Category Archives: Digital Home

The Ultimate Media Center from Asus

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Taiwanese vendor Asus brought the Netbooks to mainstream with their popular Eee PC, leading the way for other manufacturers to jump into a now crowded category. Following that success, Asus introduced a small-form-factor desktop, the Eee Box, creating a new … Continue reading →

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YouTube is Inventor’s Best Friend

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

If Internet is a great tool for entrepreneurs to test business ideas, YouTube is becoming the natural place to disclose inventions and test their relevance. Leslie Berlin, a Silicon Valley historian, writes If no one sees, it is it an … Continue reading →

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Wireless Energy Transmission for my Laptop

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

When will my laptop be totally wireless, even to recharge the battery? The future might be sooner than we thought, and Nanotechnology will be part of it. There are many types of Wireless Energy Transmission although none of them have … Continue reading →

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Touchless Computing as in Minority Report?

Posted on May 28, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

As can be seen in the demo video from SoftKinetic, 3D motion-sensing software is becoming quite powerful. Similar to EyeToy in PS2, I would not be surprised if Sony soon brings this technology to PS3 to counter-attack Wii’s revolutionary game … Continue reading →

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Rebooting Vista

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

I have nothing against Microsoft, although many posts in tech-talk.biz could seem to be against them. I admire Microsoft and Bill Gates for what they have done from the computer industry to change our lives. Still I can not be happy when … Continue reading →

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Microsoft needs to revamp brand

Posted on May 10, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Microsoft keeps losing market share slightly and continuously, in part thanks to Vista. But let’s admit it, Vista is not that terrible, even if far from perfect. Microsoft  monopolistic habits and greed to milk the licenses cow, make people have a … Continue reading →

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Vista sucks. Ubuntu or Mac OS X?

Posted on April 25, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Just google “Vista sucks” and you get 2.5 million results. It is now unanimous: Vista is slow, unstable and annoying. Apart from my Commodore 64 and the OS/2 Warp of my days in IBM I have always used Windows: 3.11, … Continue reading →

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Mac gains ground on consumers

Posted on April 24, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Apple has presented results for the past quarter. Apple shipped 2.3 million Mac computers in the quarter, 51 percent year-on-year growth, with a revenue increase of 54 percent. iPod sales were flat compared to last year with 10.6 million units … Continue reading →

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Vista SP1 video: Is this a viral marketing campaign from Apple?

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

The level of taste is not there. Whether a spoof or the real thing, this video of Vista SP1 is making Microsoft image sink even more, compared to the stylish Mac OS X. If this video is part of a … Continue reading →

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The best defense is attack: Goobuntu or Google Linux

Posted on February 4, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Microsoft has openly declared that its bid to acquire Yahoo aims at improving their position in advertisement and fight the dominant position of Google. Do not expect Google to remain quiet. What are Google options to defend from Microsoft, apart … Continue reading →

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