Chip.  So cool, so small, so cheap, Soo…  Want one of these.  At $9 they are definitely below the pain threshold for just about any pocket.  You could make all sorts of devices.  When I was young my first actual computer had 100,000 times less storage built in and cost over 50 times more!  It actually has more built in storage than my first 10 computers combined and a faster processor that all of them too!   Read a bit more on PCWorld at the link below.

Meet Chip, an ultra-tiny $9 PC that makes the Raspberry Pis price seem luxurious | PCWorld.

A middle schooler could go to prison for a prank because cops dont understand tech. Looks like the teachers and the school don’t understand it either.  It’s worth repeating.  USE STRONG PASSWORDS!  And NO your name, kids names, pets ANY name is NOT a good password.  DO NOT give out your password.  Especially to a bunch of teens that haven’t figured out some things really get you into trouble.  Sounds like the school needs a computer science program or even a few minutes reading why using your name for a password is a bad idea. What do you think?  

This is a very simple trick so that you can display the Path in the title bar on a Mac running OS X.  It’s a feature I sorely miss from Windows.  The Mac defaults to showing you just the folder you’re in.  Not as useful as it could be.      Read the tim on OSXDaily by clicking below.

defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool YES via Show Full Directory Path in Mac OS X Finder Window Title Bars.

 

Updates for Siri on the way?  It may even make it to you Mac Desktop!

Apple looking to expand role of Siri as an OS within an OS.

 

Cool Gadgets:  Face it, if you have an iPhone and a car you want one of these! Use obd ii to check your service engine light | GoPoint.

This much hyped pointing device looks sleek and well designed.  It inspires the techno-lust that the gadget addicted have for smooth shiny objects. The much touted features and ease of use will make geeks drool.  In short you want one. The mouse allows you to scroll left/right/up/down with your finger without stumbling across buttons or grooves.  You can swipe to jump back and forth from webpages, pictures, etc.  It has a right and left click ability on the seamless surface which is very attractive. Now the bad part.  If you are less than even tempered this mouse will fly…  through the air and crash hard against a wall after the 10th time of scrolling 20 pages when you are trying to move an inch or left clicking when you are clearly right clicking or accidentally jumping back in your browser when you just spent 15 minutes filling out a form. For all it’s cool features and often flawless performance it’s frustrating bugs make you want to bash it with a hammer.  The only thing stopping you?  The $69 price tag! I was actually warned before I got the mouse, but couldn’t resist the geek appeal.  I read the reviews and played with one for a minute at the local Apple store.   I didn’t find anyone there with something bad to say.  I’ve used one at work and at home on my iMacs (the mouse comes bundled with the iMac) for the last few months and the both behave the same.  Same bugs, same frustration.  Not worth it for a sometimes cool feeling. Save your money.  This mouse is at the upper end of pricy even for a cordless.  Get a Regular Apple, Logitech or even Microsoft mouse before losing your cool with this attractive sleek sometimes flawless mouse from hell. This is of course my personal opinion.  If you don’t like it or don’t believe me, well I tried and don’t say I didn’t warn you.