Slug Archive

  • Nook is getting it in the noots

    Nook is getting it in the noots

    Posted on December 10, 2009 | No Comments
    Man, B&N can't get a break. David Pogue, the only tech writer who still likes to cuddle, hates him the Nook. The device is unresponsive, the color touchscreen is dumb, and those "million books" the Nook offers? Most of them err janky Google scans. His bottom line?
    To use the technical term, it’s slower than an anesthetized slug in winter.

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  • Maybe, maybe not: New doubts on Blu-ray being part of the next iMac revision

    Maybe, maybe not: New doubts on Blu-ray being part of the next iMac revision

    Posted on October 15, 2009 | No Comments
    I'm not about to knock myself out for noting the 800th iMac rumor of the past few weeks, so here's the deal: people “close” to Apple now aren't sure whether or not Blu-ray will wind up on the next iMac revision. Blu-ray may be on Mac Pros, and maybe then only as a build-to-order option, but that's enough “maybes” to bore a slug.

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  • A Panasonic Toughbook vs a tiger and elephant

    A Panasonic Toughbook vs a tiger and elephant

    Posted on June 24, 2009 | No Comments
    Panasonic's Toughbooks have legendary strength but I doubt any of us ever considered them tough enough to survive a white tiger or Asian elephant. I didn't. The last "durable notebook" I tested failed with a 4 foot drop. But the Panasonic Toughbook that Forbes tested took a .22 bullet and still booted after being used as a chew toy. Impressive.

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  • UK won’t adopt ‘3 strikes’ anti-piracy measure

    UK won’t adopt ‘3 strikes’ anti-piracy measure

    Posted on June 6, 2009 | No Comments
    Don't expect every country in Europe to follow France in implementing a “three strikes” anti-piracy laws. A report called Digital Britain, which assess the UK's preparedness to enter the digital era, will be published next week, and inside are methods that the UK could use to combat Internet piracy. One such method: slowing down the Internet connection of file-sharers so as to prevent them from effectively downloading illegal content. (Though, if my UK acquaintances are telling the truth, broadband in the UK is garbage to begin with. It'd be like telling a slug to slow down.)

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