Steve Jobs Hates Lefties
Posted by Brian Gallutia on Jun 25, 2010
In a sinister move (pun intended) by Apple’s Core of Engineers (another pun intended), it would appear that the new Apple iPhone poses a small problem to those that insist on using their left hand on a daily basis: bad reception.
Many media outlets are reporting that the iPhone’s new antenna design is flawed because if the user holds the phone in his/her left hand, the wireless 3G signal strength decreases dramatically.
So what’s a leftie to do? Well, according to Steve Jobs in one of his candid “I’ll say what I want because you’ll still by my stuff anyway” email replies, said (and I quote):
“Avoid holding it this way”
Nice.
20GB then, 32GB now
Posted by Brian Gallutia on Mar 22, 2010
Twitter Fun
Posted by Brian Gallutia on Feb 17, 2010
I don’t know how many of our customers use or enjoy Twitter, but one of my New Year’s resolutions was to “get on the bandwagon” and figure out what makes this micro-blogging site so popular.
I have to admit, when I started out on Twitter I was getting depressed and upset by the sheer number of people that could not spell, type, or articulate simple thoughts. That all changed for me when I came across the topic #scifidiseases.
I got to witness people’s creativity and humor in a very unique way. Even though the topic has stagnated, it is still worth a read, especially if you’re as nerdy as we are at PCS.
If I stumble across any more gems I’ll be sure to post. Until next time..
Gunned Down
Posted by Brian Gallutia on Oct 12, 2009
Over the weekend, my oldest son and I attended the Machine Gun Shoot at the Knob Creek Gun Range in West Point, Kentucky.
During the exhibition (and when the firing line was not active), visitors were allowed to go onto the range and witness the result of the firepower unleashed on appliances, old cars, refrigerators, and in this case, a PC that someone was obviously fed up with:
Carl Sagan
Posted by Brian Gallutia on Oct 1, 2009
“If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe..”
Slashing Prices..Act Now!
Posted by Brian Gallutia on Sep 4, 2009
It’s almost $100 off the original price!
On Sale Now!
Posted by Brian Gallutia on Aug 21, 2009
LOLCHRIS
Posted by Brian Gallutia on Jun 15, 2009
Free Time
Posted by Brian Gallutia on Apr 24, 2009
When the sun is out and the weather is nice, it appears that our customers don’t want to be cooped up indoors with their computers, let alone worry about computer problems.
So, what do your friends at PCS do with their free time? Well, we find items like this on the ‘net:
Enjoy!
Bits and bits
Posted by Brian Gallutia on Apr 23, 2009
The following question was submitted by our friends at Alexander Metals, Inc:
“I am looking at a laptop that has a 64 bit CPU, do you have to run a 64 bit OS? [The laptop] comes w/ XP and I have Vista Ultimate I want to put on it.”
The short answer to this question is that yes, you can run a 32 bit operating system (and software) on a 64 bit PC. Confusion comes in to play when trying to determine if an older, 32 bit system will run a 64 bit operating system.
As you can probably guess, there is a sizable performance difference between 32 bit Windows and 64 bit Windows, which is why a lot of power users eye the 64 bit grail when purchasing new systems and upgrades. If you would like to breathe new life into your existing system with a Windows Vista 64 bit upgrade, you would have to insure that your hardware is up to the task.
Outside of consulting your system manuals to verify your hardware’s capabilities, you can easily check your system’s ability to run Vista 64 bit in Windows Vista by following these instructions:
- Open Performance Information and Tools by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Maintenance, and then clicking Performance Information and Tools.
- Click View and print details.
- In the System section, you can see what type of operating system you’re currently running under System type, and, under 64-bit capable, whether you can run a 64-bit version of Windows. (If your computer is already running a 64-bit version of Windows, you won’t see the 64-bit capable listing.)
In closing, we have two final pieces of advice when considering the switch from 32 bit Windows to 64 bit:
- Make sure that there are 64 bit drivers available for your hardware. We’d hate for you to waste an entire day performing this upgrade and have it fall flat because there is no network driver available for you to load.
- Insure that your programs will run in a 64 bit operating system. A lot of progress has been made over the past couple years in getting programs “up to speed” with the 64 bit movement, but if your business runs an older piece of software that it can’t live without, a 64 bit upgrade may not be for you.
For more information on the topic, Microsoft has a FAQ available.
