Ian Matthews

http://www.tcmagazine.com/comments.php?id=24319&catid=3 Microsoft announced on its Engineering Windows 7 blog today that the next version of Windows 7 would not be a beta, but a near-final version of the OS, a release candidate (RC). In the blog post Microsoft points out that it considers the rolling out of new operating systems Read more…

This is an edited CAR BUSINESS TV episode which details the 2010 GM Chevrolet Volt as it stood at the 2008 LA Car show. It discusses everything from what will happen to the batteries after they are “expired” to how the power grid will adapt.

In case you are unaware of the news, below is a brief, followed by my FAQ’s http://www.betanews.com/article/Seagate_confronts_an_overflow_of_bricked_hard_drives/1232564973 The scope of the problem is so massive, with so many users complaining in so many places online and attributing any drive failure to this problem, that it’s difficult to determine what exactly Read more…

Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard

There are two EXCELLENT articles from Microsoft’s December 2008 Technet Magazine on how to manage Macs. These articles are excellent because they are relatively brief, include useful screen shots and seem to encaptulate about 80% of what has taken me 3 years to learn! Managing Macs in Your Windows Environment Read more…

I grew up in Ontario just a short distance from GM, Ford and Chrysler factories so I have an irrational love of the auto industry. I drive a Pontiac and am just dieing to by a Chevy Volt. Suffice it to say, I am NOT an anti-domestic car guy. However, Read more…

Click the link for a nice, brief explaination of some of the visually apparent changes to Windows. http://itworldcanada.com/articles/windows7/index.htm

http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=25127 Checkout the serial #: DUBYUA4U HALIFAX COUNTY: North Carolina cops are searching for a guy who successfully passed a $200 bill bearing George W. Bush’s portrait and a drawing of the White House complete with lawn signs reading “We like ice cream” and “USA deserves a tax cut.” The Read more…

The high tech interior looks interesting and different without being strange or scary.

http://gm-volt.com/2008/09/08/breaking-new-full-production-volt-pictures-leaked/ A whole set of Production Chevy Volt pictures have been leaked each with one member of the GM executive team standing before it. See the car in its native silver in all its glory! These are official studio photos although it doesnt seem like GM meant for them to Read more…

http://www.popsci.com/gear-gadgets/gallery/2008-05/iphone-20-song-remains-same Web access and email are dead slow unless I’m using Wi-Fi. And that kills the already feeble battery. It’s worth noting however that it’ll still be slower than Sprint or Verizon’s services Unlike 99 percent of all phones out there, the iPhone just won’t get in line and play Read more…