I never have had much luck with RAM. It seems for all of the computers I have built I would always get at least one bad stick in every batch and this one was no different. After installing the new 4GB of Crucial RAM last week I started getting kernel panics. One of the most…
Upgrading Excalibur (my MacBook Pro)
I told myself that the 17″ MacBook Pro I bought last June, nicknamed Excalibur, would have to last me for at least 3 years until I get out of college. 10 months later and I’m already getting jittery because I haven’t gotten my semi-annual dosage of new computer toy. To appease the raging desire to…
A Little Perspective on Steve Jobs and Bill Gates
Now that I’ve recovered from my Google shock, I can return to what I really came to write about. I ran across this very interesting video series on the All Things Digital website. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates on stage at the same time sharing their stories. I know this footage is almost a year…
Google Earth Hour
Imagine my surprise today when I pulled up Google to do a quick search and was presented with the first major change to the interface since I was first introduced! Not to worry though, Google is just trying to make people in the United States aware of power conservation efforts. The normal interface should return…