Category Archives: Computing

Chrome in the Clouds

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Liberty

Google is Beta testing its new Operating System, Chrome and getting lots of press for it. To get the OS tested by as many different people, Google is giving away netbooks with the Chrome OS installed. They are giving away … Continue reading →

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Keeping Secrets

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Liberty

Irony found at the Instapundit: DAVID BERNSTEIN ON WIKILEAKS: “The harm to U.S. diplomatic and military interests is said to be quite large. I’m glad Koh is sending Julian Assange of Wikileaks a stern letter of reprimand, that will show … Continue reading →

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Keeping the Homeland Secure

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Liberty

The Department of Homeland Security shut down about 75 sites.  Some are are sites that offer inexpensive alternatives to expensive designer items.  Others sites that are search engines that help users find  torrent links on the web. Aside from the fact that domains are being … Continue reading →

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Stuxnet 007

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Liberty

Maybe more like a job for James Phelps and the Impossible Mission Force: In the 20th century, this would have been a job for James Bond. The mission: Infiltrate the highly advanced, securely guarded enemy headquarters where scientists in the … Continue reading →

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Facebook to anounce Email.

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Liberty

Facebook is to announce it’s “Gmail Killer”, Project Titan, Monday. Facebook’s secret Project Titan — a web-based email client that we hear is unofficially referred to internally as its “Gmail killer”. Now we’ve heard from sources that this is indeed what’s coming … Continue reading →

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Square, Accepting Plastic on The Go

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Liberty

I don’t have a Smart Phone,  I’ve been reluctant to dump my functiona, although relatively disposable phone for the more expensive smart phones. Mostly though its not the price of the hardware that keeps me away. It’s the  price of … Continue reading →

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Stuxnet Causes Microsoft to Demand more Network Security

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Liberty

The Stuxnet Trojan has MicroSoft getting defensive.  Steve Balmer Spoke at the London School of economics and warns of the threat that sophisticated malware presents to cloud computing : The advent of sophisticated new malware such as Stuxnet could hamper … Continue reading →

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Rasmussen Moves On

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Liberty

Lars Rasmussen has left the building.  Lars is one of Googles leading project engineers, and is the father of both Google Maps and the ill fated  Wave. He has been living in Australia for the past few years. He founded … Continue reading →

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Chinese Unveil the Fastest Super Computer

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Liberty

The Chinese unveiled their new Super Computer that is 40% faster than the best we have to offer. But Nvidia says the new system in Tianjin—which is being formally announced Thursday at an event in China—was able to reach 2.5 … Continue reading →

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Something Happening Here

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Liberty

Four years ago during our Presidential Midterm elections there was a lot of excitement there was a 3 way race for governor and on the first day of early voting  Harris county had about 8,000 voters show up and Galveston … Continue reading →

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