Category Archives: Technology

About Droid

I have upgraded to Motorola Droid from what is now an antique. I’ve only had it for a few hours. I was surprised at how heavy it is. I was also surprised at how small the keys are on the … Continue reading

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Giving a Second Life

Reuters reported on November 27, 2007 that “People with severe paralysis could find new opportunities from shopping to doing business or making new friends in the virtual world of Second Life by just thinking about it, if experiments being conducted by a … Continue reading

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Cisco Telepresence – a cure for global warming?

Every once in a while you find a video that kinda leaves you breathless. Here is one:

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Kindle a flame or a smolder?

Amazon just introduced Kindle, an ebook reader. Larry Magid in an opinion piece at the San Jose Mercury sees some problems: “It would make a lot more sense if it were under $100. Or they could have justified the price … Continue reading

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Mr. T in World of Warcraft Ad

Everyone remembers Mr. T from The A Team. He does a great job in a new ad for World of Warcraft. “Shut up fool…Maybe Mr. T hacked the game and created a Mohawk class. Maybe Mr. T is handy with computers, … Continue reading

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Decisions, Decisions, which Wiki to implement

It can be a formidable task to decide which Wiki to implement. According to WikiMatrix, there are 97 worth considering. WikiMatrix allows you to compare Wikis side by side on the basis of many important factors. WikiMatrix also has a … Continue reading

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HP 30″ Monitor

HP has introduced a 30″ competitor to the Apple Cinema Display. 2560×1600 requires two DVI inputs so your video adapter better have two DVI outputs. Pricing looks to start at less than $1,300 shipping included. Search text: HP (Hewlett-Packard) LP3065 … Continue reading

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Next Step in Radiology

My son, Greg, Jr., MD has accepted a fellowship from the Department of Radiology and Imaging at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) of the Cornell University Medical School in Manhattan for one year starting in July of 2009. He … Continue reading

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And the best Blu-ray player is…

According to a 2007-05-08 article at C-net, the best player for Blu-ray movies is not a Blu-ray player. Quoted: “So far, the PlayStation 3 is the runaway winner, offering excellent Blu-ray playback in addition to its HD gaming and multimedia … Continue reading

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Running Windows on the Mac

It’s really a shame that we can’t run Leopard – the latest Mac OS release – on a virtual machine. Apple does not allow that presumably so that you will buy Apple hardware. If you buy Mac hardware, you can … Continue reading

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