Noteworthy on the Web- The Brooks Review: iMovie vs Avid StudioLeanna Lofte:Both iMove and Avid Studio can do the basics that you would expect from any video editor. You can insert videos, photos, and music, trim clips, add titles, and export to YouTube. Unfortunately for iMovie, this is where the similarities end.Glad she wrote this up — I... […]BenBrooks
- Leica News & Rumors: MS-Optical Perar Super Triplet 28mm F/4 lensI have covered the MS Super Triplet Perar 3.5/35 Mark II lens on this blog in the past, but I was not aware that there is also a 28mm f/4 version until I came across this listings on japancamerahunter.com:This lens has been produced after over a year of research... […]LR admin
- Image Sensors World: iSuppli: CCD Share Dropped to 8% in 2011IHS iSupply Image Sensor Market Q1 2012 report states that CMOS sensors took 73% of the revenue and 92% of the units shipped in 2011. "CMOS technology is expected to climb even higher in future years, to 90 percent of revenues for sensors and 97 percent of shipments.CMOS... […]Vladimir Koifman (noreply@blogger.com)
- TechOpsGuys.com: Don’t push code on a Friday damnitI hate it when people want to push code on a Friday. Here it is, Friday, I was working to wind up a few last tasks before going home when my phone went off saying part of my company’s site was not working right. After some investigation with a developer... […]Nate
- The Brooks Review: Apple Already Patched the FileVault 2 Hack?According to this support document (you need to be logged in to view it) Apple says that 10.7.2 and Security Update 2011-006 did the following:Impact: A person with physical access may be able to access the user’s passwordDescription: A logic error in the kernel’s DMA protection permitted firewire... […]BenBrooks
- The Consumerist: At Least 35 People Ill After Drinking Raw MilkUnpasteurized, aka "raw," milk is illegal to sell in a number of states because of concerns about possible pathogen contamination. Of course, those bans also tend to make raw milk a sought-after delicacy for those who believe that pasteurization has a negative effect on the taste and nutritional value of... […]Chris Morran
- TechOpsGuys.com: Making the easy stuff hard, the hard stuff possibleFirst off, sorry for being away for so long, I’ve been really, really busy preparing a new data center deployment to migrate my company out of the cloud into. The last time I did anything remotely resembling this was in 2007, though this time there are some extra layers involved... […]Nate
- What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision: BRISTOL SHOW 2012: Chapter Audio to launch AirPlay streaming ampsNotePad 250 and NotePad Air amps designed to be driven by any Apple iOS device using AirPlayread more […]Andy Clough
- SANS Internet Storm Center: Critical PHP bug patched, (Fri, Feb 3rd)Just about a month ago, PHP 5.3 ...(more)... […]SANS Internet Storm Center
- SANS Internet Storm Center: PHP 5.3.10 Released, Fixes CVE-2012-0830 available for download http://www.php.net/archive/2012.php#id2012-02-02-1, (Fri, Feb 3rd)...(more)... […]SANS Internet Storm Center
- The Brooks Review: ∞ Reviewing PDFPen for iPadPDFPen for iPad was released just before I hopped on a plane to head down to Macworld|iWorld in San Francisco. I read a quick review of it and then purchased the app, closed down my iPad, and jumped on a plane.While airborne I got an email from my real... […]BenBrooks
- Ars Technica: At long last, malware scanning comes to Google's Android MarketGoogle engineers have unveiled a cloud-based service that scours the Android Market for malicious smartphone apps. Bouncer, as the scanner is called, automatically checks each title in the Google app bazaar to make sure it doesn't match signatures of known malware, Hiroshi Lockheimer, vice president of Android Engineering, told Ars.... […]dan.goodin@arstechnica.com (Dan Goodin)
- CNET News.com: Security concerns on Apple's FileVault decryption via FireWireSince the news of Passware being able to decrypt FileVault over FireWire connections, Mac users might be concerned about the integrity of the security on their computers. […]CNET News.com
- StorageReview.com: Infortrend Announces 48-Bay Storage Solutions In EonStor DS FamilyInfortrend has announced the addition of new high-density storage solutions in its EonStor DS family. These new solutions aid customers meet extreme capacity requirements with 48 drive bays in a 4U form factor, in addition to offering outstanding cost efficiency. The new systems are equipped with hybrid Fibre Channel (FC)/iSCSI... […]Lyle Smith
