10 Things You Should Know About The New Xbox Experience [Nxe]

post — David Ramthun @ 7:54 pm — post Comments (0)
postNovember 18, 2008

 

Well, the clock is ticking for the NXE update to XBOX 360 coming up November 19 (scheduled). The folks at Gizmodo detail out the top things to know about NXE.

  1. Installation is quick (if the MS systems can handle the simultaneous updates)
  2. Avatars are a good idea, but not completely baked.
    I guess giving props to Nintendo, but taking it much further than Nintendo can currently deliver
  3. All kinds of performance updates
    Hmm, didn’t really notice much of a problem here, but always welcome.
  4. Better organization throughout the system
    YES! Sure, it was good, but I always felt it could use some functional improvements
  5. Blades are still available (in case you don’t like the new interface)
    For those of us that just cannot get through the new UI. ; )
  6. Netflix movie streaming integration
    Been anxious to get this, since I first saw the announcement of the deal.
  7. Games can be installed and run from hard disk
    Not sure if this is good or bad.  Good to save wear and tear on the DVD player. Bad, since now I need to upgrade to the larger hard drive.
  8. Media center and playback are still there
    WHEW!
  9. Ads are everywhere
    Eh. They are everywhere on the Internet anyway, so what is one more spot.
  10. The future is built in
    Software updates on an as-they-become-available type scenario, instead of the more common Spring and Fall updates.

10 Things You Should Know About The New Xbox Experience [Nxe] via Gizmodo

Super Secret meanings of Technical Terms

post — David Ramthun @ 9:33 pm — post Comments (0)
postNovember 15, 2008

With my exposure to the inner workings of many enterprise organizations that I have worked for and with in the past, I have seen many business and technical terms being thrown around.  This is all fine and everything, but many of these have “secret” meanings that I will outline here, in no particular order.

Self-StarterYou should know what you are doing, because we do not. Close Project… More

MEIHEM IN CE KLASRUM

post — David Ramthun @ 9:23 pm — post Comments (0)
postNovember 14, 2008

A timeless piece first published in Astounding Science Fiction in 1946 and sometimes attributed to Mark Twain.

MEIHEM IN CE KLASRUM by Dolton Edwards

BECAUSE WE ARE STILL BEARING SOME OF THE SCARS OF OUR BRIEF SKIRMISH with II-B English, it is natural that we should be enchanted by Mr. George Bernard Shaw’s current campaign for a simplified alphabet.

Obviously, as Mr. Shaw points out, English spelling is in much need of a More