Failure by design

Ok so using some of the money I got from selling my GM calls, I bought a D-link DIR-655 802.11n router and wireless PCI adaptor. Now the benefits of wireless N are numerous: 4x the range, 300 Mb/s throughput, and less interference. How does it do this is MIMO (multiple in, multiple out), which basically opens multiple channels of communication with the router and allows each adapter to process multiple channels simultaneously. Interference is reduced since if any channel has interference there are other channels to provide bandwidth.

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Wow… why does Apple never disappoint? I don’t how he does it, but Steve Jobs has turned Apple from a failing computer maker into one of the most innovative and envied companies of the 21st century. The Ipod has turned Apple into a household name, completely reinvented industrial design and Apple into a madly profitable company. Now Macs are cool, OSX is actually pretty good and Apple is gaining PC market share. (more…)

Remember last year when Xbox 360 was released and because of production trouble they had short supply?

Mental Thiago: Why of course I do. Why do you ask?

Remember when people sold those Xbox’s on Ebay for ridiculous amounts of money and you wished you could do that, so you slept outside to get a PS this year.

Mental Thiago: Why of course I do. That was such a good idea. (more…)

I am a fairly high tech consumer. I am an early adopter and will usually pay the higher prices to have features that I see worthwhile and innovative. Wifi is one of those technologies. I own a HTC Blue angel device, which is a convergence devices and one of the only devices running Windows mobile with Wifi and phone features. HTC is a smartphone maker that makes a variety of Windows Mobile devices for several carriers around the world, and their products are often rebranded and sold under some of the major brands. (more…)