- Marginal Revolution: Robin Hanson’s theory of young consultantsThe puzzle is why firms pay huge sums to big name consulting firms, when their advice comes from kids fresh out of college, who spend only a few months studying an industry they previous knew nothing about. How could such quickly-created advise from ignorant college students be worth the millions... […]Tyler Cowen
- Unclutterer: Popular road in Britain reworked to be clutter freeToday’s edition of Britain’s Daily Mail includes an article, photo gallery, and impressive infographic describing London’s newest clutter-free street, which officially opened earlier today. The piece “No kerbs, pavements or nanny-state signs: Britain’s longest clutter-free street is unveiled to make things SAFER” explains the initiative to improve safety... […]Erin Doland
- A Suitable Wardrobe: Know How To Fold ThemAccording to Stu Bloom at RAVE FabriCare, about 80% of men get their shirts back from the laundry on hangers, and this is certainly the wisest course since they are free of the creases that come from having them folded. The challenge with the practice comes when it is... […]Will (noreply@blogger.com)
- Blog O' Matty: ZFS and OS X meet again?I just came across a reference to ZEVO tonight. This appears to be an add-on package for OS X that is built on top of ZFS. I’m going to have to keep an eye on this. Snapshots, data checksumming, de-dup, compression and zfs send/recv would be pretty cool on my... […]matty
- DVICE: 'Smart bomb' mouthwash could be the end of all cavities, foreverScience has finally gone and done something useful for a change by inventing a mouthwash that they say can completely eliminate the bacteria responsible for tooth decay. Refined sugar, you and me have a brand new (and sparkly white) future to look forward to. […]Evan Ackerman
- ReadWriteWeb: Lanyrd's Simon Willinson on Today's Web StackOnce upon a time, the default stack for a lot of developers consisted of the LAMP stack. Linux, Apache, MySQL and one of the P triumvirate: PHP, Python or Perl. Those days, however, are over. Sure, Linux is still powering a lot of servers. But above that, almost everything is... […]Joe Brockmeier
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Monthly Archives: January 2009
Write-only memory, a.k.a web surveys
I just dropped out of a Cisco customer satisfaction survey, after realizing the six pages I already filled out represent only 20% of the entire survey. I don’t know why they think they can make such unreasonable demands on people’s … Continue reading
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Update apps on exit, not startup
Most programs now include an online version check. This is a mixed blessing – there has definitely been a loosening of QA standards since the days when software shipped on shiny discs and distributing updates was very expensive. Another, more … Continue reading
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Real-world tire fuel economy
I recently replaced my squeaky Dunlop SP Sport DSST run-flat tyres with high-performance Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 non-run flat tyres often recommended on E60.net. I am now noticing a 3-5% drop in fuel consumption as a bonus.
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Audiophile snake oil
For some reason the audiophile electronics market is full of vendors selling wares with dubious claims supported with pseudo-scientific technobabble, in a way other expensive hobbies like photography are spared from. It’s one thing to charge a premium for overbuilt … Continue reading
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The tail wagging the dog redux
I don’t understand why the media make such a big fuss about computer companies like Apple, Dell, Gateway or now Cisco entering the consumer electronics business. Consumer electronics is a puny industry compared to IT. Just compare the market cap … Continue reading
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BD-Live is a bug, not a feature
Despite my loathing for all things Sony, I purchased a Panasonic DMP-BD30 Blu-Ray player a few months ago. One of the reasons is specifically because it implements Profile 1.1 and not 2.0. One thing you can be sure of – … Continue reading
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