A Hybrid Perhaps

Posted on July 21, 2005 by Rich in Editor News, Reviews, Technology | 3 Comments

I am considering a new car this year or next. One of the big points to consider is fuel cost over the next few years. I believe that we will look back on the early 21st century as a time of cheap gas. With that in mind I am looking at the available and soon to be available gas/electric hybrid cars. There are lots of interesting opinions on [...]

Dell Laser Printer 1100 Reviewed

Posted on July 20, 2005 by Rich in Reviews | No Comments

BIOS Tech Guides has reviewed Dell’s brand-new low-cost laser printer. The printer is low cost but it delivers high performance and good print quality. There are some problems, no network connection, no auto duplexing, no MacOSX support and on 2MB of RAM. But for the price, this greyscale laser printer is tough to beat. Hopefully we [...]

HR-2 Mini-Robot

Posted on July 20, 2005 by Rich in Robot News, Technology | No Comments

Almir Heralic at the Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden has created a cool little robot. It looks huge, but don’t be fooled by the picture. This little robot has full fluid movement, a neural net, speech functions and stereo vision coupled with facial recognition and tracking capabilities. Now how to get one? Oh, be sure and [...]

Sendmail Admin Nightmare

Posted on September 20, 2003 by Rich in Memes, Technology | No Comments

Here is a story that old Sendmail admins will love: “I was working in a job running the campus email system some years ago when I got a call from the chairman of the statistics department. “We’re having a problem sending email out of the department.”

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