Year-to-Year Comparisons of Data from the Annual First-Year Student Census
This chart is interesting and shows the clear and obvious trend toward students choosing Macs instead of PCs. The charts on this page are really interesting and easy to read at a glance. Also of note, 100% of first year students now own computers. I don’t know which way the University of Virginia skews, but I [...]
HP CEO Hurd resigns over sexual harassment investigation
HP CEO Hurd resigns over sexual harassment investigation I love this, it’s workplace politics and gossip at its best. Why do people do this? If you’re going to have an affair, or whatever it was he did, just be above board about it. It’s not worth risking your whole career.
Report: Conservative groups gaming Digg
Report: Conservative groups gaming Digg It was only a matter of time. When Digg first came out, I was all over it. The idea of voting on stories seemed so great. The problems started almost immediately. First every story would be submitted from multiple places and they never figured out a way to join them and their [...]
Beatles, iTunes deal still at impasse — Yoko Ono
Beatles, iTunes deal still at impasse — Yoko Ono I have come to have a certain respect for Yoko Ono over the years. So she may be thinking about something meaningful here with resect to people’s media rights. However, it seems to me that with all their resources they could find some way to sell the [...]
The ‘cure’ for receiver feature glut: Stereo receivers
The ‘cure’ for receiver feature glut: Stereo receivers I saw this story this morning and I could totally relate. Last year I bought a big screen tv and put the 5.1 system away and now just use the speakers on the tv. I don’t miss it at all and I love having one less thing to [...]
FTC believed to be investigating Apple’s anti-Flash stance
Apple Insider: FTC believed to be investigating Apple’s anti-Flash stance It’s always interesting to me to repeatedly hear about this story. I can’t imagine a case where the FTC would actually take action against Apple. For the government to tell a manufacturer in a competitive market how to make its products would seem to be overstepping. If [...]