Hallo hoppy readers,
Yesterday, I attended a HP session on changes to data center design and management. There have been some interesting changes since I last looked at the problem at the Uptime Institute.
This morning, IDF started the first keynote with Deborah Conrad. She debuted a new 15 sec. TV spot, part of the same campaign that’s currently running… Read more…
Posted on September 23rd, 2009 by OMas
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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 Read more…
Posted on September 22nd, 2009 by OMas
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Hallo hoppy reader,
Quick thang: For those of us heading to Sin City for all gadgets, all the time, Jet Blue’s having a promo in conjunction with the Consumer Electronic Show. For travel to Las Vegas on Jan. 4th to the 7th and return flights Jan. 10th to the 13th, use the promo code “2010CES” on Jet Blue’s web site for a 5% discount…Hey, 5 percent’s better than nothing!
All for now so, I’m outta here. Thanks for visiting and, until next, geek on!
Posted on August 28th, 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… Read more…
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. Read more…
Posted on August 13th, 2009 by OMas
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Hallo hoppy reader,
This installment of the Bitstream is all about tiny…I’ve got two, two, woops, three tiny gadgets in one tiny blog. Specifically, pico projectors and gigabigga disk drives. Read on…
Posted on August 6th, 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 Leopard should address most of the existing vulnerabilities. So, let’s take a quick look at how you can lock down your Mac without going ca–razy…
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 it comes to Zigbee–enabled sensors and whatever the heck it is their sniffing.
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… Read more…
Posted on June 30th, 2009 by OMas
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