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Re: Hands-on: Turbo charge your MacBook Pro graphics performance with the Akitio Node eGPU over Thunderbolt 3 [Video]

Michael Glenn — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 11:00:30 -0000

Jeff, did you benchmark against the 15" Radeon Pro 460 or do you only have access to a machine with the integrated GPU?

Also, what's the deal with having to plug in a USB device to enable hardware acceleration? Is that a bug?

Re: Spy photos all but confirm 2016 MacBook Pro’s OLED touchpad

Michael Glenn — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 10:48:47 -0000

That's probably the interface for the rumoured OLED strip which would stretch out across the top.

Re: The Tesla Model S: Automobile Of The Year?

Michael Glenn — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:22:34 -0000

I assume the grill is for air conditioning. If the award was just for outside appearance, I agree, even for all its beauty it's not a new external design. I don't believe however, the award is the prettiest new body.

You have a beautiful, functional sedan that can potentially run on clean electricity which performs at the same level as a BMW M5.

But yeah, it's 600 pounds heavier than a Porsche Panamera as you say. If it performs well, so what? I feel like we're being trolled.

Re: Apple responds to EPEAT concerns

Michael Glenn — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 10:16:10 -0000

The reasons why still seems unclear. The problem as many seemed to point out was that the new MacBook Pro line would not meet EPEAT standards due to method by which the parts are glued together thereby making them difficult to recycle.

Is this not the issue and merely a co-incidence or is still the issue and Apple is trying to re-frame it?

Jim, have you tried contacting Apple Canada to see how this affects their recycling program? They seem to imply that the provincial third party programs can recycle the equipment but I wonder if they can with the new machines?

Re: You CAN Be Too Thin: Why Design For Disassembly Is So Important, And Why Apple's New Computers Really Do Suck

Michael Glenn — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 22:04:42 -0000

Lloyd, did you contact Apple to see if these still meet with their recycling guidelines or that of its partners? I agree it could be a problem but perhaps they have a way of separating the parts more easily that some believe?

http://www.apple.com/ca/rec... and http://www.ontarioelectroni...

Re: Wind Turbine Makes 1,000 Liters of Clean Water a Day in the Desert : TreeHugger

Michael Glenn — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:41:14 -0000

Where have I seen this before? http://starwars.wikia.com/w...

Re: Toronto's New Subway Trains Are A Different Kind of Ride : TreeHugger

Michael Glenn — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:15:46 -0000

Even the most recent of the last generation did not have centre poles but instead the centre hand grab rail similar to the current trains. The problem with these news ones is they have less than 50% of the train with the centre hand rail.

The new design has no central rail below the now larger space occupied by heating and cooling systems at each end of the train. The rail in the centre is also shortened by the security cameras on either end of it needing a gap for it's field of view.

Finally, there are no overhead rails near the doors, only lower grab handles.

During rush hour periods, it makes the train harder to ride as you are frequently in a location with nowhere to hold on to.

Re: Why Cyclists Blow Through Stop Signs: It's Physics : TreeHugger

Michael Glenn — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:50:41 -0000

I think the cost of replacing stop signs with cameras and maintaining them would be cost-prohibitive. Ideally a roundabout would be better but I don't know if a traditional intersection has the room and frankly most North American drivers don't know the rules for a roundabout. On Broadway near Bayview there are two roundabouts and probably due to cluelessness one of them actually had stop-signs added.

Lloyd is dead on. The point here is safety and to encourage more people to ride. It's better for congestion and better for the environment.

I would imagine if the law stipulated roads where the speed limit is 40 kph or less it would target only those streets where traffic is limited but in the end laws are only as effective as a rider or driver is cautious.

Re: http://thepracticeofcode.com/post/8681712620

Michael Glenn — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:59:07 -0000

No it doesn't, but thank you for the data. I now know the ramifications. Much appreciated!

Re: http://thepracticeofcode.com/post/8681712620

Michael Glenn — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 09:35:55 -0000

Awesome. Have a recent 2010 so I'd be very interested.

Re: Battle of the iphauxn killers – Nokia to rain on RIM’s storm?

Michael Glenn — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:15:17 -0000

Flash doesn't perform well on my 2.3GHz MacBook Pro, so I would be surprised if full Flash worked at all on a mobile. Flash sites tend to trend towards a large fixed size as well so I don't know if the experience will be able to scale down to mobile. Performance aside, leaving Flash off a smart phone may be a better experience.

Re: Rogers HSDPA network slowing down?

Michael Glenn — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:34:13 -0000

As a follow-up the speeds are really varying. At times I'm seeing 1.5-2 Mbps.Probably a combination of network traffic and protocol implementation.

Re: Rogers HSDPA network slowing down?

Michael Glenn — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:11:09 -0000

Using Speedtest on iPhone, Queen and Spadina, Toronto with full 3G signal, 367 Kb/sec down and 95 Kb/sec up. Switching to WiFi 3159 Kb/sec down and 1829 Kb/sec up.