HD-DVD finally collapsed into ashes and angry consumers. Toshibasan tossed in the towel after WB turned on them a few weeks ago. Surplus HD-DVD parts will serve as a warning to any format that dares claim it has the right to claim the throne through blood-line alone. I know having DVD in your name is supposed to make things easier, but HD-DVD is ( Read more... )

My first great age of modern computing came in 1990 when I got my own Amiga 500 computer. I was suddenly able to create animations, play 16bit video games, and record audio digitally. That system taught me a bunch of video engineering issues, 3D animation, 2D animation, and UNIX commands. These are all skills I use every day, both at home and at ( Read more... )