My new TV doesn’t fit the old entertainment center, so I string up a long, gray coaxial cable from the jack on one side of the room, tape it around the doorway and hide the excess coil under the temporary TV stand on the other side of the room. Not the most high-tech operation at home, but we’re getting there.
My antiquated entertainment habits are not the norm in the high-tech industry. The internet and a slurry of devices have created a revolution in TV entertainment similar to MP3’s revolution of music entertainment. And most of the techies around the Claris office have severed their cable TV packages for good. Cable TV as we’ve known it has joined the cassette tape, the 8 track, the VCR and the wall-mounted rotary phone in the realm of outdated technology.
Apparently, the late “I’m a Mac/I’m a PC” ads have been a long time coming. In this ad from a 1996 MacAddict magazine, Apple celebrates the coolness of its users. And just how cool were these 1996 Mac-lovers? Take a look for yourself.
Using Mac computers on a corporate network is a contentious issue for many business people and their supporting IT departments. Recently, Larry Bodie, CEO of Claris Networks decided to take a Macbook Pro on a thorough test drive on our corporate network as his primary work device. Sure, Macs are incredible devices and make personal computing a breeze for the average user, but are they as diametrically opposed to a Windows based corporate environment as people make them out to be? Larry’s response, in short, is no…and yes.
We get a lot of mobile phones to review here at Claris, and honestly, there’s just not a whole lot that’s been very exciting in the smartphone industry lately. Thus, not many tech reviews. The 4G network came to Knoxville this year, and that was really…well, fast. But it sucked batteries dry in minutes. The tide is turning though. One phone that’s got something a little different to offer is the Samsung Stratosphere. Enabled with 4G, a big touchscreen and full sized slide-out keyboard, it’s no game changer, but is enough different to warrant a full trial. Another resident Claris techie Zac McKinney reviewed the phone and the tech specs.
Overall Rating: 7.5 out of 10
Ever wonder how to connect a camera to your iPad? Dan Thompson demonstrates how to use a Camera Connectivity Kit to do just that. The kit allows you to bypass a computer and upload photos directly to an iPad. Simply plug your camera’s memory card or camera directly into your iPad, touch a few buttons and enjoy!
Get one at the Apple store for $29