Thoughts about technology
Ubuntu is one of the newer competitors in the operating system, but in the past few years they've gained a whole lot of ground. Parent company Canonical has focused on making Ubuntu a solid solution for all users, from servers to netbooks, and they've done a pretty impressive job of it. One of the ...
Yesterday during a Tokyo news conference, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer unveiled his desire to shout at his TV and for it to listen to him. Ballmer is humble enough that he wants all of us to have this ability. "In the next few years I know I'll be watching my favorite golfer, Tiger Woods, ...
This fall has brought a fresh bout in the ongoing operating system battles. Apple started the fray when it released Snow Leopard on August 28. Microsoft followed with tons of hype and a few new features in Windows 7, released October 22. And last but not least, Ubuntu 9.10 was officially released ...
Since both the iPod nano and the iPod touch come preloaded with accessibility features (assistive technology) geared to those with poor or no vision, one may wonder which serves blind users the most effectively. The fact is, they both do. But each has its own virtues and disadvantages, both from an ...
Windows 7 has been officially on the market for just over a week now, and it looks like the new OS is being adopted much faster than it's predecessor, Vista. Windows Vista got off to a rough start as many users encountered problems that turned them back to the previous version, determined to stick ...
OS X Daily claims to have confirmed evidence that the upcoming update to Snow Leopard (10.6.2) will disable support for Intel's Atom processors. If true, this will result in Atom-based Hackintoshes to cease functioning if updated to 10.6.2. In the summer of 2005, Apple CEO Steve Jobs ...
Verizon's Droid has finally reared its head, and it looks pretty impressive. It looks like Motorola has pulled itself up by the bootstraps and released a solid piece of hardware. What I'm more interested in though is the Android 2.0 platform the phone runs. A vocal group has been ...
Apple has released a new version of the Apple TV software bringing it to version 3. It delivers support for iTunes LP and iTunes Extras—sort of. The Apple TV has a slightly new interface and now supports streaming of internet radio. Apple also claims that the interface is more simple and responds ...
For those of you wondering what a "Family Guy" and Microsoft partnership would look like, you will have to continue wondering. Microsoft has wisely decided to not sponsor the "Family Guy" special set to air next month. Microsoft is desperate for Windows 7 to have a positive reception ...
The iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch are amazing and revolutionary devices, and now, consumers who are blind or visually impaired, can use them too. I've been using the iPod touch for the past few weeks and have been testing out the accessibility tools. Although I've only tested the iPod touch, the same ...
