Friday, March 25, 2011

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Is it a Netbook? Is it a Tablet? No... it's the Dell Inspiron Duo 1090!

The Tablet PC industry has been made famous by the likes of the iPad and the Samsung Galaxy, even though tablet PC's have actually been around for many years. It takes something truly unique then, to grab the attention of the IT community, especially since the iPad 2 was launched just last week......

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

The scariest first-person video of the Japan tsunami yet...

Imagine a small stream of water flowing down the street, much like an overflowing stormwater drain... Well that's pretty much how this first-person video of the Japan tsunami starts out... but keep watching - within minutes the stream becomes a full-on maelstrom of raging water...: http://gizmodo.com/#!5781566/this-is-the-scariest-first+person-video-of-the-japan-tsunami-yet Ouch......

Amazing before and after shots of disaster sites in Japan... scary stuff indeed!

To get an idea of the scale of damage and the power of the tsunami that hit Japan last week, head over to the site below for a before and after look at some of the coastal areas that were affected: http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/japan-quake-2011/beforeafter.htm It is at times like this that I am...

Monday, March 14, 2011

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Windows 7 Service Pack 1... the pros and cons.

I was taken by surprise today while working on a Windows 7 laptop - it really took an unusually long time to install an update while shutting down. Normally I wouldn't be at all concerned by updates installing during shutdown, but this took in the region of half an hour... on a Core i7 machine no less! As...

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts...

In a stunning show of nature's power, Mount Kilauea on the island of Hawaii has been spewing out masses of lava over the past few days. Kilauea is one of the most active volcanoes on Earth, and it is an invaluable resource for volcanologists due to its effusive (non-violent) eruptions - effusive eruptions...

Thursday, March 3, 2011

A 360° Full Moon view of Cape Town from Signal Hill - click and scroll your mouse around to explore...

Whether you appreciate Cape Town or not, you should do yourself a favour and head over to this website right now: http://leecasalena.com/fullmoonhike.swf Lee Casalena is a panoramic photographer. Not sure what that means? Well go take a peek, and you will be treated to a beautiful 360° full...

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

So the iPad 2 is finally out of the bag... I wonder when we will be getting it?

Just a few hours ago, Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the long-awaited iPad 2, and I followed it live at Engadget over here. I won't bore you with the awesome specs, just head on over there - it is well worth taking a look at. New features abound, and I must say that while I originally had my doubts,...

Tourist space travel will soon be a reality... for anybody who can cough up R 626 000 per ticket :)

Have you ever heard of a company called Orbital Horizon? Well now you have, because they are a Durban-based space tourism agent who can now offer tickets for a flight aboard a new suborbital spaceship... at a mere R 626 000 per ticket! Space tourism agent? First time I have heard that term... :) According...
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