Allright. We’re all still here, which can mean only one of two things: We have yet another alternate Terminator timeline to look forward to… OR Dwight’s refusal to accept BladeRunner into his top 15 Geek Movies to See Before You Die created a logic bomb that caused the newly sentient system to blink itself out […]
Allright. According to my own calculations, several forums on the the Intarwebs and a fairly credible data analyst at work, the human race doesn’t have a lot of time left. I guess I should get right to the point: eggs. But first, a little levity: Does anyone know what an ethernet is? It’s what you […]
Allright. With the last round of Spring Break vacations now comfortably behind us, it’s time to start looking forward to other geeky goings on to help us get through the coming Texas summer. And as much as it pains me to say, the best way to escape the Texas Heat may be to escape Texas […]
Allright. The data is in from 2010, so we’ll get right into the numbers: 107 Trillion. Anyone? Our new fund raising goal next time around? No. Actually, it’s the total number of emails sent in 2010, which works out to an average of 294 billion messages a day which are distributed to nearly 1.9 billion […]
All right. It seems as though half of Houston is sick this week. If you’re sporting a cough, a sore throat, a runny nose or even a fever, you could be infected with acute viral rhinopharyngitis, aka the common cold. Viruses are often described as being “organisms on the edge of life”, as scientists have […]
Allright… The Semi-Annual HAAUG Swap Meet happens this Saturday, January 15th. A warning to computer investors and Day Traders: don’t get too excited – that’s HAAUG as in the Houston Area Apple Users Group and not a meet-up for people who invest in pork belly futures. Oldish and newish gear alike will adorn a number […]
All right. We’ll start out the new decade with some geek etiquette: Out of respect for the gift-giver, it’s polite to not void any warranties in the same year the gift was given. Well, we’re 5 days into the New Year and all bets are off. We’ll take a quick look at the most popular […]
Allright. This is the last BarretTime of 2010, and it’s not going to be an easy one. I’m going to ask you to look deep into yourselves and into your filesystems, make some tough calls, then actually act on them. While it will take some effort on your part, your soul and your data will […]
Allright! Jay Lee is back after several weeks spent off continent, meaning that we’re back at full force and that Dwight is no longer grue bait. At least for now… Friend of the show, KD5, is also freshly back from a lengthy trip from iPadding it down-unda. Both travelers will be making one more trek […]
There’s a long weekend coming up, and while many of you may be out of town, the majority of the Tech Bytes crew will be holding things down in Houston at the Coffee Groundz this Friday. Things start a little after seven at 2503 Bagby at McGowan. WiFi and Geeky camraderie are free, but the […]
