A few weeks ago, I build a new computer. I hadn’t built a computer for myself since 2004 when I built the one I have replaced with this new one. In that time, I have upgraded the RAM, added another hard drive, and changed from the original 17″ LCD screen to two 19″ [...]
Archives for March 2010
The Reality Of Mobile Multitasking
One of the big features of Android commonly touted as being a key difference between it and the iPhone is “multitasking.” Android users commonly say how obviously necessary this is in any modern computing device, while iPhone users don’t see the need or claim they don’t want it either because of a perceived performance [...]
QR Codes, Microsoft Tags, And 2D Data Representation
Most people are familiar with barcodes. They’re simple sets of lines that represent numbers. Since they are one-dimensional (i.e., they represent data along one axis only), they’re extremely inefficient. However, that also means they are very reliable. Think of it like the chart at an eye doctor’s office. That [...]