An airplane that regularly flies a high-tech route such as between San Jose, CA and Seattle, WA, or between San Jose and Austin, TX. See nerd, Silicon Forest and Silicon Prairie.
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- iPhone vs. Android development: Day 3
- This is the 3rd in a series of 5 posts about an iPhone programming course I'm taking this week. The course is presented by Big Nerd Ranch. To make things more interesting I'm writing about how iPhone development differs from Android development, a subject with which I'm more familiar. ...
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- iPhone vs. Android development: Day 2
- Welcome to day 2 of a 5-day course on iPhone programming presented by Big Nerd Ranch. During the course I'll be blogging about the differences between Android and iPhone development. [Read: Day 1, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5] Yesterday we learned about creating...
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- HP: We're fine for the fourth quarter, 2009
- Hewlett-Packard delivered something as rare as the do-do bird these days: An upside earnings surprise. HP reassured Wall Street on Tuesday by releasing preliminary fourth quarter earnings and an outlook that was better than expected statement. The company said its fourth quarter revenue would...
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- iPhone vs. Android development: Day 1
- As I mentioned last week I've started learning more about developing for the Apple iPhone. This week I'll be sharing my experiences during a 5-day course on iPhone programming presented by Big Nerd Ranch. In particular, I'll be pointing out differences between Android and iPhone development. [Read:...
- Blog posts 2008-11-17
- News to know: Windows 7's latest build; Ubuntu; Chip density; Tech economy
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: PDC coverage: Mary Jo Foley: Windows 7 pre-beta build: What's inside Jason Hiner: Windows 7: Five things Microsoft must do Microsoft: Expect Vista SP2...
- Blog posts 2008-10-27
- Diary of a Web nerd: The Wii as a social platform
- Diary of a Web nerd: The Wii as a social platformClearly, A Leading Web NerdJennifer, I am merely a wannabe Web Nerd and my purchase of high tech toys far outpaces my ability to learn to use them and to integrate them into my life. Not only that, I...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-26
- Diary of a Web nerd: The Wii as a social platform
- Is it so far-fetched to believe that the next iteration of the Wii might include its own social network or might better connect to other social networks? by Jennifer Leggio
- Blog posts 2008-10-26
- Are Linux failures down to the OEMs?
- Are Linux failures down to the OEMs?MSI's somwhat lame effort.They shipped these machines (from where I don't know) with Linux that didn't have the webcam set up and wireless problems. Amazing they were returned. Now, where, can anyone point me to any place, anywhere, where I can purchase...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-23
- Study: Apple logo stimulates the brain
- Study: Apple logo stimulates the brainPeople Exposed To Windows Logo, HoweverAre still drooling on their keyboards and uttering incoherently.Might stimulate the stomach...but the brain?;-)What was the creativity test?If the test was: create your own watery looking logo, then, it may be true...RE: Study: Apple logo stimulates the brainThis could be...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-22
- What OpenOffice site crash means
- What OpenOffice site crash meansSo, I should pay for free software so I don't pay Microsoft?It's not for everyone. However, the reason Microsoft has more robust features is because they spend more money on it. That money is funded by higher prices for their software. If you or your company...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- Surviving the recession with Free Linux distributions (Part 1)
- Times are tough. You're a computer geek and you need to feed your PC with the latest and greatest applications. What's a frugal nerd to do? A group of industry peers was recently asked by a colleague the following question: "If an SMB...
- Blog posts 2008-10-12
- First Intel MID now available for $699
- First Intel MID now available for $699Too expensiveI'd rather use my phone. My HTC Mogul ($199) would only need more memory to be a fully functional browser given the new Opera browsers available. Plus my phone lasts a full day on a charge.The MID will be the telephone,...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- Infamous vendor of "AntiVirus XP" badware sued
- Infamous vendor of "AntiVirus XP" badware suedcombofix, smitfraudfix, etcI used all the usual tools to remove at least one incarnation of this s__tware, and it still kept coming back! Had to run the "uninstaller," then run smitfraudfix, then manually remove the folders and registry keys!All I can say is...Thank goodness...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- Apple TV: End of an error?
- Apple TV: End of an error?Microsoft crushed Apple in the living room.First off, AppleTV was only called a hobby by Jobs AFTER it was clear that it was going to be an unmitigated disaster. Has he EVER released any sales figures on this thing? Second, the combination of Windows Media...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-29
- More on Microsoft's PC ads
- More on Microsoft's PC adsPaul, ... meet the herd.Microsoft is simply issuing soothing tones to a herd. Most don't really want leave the herd, but there are a couple of much smaller herds making some claims about greener grass, and the Microsft herd simply needs a little soothing re-assurance.Your mistake...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-27
- Who hacked Sarah's email? And who is rubicon10?
- Who hacked Sarah's email? And who is rubicon10?hackedeven though it may be prank .... it is a federal offense....jail bird time lolOr..."...either the real hacker or an unrelated party with an active imagination decided to play a prank on the student in question."I find it just a little odd...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-18
- Microsoft pressed SHIFT-DEL on epic fail Gates/Seinfeld ads
- Microsoft pressed SHIFT-DEL on epic fail Gates/Seinfeld adsTwo old farts pushing an outdated OS, that's a winner...I can't believe Microsoft thought this was a good marketing strategy by bringing one old comedian and one old nerd to brand to an upcoming generation of computer users and buyers. These commercials were...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-18
- TechCrunch50: Day 3
- Photo by Steve Maller I've been covering TC50 for the past few days, and believe it or not, I'm still hungry for more startup pitches. 6:30 a.m. The final sessions of the conference are posted on BusinessWire: s Akoha...
- Blog posts 2008-09-10
- Harry Potter nerd loses big to JK, WB
- Harry Potter nerd loses big to JK, WBI see both sides of this oneOn one hand, there's good reason to believe that a control-freakish author is determined to control commentary about her creations at all cost, regardless of what copyright law actually says, but I think it might have been...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-09
- Harry Potter nerd loses big to JK, WB
- Update: I read the decision. I think that the case turns on the extensive use of the material in the books. If there were less material, if it were more transformative, I think it would not infringe. The judge said it was transformative, in that it serves as...
- Blog posts 2008-09-09
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