...more recent posts
You can now click on pictures in my photolog and read or leave comments. I'd be interested if people have ideas about how they think such a page should work.
The L.A. trip thread
We made it. Just landed in Long Beach.
FAQ about the latest file sharing legal decision.
Well folks, I've got some bad news concerning Christmas. Seems like Santa has run into a little problem...
OS X 10.3.2 is out, and can be found in Software Update. I advise waiting a day or two to make sure everything is safe before you take the plunge. Also, for new Al Powerbook owners (Bill, Alex) you should see a Battery Update as well that supposedly gives you better uptime (are you guys on 10.3.x, or still 10.2.x?)
You can get the 2nd generation color screen Sidekick (Hiptop, whatever) for negative $30 from Amazon if you sign up for T-Mobile service.
Cmd-w, close window, and Cmd-q, quit application, really are pretty close together. I'm just saying.
New 20 inch iMac.That's a nice home machine for somebody with some cash. But I think the tower and both laptops are all better options at this point. The new dual 1.8 tower looks nice, or if you can wait until February (or so) the rev 2 towers should be out, and that is the traditional sweet spot in the product life cycle for buying.
Or that's my story at least.
The new OpenCores System-On-Chip, developed and manufactured by Flextronics Semiconductor, runs Linux, uClinux, or eCos. The SoC is exclusively built with freely licensed OpenCores IP cores. The chip includes the OpenRISC OR1200 32-bit processor, a Memory Controller for SDRAM/FLASH/SRAM, a 10/100 Mbps Ethernet MAC, 32-bit, 33/66MHz PCI support, and a 16550 UART.Opencores.org site.
Lampret said, "Are open source soft cores starting to have impact on the semiconductor industry? Yes, slowly but irreversibly. What started in 1983 with the GNU project is now starting in open source hardware with OpenCores, 20 years later."
Sandisk's explanation of delays in development of SD slot 802.11b expansion cards for Palm devices. Apparently they will ship in the first quarter of '04. But it's unclear to me if it will work in the Treo 600:
The company blamed delays in the Palm 5.x drivers for the SD Wi-Fi card on proprietary changes to the OS that product makers can introduce (SanDisk will have to make device specific changes); electrical issues on some devices that couldn't handle the SD Wi-Fi card (the Treo 600 is mentioned specifically); and the legal issues with developing for Palm OS mentioned above.