Win8 Bluetooth Stack Improved
I decided to try out my Bluetooth earpiece with Windows 8 and it works out of the box, finally! The one thing I really want Bluetooth to do! Of course, this has worked with Ubuntu for some time...
Published Oct 19 2011
Limits of Growth on Earth
From a new blog by an astrophysicist, why it is physically impossible for humans to continue our current growth rate (assuming energy consumption stays constant) for more than about 400 years. "But let’s not overlook the key point: continued growth in energy use becomes physically impossible within conceivable timeframes."
Read Galactic-Scale Energy here.
Via /..
Published Aug 03 2011
2011
All Short Takes blog entries posted in 2011.
Published Aug 03 2011
Happy Birthday DOS
MS-DOS is 30 years old today. Via Slashdot.
Published Jul 27 2011
Best Knock-Off Ever
Published Jul 20 2011
Win8 Works with Current PCs
Microsoft recently said that current PCs running Windows 7 won't have to upgrade their hardware to run Windows 8. That is, if you run Windows 7 now you should be able to run Windows 8 without buying a new computer.
The linked article is skeptical, but from the screenshots I've seen of Windows 8 -- and Microsoft's historical releases -- this wouldn't be a big surprise.
Windows 8 is scheduled to come out sometime in 2012.
Published Jul 12 2011
Kicking the Can
Again, Washington avoids actually dealing with a debt crisis that has, after a hundred years in the making, truly become a crisis.
I don't care which side pulls out it, it is irresponsible and dangerous to our country at this point in time.
Published Jul 10 2011