Posted on January 8th, 2008 by Tim.
Categories: Programming, Tim.
I don’t think the Hardy Boys ever had to deal with a command prompt. Evan ran into some strange problems with his environment variables, and has posted an interesting write up, markruss style.
Posted on January 7th, 2008 by Tim.
Categories: Business/The Software Industry, Tim.
Bill Gates has spent his last full day at Microsoft, and it’s sort of sad for me, marking the end of an era. While I’m sure he will continue to maintain an influence over the company, the days of his pioneering leadership are nearing a close.
Bill Gates is my personal hero, which should come as no surprise to those who know me as a Kool-Aid drinking fanboy. However, the reason I admire Bill Gates has little to do with Microsoft itself. He exemplifies personal qualities that I admire, including technical breadth, ambition, and commitment to effective philanthropy. I’m sure Bill has made some mistakes over the years, as many would like to point out, but the way I see it, the best way to judge character is to see if a person really puts his money where his mouth is. Bill delivers, though I suppose that makes his mouth pretty big.
Adios, billg! So long, and thanks for all the fish/DOS/qbasic/etc.
-Tim
Posted on December 19th, 2007 by Tim.
Categories: Business/The Software Industry, Links, Tim.
I’ve been wanting to write about this since I heard this news months ago, and it looks like the curtain has finally been lifted.
Posted on November 20th, 2007 by Tim.
Categories: Games, General/Misc., Tim.
This is something I wrote a long time ago (December 19th, 2005) and never hit the “publish” button.
Everyone is excited about the newest generation of consoles. Microsoft is going all out with XBox 360, and Playstation 3 will doubtless be amazing. The underdog, in this generation of consoles, will be the Nintendo Revolution. Or will it?
XBox 360 costs $399 (The core system doesnt exist, so dont talk to me about that). Rumor has it that PS3 will cost upwards of $499 (Although I think a price point of $399 will make it much more competitive with XBox). And how much does the Revolution cost? Probably around $150. It’s no secret that Nintendo doesn’t want to compete with Sony or Microsoft. Who can blame them? Nintendo follows no one’s rules but their own. Nintendo is not getting sucked into the console arm’s race for the most spectacular graphics. It’s fairly likely that the Nintendo Revolution will have graphics only marginally better than the original XBox.
I still put my money on Nintendo. In fact, I don’t know for sure whether PS3 will win over 360, or vice versa, but I do know that Nintendo Revolution will do just fine, regardless of what happens to the other consoles.
Nintendo has always been an innovator. This has been the key to their success, and has also been the cause of many laughable failures. They have a philsophy that seems to be willing to try anything. Products such as Virtual Boy, Nintendo DS
I can’t decide if I was psychic, good at picking up industry activity, or if this was obvious. To this day, it’s hard to find a Wii because every console is sold out.