Ramblings Of An Old Geek

So you want government healthcare?

matt — Fri, 04 May 2012 12:17:19 +0000

So you want government healthcare? Scotland’s waiting times to be investigated According to Audit Scotland it will examine whether health boards are wrongly classifying patients as “unavailable” in order to remove them from waiting lists. This practice is already uncovered at NH… This was posted on Google+…

So the most prominent mobile operating system on the planet does not have a Google drive client? …

matt — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 11:42:40 +0000

So the most prominent mobile operating system on the planet does not have a Google drive client? Come on Google. This was posted on Google+…

Voting today reminded me about the time several years ago I was teaching a college class and the …

matt — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:42:08 +0000

Voting today reminded me about the time several years ago I was teaching a college class and the way the schedule worked out, one of the exams landed on election day. One of my students asked if they would get extra credit if they voted and I told them that if they wrote "I Voted" [...]

Thank you hard working and brave folks at NASA for all of the things you have given us. May God b…

matt — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 12:28:54 +0000

Thank you hard working and brave folks at NASA for all of the things you have given us. May God bless you all. Space shuttle Discovery's final flight over D.C. Raw video: The space shuttle Discovery, the worlds most traveled spaceship, took its final voyage ri This was [...]

For my Mac friends – You need to check your system and here’s how.

matt — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 11:27:04 +0000

For my Mac friends – You need to check your system and here's how. Mac Flashback Trojan: Find Out If You're One of the 600,000 Infected There's a new Mac trojan that's been floating around, and it's terrifying everyone. It's written in an unknown language, doesn't even need your password [...]

We have truly lost a legend. Everyone who plays the 5 string banjo uses the “Scruggs” method. Res…

matt — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:41:54 +0000

We have truly lost a legend. Everyone who plays the 5 string banjo uses the "Scruggs" method. Rest in peace Earl. Say hi to Lester for us. Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs dies at age 88 Bluegrass legend and banjo pioneer Earl Scruggs, who teamed helped profoundly change country music with [...]

Will someone please put blackberry out of it’s misery?

matt — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 13:39:33 +0000

Will someone please put blackberry out of it's misery? iPhone conquers BlackBerry in Canada | Macworld For the first time since its 2007 introduction, Apple's iPhone is more popular than BlackBerry devices on RIM's home turf. This was posted on Google+…

Today I got my email from Google about Google Wave being sunsetted next month. It is a gentle rem…

matt — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:57:33 +0000

Today I got my email from Google about Google Wave being sunsetted next month. It is a gentle reminder that nothing Google does is permanent. This was posted on Google+…

I don’t know if you are old enough to remember the copier commercials from the 70′s, but Xerox ra…

matt — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:55:10 +0000

I don't know if you are old enough to remember the copier commercials from the 70's, but Xerox ran these adds where their competitor would say "It's just as good as a Xerox". Well I'm hearing faint echos with cell phones "Just as good as an iPhone" and tablets "Just as good as an iPad". [...]

Exactly!

matt — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:10:54 +0000

Exactly! Why Apple will Crush Microsoft in the Post-PC Era | Cult of Mac Why Apple will Crush Microsoft in the Post-PC Era. Apple CEO Tim Cook this week talked about a “post-PC world.” Many people treated his comments as controversial, exaggerated or outright marketing lie… This was [...]