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The iPad [3] Take Away or “Notes from the Infinite Loop”

Mar 8, 2012

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The third generation iPad was unveiled today, and being the semi-anonymous person I am, I did not get an invite. So I did the next best thing: I followed the event on Ars Technica. I was going to follow on other outlets as well but their coverage was spotty. Aside from the conspicuous absence of a…

A Quick DRAM Speed Note

Mar 6, 2012

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Noivad

in Computing, Consulting

RAM Speed Calculation I see a lot of confusion about this subject so here is a quick guide for finding out what sort of RAM your computer takes. Let’s say you are out at a store, and see what looks like a great deal on some more RAM for your computer, but you don’t know…

WebOS Article Up on DiceNews

Mar 1, 2012

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Noivad

in Computing

DiceNews has published a quick article about to HP’s handling of webOS, and the exodus taking place. Read it At DiceNews.

Tech News Doesn’t Stop When I Have Other Things to Do

Feb 18, 2012

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Noivad

in Computing, Law, netiquette

Unfortunately, I might have bigger fish than CSS3 to fry soon. In the past week I heard about Google spying on people, even those in private mode (I would link to the video, but Google has apparently buried it since the station reporting it uses Google for their search and video); Facebook arguing in court…

Fun with CSS3+ (Even Though it’s not finalized)

Feb 18, 2012

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Noivad

in Computing, Development, User Interface

CSS3 animations & less layout headaches are pretty slick, but I’m not going to bother supporting MS browser quirks. I’ll wait for them to catch up. The person it matters to only cares about iPad compatibility (He uses Win7, but only FireFox). Mozilla browsers benefit from being closer to standards compliant though and the CSS…

20120131 Status Update. AKA: “All Work and No Play Makes M a Tired Boy.”

Jan 31, 2012

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Noivad

in Computing, General, Life, Work

I have been silent since about the beginning of the year thanks to an old project that is restarting and being revamped (and hopefully finished). So, the focus the next month will be doing that. I’ve intensified my efforts at learning more AJAX and refining both my PHP and MySQL abilities. As I continue to…

Social Networking: You are the Product

Jan 16, 2012

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Noivad

in Computing, Law, netiquette

Social Networking is the hottest property on the internet. Social Networks (SoNets) allow better targeted marketing and allow companies a glimpse into who is buying their products. Most companies on the internet either have or are working on ways to establish positive mindshare by encouraging customers to talk about their products and build communities based…

Technology Failures or “Hammering with a Screwdriver”

Jan 14, 2012

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Noivad

in Communication, Computing, netiquette

The guiding principle of technology is, technology is supposed to make our lives better by alleviating the drudgery from our lives and letting us have more time doing what we enjoy. But there is a dark side to technology, and I am not talking about surveillance this time. This dark side is perpetrated by people…

Why I Don’t Recommend Clan Lord

Jan 5, 2012

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Noivad

in Computing, Gaming, Life, Philosophy

Clan Lord is a veritable Methuselah among online role-playing games, the graphics—2D hand drawn sprites—are crude compared to todays 32-bit texture laden 3D graphics. The reason is that this game is on its second decade of existence having come out of beta after about a year of testing in 1998. Since then development efforts have…

Dear iTunes, Stop the Login Madness

Jan 5, 2012

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Noivad

in Computing, User Interface

Apple does some weird things. Sure it is great that they buck trends, innovate and push the entire consumer focuses sector forward. But sometimes they don’t seem to get their own philosophy when it comes to their own products. With that said here’s the latest of Apple software blunders:

Category: Computing