Category Archives: Platform

MacBook Pro : 8Gb limit

October 27, 2008 – 10:31 am

I am still on my 2 trusted machines. The T41 Thinkpad and the PowerBook G4.
I have been thinking of getting replacements for them; maybe a T61 or a SL series for Thinkpad or the new MacBook. In fact, I may not even get a Thinkpad replacement if BootCamp on the Mac works well enough for [...]

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REBOL 3 Homepage

March 24, 2008 – 4:39 pm

For those who are new to REBOL and would like to find out more about what REBOL 3 (R3)  has in store, here’s a good news.
Carl has setup a new web site where all R3 related information. One single place for R3 info.
And if you are new to REBOL and is curious to know why [...]

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Eco friendly initiative

September 26, 2006 – 9:48 pm

Shoop, our local PeakOil advocate, has written an interesting piece on how he is doing his part on being more eco-friendly.
What caught my attention was his intention to replace his Dell server with Mac minis. I’m sure Bernard (of Ultimate Business Machine fame) will cheer on this.
I am curious how many servers is he replacing [...]

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Cross Browser : The Importance of Standards

June 7, 2006 – 4:55 pm

I have always advocate the importance of building web sites with standards in mind and the ability to support multiple browsers at heart since the early days of Internet. If there are any things that can cause the site to not work on any browser, my recommendation has always been to not use it.
Stakeholders of [...]

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1997 - The Microsoft Deal (for good times sake)

May 16, 2006 – 1:41 pm

In 1997, Steve Jobs announced the partnership with Microsoft.
Among the collaboration is the use of Internet Explorer as the default browser on the Mac, Java VMs, Microsoft Office and also $150 million investment from Microsoft.
Looking back, what was important about the whole deal, really is how Steve Jobs kicked-start the ‘Think Different’ campaign.
Much of Apple’s [...]

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