AOD255e The new Acer Aspire One AOD255E features intel’s new dual-core Atom n570. The n570 is the first n-series Atom chip to include hardware virtualization (or VT-x) extensions. Add dual cores with hyperthreading, and the system has the potential to perform more like a higher end notebook. Not bad for $329, but the system ships with only 1GB of RAM and a 250GB mechanical HD. SSD and RAM Upgrade To bring these components up to par with the processor, increase…
Much has been written lately about the high quality of the latest iPhone’s camera, how megapixels aren’t the only metric, and how it outperforms other cell and consumer cameras. The ability to easily take HDR and panorama shots, with zero postprocessing effort, and instantly share them, gives the iPhone4 some advantages over even the highest-end SLR’s. Even the low-light performance has improved dramatically. With previous generation iPhones, I wouldn’t even bother to reach in my pocket unless there was an…
Received an EyeClops BioniCam for Christmas. Device records magnified movies/images to a removable USB stick, in FAT16, which is hence, Linux (and Mac OS X) compatible.. Manufacturer warns that “the Eyeclops is a handheld bionic microscope meant to be used as a fun toy – not as an educational aid.” I’m no expert, but a tech gadget, particularly an electronic microscope, which is easy to use, magnifies whatever you point it at to 400x, and captures live video or photographs……
On July 27th, we carried out a thorough scan of 802.11 networks in downtown Denver. A Columbus V-900 tracking device was used to log location and path, validating that all streets and alleys were traversed. Meanwhile, an iPhone 3G and Wififofum were used to detect and log detected networks, their location, and attributes. The area bounded by Speer Blvd to the SW, Broadway to the East, and 20th Avenue to the NE were covered. Total area traversed was approximately 1.4…
Introduction Since Pete Shipley first pioneered wardriving in the San Franciso-Bay area, many people have cataloged the locations of 802.11 networks around the world. I still remember the excitement, in the early days, driving the streets of downtown with a makeshift antenna, Orinoco ‘Gold’ card, and the soft glow of a Thinkpad 600x illuminating the passenger seat. You could often drive several miles before the faint signal of a distant access point would flicker across the screen. Much has changed…
The financial market meltdown has caused many to re-evaluate their models for expected market returns. In reality, though, the recent market swings are not out of the ordinary in terms of what has been observed in the past. They are still within the fringes of the ‘long tail’ of the distribution of daily market returns. If there is an unpredictable and high impact event, waiting to spring on the market and challenge the perception of normal or ‘expected’, the “dot-com”…
Introduction Daily leveraged funds have been the topic of numerous articles recently which have questioned whether they should be held for periods longer than a single trading session, and in turn, whether they are suitable for individual investors. Take, for example, the Russell 2000 Index (^RUT), the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM), which tracks the index, and the various daily leveraged funds which attempt to track the index to the tune of -3x (TZA, Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear…
Dive Stats * 2009.04.01 – 09:00 * Southampton Beach, Bermuda * Pat, Dave and Guide (Chris) * 35 ft max depth * 30 ft visibility * 35 minutes dive time * 65 deg F water temperature * 3000psi start * 1000 psi end * 12lbs weight Details Shore dive with Dave and guide (Chris). Waded into light surf on private beach of Fairmont Southampton Hotel. Swam directly south from hotel beach, over a limestone/coral wall and out into the open…
The Lotus Elise and 911 GT3 have dominated super-stock in national competition for three years running, but the Z06 continues to reign supreme in the SCCA rocky mountain Colorado and Continental Divide regions. Driving a Z06, I took super-stock for the third year in a row. Points average was up by more than ten points per event, barely enough to ward off the challenge posed by several determined and talented Lotus Elise drivers who have kept things very close in…