The Eco-PC is slowly becoming an new IT buzz. After all, we live in an eco-conscious world where the environment matters (or at least the new generation of eco-geeks think they have a better chance of getting laid if they claim that). Therefore, we need computing that’s friendly to the environment. We already have LED [...]
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Times have changed in the browser world since my last browser test. Microsoft finally has given us a real browser (Internet Explorer 9), the social browsers (Flock) have faded and Mozilla Firefox has taken up the Google Chrome model of pushing out new versions every time their CEO is breathing. So it’s time to put [...]
E3 2011 announced the resumption of one of the most beloved game series in history. Starting with UFO: Enemy Unknown, the X-COM series have created a tactical strategy gaming legend. Beginning in 1994, the amazingly original turn-based strategy saga by Mythos Games was renewed by MicroProse in 1995 with X-COM: Terror From the Deep while [...]
Not long after my initial thoughts on the Google+ demos, I managed to get invited to experience the beta version of Google’s social network firsthand. Following its good habits, Google is gradually expanding the user base. Unlike the case of Gmail, with Google+ I got a bit luckier and didn’t have to wait nearly 6 [...]
The fracture between Canonical (the company that brought Ubuntu on to the mainstream) and the team developing the Gnome desktop resulted in the so-called Unity desktop that is now part of the basic Ubuntu distribution. However, many users (including me), shun the Unity desktop for being bloated and slow. Gnome 2 works better but looks [...]
This tutorial shows how to install your Edimax EW-7711lN WiFi PCI card on Ubuntu Natty Narwhal 11.04 under Unity. In my case, I used the x86 distribution installed from an USB drive. However, this tutorial should apply to any current Linux distro that is able to compile C code (do a "make"). Tested on: Ubuntu [...]
After dismissing in February 2010 the possibility of an added tax for premium services (aside from the PS+ services), the idea of a new fee for accessing the PSN Network has returned. Sony has announced today the PSN Pass, a fee for those that want to play online through the PSN Network.
As I had the opportunity to play with a few devices, here is my take on some of them:
Tablet vs Netbook has been the new “Chuck Norris vs Bruce Lee” type question ever since Microsoft advertised the tablet PC concept back in the day. For once, Microsoft was ahead of its time. In a reversal of the old Windows vs Mac dispute when Bill Gates pulled the rug from underneath Steve Jobs, it [...]
