Here's a rather worrying post about whether Asterisk will be the next dinosaur.
It all boils down to changes within the Asterisk code which are breaking existing apps and installations, and breaking the distributions and applications based on the Asterisk code base.
Bill Thompson at the BBC asks the question Who will write tomorrow's code?, and it's a similar question to the one I've asked before now.
How do we get kids interested in programming computers, as opposed to just using them?
I got an iPod Touch last week, partly because I want to make use of the iPhone SDK to develop some applications, but also because I thought it would be a useful companion to the laptop when travelling. In fact, it's useful both for the laptop and the desktop as a quick way to check email when I'm otherwise busy, or when I want to check the diary, email or a website and don't want to deal with any more open windows.
I've just posted up my thoughts about the Solaris release that came out last year and includes, among other improvements, BrandZ.
One of the interesting things about BrandZ is that it lets you run Linux binaries without requiring Linux, and without requiring the traditional virtualization tools like Parallels, or VMware. Basically it creates and interface between Solaris and the Linux binary that makes the environment look like the Linux kernel and libraries.
I got the email notification that the latest version of Roxio Toast was available, as a user since version 1 (I was writing a book about it at the time), I was keen to upgrade.
Disney are producing a House of the Future to demonstrate some of the key technologies that they (and their partners, including HP and Microsoft).
One of the problems with the new servers I've bought is that I'll have to pay for the costs of running them, and we all know that the running costs in terms of electricity are not cheap.
Using lower energy machines (but with the same CPU power) such as the T1000 is one solution, but it's always possible. However, that drive towards low-energy computing is producing some interesting side projects, like the new 1W x86 CPU from VIA. Here are some resources if you want more information:
One of the problems with the new servers I've bought is that I'll have to pay for the costs of running them, and we all know that the running costs in terms of electricity are not cheap.
Using lower energy machines (but with the same CPU power) such as the T1000 is one solution, but it's always possible. However, that drive towards low-energy computing is producing some interesting side projects, like the new 1W x86 CPU from VIA. Here are some resources if you want more information:
Last week I talked about More Bulb Replacement Taking Place. I had already determined that our energy use was pretty high because of the spotlight halogen bulbs.
<!-- -->I may not record and watch a lot of TV on my iPod, but I can appreciate the speed increase that could be gained from the Elgato Systems Turbo 264, which increases the speed of encoding H.264 video by a factor of 4-15.
For regular iPod video viewers, this could save a significant amount of time when encoding recorded TV and video.
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