Archive for the ‘Hardware’ Category

Back in the days of early internet people where talking about the benefits of using nothing but plain HTML code on websites. Everything else would create a slow internet and slow machines. Thank god developers didn’t listen and today the web is a sort of magic place filled with podcasts, live video streams, high def video, interactive RIA’s like World Wide Telescope, RSS feeds, Ted.com, chat and social networking that would have never been possible just using nothing but plain old HTML.

The exact same argument is now active again. Only this time it’s all about HTML5. And how using code other than plain HTML5 will slow down Apples mobile device line up.

It’s all very fascinating.

This is Mc Donald’s website from 1996. Clean. Fast. Apple friendly.

Some where deep in me I’ve always wanted to be able to draw in X Y Z. I have a highly developed sense of 3D space (dyslectics like me usually have) and with the right tool and technical solution this would be a dream come true. This clip is NOT that magical solution – but is non the less interesting.

And now I’m running everything on the new Vaio F11. Quad Core notebook. So far so wonderful. The F11 is a great notebook for running After Effects and Premiere Pro. It’s got a GeForce GT 330M GPU with 1 GB of memory and it capapble of running most things. The models stock 6 or 8GB of RAM and has all of the connections you need if you – like me is looking for a desktop replacement that let’s you do all the post production work while staying mobile.