Archive for August, 2008

Why Apple Works

I am going to start this off by saying that I use both Macs and PC, and I know that both  have flaws. With that said. What is it that makes Apple Computers a better system than a PC running Microsoft Windows? Apple runs a closed environment, that is why their hardware and software work [...]

August 27th, 2008
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Pixar’s Collective Genius

An interesting interview with Pixar’s cofounder Ed Catmull http://discussionleader.hbsp.com/hbreditors/2008/08/how_pixars_ed_catmull_empowers.html

August 25th, 2008
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Microsoft first with native Blu-ray support

Microsoft on Friday revealed itself as the first major operating system developer to incorporate more complete Blu-ray support into its platform. A test version of Microsoft’s Feature Pack for Storage will give Windows XP, Vista, Server 2003 and Server 2008 the option of burning Blu-ray discs directly from the operating system, averting the need for [...]

August 16th, 2008
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Great fun for the kids!

Great fun for the kids! I want one. From amazon.com and it’s just too funny. By loosenut I was a little disappointed when I first bought this item, because the functionality is limited. My 5 year old son pointed out that the passenger’s shoes cannot be removed. Then, we placed a deadly fingernail file underneath [...]

August 11th, 2008
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More Haliburton news you will not see reported by the US press.

Oringaly posted at http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/9441/kbr_haliburton_worker_raped%2C_locked_in_shipping_container/ KBR/Haliburton Worker Raped, Locked in Shipping Container KBR, the defense contractor doing a lot of heavy lifting in the upholding of our occupation of Iraq, has banned the use of personal cell phones by its employees. KBR and its previous parent company Halliburton are notorious for many things. One of those [...]

August 10th, 2008
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