Category Technology

The Archimedes Palimpsest

Back in March I mentioned Google Techtalks (now split into multiple series, engEDU, authors@google etc.). Well, back then I watched a video about how a team was using technology to restore an Archimedes Palimsest, an old parchment with some of the great mathematician’s writings that had been overwritten several times throughout the previous two millenia. […]

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 […]

Cloning Biometrics.

It's not just Big Brother you should be worried about. It's those that create the security features (and holes) of the digital era. Some problems of the up and coming ePassports. Biometric chip-containing passports started being issued on the 1st of August 2006 in Hellas.

¡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...

Ιδιωτικότητα και κλοπή προσωπικών στοιχείων.

Έχετε πιστωτική κάρτα και την χρησιμοποιείτε στην Ελλάδα; Ρίξτε μια ματιά σε μια απόδειξη μετά από πληρωμή με τη πιστωτική σας κάρτα. Πολύ συχνά θα παρατηρήσετε πως η απόδειξη περιλαμβάνει τον αριθμό και την ημερομηνία λήξεως της κάρτας σας καθώς και το όνομα σας, ακριβώς όπως αναγράφεται στη κάρτα. Eίναι πλέον τυπικό, στις περισσότερες ευρωπαϊκές […]

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.