Archive for January, 2009
GDrive killing Windows?
Posted by BinaryMuse in News, Technology on January 27th, 2009
I wish people would think about what they wrote on the web. Check out this article about Google’s “GDrive” that a friend of mine sent me a link to:
The Google Drive service, which will reportedly launch later this year, allows users to store information online on Google’s own servers rather than on the hard drive.
Okay, so far so good. I currently use Dropbox to manage my files, and a service like this from Google would be kinda cool. Let’s continue.
The process has been dubbed ‘cloud computing’ and is being seen as ‘the most anticipated Google product so far’.
I’m not sure if I’d go quite this far. The closest thing Google has to cloud computing is Google Docs… but I don’t know if having an online hard drive would be considered “cloud computing.”
The GDrive would mark a departure from the Microsoft Windows operating system and will enable users to treat their computer as software rather than hardware.
Wait, what? So I turn on some magic box with no operating system, and somehow I have access to some files somewhere on Google’s farm? We went from having an online hard drive to having a thin client at my desk. When did this happen?
56k
Posted by BinaryMuse in Fun on January 27th, 2009
I’m not usually one to enjoy rap, but “56k” by Ronald Jenkees is just too awesome to pass up.
Started in ‘93
I woke up, drove to the store and bought me a Dell PC
100 megahertz processor speed
“This is all you’ll need,” he said, “trust me.”
I opened it up as soon as I came home
“Please hold my calls ’cause I’m usin’ the phone!”
Dial up modem, analog connection
56k, 56k
I hooked to the Internet with my 56 kaaaay modem speed
And I meet all my peeps on the World Wide Web that’s where they be
I hooked to the Internet with my 56 kaaaay modem speed
And I meet all my peeps on the World Wide Web that’s where they be
Rollin right along into ‘95
I thought to myself “I’m gonna make a snazzy website”
Technically capable, professional skills
I’ll stick with my Dell PC, keepin’ it real
TCP/IP, fiber optic cords
With a few clicks I connect to the world
I connect to the Internet at lightning speeds
I know a lotta people across the country
I hooked to the Internet with my 56 kaaaay modem speed
And I meet all my peeps on the World Wide Web that’s where they be
I hooked to the Internet with my 56 kaaaay modem speed
And I meet all my peeps on the World Wide Web that’s where they be
I design my site with a free template
Don’t try to get on my chat room and hate
Animated gif files dancin’ on my screen
Email attachments with pics of me
I think about the future to 2003,
I think about my PC depreciatin’ on me
I don’t mind it ain’t nothin’ to me
56k is where it’ll be
I hooked to the Internet with my 56 kaaaay modem speed
And I meet all my peeps on the World Wide Web that’s where they be
I hooked to the Internet with my 56 kaaaay modem speed
And I meet all my peeps on the World Wide Web that’s where they be
AutoIt
Posted by BinaryMuse in Technology on January 23rd, 2009
I’ve used AutoIt before, but I forgot just how much I love it. It makes potentially complex administration–everything from repetitive daily tasks to domain-based software rollouts–so much easier. From the site:
AutoIt is a freeware Windows automation language. It can be used to script most simple Windows-based tasks (great for PC rollouts or home automation)
Like all truly great things in life, AutoIt is free (as in speech and as in beer). I’ve been using it to help deploy software to a large amount of computers at work. With the help of AutoIt and a GPO, this kind of automation is a breeze!