I have a love/hate relationship with Sony that goes back to the minidisc days (because their cassette Walkmans were the bomb, baby). I guess it was around that time that I realized they can make all kinds of cool shit, but ruin them with proprietary formats or protocols. Beyond Minidisc (which wasn’t all Sony’s fault), …
Category Archive: Applications
Apr
27
F.lux – get your circadian rhythm on
Some recent and not so recent studies (maybe sparked by anti-iPad propaganda?) are recommending not staring at a laptop/iPad/PSP late at night saying the proximity of the light-emitting screen are throwing off your circadian rhythm and not allowing your body to produce the melatonin it needs for a restful sleep. These studies argue that TVs …
Mar
01
No mo’ Skype for WinMo
Well, no more new releases at least – according to Skype, neither WinMo nor their Java client provided a good experience. Though I won’t argue that point too much, it was a useful tool for me and I guess this says a lot about the sorry state of Windows Mobile. Hopefully Windows Mobile 7 series-something …
Dec
22
Must-have free utilities for Windows users – from Maximum PC and me!
I love checking Maximum PC every so often for the little roundups they do. This is another good one, with them outlining 33 good, free apps for your brand-spanking new Windows 7 installations. Definitely want to second some of their recommendations like Dropbox, ImgBurn, uTorrent <_<, and TrueCrypt. I’d also like to add the following: …