21st April, 2010 - Posted by Minter Dial - No Comments
Just over a week ago, Google Docs released a new version, or should I say they added some necessary improvements? Some of the highlight new features (taken in part from Google’s only laundry list here): The ability to upload, store, and share any file in Google Docs. Your files will be stored in their original format » Read More
4th October, 2009 - Posted by Minter Dial - No Comments
Modern life is, at best, complex and, at worst, horribly wasteful and confusing. I am galled by the number of chargers that I must pack with me when I travel with my various electronics. On any given holidays, I will leave with the iPod, the blackberry, the Bluetooth earpiece, the laptop, electric razor, » Read More
28th September, 2009 - Posted by Minter Dial - No Comments
I was intrigued the other day to come across a laptop “ventilator” tablette (2300 revs / minute and 23.5 decibels) which is designed to evacuate the heat coming from your portable computer. What grabbed my attention initially, I must admit, was the transparent computer (trick photography of course to show the tablette). Produced by Macally, » Read More
15th September, 2009 - Posted by Minter Dial - No Comments
Having spent the better part of the evening trying to download an older version of Internet Explorer in order to play an old DVD for my daughter’s homework, I finally landed upon the best solution: OldVersion.com OldVersion so rightly says in its tagline: “because newer isn’t always better…” But in my case, it was because new just doesn’t » Read More
22nd July, 2009 - Posted by Minter Dial - No Comments
Here’s a business opportunity for an enterprising individual: create a screen that can be read despite the sunshine. I was in Naples last week and, braving the 40C degree heat, I attempted to draw some money from an ATM (pictured below). With the direct sunlight, the instructions on the screen were absolutely impossible to make » Read More
29th April, 2009 - Posted by Minter Dial - 2 Comments
Or how old is your brain? Here’s a little game that will drive you nuts, especially if you have a competitive streak in you. The site instructions are in Japanese, so before clicking on this link, read below! Touch ’start’ Wait for 3, 2, 1. Memorize the number’s position on the screen, and then click the circle » Read More
19th March, 2009 - Posted by Minter Dial - 1 Comment
Listening to Apple’s videocast of the opening speech at this year’s MacWorld 2009, I heard that Apple stores around the world receive 3.4 million visitors per week. Via a separate source, I see that Apple had 251 stores as of the end of calendar year 2008 (as reported here on CNET) and is planning to open » Read More
5th October, 2008 - Posted by Minter Dial - No Comments
Here is a great site for people with a global mindset: Worldmapper — a wonderful way to review the the worldwide situation… The site features maps of the world distorted according to the criteria. In their own words, “Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, using equal area cartograms where territories » Read More
27th July, 2008 - Posted by Minter Dial - No Comments
Itouch/Iphone – In Search of The Great Ripoff? I have been converted from the evil PC world to the wonders of the MAC. Despite having a wife who worked for Apple for five years and owning the very first ipods, I still maintained my PC world at home. Then, in 2006, I was finally » Read More
19th February, 2008 - Posted by Minter Dial - 1 Comment
Ayant passé le Geek Test en entier (English version of the test innergeek v3.1) pour savoir à quel niveau de Geek suis-je, je découvre à ma grosse déception qu’avec 1811 points, je ne suis juste qu’un « REASONABLE GEEK». Autrement dit, je suis un geek raisonnable comparé aux 71,644 autres internautes qui ont pris » Read More
28th August, 2007 - Posted by Minter Dial - No Comments
(English version of prior post written in French) A trip to the village of Eymoutiers (pop C. 3000), in the Limousin area of France, for a weekend of relaxation with the family. This is the village about which I wrote in a prior post, where the Casino supermarket is open Sunday. On the way down (via SNCF) » Read More
9th August, 2007 - Posted by Minter Dial - 2 Comments
We need to turn our attention to reducing energy consumption of computers. I don’t know about you, but I leave my computer on overnight, along with my printer, mostly because I have not made it a habit to close it down/put in standby. As it pertains to my television and media center, I » Read More
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