Sunday, August 17, 2003

For Those Needing 32 More Bits. The arrival of Apple's Power Mac G5 computers in stores is a sign the 64-bit microprocessor is ready to surpass the 32-bit norm. By John Markoff. [New York Times: Technology] 7:59:30 PM    comment []

Help Wanted. Maybe the talk about jobs and the need for more of them is a way to obscure a darker issue: what globalization will ultimately do to the American middle class. By Walter Kirn. [New York Times: Business] One of the things I read on vacation was Kirn's Up in the Air, which turned out not only to be as good as I remembered the reviews making it out to be, but also a good deal more ambitious as literature than I anticipated. A great read. 9:34:27 AM    comment []

It's Back. But Can the New Napster Survive?. No matter how eagerly awaited, Napster 2.0, run by Chris Gorog, will be much different than its renegade predecessor. By Amy Kover. [New York Times: Technology] 9:24:45 AM    comment []

The Myth of Generation N: Contrary to popular belief, not all kids are naturally adept with technology—and that spells trouble in an increasingly wired society. By Simson Garfinkel, Technology Review. 6:08:25 AM    comment []