Archive for May, 2008
Phoenix lands on Mars
Phoenix landed on Mars after a 10-month, 422 million-mile journey. After a week checking out its science instruments, the lander will begin a 90-day mission to study whether the northern polar region possesses the raw ingredients needed for life to emerge. The last landing from earth was the Mars Rover which was covered with air [...]
Full StoryA Gamers Ultimate Graphic Card
Advanced Micro Devices next generation Graphic Card with GDDR5 memory. AMD announced that its next-generation ATI Radeon graphics cards will be the first commercial implementation of GDDR5 memory. According to AMD, the new memory will allow for faster, smaller, and cheaper graphics cards. The GDDR5 has 5x higher data rates than that of GDDR3 and [...]
Full StoryMost Popular Game Ever
Computer based games remain popular amongst ages 14 to 34. There’s been many high-tech games produced in the last 8 years, and among them is Warcraft, one of the largest gaming communities on the net. The amazing fact, not one online based game is the most popular ever played. You would think with Warcraft, or [...]
Full StoryMicrosoft Searching for Love
The number one software maker needs to prevail in the internet search engine space in order to compete with Google. What will Microsoft do next after not tying the knot with Yahoo? The fact that Microsoft has more cash than the US federal government doesn’t really matter. if Microsoft’s every effort to become relevant in [...]
Full StoryTeens and Tecnhnology
What happened to good old kick ball, building models, board games, and drawing? Today, it’s different, as our teens have all the latest at their finger tips. They have become obsessed with iPod’s, cell phones, Facebook, Myspace, and Game Platforms. Can our teens go a day or even a week without any of the technology [...]
Full StoryA Funny 404 Page
404 is a numerical code that means “Page not Found” when someone clicks on a link on a web page. By default, many 404 pages are bland and provide a message that the “page could not be found, yada-yada”. We are sorry that you didn’t find what you were looking for, and for good reason. [...]
Full StoryNorton AntiVirus 2008 Falls Short
Norton AntiVirus 2008 utilizes six times the size of most competing antivirus applications, doesn’t offer three-user license, lacks support for Firefox, doesn’t work with the latest Yahoo and AOL IM applications, and offers fee-based services under the guise of technical support. Norton AntiVirus 2008 falls way short of expectation. The protection is still solid, the [...]
Full StoryA Legacy Game Never Forgotten
In 1999 I was introduced to a (FPS) First Person Shooter called Delta Force. My SVP (Senior Vice President) who I worked with, put it on my desk and said, you have to try this, it’s awesome. I wasn’t big into games back than, but what the heck he seemed excited about it so I [...]
Full StoryYour Game Console May Kill You… One Day
Greenpeace has released a report saying that video game consoles, along with many other consumer electronics, contain below-regulation but still potentially harmful amounts of bromine, PVCs, and other potentially harmful chemicals. While you Sharks at home taking it to the streets in GTA IV probably aren’t immediately at risk, these devices will remain in your [...]
Full StoryShark Week: Foolsville 2.0
It’s day three of Shark Week here on Tech Jaws. Foolsville 2.0 is our featured blog today. The author considers himself an Old-Geek (OG) of sorts, who provides an assortment of tips and opinions about the internet. Fool, as he likes to be called, is addicted to blogging. Foolsville 2.0 has a creative flare for [...]
Full StoryLinux Lab #1: Intro to Linux
Yesterday I posted a poll requesting topics in Linux you’d like to see covered on Tech Jaws, and as sort of an introduction to this series, I’d like to take a brief moment or two to talk about what Linux is and the basic philosophy behind Free & Open Source Software (FOSS). Open source software [...]
Full StoryMicrosoft Ballmer Egged by Student!
Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer scrambled eggs, not really, but he took cover from an egg-hurling protester during a talk at a Hungarian university Monday. Chairman Bill Gates, who got a pie in the face a decade ago, was not as lucky as Ballmer who managed to dodge the eggs. Ballmer was delivering [...]
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