Category Computing

Apple juice.

Apple CEO’s WWDC keynote was probably one of the least impressive for years, but there are one or two things that are of some importance: It’s payback time Judging from the attractive pricing of the Mac Pro (leaving aside the mediocre standard configuration Apple has presented the world with; Geforce 7300GT is surely not worthy […]

Routebuddy

Commendable Idea. Bad Implementation. Last week the first, Mac-only vector-based GPS application was released to the public; Routebuddy. The Carbon/OpenGL application fits in with OS X’s look and feel although it failed to impress me with its bog-standard aqua interface and mediocre icons/layout (see Usability). The developers advertise its support for TeleAtlas vector maps, one […]

¡Felicitaciones Amigos!

The Spanish region of Extramadura, follows along the steps of many other European authorities (Paris, München among others) and switches to Linux and Open Document formats, saving many millions of Euros, promoting freedom both economic and practical terms. Compare and contrast with the blissfully ignorant Hellenic authorities that keep spending taxpayers' money on overpriced, buggy Windows software.

Powermac G5 Reliability Study

from Macintouch. Ouch, Apple, that hurts. 'Premium prices, low quality'? I guess I'm one of the lucky ones. For the moment that is...

Japanese dislike of PS3

'Cause sometimes the facts are not everything. It's {also, largely} the expectations. Things are looking increasingly bleak for PS3. Let's hope Sony manages to turn things around.

Conroe, AM2 and the future.

With both AMD and Intel opening new Fabrication facilities in the developed world and the hype on Conroe, a.k.a Core 2 Duo exceeding anything that I can remember in the past 5-6 years, along with the typical exaggeration that ensues, through blogs, tech. sites etc., it’s perhaps time to look at the greater picture of […]

AppleDefects

Useful site, for those contemplating getting a used Mac or just waiting for newer revisions and knowing what to watch out for. Needless to say, the golden rule of thumb is: Never get a Rev. A Apple machine. They almost always suck.

HOL Broadband Pack 4000 (4Mbits/1Mbit)

Ανακοίνωσε η HOL διάθεση ADSL2+ στα 4Μbits (με 1Mbit upload). Απ΄ότι φαίνεται η διαθεσιμότητα θα είναι αρχικά περιορισμένη γεωγραφικά το οποίο σε συνδυασμό με την υψηλή ταχύτητα αλλά και τη ADSL2+ τεχνολογία φωνάζει ‘LLU’. Το ενδιαφέρον είναι πως η HOL τιμολογεί την σύνδεση στο κόστος μιας 512Κbps/128Kbps, κάτι αρκετά ευχάριστο, έστω κι αν πρόκεται για […]

GPS Πλοήγηση στην Ελλάδα

Πριν από χρόνια, όταν αγόρασα ένα iPAQ στη Βρετανία, πήρα μαζί ένα κουπόνι αγοράς λογισμικού το οποίο και κατανάλωσα — εν μέρει — σε μια εφαρμογή της εταιρίας Tomtom ονόματι Τomtom Citymaps London. Η εφαρμογή αυτή, όπως προδίδει το όνομα της είχε σε επίπεδο δρόμων χάρτη ολόκληρου του Λονδίνου, μιας περιοχής με έκταση 60×40 περίπου […]