Category Archives: Novitas

Of course, the iPad is met with all sorts of disappointment. While I would not call myself an Apple fanboy, I am a computing enthusiast. I am excited about new ways of computing, and I believe the iPad is moving … Continue reading →

Google Chrome is available for Mac OSX in Beta as of today. I think my primary browser on my macbook will remain Safari, but browser competition is always a good thing and I’m pleased to see Chrome coming out. It … Continue reading →

I ran across this disturbing site in my twitter feed the other day: http://www.wpacracker.com/ For a little background on network security, networks are very insecure. With freely available software, anyone on the network can read the data packets of everyone … Continue reading →

You know you’re doing a lot of coding when you try to save in Visual Studio by typing “:w” instead of Ctrl+S. :w is the key sequence for saving in Vi or Vim. I use gVim on Windows as my … Continue reading →

Well, it looks like Oracle will be buying Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion. I must say I never really understood Sun’s business model. Their hardware seemed incredibly specialized and overpriced, while at the same time their didn’t seem to be … Continue reading →

When I was browsing Slashdot today I ran across this interesting algorithm contest. Its designed to see how many things can be packed best into a container. I try to develop this algorithm every time I pack for a trip. … Continue reading →

Engadget reported on a new device called the Z-Drive today. …a PCIe enclosure that’ll contain 1TB worth of SSD storage with maximum read rates of up to 600MB/sec and maximum write speeds of up to 500MB/sec. Oh, and the sustained … Continue reading →

Today I competed in the 2009 ACCA Programming Competition (ACCA standing for Association of Colleges in the Chicagoland Area, I think). Wheaton usually fares pretty well. As a result, they have taken to only allowing one award per school. Last … Continue reading →

Recently I have been wanting to get into iPhone development, as well as Mac OSX development. One can develop with a number of languages for the Mac, but Apple really pushes Objective-C and Cocoa. For the iPhone, that’s really all … Continue reading →