Did you just recently upgrade to Mac OS 10.6.5 or 10.6.6+ and have your firewall report that \”awacsd\” is accepting inbound connections? Apple has added a new component into Mac OS X, called awacsd. This component is called \”Apple Wide Area Connectivity Service daemon\”, or awacsd… This daemon is used to assist in making connections […]
First, I tend to view UPS like anti-virus, they are \”best practices\” or simply good computer hygiene, that help to prevent costly failures. Second, It depends on your situation. There are those who will disagree, but I believe that in most of what we call the \”first world\”, the power grid is reliable enough that […]
Considering a Verizon iPhone? Â Take a look at the differences…. iPhone4AT&TVerizon TypeGSM(Worldwide)CDMA(U.S only) Wi-Fi HotspotxYes(Max 5 devices) SpeedFast+Faster+ ColorsBlackBlack Contract Penalty$325$350 Price (iPhone 4 16 GB)$199.99$199.99 Price (iPhone 4 32 GB)$299.99$299.99 Contract Term2 years2 years Data PlanAT&TVerizon 200 MB$15x 2 GB$25x 4 GB$45x unlimitedx$29.99 Text PlanAT&TVerizon 500 messagesx$10 1000 messages$10x unlimited$20$20 Voice PlanAT&TVerizon 450 minutes$39.99$39.99 […]
According to Cliffski, the author of Gratuitous Space Battles, the GSB server has served over half a million battles for network games…  (Over 501,934 battles at the time of posting) See here: Here’s a chirpy statistic. At the time of writing, the total number of online ‘challenge’ games of Gratuitous Space Battles that have been played […]
Hatred (or hate) is a deep and emotional extreme dislike, directed against a certain object or class of objects. The objects of such hatred can vary widely, from inanimate objects or animals, to oneself or other people, entire groups of people, people in general, existence, or the whole world. Though not necessarily, hatred is often associated with […]
The newest beta of the iOS 4.3 contains details that suggest that Apple is planning to incorporate the next generation of SGX Graphics Processors. Currently Apple is using the PowerVR SGX535, but the iOS 4.3 indicates that the SGX543 maybe incorporated into the next generation of iOS devices. The SGX543 is suppose to deliver: 35 […]
Ten very good well reasoned examples of changes that would benefit the Mac App Store. Ten changes we\’d like to see at the Mac App Store.
I just noticed that Bit Micro has a web page discussing the issues of SSD Longevity… In a recent article on write endurance published in STORAGEsearch.com, editor Zsolt Kerekes provided theoretical computations on the longevity of solid state flash drives deployed in enterprise server applications. His test solid state drive had the following specifications: total […]