Category Archives: News & Commentary

Let the HTML5 Party Begin

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Andy Rush

I have a feeling that I am going to be writing a few articles/posts about HTML5 in the next few weeks and months. Mostly because we’re starting to see some real cool stuff being built with it. I, of course, … Continue reading →

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Why the iPhone antenna issue is somewhat important

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Andy Rush

“Oh no, not another iPhone post, please.” OK, but hear me out just one last time. Apple is holding a press conference today. No one knows exactly what they are going to say, who is going to say it, or … Continue reading →

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Who is Alan Turing?

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Andy Rush

Thanks to Twitter and my old friend Jim Greenberg, I now know who Alan Turing is. Thanks to John Graham-Cumming, who was on This Week in Tech #213, Alan Turing received an apology. Since I have worked in technology for … Continue reading →

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My Howard Beale moment

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Andy Rush

Something got in my way of writing this on February 22, 2009. It’s name was Bluehost. Now I don’t really hold a whole lot against Bluehost. I know they are trying to provide a good service, just like many other … Continue reading →

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Think YouTube is Insignificant?

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Andy Rush

Then ask this guy . . . President Obama not only makes his case for why we need the stimulus package, but he announces a new website to track the spending of it – Recovery.gov. If your reaction to all … Continue reading →

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Live UMW Athletics

Posted on September 17, 2008 by Andy Rush

The University of Mary Washington has always taken great pride in its athletics program, and includes some highly ranked teams. However, it was also good to see, as fellow UMW staff member Seth Casana pointed out to me, that the … Continue reading →

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If you have kids, you should read this!

Posted on August 25, 2008 by Andy Rush

Image by Andrew Feinberg via Flickr How’s that title for an attention grabber? It basically translates to saying, unless you’re a bad parent, you should drop what you’re doing and pay attention. In blogs, newscasts, and almost everywhere else that … Continue reading →

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What is HD video? Even Mark Cuban gets it wrong

Posted on July 17, 2008 by Andy Rush

Mark Cuban has lots of ideas. His best one was back in the late ’90s when he decided to create a webcasting business that was ultimately sold for millions of dollars to Yahoo! Cuban may well have another great idea … Continue reading →

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iPhone 3G – 2x as fast*, 1.09x the price

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Andy Rush

* = in some areas The Internet is great for fact checking. When it comes to fact checking, I find that Paul Thurrott does a great job with this. When it comes to the new iPhone, Paul does some debunking … Continue reading →

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Vista

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Andy Rush

This is a post that I’ve been contemplating for a while and it will not just be a rant, but offer some advice for fixing issues with Windows Vista. I’ll also offer a little perspective to Microsoft’s new OS, something … Continue reading →

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