Chuck

Mar 082012
 

By David Nagel at CampusTechnology.com…

Apple formally took the wraps off the new iPad Wednesday morning. The third generation of Apple’s popular tablet device incorporates a speedier A5X processor, 4G LTE support, and a higher-resolution Retina display.

via 4G iPad Debuts with Faster Processor, Improved Display — Campus Technology.

 Posted by at 9:54 am
Mar 012012
 

Paul Thurrott is one of my favorite authors and podcasters.  I donwloaded the Windows 8 Consumer Preview last night and will be testing it using VMWare on the Mac and VirtualBox on the PC.

Windows 8 Consumer Preview: Welcome to the Windows 8 Consumer Preview

via Windows 8 Consumer Preview: Welcome to the Windows 8 Consumer Preview.

 Posted by at 7:37 am
Feb 292012
 

If today is Leap Day, 2012 then it was 4 years ago Rhonda and I became engaged to be married.  It was a great evening at the Sun Dial Restaurant, a revolving restaurant atop Atlanta’s Westin Hotel and 73 stories above the city.

I love you, Rhonda!  Here is my favorite picture from that evening.

 

 

 

 Posted by at 9:08 am
Feb 102012
 

For anyone contemplating a new stereo system read this by Thorin Losowski at Lifehacker.com…

You love music, but even if you consider yourself a true audiophile, the cost of high-end sound can be, frankly, a little absurd. We talked with a handful of audio experts to find out how to get audiophile-calibre sound without emptying your savings account. Here’s what they had to say.

via How to Be an Audiophile on the Cheap.

 Posted by at 9:33 am
Feb 042012
 

The final GIMP release before we see version 2.8 is now available.  From the GIMP home page at http://www.gimp.org

GIMP 2.6.12 is a bug-fix release in the stable GIMP 2.6 series. Its purpose is mostly to wrap up all fixes that have piled up since 2.6.11 into a last release in the stable 2.6 series before we switch to 2.8. Please have a look at the NEWS file for a detailed list of changes.

via GIMP – The GNU Image Manipulation Program.

 Posted by at 2:59 pm