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How to not Own an iPod Touch or iPad and Still be Happy
In the past ten years Apple seems to be working under a policy of obsoletism (The Oxford Dictionary defines it as “no longer produced or used; out of date”), where its products, prior to their release go under a huge marketing and media buzz, and then are rendered obsolete after six months or so, by... »
Not Guam, “Guahan”!
Over seventy thousand hours. That is the time Governor Felix Camacho had to administrate one of the most important strategic places in the Pacific. Four years sum up to a little over 28 hundred days. That’s enough time to create a solid and lasting relationship with the local population – or maybe not. Little... »
As far as freedom goes we salute the remote control
People often pay cable TV so they can have the freedom to choose the channels they want to watch. Technology drove cable TV a little further and gave us TiVo so we could be able to watch whatever we wanted whenever we needed. The freedom of choice was upgraded to a timeless choice; once... »
Internet: uma introdução crítica ao ciberespaço
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Don’t Talk Just Type – iPhone for the Japanese Masses
Two or three times a week I leave my car at home and take the subway to University. It is not a habit but a conscious act that allows me to break free and mingle into the crowd – even though being a foreigner in the countryside Japan does not allow one to really... »
System Update
Yesterday I received a phone call from a friend asking for some help with some technical issues concerning his computer. He is the owner of a T60 Lenovo (former IBM) laptop and he had found some awkward behavior concerning the use of the “Presentation Director” tool from Lenovo. The whole thing started on Monday... »
Microsoft & Yahoo – Is it the answer?
The giant Microsoft announced last Friday (February 3rd) its offer of $44.6bn on an unsolicited bid to buy the long runner and Internet veteran company Yahoo!. For a long time both Yahoo! and Microsoft with its MSN Search have been struggling to break Google’s hegemony as the number 1 search engine on Internet. The... »