Archive for the tag 'Technology'

Jan 18 2007

Touch Screens for Many Fingers

Published by Peter under Daily Life, Technology

I haven’t posted anything about technology in quite some time, and I was chatting with my good friend, Norman, this morning, about “high-tech”, and he pointed me to something really cool!This kind of comes on the heels of the Apple iPhone that is getting released to the American public this June, through Cingular (big bummer for me, I have Sprint). The iPhone, as you may have heard, uses a touch screen for input, allowing you to do things like zoom a picture by expanding it with two fingers, or making it smaller using two fingers and “pinching” it inwards.That same technology, on a much larger scale, can be seen in the following video:Related Article - Touch Screens for Many Fingers

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Jun 06 2006

Beginner’s Guide to What Goes On Inside a PC

Published by Peter under Computers, Daily Life, Technology

This is a great article that explains the ins and outs of what goes on inside a PC. Extremetech usually does a good job of laying out articles in an easy to read and easy to follow format.

A Beginner’s Guide to Everything that goes on Inside that PC

Maybe I’ll save this and use it for when I need to go over how a PC works. Thanks for doing this, Extremetech!

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May 25 2006

Cool product for small cameras.

Published by Peter under Daily Life, Technology

I saw this in quick blurb in my Popular Photography magazine a few months ago and forgot about it. This would be great for those with point and shoot digital cameras.

For only 22 bux, you really can’t go wrong if you’re looking for a “flexible” tripod/mounting system for a camera to help you get those perfect shots. The company, Joby, is also coming up with an SLR version of this.

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Mar 30 2006

Best Resignation Letter!

Published by Peter under Comedy, Computers, Daily Life, Technology

This is taken from: http://www.allowe.com/Humor/book/World%20Class%20Resignation.htm

I found it on digg.com.

Dear Mr. Baker,

As an employee of an institution of higher education, I have few very basic expectations. Chief among these is that my direct superiors have an intellect that ranges above the common ground squirrel. After your consistent and annoying harassment of my co-workers and me during our commission of duties, I can only surmise that you are one of the few true genetic wastes of our time.

Asking me, a network administrator, to explain every nuance of everything I do each time you happen to stroll into my office is not only a waste of time, but also a waste of precious oxygen. I was hired because I know how to network computer systems, and you were apparently hired to provide amusement to your employees, who watch you vainly attempt to understand the concept of “cut and paste” as it is explained to you for the hundredth time.

You will never understand computers. Something as incredibly simple as binary still gives you too many options. You will also never understand why people hate you, but I am going to try and explain it to you, even though I am sure this will be just as effective as telling you what an IP is. Your shiny new iMac has more personality than you ever will.

You wander around the building all day, shiftlessly seeking fault in others. You have a sharp dressed, useless look about you that may have worked for your interview, but now that you actually have responsibility, you pawn it off on overworked staff, hoping their talent will cover for your glaring ineptitude. In a world of managerial evolution, you are the blue-green algae that everyone else eats and laughs at. Managers like you are a sad proof of the Dilbert principle.

Seeing as this situation is unlikely to change without you getting a full frontal lobotomy reversal, I am forced to tender my resignation; however, I have a few parting thoughts:

  1. When someone calls you in reference to employment, it is illegal for you to give me a bad recommendation as I have consisted performed my duties and even more. The most you can say to hurt me is, “I prefer not to comment.” To keep you honest, I will have friends randomly call you over the next couple of years, because I know you would be unable to do it on your own.
  2. I have all the passwords to every account on the system and I know every password you have used for the last five years. If you decide to get cute, I will publish your “Favorites,” which I conveniently saved when you made me “back up” your useless files. I do believe that terms like “Lolita” are not viewed favorably by the university administrations.
  3. When you borrowed the digital camera to “take pictures of your mother’s b-day,” you neglected to mention that you were going to take nude pictures of yourself in the mirror. Then, like the techno-moron you are, you forgot to erase them. Suffice it to say, I have never seen such odd acts with a ketchup bottle. I assure you that those photos are being kept in safe places pending your authoring of a glowing letter of recommendation. (And, for once, would you please try to use spellcheck? I hate correcting your mistakes.)

I expect the letter of recommendation on my desk by 8:00 am tomorrow. One word of this to anybody and all of your twisted little repugnant obsessions will become public knowledge. Never f*ck with your systems administrator, Mr. Baker! They know what you do with all that free time!

Sincerely

David Blocker

Network Administrator

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Mar 29 2006

New MacBook Pro

Published by Peter under Computers, Daily Life, Technology


New MacBook Pro

Originally uploaded by pfilias.

I finally got my new notebook at work. It’s a 2.0GHz MacBook Pro with 2GB (I got a 2nd 1GB from NewEgg) and a 100GB SATA drive.

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