Archive for January, 2007

Windows Vista is Slower Than XP, a Downgrade for Gamers

Monday, January 29th, 2007

Shouldn’t the new version of an OS run better than the five year old version? Techgage decided to do a comparison of game performance for Vista and XP and it looks like Vista runs games slower than XP does. In many cases, it’s a dramatic downgrade.
The short of it? If you’re a [...]

It’s Far Cheaper to Save the World Than it is to Shoot at it

Saturday, January 20th, 2007

The U.S. government spends $200 Billion a year on the Iraq War and has thus far spent 1.2 Trillion dollars. You don’t have a real sense of how many oranges you could buy for that apple till someone puts it in terms that make it all too clear. The NY Times did just [...]

Ze Frank’s Heading to Hollywood

Wednesday, January 17th, 2007

The best television I’ve watched all year was entirely on my computer in the magnificent form of Ze Frank’s The Show. In March of 2006, Ze committed to doing The Show for a full year. As The Show’s second March approaches, I’ve been waiting to hear what’s next for Ze. The Observer [...]

Run, Obama, Run

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007

The Future of Multi-Touch Screens

Monday, January 15th, 2007

If you thought the iPhone multi-touch screen was impressive, take a look into the future of interaction courtesy of Jeff Han at NYU. Make sure you play the video on the right side of the linked page.

Technology Predictions for 2007

Monday, January 8th, 2007

I did pretty well with my tech predictions for 2006, so I figured I’d have some fun and take a guess at both Macworld tomorrow and the year ahead.

Blu-ray will officially take the lead over HD-DVD. How? Every PS3 sold supports Blu-ray. Every Xbox 360 requires an additional purchase to support HD-DVD [...]