Technology

This is the Technology category, which contains articles, reviews, links, and updates about the latest and most interesting technology.

System-On-A-Chip: Why Apple’s new CPU Is So Important

Apple’s subtle mention that the iPad features a CPU of their own making, the A4, was actually the most surprising part of the whole announcement, and it gives us some insight into Apple’s real goal: to control the user experience from the inside out.


In vitro meat?

Scientists are working to grow real animal protein, dubbed “in-vitro meat” in a laboratory.


NewerTech Voyager Q Follow-Up

Last week I reviewed the NewerTech Voyager Q drive dock. This article addresses some of the questions I’ve received about the device which weren’t answered in the original article. I also detail how I’m using the Voyager Q, and how my current backup process works.


Review: The NewerTech Voyager Q Drive Dock

This is a review of the NewerTech Voyager Drive Dock Quad Interface, a handy hard drive dock sporting every interface available, from USB2 and FireWire 800 to eSATA and everything in between. So how does it measure up, and is it worth the money?


My Video and Slides from Acts as Conference 2009

This is an article titled My Video and Slides from Acts as Conference 2009 and was written by Dan Benjamin on 13 February 2009.

Smart Sleep

This is an article titled Smart Sleep and was written by Dan Benjamin on 02 February 2009.

Specifying Minimum Font Sizes in Apple’s Mail.app

This is an article titled Specifying Minimum Font Sizes in Apple’s Mail.app and was written by Dan Benjamin on 09 January 2009.

Picasa for Mac

This is an article titled Picasa for Mac and was written by Dan Benjamin on 06 January 2009.

How To Prepare a Mac For Sale

This is an article titled How To Prepare a Mac For Sale and was written by Dan Benjamin on 14 November 2008.

The Kodak Zi6: A Flip Killer?

This is a review of the Kodak Zi6, as well as a comparison between it and the Flip Ultra.


Regarding iPhone Application Pricing

This is an article titled Regarding iPhone Application Pricing and was written by Dan Benjamin on 08 August 2008.

Last Minute WWDC 2008 Predictions

This is an article titled Last Minute WWDC 2008 Predictions and was written by Dan Benjamin on 09 June 2008.

How to Securely Erase Storage Media in Mac OS X

This is an article titled How to Securely Erase Storage Media in Mac OS X and was written by Dan Benjamin on 13 May 2008.

Regarding Backups

This is an article titled Regarding Backups and was written by Dan Benjamin on 29 April 2008.

Regarding Flash on the iPhone

This is an article titled Regarding Flash on the iPhone and was written by Dan Benjamin on 06 March 2008.

MacBook Battery Is Toast After Being Fully Drained

This is an article titled MacBook Battery Is Toast After Being Fully Drained and was written by Dan Benjamin on 15 April 2007.

iPhone’s CPU: Still Irrelevant

This is an article titled iPhone’s CPU: Still Irrelevant and was written by Dan Benjamin on 22 January 2007.

Regarding the iPhone

There are a lot of things I could write about regarding Apple’s iPhone, but there are really three issues that stand out to me right away: the importance of the user interface, the implications of the iPhone for Apple as a company, and the significance (or lack thereof) about the fact that it runs OS X (some people are making a big deal out of this last one, but for all the wrong reasons).


Embedded Mac OS X?

This is an article titled Embedded Mac OS X? and was written by Dan Benjamin on 04 January 2007.

Regarding Macworld 2007

This is an article titled Regarding Macworld 2007 and was written by Dan Benjamin on 03 January 2007.

Review: The HTC Star Trek/Cingular 3125

This is an article titled Review: The HTC Star Trek/Cingular 3125 and was written by Dan Benjamin on 29 October 2006.

WWDC 2006 Predictions

This is an article titled WWDC 2006 Predictions and was written by Dan Benjamin on 06 August 2006.

Synchronicity

This is an article titled Synchronicity and was written by Dan Benjamin on 11 February 2006.

Unboxing the Intel iMac

This is an article titled Unboxing the Intel iMac and was written by Dan Benjamin on 20 January 2006.

My Setup, Part I: The Hardware

This is an article titled My Setup, Part I: The Hardware and was written by Dan Benjamin on 19 November 2005.

Regarding Safari 1.3

This is an article titled Regarding Safari 1.3 and was written by Dan Benjamin on 22 June 2005.

As Predicted and Discussed Earlier

This is an article titled As Predicted and Discussed Earlier and was written by Dan Benjamin on 22 June 2005.

Mac Mini Won’t Wake On Schedule

This is an article titled Mac Mini Won’t Wake On Schedule and was written by Dan Benjamin on 22 June 2005.