Technology
Technology and geek stuff
My bout with Windows Script Host (WSH) the other day turned out fine. I managed to get a working script less than an hour after my post, but it left me thinking about low-level issues in today's environment. There are some low-level issues that are truly inconsequential such as old DOS relics like expanded memory (XMS) and extended memory (EMS) specifications but there are also many useful aspects as well. Things like two's complement, Karnaugh maps (haven't had to use it in quite a while though), floating point data format (something I had to discover on my own) -- I...
With the holiday shopping season fast approaching, the manufacturers of Blu-ray and HD DVD are going to be competing for your money. In fact they are going to go to great lengths to entice you into supporting their platform. I just read that Wal-mart is going to be offering a sale special for an HD DVD player for $100 which is plain amazing. The player that is offered is already replaced by a newer model so it is somewhat outdated, but nevertheless it is amazing. The nearest Blu-ray player that I have seen is at least $400 (perhaps the Playstation...