Robert's Blog

The random thoughts of Robert Barrios

Category: Tech

  • June 13, 2009 11:42 PM This was a jam packed week for all of you portable gadget enthusiasts. Following E3, Apple had their World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC), where they introduced an updated set of Macbook Pros, Snow Leopard, iPhone 3.0 software, and the new iPhone 3GS. Also, the Palm…

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  • June 7, 2009 8:52 PM So E3 finished up last week, and the biggest news were motion controllers where you use your body as the controller. Both Microsoft and Sony demoed their models. Microsoft’s Natal looks pretty awesome and the people who were able to demo them have said it…

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  • June 3, 2009 9:54 PM In the latest news, Cisco Systems will be replacing General Motors on the DOW 30! Wow, times have changed. 30 years ago, International Business Machines (IBM) became the first tech company to join the ranks of the DOW 30. Today, almost 1/3 of the DOW…

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  • May 31, 2009 10:50 PM I’ve been using Twitterrific the last few months, but I heard of Seesmic Desktop (http://seesmic.com) a couple of months ago. I decided not to use it because it’s still a pre-release/beta. Well, earlier this week, I decided to try it out. I’m glad I did,…

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  • May 30, 2009 4:13 PM The last few evenings, I’ve been redoing all of my websites. I figured that I once was a descent web programmer, but this was back in the HTML 2.0 days, over 9 years ago… (wow does time fly by fast). But in today’s world of…

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  • May 22, 2009 10:10 AM Since the evolution of the Internet in the late 90’s, several visionaries have touted the concept of “Cloud Computing”. Today, “Cloud Computing” is a buzz word, yet it has been the ultimate goal of the technology industry, whether consciously or subconsciously, over the past decade.…

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  • May 14, 2009 9:50 PM I installed Sun’s Virtual Box on my Mac yesterday. I am using Windows 7 RC1 as the guest OS. I currently am using Parallels with Windows XP as my guest OS. Parallels wouldn’t let me install Windows 7, so that is already one up for…

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  • April 8, 2009 9:54 PM The more I read about iPhone 3.0 and the rumors of video, a 3.2 megapixel camera, and the many other enhancements, it looks like I’ll be moving to that platform this summer. It’s not that I’m against the iPhone, but I get my iPhone fix…

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  • January 10, 2009 10:53 PM The kids are 6 months old today. We basically hung out at home and followed the asian tradition of eating noodles to signify long life. It’s amazing how much the kids have grown in 6 months. They are both doing well and are doing new…

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  • December 2, 2008 9:24 PM This weekend was awesome. My brother’s wedding was a blast and I saw a bunch of people I haven’t seen in a while. It was a great reunion, as I haven’t seen some of the people for over 3 years. These same people were with…

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