Abstracting hardware: obsolescence obsolete (with OnLive)

Most everyone has heard the news of OnLive, the new cloud-based computer gaming platform. I’m not here to regurgitate that for you. Instead, I intend to give it some context. Cloud computing is all the rage right now. With netbooks growing in popularity, all sorts of Internet-based services are popping up to make the experience of owning a netbook more rich. OnLive applies this model to PC gaming while...

Your analog TV is safe… for now

Image by trainman74 via Flickr For those of you living in your shack in the hills 75 miles from the nearest big-box store with no car, your analog TV is safe for a little bit longer. The February 17th deadline for the DTV transition has been moved to June 12th is still exactly as it was. That’s would have been nearly four more months of Beverly Hillbillies and The Andy Griffith Show reruns. Make sure your...