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Nathaniel Buck.

I am a student living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I am currently an undergraduate at the University of Pittsburgh studying Computer Science. This is my website.

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HD DVD is Dead

Yesterday Toshiba announced it will discontinue making HD DVD players and recorders. I wasn’t expecting the HD DVD Blu-Ray war to be decided this quickly, but I guess I’m glad that someone won. Continue reading…

Three Things That Enhanced My Computing-Life This Week

These are some things that I came across this week that I found to be rather useful. I hope that you like them. Two of them are Mac-specific, so sorry to everyone who uses something else. Continue reading…

Apple Introduces New Products at Macworld

Few things get me as excited as watching Macworld conferences. Apple always unveils their new and innovative products at these events, and this year was no exception.

Steve Jobs introduced four items today: major software updates for the iPod Touch and the iPhone, iTunes movie rentals and added features to Apple TV, Time Capsule, and the MacBook Air. Continue reading…

Using RSS Feeds

RSS LogoIf you browse the internet regularly, I’m sure that you’ve seen an RSS logo (pictured to the right) before. RSS feeds are a way to stay updated with news, articles, blog posts, and other internet content without having to constantly check to see if websites have been updated.

RSS feeds alert you when a website that you frequent is updated, so you don’t waste your time by tediously visiting each one. This way, you can view a large amount of online content in a short period of time. RSS feeds are truly for the smart (and lazy) internet browser. Continue reading…

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