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I know Blizzard just recently updated World of Warcraft but they’ve gone ahead and released another patch. This patch just fixes some disconnection issues that people might have been having.
This patch is for both PCs and Macs.
I am not sure if anyone out there plays World of Warcraft, but you can usually find me on the Skullcrusher realm!
by Matt@Smalldog.com (written by Matt, posted by Ed) A customer called in describing extremely bizarre intermittent behavior from her PowerBook G4 1.67GHZ 15”…
While reading through this mornings RSS feeds, I came across this quite hilarious post on TUAW. A MacBook Pro user was having trouble…
At Small Dog Electronics, we’re frequently asked how to create simple, easily maintained websites. There are many excellent reasons to build a website,…
By Jon, jon@smalldog.com (written by Jon, posted by Ed) Seagate has stopped production of ATA/IDE hard drives now that the vast majority of…
You may have heard that yesterday, Google acquired “*Nest,*”:https://nest.com the company most known for its smarter, simpler thermostat design. Reactions to the sale have been largely negative, at least according to “*fans of Nest on Facebook.*”:https://www.facebook.com/nest/posts/10152167824360681 What would this mean for your privacy? For device support (especially non-Google devices such as iPhone)? ARE WE ALL GOING TO BE WATCHED IN OUR HOMES?
I’ve been intrigued by Nest’s thermostat design since it was developed by Nest Labs in 2011, and still believe that it has set a standard for innovation and what it means to have a “connected home” — a term that has proven to be highly sought after in the past few years. I mean, you can leave the over-the-top “smart” tech products at CES (except for the WeMo-enabled “*Belkin Crock-Pot*”:http://www.macrumors.com/2014/01/07/belkin-slow-cooker/ … I think I’d love that guy), but Nest makes a lot of sense for the average home.
Recently, Nest Labs introduced a smarter “*smoke and carbon monoxide detector,*”:https://nest.com/smoke-co-alarm/life-with-nest-protect/ taking on another mundane household staple that they determined significant improvement (for the annoyance factor alone). That brings the total number of products to two. Two. For which Google paid 3.2 billion! Obviously, they were viewed as game-changers.
So, what do you think Google plans to do with Nest? We’d love to hear your thoughts!
More on the acquisition “*here.*”http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303595404579318952802236612
More on the Facebook backlash “*here.*”:http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/most-nests-facebook-fans-dislike-google-deal-154974
The old adage says there are only two certainties in life: death and taxes. I’d like to add a third: hard drives die….