Comments on: Making Yourself “Future-Proof”

By: Dylan

Dylan — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:05:58 +0000

Chris is correct. Similar to how gravity is not a law, but the laws of gravity are constants that we can find within the theory of gravity, Moores law supports theories, or particular trends, and can therefore be applied as sort of guidelines, rather than the final word.

By: Chris A.

Chris A. — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:10:53 +0000

About the Moore’s Law dispute-

Moore’s Law doesn’t necessarily refer to just transistors, it also refers to the cost of transistors. Anyway, many would say that was his original intention. Nowadays it has also been proven to coincide with the technology of other products. In layman’s terms, Moore’s law and its many variations can predict the power of processors, RAM, etc. and in some ways the capabilities of other products (most notable would be digital cameras).

So even though saying that “technology doubles every 18 months” isn’t true in its strictest sense, it is still an accurate way to predict the direction of many technologies.

By: toy guitar

toy guitar — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:01:04 +0000

bah everything i buy is old by the time i buy it! just be selective and buy things that will have longer use and are not just fads!

By: www.likemyscreenshot.com

www.likemyscreenshot.com — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:38:56 +0000

U can never win with technology, as soon as u get something the next day your outdated.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:35:36 +0000

Some interesting points about staying ahead of the curve, which can really help someone be more marketable for jobs of all kinds. Nice post.

By: Rec

Rec — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:21:19 +0000

That’s actually not what moore’s law states, but a common misinterpretation of it.

By: Philippe Legrain

Philippe Legrain — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:21:19 +0000

Moore’s law is not a law, and it doesn’t apply to “technology” but to the number of transistors in a microprocessor …

By: TheJBJ

TheJBJ — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:03:29 +0000

I agree with Nick. I have a great PC that was built with 6-month-old technology for under $900 TWO YEARS ago. Now, I can play every game that came out before 2009 at the max settings. Also, AaronR made a good point about the Monitor. I have two great 24″ LCD’s that I’ll likely use for a total of 5-7 years. That was money well spent.

One last thing that I would suggest to people is to buy a Case with lots of Hard Drive Slots and a good power supply. That way, when you do build a new PC in a few years you can still use the Mobo, CPU, Power Supply, Video Card and case to make a very nice server. Just add more drives. I have a file server that I built from a PC that was 8 years old.

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:29:42 +0000

Good article, but i think the best way to save money is to stay about a year behind the current technology. Buy your friends iphone 3G when he upgrades to a 3GS for $30. Play pc games about a year after they’ve been out–they usually go down to $20 and have all the bugs fixed on them. Also games that are a year old don’t take a top of the line pc to play either, so you can have the graphics settings turned all the way up.

By: Not Andy

Not Andy — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:07:38 +0000

Bye Andy, I’ll see you in the future when I come back to visit you in my spanking new time machine. Why on earth would anyone not want to use the most flexible and innovative tool (the computer in it’s many forms) ever developed by mankind? Ludite ?? Unbelievable how certain people have the ability to pass up such life changing opportunities. Lack of imagination perhaps?