June 3, 2011

Is Flash Still Relevant?

I remember talking with a friend who claimed that Silverlight was going to be the demise of Adobe Flash. That was several years ago and near as I can tell Silverlight hasn’t made a dent. It’s an interesting technology that pops up from time to time but it hasn’t exactly pulled the rug out from Adobe has it? When news first broke that the iPad wouldn’t support Flash many where aghast and horrified at the prospect. How could a device be released that didn’t support Flash? This would surely lead to chaos. The web would collapse. People wouldn’t be able to function. Dogs and cats would be living together. Didn’t happen though. The 20+ million iPad users survived and nobody seemed to care it didn’t support Flash. So one company can’t make a dent in Flash territory and another gets along just fine without it. Is Adobe still relevant? For the time being yes. Flash is going to be around […]

June 2, 2011

Oh Lord, Windows 8 on Tablet and PC and Mobile

Microsoft just isn’t getting it. They need to stop trying to shoehorn a single OS into multiple devices. What they need to do is take a step back, pull out the absolutely best features from the Kernel and use that to write independent Operating Systems for each device they try to make. Why do you think making Windows 8 work on a tablet and desktop is a good idea? The interface and system requirements are so radically different the very idea seems moronic. Is it so lazy devs can compile and reuse the same code and make twice the money without any effort? Is that the hook MS is trying to float? A tablet works differently than a desktop. The interface is different, the expectation is different, the apps are different. Filling up Word with 800MB of features that appeal to millions of people might work for the desktop, but a 600MB word processor on the tablet doesn’t work. It […]

June 2, 2011

Microsoft not considered innovative?

Shocking! Eric Schmidt snubbed Microsoft by saying they weren’t innovative and denied them access to his Technology Treehouse. He did say that Google, Amazon, Apple and Facebook constituted his "gang of four" (four horsemen of the Apocalypse?) which were the innovators in technology. I have to agree that Microsoft is showing a shocking lack of innovation this last decade. Their list of products that I would consider remarkable is all but non-existent. I think they’re recalled and shuttered more products than they’ve launched. But I’m not sure I agree with his assessment of his band of merry men. Facebook? Innovative? Interesting I suppose, but I’m not sure they’re innovative… Eric Schmidt snubs Microsoft as not being innovative

June 2, 2011

Google is ready to drop support for Firefox 3.5, IE7 and Safari 3

Looks like Google is trying to push the web forward. Instead of letting people cruise the web with the dregs of humanity they’re trying to get them to upgrade. I like the idea. You can’t convince me you can’t upgrade. Browsers are free so yes you can. Your internal apps rely on the older browsers? Stop writing junk and do it right the first time. I think this is a great idea and think the web needs a kick in the pants. As soon as we kill of IE completely (get on that MS) we’ll be heading in the right direction. Seriously people, how in the hell can you possibly keep using IE6? Google to drop support for Firefox 3.5, IE7 and Safari 3

June 1, 2011

Need for Speed Shift – $6.78 on Impulse

Feel what it’s really like to race high-end performance cars as Need for Speed SHIFT thrusts you into the heart of the action for the true driver’s experience. Immersive and exciting features such as a stunningly realistic first-person cockpit view and an all-new crash mechanic deliver an unrivaled sensation of the speed and exhilaration of racing a car on the extreme edge of control.  Plus, an ultra-realistic physics engine lets you feel every bump as you race around some of the world’s top tracks. Whether you’re battling online or playing through your career, build your unique driver profile from moment to moment and from race to race and get rewarded for driving the way you want to drive. Need for Speed Shift : Windows

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