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Category Archives: technology
the web is not the browser (redux)
Posted by on March 31, 2009
A few years back one discussion that was all the rage was whether mobile phones could or couldn’t supplant PCs as web browsing devices. In 2009, that is taken as a given. Mobile browsers (Safari Mobile, Opera Mini, Skyfire, even, ahem, IE on WinMo) have become pretty good at what they do. The web experience [...]
what “web 2.0″ really means — and why “web 3.0″ will never come
Posted by on February 21, 2009
I generally have a bad reaction to fads but perhaps as strong a reaction to things that can be easily turned into them, or misappropriated as such. “Web 2.0,” which Tim O’Reilly & Co. coined back in 2004 (which now feels like a century ago), and that Tim discussed at length in this 2005 Post-FOO [...]
there’s a singularity for you
Posted by on October 9, 2008
The first laptop that got me hooked on the idea that 4 lbs was the maximum weight I’d accept in a portable was the Thinkpad 560e, back in 1998. It was perfect in terms of keyboard size, form factor, and acceptable in weight to carry all the time. I now use a Macbook Air [...]
More details emerge on the
Posted by on July 31, 2008
More details emerge on the Antikythera mechanism.
tip to microsoft marketing: if you’re going to try sell me something, don’t start by calling me an idiot
Posted by on July 22, 2008
on the new MS vista campaign. Comment on the ad and also on the details “translating” their material such as “but some of you complained” to “we know that even Bill Gates couldn’t make this stuff work…”
iphone 3G battery life tips
Posted by on July 17, 2008
As I mentioned in my earlier post, the battery life of the iPhone 3G was a complete disaster for me, but I had noticed this is the old iPhone with the new firmware as well, so I did some experiments. Apple has a list of things you can do to improve battery life which is, if [...]
the obligatory iPhone 3G review
Posted by on July 15, 2008
Yes, yes, I belong to the fraternity of lost souls that queued up over the weekend to get His Steveness’ shiny new toy. Having had an iPhone for a year now I’ve increasingly used the browser more and more, and a few times I’ve used the maps+search feature to find something close to where I [...]
microhoo: what’s next
Posted by on April 28, 2008
As we wait with baited breath for the next move in the Microsoft/Yahoo saga, Marc just posted a must-read entry on what happens if microsoft goes fully hostile. Meanwhile techcrunch has some speculation. Another interesting question is what exactly is Microsoft buying with this, given that many people would leave, many have already left, and [...]
mowser ends
Posted by on April 15, 2008
Nothing like some breaking news to awake you from a blog slumber. Russ announced on his blog the end of Mowser. Sad news, and I sympathize. Russ and Mike are buddies so I’ve followed the travails of Mowser closer than, well, almost anybody, so this also is a bit more personal for me. I’ve been [...]
