As virtually everyone knows by now, the WiFi (non-cellular) iPad will start shipping on April 3rd, with the 3G version to follow in late April. We have decided to hold out for the 3G edition, since one of the main reasons for getting yet another gadget is to get around the limitations of our existing [...]

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When I signed off last night, the 2.0 software update was still downloading. It took quite some time, and then updating the phone took another interminable period, but finally it finished. I had a bit of a scare when it told me it had to authenticate (or whatever the word was), but that didn’t take [...]

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Friday was a red-letter day. I attended an event in Second Life for an education group, hosted by Sun Microsystems, which was intended to introduce the group members to Project Wonderland. Especially exciting was the fact that Sun and its partners (which include NMC) are exploring the possibility of allowing avatars to navigate from the [...]

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I finally got the Project Wonderland client to work!!
The last problem I had to surmount was the result of my rustiness on the Linux platform, not a problem with the Wonderland software. I had to rewrite the $PATH variable in my .bashrc file to make the system look for Java first in /use/local/bin instead of [...]

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A few people from the MICA -VW Astrophysics group in SecondLife have been tossing around the idea of establishing a SIG for those interested in exploring other Virtual Worlds. The idea of even putting up a server at Drexel for the purpose of playing with a Sun Microsystems Project Wonderland region has been suggested. So, [...]

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