Will Matrixstream do for IPTV what Vonage did for VOIP?
Voice over IP is so last year. Now companies are looking at delivering television and movies to your home over the Internet. And MatrixStream has hardware and software they hope…
Black holes, LHC, Star Wars, quantum uncertainty… if it is of general geek interest, but doesn’t fit into one of the other categories, it lands here.
AT&T, Bell, Telus- Internet not a “free ride”
There have been recent news stories about how some Internet service providers are going to put an end to the "free ride" all of us consumers are getting. Various news…
Muslims react to cartoons of Muhammad…Irony
Muslims are rioting and threatening to bomb embassys over the publication of some cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad. Set aside, for the moment, the debate over free speech versus freedom…
Network Storage almost in the palm of my hand…
I've started on my 2006 computer upgrade process. The first thing I wanted to get done was to set up network storage for backup and file sharing on my home…
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG): another Firefox advantage
I've heard of SVG before, and was vaguely aware that Firefox 1.5 included an SVG rendering system in its standard feature set. But I hadn't really played with it, so…
Cold box, within a cold box, within a warm box…
Our fridge died about three weeks ago. About two weeks ago, the service guy looked at it and said "the compressor is dead". Today, the technician came back with parts…
Election day 2006
Today we have our federal election here in Canada. I am not a big fan of politicians, but I guess I have to participate in the electoral process. So, I'll…
Exercise…
I have a really poor track record when it comes to physical fitness. A couple of years ago I bought a bowflex, and my wife and I spent about seven…
HD DVD versus Blu-Ray…
You probably own a DVD player, and likely a number of DVD movies. But if you have or are thinking about buying a high definition television, there is one thing…
Quiet Mach 6 Wind Tunnel…and the spelunker who cleans it
I was reading today about the Purdue University wind tunnel that has been completed recently. Its main claim to fame is that it can generate "quiet" (non-turbulent) air streams running…