Your Inner Geek

You know it's in you...what, you've never surfed the internet before?

My harddrive died and I nearly lost my data - and I had a backup drive.

Wednesday, 26 January 2011 17:45 Your Inner Geek

My harddrive died and I nearly my data - and I had a backup drive.

In real estate the saying is location, location, location. In tech, the saying is back it up, back it up, back it up. Literally. Three times. Preferably in different places. My harddrive on a two-year-old MacBook Pro died and I nearly lost three months of data - and I had a backup drive.

Now, I'm backing up in triplicate. I now have two backup drives, one automated and one manual, and a Mobile Me account.

HTML5 is coming...

Monday, 11 October 2010 13:58 Your Inner Geek

HTML5 is on it's way to a site near you. What is it? It's HTML, but it's the new standard, the latest in years. Why is it important? It gives designers and users more flexibility in creating web sites and in browsing them.

The big news about HTML5 is that it will rival and likely replace Adobe Flash as a media/animation player. Apple won't let it's iPhones or iPad use Adobe Flash because it complains that the Flash player is bulky and slow for it's mobile devices. Because of this, Apple supports the adoption of HTML5.

From the perspective of a Flash animator, I was concerned that Flash the program might go away. Animating anything in HTML5 is a pain - it require very long scripts of Javascript and it's hard to edit. Luckily for me, the latest version of Flash exports to HTML5 and Javascript.

Here's some more info on HTML5 and it's impact on privacy

How to catch an iPhone thief

Thursday, 11 February 2010 21:58 Your Inner Geek

I got this from a friend on Facebook, I had to repost it. Hilarious!

http://iphonetheif.blogspot.com/

Downloading Music: Choose Your Price

Wednesday, 03 October 2007 13:01 Your Inner Geek

The bottom line: downloading music wasn't screwing the artists. It was screwing the recording industry by creating a direct relationship between the musicians and the fans.

Now, Radiohead and other bands are tipping the scales a little more. They are bypassing the greedy record companies and offering their music directly to fans from their web site. Radiohead is offering their new album "In Rainbows" for whatever price you want to pay. Type in your email address and the amount, and off you go.

Spring Cleaning

Friday, 02 April 2010 15:26 Your Inner Geek

Spring Cleaning for your computer and your peace of mind!

Spring is here, and with it comes the instinct to clean your home, your cluttered schedule, and of course, your computer. Here are some tips to get your computer spring fresh.

Bamboo Laptops

Tuesday, 06 May 2008 07:03 Your Inner Geek

Asus - my favorite motherboard manufacturer - is coming out with bamboo laptops this summer!

Here it is on TreeHugger.com

Close up of the blonde bamboo finish
Also comes in "espresso" finish (!)

CNet Crave reviews and more photos

Not only is the case made from renewable bamboo wood, but the insides are also made from recycled plastic. Yummy, I can't wait to see them in the stores!

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