Hello again happy reader, This is your afternoon installment from IDF09. Specifically, the keynote from Sean Maloney and friends. The topic: Intel Architecture Innovates And Integrates
Posted on September 22nd, 2009 by OMas
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Hallo hoppy reader, It’s Tuesday and that means I’ve taken a bat turn to the left and landed at Moscone for another Intel Developer Forum. This first installment concern’s the show’s opening keynote, from Paul Otellini and associates. Paul’ theme: A Continuum of Computing
Posted on September 22nd, 2009 by OMas
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Hello happy readers, Tomorrow is zero day for Apple’s 10.6 Snow Leopard and there are still many mainstream apps out there that may malfunction with the new OS…
Posted on August 27th, 2009 by OMas
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Hallo hoppy reader, I was at the latest Dr. Lance show yesterday, specifically the Flash Memory Summit, and this installment of The Bitstream is about security, or lack thereof, and SSDs.
Posted on August 13th, 2009 by OMas
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Hallo hoppy reader, I was slogging through yet another white paper, someone else’s about HDDs to be precise, and something mentioned got me thinking about security. So this month’s Bitstream is about a secure OS, specifically Mac OS. Despite the Mac’s reputation for safety and security, the truth is somewhat off that center, though Snow [...]
Posted on July 28th, 2009 by OMas
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Hey there, happy reader… This Bitstream installment is a result of the ZigBee® Alliance’s announced development of the ZigBee Green Power feature set to establish global, standards for self–powered devices operating through energy harvesting techniques. Think symbioses: a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. That about sez it all for me when [...]
Posted on July 24th, 2009 by OMas
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Hello happy reader, When we last left our hero, he was ranting about the need for interoperability in the world of IT. This installment of the Bitstream concludes the discussion so I can clear the decks for some Zigbee news…
Posted on June 30th, 2009 by OMas
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Hallo hoppy reader, Today is Father’s Day and, since it’s “my” day, I can do what I please. So, I’m gonna rant, specifically about the “I” word, interoperability. In our modern IT–centric world of business, I am amazed when I encounter companies that don’t realize the costs of siding with proprietary systems by choice. This [...]
Posted on June 21st, 2009 by OMas
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Hello happy reader, Back in Jun of 2008, I blogged a bit here in the Bitstream about nouveau Mac clones. Well, the WSJ just reported that “Maker of Mac Clones Files for Bankruptcy.”
Posted on May 27th, 2009 by OMas
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Hallo hoppy reader, This installment of the Bitstream mentions three IT items of interest to me and, hopefully, to you; a new public beta, a PDF SaaS and, green fish…lutefisk anyone?
Posted on May 11th, 2009 by OMas
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