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 installment of the Bitstream examines a few of those costs and, in the process, provides a not so gentle jab at the IT department of one of my local banking institutions.
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Posted on June 21st, 2009 by OMas
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Hallo hoppy reader,
Back in April of last year, I blogged about the DTV transition and, since today is the Big Day, aka the Analog Cutoff, I thought I’d devote this Bitstream post to over–the–air reception, and some tips and tricks for better TV fun. Read more…
Posted on June 12th, 2009 by OMas
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Hallo hoppy reader,
Back in October of last year, I blogged about some interesting tech, including display tech. This past week, at a recent D7 Tech DEMO, Plastic Logic CEO Richard Archuleta demo’d his keyboard–free e–reader for the crowd. Read more…
Posted on June 6th, 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.”
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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? Read more…
Posted on May 11th, 2009 by OMas
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Jello happy reader,
In this installment of the Bitstream, I wanted to let you know about a couple of different items that have intruded into my consciousness of late, the first being a granular rental feature from Amazon, a slick new bulk content delivery method, and an AI cloud service to help artists and labels figure out if their “art” is dynamite or dud… Read more…
Posted on May 5th, 2009 by OMas
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Hallo hoppy reader,
A quick Bitstream post, not quite live from NAB as they were packet filtering on the show floor. In brief, all the wankers have left the building. This NAB was focused on essentials. Only those with budgets and pain points were in attendance, while tire kickers couldn’t justify the time and expense. Read more…
Posted on April 26th, 2009 by OMas
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Hallo hoppy reader,
Several times this month, I’ve been asked about USB, FireWire and which is “better” for audio. Because of the recent jive about Apple “dropping” FireWire to control costs on some of their consumer products, I cannah take it any longer and this Bitstream installment is a response. Read more…
Posted on April 9th, 2009 by OMas
Filed under: Audio & Acoustics, Gadgetry, General IT | 2 Comments »
Hallo hoppy reader,
Once again, it’s Thursday and I’m at the Web 2.0 show listening to keynotes. Read more…
Posted on April 2nd, 2009 by OMas
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Hallo hoppy readers,
Of late, I’ve been blathering on here at the Bitstream about virtualization as it relates to IT. As with many other things, it seems that R. Bucky Fuller got there first, coining a new term in 1922 to describe it. Read more…
Posted on March 31st, 2009 by OMas
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