Apple is getting a stranglehold on the evolution of computing devices, particulary for consumers. iPod + iTunes dominates the media playing world. iPhone + iAppStore dominate the phone plus highly portable app and messaging world. But Apple missed the boat despite a huge technology leads on the PC desktop and laptop world back in the […]
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Just as Apple’s Snow Leopard hits the streets I just saw the Microsoft attack ad material – Apple 13.3″ MacBook 2Ghz procesor, 160GB Drive for $1200. $Twelve hundred when Walmart is offering on its website for $348 for an Acer Aspire 11.6″ Netbook : Operating System: Genuine Windows XP Home Edition Processor: Intel Atom Processor
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The NYTimes technology section is getting to be one of my favorites for finding out about the last electronic bling. With the exception of Apple topics, the coverage is not breathless fanboy scrapings of every detail of the Palm Pre or HP Mini Netbook seen on many other gadget sites; but rather fairly well measured
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Caribana colours, as we have seen, are rich and sumptuous. Equally clever is the design and craft of the costumes and floats which make up the Parade. Having been behind the scenes while work was done on some of the Rose Bowl floats in Pasadena California I was expecting to see some of the same
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Caribana took place this last weekend in Toronto – see PixofCanada for pictures and a complete description of the event. What I want to show here is some of the great colours and ideas to be found in the many Caribbean cultures that put on another splendid show in Toronto this summer. The hues were
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I have long been a careful reader of reviews in computer and photography magazines. Too often, the magazines become enmeshed with the interests of the vendors that advertise in their pages. In short, reviews of major advertisers wares can become evasive, omissive if not downright skewed. Just look at the the reviews of Microsoft Vista
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RIA – Rich Internet Application are designed to show off what is possible to do both online and offline with the latest Internet enabled programs and interface design tools. Many designers and graphic artists are often on board to add design flare to the apps. But sometimes the functionality gets missed despite the good design
There are a huge number of really interesting and free Open Source programs in the graphics field. Many run in Linux and MacOS; but a goodly number are also ported to Windows. They run the gamut from albums through DTP to photo or video editors of varying interest. This series of Open Source reviews will
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