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(03/28/08 7:15am)
Over the break, I was jamming away to the Bryan Adams -- the best thing to come from Canada since snow -- when I noticed something: I really wish iTunes would go back to putting artists that start with numbers first alphabetically instead of last. It's a great deal more awkward to have Aaron Carter atop my music library than 3 Doors Down.
(02/29/08 9:40am)
In some alternate universe, I would write these sweet columns that do not come off sounding whiny or cracked out. People would actually read what I write, and my words would have a profound effect on their lives.
(02/22/08 10:18am)
This past week, I came to a sobering, depressing realization. The latest, newest technology is not necessarily the best. As I eagerly waited half an hour for my computer to update itself to the latest version of its operating system, I envisioned that when it was done, I would have a computer free of bothersome bugs, glitches and ever-annoying blips. My fantasy world of make-believe lasted all of 26 hours. Then, in quick succession, my computer coughed up on connecting to Dartmouth Secure and refused to shut down until I gave it the dreaded sustained finger jab. Time to start waiting for the next series of updates.
(02/01/08 9:18am)
This gadget preview for 2008 should have debuted before the first month of the year was over, but Mac screwed us over by announcing MacBook Air that week. Typical. Better late than never, Luofei Deng takes a long hard look at the Next Big Things in technology.
(01/18/08 10:03am)
What is the geek in all of us going to be drooling over this year? Luofei Deng talks about Steve Jobs' latest masterpiece.
(11/16/07 6:53am)
Apple has just announced a new operating system, and it comes with both new attractions and new headaches. The new version of Apple's OS X, called Leopard, replaces the previous version, Tiger. (Apple has named all versions of OS X after large cats.) Unlike the leap from Windows XP to Vista, the jump from Tiger to Leopard is relatively painless; Apple has not made any huge changes to the operating system. Although, in Apple's characteristically arrogant Apple way, they claim it is because they did not need to.
(11/02/07 7:09am)
Prior to the iPhone (yes, humans existed back then), there was the Sidekick, a quirky soap-bar sized device with a slick swiveling display and spacious keyboard. It was at one point generally accepted as the phone for "hip" young people like Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan. Maybe those are bad examples, because not all Sidekick owners go to jail -- although, on second thought, perhaps they should.
(10/12/07 5:52am)
If you're like me, you're too lazy to lug your five-pound laptop around. Maybe you want a computer that's more durable, or at least cheap enough so you will not feel as bad when it breaks. Are you jaded by the multitude of viruses in Windows or the fruity brightness of Macs? There may be a solution on the horizon to any or all of the above issues.
(09/28/07 5:40am)
Along with the beginning of another school year comes Apple's announcement of a new lineup of iPods. This year's announcements run the gamut, ranging from small tweaks on existing models to all-new releases.
(05/04/07 6:40am)
For many years, computer companies have searched for the Holy Grail of computing: A full-fledged computer smaller than a laptop without a substantial loss in productivity. Imagine a computer than weighs less than two pounds and is capable of running all the programs you use now. Time and time again, engineers have tried to shrink laptops down to the size of a paperback book or create some sort of PalmPilot on steroids. However, all attempts up until now have been, for the most part, failures (with a few heavily hyped, crash-and-burn type flameouts).
(04/06/07 9:00am)
Technology changes fast. Your brand spanking new computer will be archaic in less than one year. To have the newest iPod, you would have to buy one about every six months, on average. But the high turnover rate of technology also means that life-changing breakthroughs are just around the corner.
(03/02/07 11:00am)
Many years ago in a CVS not so far away, the razor market was simple. One or two blades. Disposable or cartridge. Then came the revolution: Gillette released the Mach 3, putting all other razors to shame. For a while, Schick struggled to recover. After matching their arch rival with three blades, Schick took the lead by introducing the world's first four-bladed razor, the Quattro. Then in an episode of corporate one-upmanship, Gillette skipped four blades and jumped to five. Just for safe measure they even slapped another blade on the back of their new Fusion razor. But how much razor does a man need? Can a shave actually change your life? I have ventured to answer these questions that have longed plagued men by pitting the Gillette Fusion versus the mildly new Schick Quattro Titanium (the blades are now coated with titanium, which is only the coolest metallic element and second coolest metal overall behind the paradoxically named alloy, liquidmetal).
(02/16/07 11:00am)
It is ridiculous that I am writing about a device that is still at least five months away from market, but that's the sort of spell that Apple is able to cast on the general public. People have actually approached me wondering when I was going to write an iPhone article. (By people, I mean one person may have mentioned it in passing.)
(11/17/06 11:00am)
With the holiday season almost officially upon us, thoughts turn to dreaded holiday shopping. The Sony Playstation 3 and the Nintendo Wii are destined to find their way onto many shopping lists. Both of these videogame consoles were just released and the two could not be more different. The Playstation 3 is a black monolith filled to the brim with bleeding-edge components and has a price tag to match. The Nintendo Wii is a small white box that lacks stunning graphics but makes up for it in genuine innovation and a substantially lower price.
(11/03/06 11:00am)
Walking around campus, I cannot help but notice the fact that everyone and their mother seems to have a RAZR. Motorola is, obviously, pleased with the success of its thin phone, but the RAZR is starting to lose its desirability.