Recently I was looking for a show to go see, and came across some reviews about Pixar’s new film, Up. The reviews were all positive, with everyone basically saying that Pixar had managed to come up with yet another great film. Pixar is one of those amazing companies that has figured out how to not [...]
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Consistently Great: Why Pixar’s Up Is Another success
Posted in Random Stuff on June 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Windows 7, an 800 MHz Celeron, and a Kick in the Pants
Posted in Random Stuff on May 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Paul Thurrott writes about Windows 7:
Was it possible, even remotely, I wondered, that the Windows 7 RC had improved matters enough to make this OS usable on this old hardware, a machine that was slow and out of date the day I got it over two years ago? I didn’t think so, but I needed [...]
Think for Yourself
Posted in Random Stuff on April 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I like this guy. Don’t let other people tell you how to think.
Power to the People: Rackspace Cloud Files and Amazon S3
Posted in Random Stuff on February 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Amazon was first, but Rackspace/Mosso is giving them something to think about. Check out this quantitative comparison between the Rackspace and Amazon cloud storage solutions.
The Limelight metrics are especially awesome. CDNs used to be ridiculously expensive and difficult to use, usually requiring massive amounts of cash, lawyers, paper, and coffee. Now, all that power is [...]
New Final Fantasy XIII Trailer
Posted in Random Stuff on January 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Square-Enix just released a new Final Fantasy XIII trailer. Go watch it and I think you’ll agree that this is going to be one of the most beautiful games of all time. I will be curious to see side-by-side comparisons of the XBOX 360 and PS3 versions.
