Allright. We’ll start out with a first-ever BarretTime tech question …slash… desperate cry for help: Actually, Chris Fenton needs your help. After constructing a 1/10th scale, cycle accurate Cray-1 supercomputer and finding a disk with Cray software on it, he’s ready to start loading the operating system. There’s one small problem, though: no one knows […]
All right. It’s that time of the season when we’re supposed to reflect upon the last year of our lives and make well thought out resolutions that will hopefully put us in a better place right in time for the end of the world. About.com offers up what it purports to be the top ten […]
All right. Hopefully it’s a short work week for most of you. Of course, if you’re in retail or IT, that might not be the case. Still, there are things to be thankful for. For starters, I’m thankful that while there are hundreds of words I probably shouldn’t say on the radio, there are only […]
All right. Unless you’ve been living under a mountain, you’re probably familiar with the major movie milestone manifesting itself this week. Although the story was initially aimed at a younger generation, many adults have developed a soft spot in their heart for this work as well. I mean, what’s not to like? A boy, living […]
All right. If you’ve ever known the joy of owning an Apple product, then you’re no doubt familiar with the sting of obsolescence that eventually follows every purchase. One reason Apple owners may have such a bad reputation for being flashy with their gear is that they have such a short window in which to […]
All right. Technology Bytes has been here for sixteen years, and, as the old saying goes, the more things change, the more they stay the same. So what has Technology Bytes had to contend with over the years? 1995? Is that the year? We’ve got Internet Explorer 1.0, the birth of Ebay and Hotmail, Java […]
All right. The summer is continuing to heat up, but so is the list of available geeky summer activities. Things get underway with the Houston Super Secret Science Club meetup, happening tomorrow night at 6:45 PM at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. Unless that was supposed to be a secret… Well, the […]
Allright. We’ve been on a BarretTime hiaitus the last three weeks, but I’m back with a couple of activities to keep you busy until the next Geek Gathering rolls around. If you find yourself too caught up in the digital world and are in need some time to get back in touch with your softer […]
Allright. As if Fundraisers weren’t scary enough, this Friday is Friday the 13th. Occurring between one and three times each year, the day is superstitiously believed to bring bad luck. Anyone want to take a shot at the clinical word denoting the fear of Friday the 13th? Friggatriskaidekaphobia. While anyone who took some Highschool Latin […]
Allright. It’s no secret that the May installment of the Technology Bytes Geek Gathering is happening this Friday night at the Coffee Groundz in Midtown Houston, but what if it were? How would you go about protecting said secret? Do you have the tools it would take to keep this meeting of magnificent minds on […]
