Category Archives: Computer Science

Link: Is Antivirus Software a Waste of Money? →

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Tarun

I don’t use anti-virus software at all on my Mac. Partially for the reasons described in the article. In general, having virus protection is a good idea, but the freeware alternatives work well.

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Link: Rethinking the Digital Future →

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Tarun

David Gelernter, a professor at Yale: Mr. Gelernter believes streams are a more intuitive, useful way to organize our digital lives, not least because, as the past and future run off either side of our screen, at the center is … Continue reading →

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Weekly Download #22: Google Music, Amazon, Microsoft and Facebook Phones, Android and WebOS, Flickr, Open-Source, Zynga

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Tarun

After a week hiatus, Tarun and Chris are back… to talk about the stuff you are probably familiar with! We touch on the new Google Music service and it’s sad usage of Flash; Amazon, Microsoft and Facebook as platforms entering … Continue reading →

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Link: The Case for Open-Source →

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Tarun

A strong argument on why (almost) all code on the internet should be open-source. From the founder of GitHub, Tom Preston-Werner. (via Jaimie Murdock)

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