round the home. Given that the best location for the smart hub is in the centre of a house for maximum coverage, this
It has been so long since I did a show on the road, I felt a little out of place. I have become so used to being in the studio that tonights show was like fish out of water.. Using my new Zoom H6 the sound of the recording is a little bit different than my system at home and
When it comes to headphones, I'm a firm believer in that you get what you pay for. Undoubtedly there are diminishing returns above a certain price point but the bundled headphones that used to come with mobile phones were complete rubbish in terms of both their build quality and audio characteristics. Fortunately, those days are past and most respectable manufacturers
Outlook for iOS has been out awhile, but this is my first look. Since I made the switch from Microsoft products to “other” products in 2008 or so, I haven’t looked back…. Until now. My wife started a new job and received a Microsoft Surface (Not sure exactly what model) as her work machine. It came with Windows 8.1
OnePlus are back in the limelight with a new phone, the OnePlus X. The first device in a new product line, the X isn't an out-and-out powerhouse but focuses on high quality materials and great design. The OnePlus X comes in two variants, the Onyx and the Ceramic. The Onyx consists of jet black glass with a darkened silver aluminum
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