Day: July 23, 2009

  • Self-Destructing Data

    The key is distributed, and “dissolves” over time. This is very interesting. via [Andy Baio][andy]. [link]: http://vanish.cs.washington.edu/ “Vanish: Enhancing the Privacy of the Web with Self-Destructing Data” [andy]: http://waxy.org/links/ “Waxy.org: Links”

  • Apple Claims 91% of $1,000+ PC Market Revenue in June

    [You find it, you keep it][link]. >For all Windows PCs, ASP was $515 in June. For Macs: $1,400. Desktop Windows PC ASP: $489. Mac desktops: $1,398. Windows notebook ASP was $520, or $569 when removing all those nasty, margin-sucking netbooks. Mac laptops: $1,400. If you use your computer more than an hour a day, you’re…

  • The Secret of Monkey Island: SE released for iPhone

    [Didn’t know this was coming][link], seems a bit overpriced at $7.99, and 350mb of space seems, likewise, excessive. I’m also not entirely sure how the pointing mechanics will work, as a lot of the targets in Monkey Island are quite small. This works great for a mouse-based pointing system, but when your pointer is a…