Category Archives: Linux

Android review and iPhone comparison

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Brian Pontarelli

Here’s a quick run-down and comparison between the G1 vs. iPhone and Andriod vs. OS X mobile. This is based on side-by-side evaluation with both phones. The phones Keyboard The winner: G1 The G1′s keyboard is awesome. I like it … Continue reading →

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Getting the current system time in milliseconds with C++

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Brian Pontarelli

After doing quite a bit of C++ recently, I thought I would post my method for getting the current system time in milliseconds in C++ for both Mac OS X and Windows. The Mac version might translate to other Unix … Continue reading →

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Open source operating system quest

Posted on May 27, 2008 by Brian Pontarelli

While waiting to see if my X300 sells on Craig’s list and before I eBay it, I figured I would go back to my roots and install a bunch of operating systems on the machine. It is very new hardware … Continue reading →

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I can’t sell a laptop on Craig’s list????

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Brian Pontarelli

So, some of you might have seen that my latest laptop purchase has been a complete disaster. I’ve decided to sell it and switch entirely to Apple hardware and software because at this point I just need an OS and … Continue reading →

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X300 first impressions

Posted on May 14, 2008 by Brian Pontarelli

Got my Lenovo Thinkpad X300 last week and I’ve been using it for development for only a few days. Here are my first impressions: Pros Very lightweight Fast – the SSD drive seems to make some things pretty fast and … Continue reading →

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