Big Picture Archive
The Soft Grid: The Future of Software
0 Comments Published June 15th, 2006 in the following Categories:Big Picture || History || Video
This 8-minute video is a vision for how software will be deployed and run in the near and distant future.
It begins with a history of computing, from mainframes to the PC, with Apple, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates influence.
It then shows how application virtualization - the elimination of software installation - is a […]
- What is grid computing?
- Q&A: A lost interview with ENIAC co-inventor J. Presper Eckert
- The damn birthdays just keep on coming
- Removing Viruses From Your Computer
In a post-PC world, which model works best?
0 Comments Published June 9th, 2006 in the following Categories:Big Picture
If you’ve ever bought a computer you know there are two ways to go:
the component model
the end-to-end model.
In the component model you have a single platform (MS Windows) and you can buy hardware/software from anybody. On the other hand, you can go with the end-to-end model with Apple making the platform, the hardware and the […]
- Google vs. News Corp/NBC News: Bottom-Up vs. Top-Down
- 7 Simple Reasons Why You Need a Network Security Camera for Your Home
- What is your computer’s address?
- Router - How It Works
Yes, Smartphones are a networking device
0 Comments Published June 8th, 2006 in the following Categories:Big Picture || Network Hardware
I’m a Treo user myself, but I have the ancient Treo 600. Some day I’ll upgrade and the 700p looks like a winner. Motorola has come out with a cheaper, sleeker competitor called the Q.
Walt Mossberg has a review of the newest (and best) smartphones:
The cellphone — or, more accurately, the device formerly known […]