Patent Madness
Want to see what patent madness looks like? The mobile battlefield: lawsuits in progress or completed over mobile patents. Some suits have been settled. Source: The Guardian and New York Times What I get out of this*:
Exploits of a Mom
XKCD
Atlas Had a Lot of Time on His Hands
Via Downloadsquad, check this out: Apparently somebody likes Ayn Rand so much he stuck a GPS unit in his car and drove 12,328 miles to “draw” Read Ayn Rand. You might have to drive 12,328 miles to get through the audiobo
My Empire for a Green Checkmark
Dang it Esri. With the backward-compatible direct connection extensions for 9.x I really thought you’d seen the light on this.
Free Software Hulk-Smashes Traffic Spike
When I did my periodic glance at Google Analytics for GeoPortal, I was not expecting that. Traffic to that site is generally a predictable sine wave, slightly swelling during the week and slighting receeding on the week
Apple: All Your Location Are Belong to US
I ran across this creepy bit of news on Slashdot this morning: In an updated version of its privacy policy, the company added a paragraph noting that once users agree, Apple and unspecified 'partners and licensees' may c
Holy Hardware
Have you seen the minimum requirements for ArcGIS 10? CPU Speed 2.2 GHz dual core or higher128MB Video Ram The laptop I’m typing this on, my only work machine, is a C2D 2.0 GHz. I don’t meet the minimum requirements for
Google Lawsuit Over Bad Directions
I had to check the date to make sure it wasn’t April Fool’s. Via PC World, well…let them tell you. Rosenberg, a Los Angeles California native, is suing Google because Google Maps issued directions that told her to walk d
Run For Your Life
Rain + Race Weekend + Charlotte > Smoke Monster + Darth Vader + Glen Beck Aaaaaarrrrgh!
Go Buy a SSD. Right Now.
PC performance is all about bottlenecks - understanding what they are and how to address them. I see people throw money at the wrong stuff all the time. CPU’s and video cards have hit a place where unless you are a hardc