Tuesday, June 1, 2010

First Impressions - Soluto [Updated a Third Time]

(re?) Introduced at TechCrunch Disrupt, Soluto was one of the big stars of the conference. There's a good chance it will win the big prize at Disrupt 2010. What Soluto intends to do is allow the user to focus on the boot process, identify what applications are slowing down a computer and then let the user improve this by disabling certain items. Soluto has also embarked on creating what's called the PC Genome which looks to map problems and solutions in a large database allowing for future streamlining of the solution process.

Why I've always been a fan of Magnum P.I.

This is one of a very few personal posts you'll see me write here. The regular fare on this blog is usually a mix of computer, technical stuff with the occasional outrage over something with a dash of vacation stories added. After spending a little time over the last few days (re) watching the 8th (and final) season of Magnum PI, I thought I would stop and reflect on what that show has meant to me over the years. It's almost corny now that I'm 36 years old that I would have identified with a television character so much.