Wednesday, 31 Jan 2001

There is something reassuring to me about the internet, where for a small fee anyone can get their own domain name and publish whatever is on one’s mind.

Tuesday, 23 Jan 2001

Ever wonder how the artificial world of The Matrix is like one imagined by Descartes? Find out at slashdot.org.

And on a related note, if the virtual reality of videgames isn’t real enough for you or you don’t see the practical uses of these type of games, check out these games.

Tuesday, 23 Jan 2001

Free software is great, but now when greedy corporations tie software to a specific version of their operating system. This seems to be Apple’s new way of drumming up sales of the latest version of their OS. Give away a killer application that everyone will want and make sure it only runs on the latest version of the OS. The latest Mac OS carrot? iTunes, a one-stop MP3 search/retrieval,Audio riper,encoder,CD burner package that only works with Mac OS 9.1. Fortunately there are ways around almost anything. If you have an older version of the Mac OS and want to try iTunes try Method #1 or Method #2.

Tuesday, 23 Jan 2001

Microscopic turbines, motors, gears, moving mirrors, filters or sensors? That’s the promise of MEMS (micro-electromechanical devices, no don’t ask why they aren’t called MEDS).

Tuesday, 16 Jan 2001

Solar power may finally become affordable and practical if new cells being developed by NASA work as well as expected.