Monthly archive August, 2009

Today brings some new product releases aimed at data centers from a pair of valley companies. VMware works in the less-than-glamorous world of network plumbing supplies, making virtual machine software, which allows a computer to run two or more operating systems Read More →

In deference to the tradition of local TV newscasts, a crime report leads this edition of the iWitness roundup, but it's a crime report with a happy ending ... except for the perps. The unnamed victim in the case Read More →

"There's been some discussion in Europe about the use of what's called a computer drivers license, where you have a standard set of skills people should learn before they start using computers. At the moment we have drivers licenses for Read More →

You won't see this recipe in the current movie, but here's Julia Child demonstrating how to make primordial soup. Also, the browse-worthy Ephemera Assemblyman blog, and an archive of "Computer Chronicles" reports and demos from the last Read More →

Based on a few experiences in the dentist's chair, I'd always ranked nitrous oxide pretty high on my list of favorite gasses, with an entertainment value far greater than oxygen or even helium. But I'm going to have to do Read More →