Category: TECHnically
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The Skypeasaurus is still a Gold Standard
Equipment – The Official TWiT Wiki: “Skypeasaurus: used for Skype calls beginning 3/7/2009. Four Acer V173b monitors attached to four separate Windows PCs running Synergy KM sharing software. The motherboards (Intel BOXD945GCLF2 945GC ATOM330) on these machines have S-video out built into their onboard video adapters; each goes to a separate video input on the…
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The Dual Dell Vostrocity FreeFall Fall
This morning, Ken (@TheGeekCook) and Adi (@Adisor19) where trying to set up a brand new Dell Vostro that just would not turn on. Before declaring it DOA and after a bit of searching and experimentation, they discover that free fall chip, accelerometer, built in these two machines will simply shut each other down if they…
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Developer Problem Solving Sequence
Programmer problem solving sequence From Phillipe Leybaert: ” 2010 developer’s problem solving sequence: Google Coworkers StackOverflow RTFM Think “ Sadly this is very very true
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Marco Ament on The MacBook Air Backlit Keyboard
Marco.org: “But I doubt that the backlit keyboard was dropped for power or cost reasons (at least, I hope it wasn’t). A more likely explanation might be that it was simply too thick.” We talked about this in the DadCast Episode 26, Marco’s explanation is somewhat valid, LED are very small and power friendly so…
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BlackBerry – Tablet OS – Calling All Apps for the BlackBerry Tablet OS
BlackBerry – Tablet OS – Calling All Apps for the BlackBerry Tablet OS: “The initial release of the BlackBerry Tablet OS SDK allows developers to create Adobe AIR applications.” Are you freakin’ kidding me?! Their initial release focuses on Adobe Air!!! Either Adobe’s thinking they can stick it to Apple by teaming up with Blackberry…
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Aperture 3.1 Released: Major Performance Fixes
Aperture 3.1: Release notes: “Library Improves performance when opening large libraries. Fixes an issue that could prevent thumbnails from being properly rendered when reprocessing masters. Addresses reliability and performance issues when running Repair Database and Rebuild Database operations in Aperture Library First Aid. Improves reliability of upgrading libraries with images containing Spot & Patch adjustments.…
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Netflix May Offer Streaming-Only In The US Too!
Netflix may flip model, offer streaming-only with DVD add-on « Boy Genius Report: And Why Not, it’s been a pretty big hit here in The Great White North. 3 out of 6 Dads polled approved it.
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The iPhone is the worst… « Boy Genius Report
The iPhone is the worst… « Boy Genius Report: “But for every best, there is also a worst. And because the iPhone’s bests are so great, expectations are high and the worsts become much more pronounced. Here, I go through my compilation of the iPhone’s worst worsts.” Not sure I agree with any of it,…
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Apple To Stop Including Adobe Flash In All MacBooks
Apple responds on missing Flash in new MacBook Airs, says get used to it — Engadget: “We’re happy to continue to support Flash on the Mac, and the best way for users to always have the most up to date and secure version is to download it directly from Adobe.” We mentioned this in Episode…
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2FatDads Bingo Card • Apple Back To The Mac
Just ahead of today’s Apple Back To The Mac announcement, we thought we would put together a Bingo Card for you all to follow along with on the rumours that have been circulating in the past week. This idea was initially adapted from https://bingobuddha.com because it brought the vibe like bingo, while rumors had to…