More Reasons Why Firefox is My Browser
I love Firefox. Not in the star crossed lovers walking down the beach somewhere in the tropics, but I do really love this browser. I am that tech nerd that when fixing my not so computer savvy friends’ computers that installs Firefox on their computers and then tells them that they are so outdated for … Continue Reading
General Tech, Rants Comments OffMicrosoft to Acquire MobiComp
Microsoft announced recently its plans to acquire the Portugal based company MobiComp and will become part of Microsoft’s Mobile Communications Business division. The plan is to use MobiComp to bolster a number of services on the Windows Mobile smartphone platform as well as the Windows Live Web services division.
General Tech Comments OffPrinceton University Press Joins the Kindle Crowd
Imagine those University catalogs that we have all looked at one time or another in our lives; the students sitting under a tree on the campus lawn with a book in their hands smiling. This could all be a wave of the past if Amazon has their way and the Kindle becomes the new alternative … Continue Reading
General Tech Comments Off25% of Europeans Do Not Have a Home Phone
I often find myself telling people that they should get rid of their home telephones and receive an odd looking face as a response. Then I take a deep breath and remember that sadly, in the United States we are behind. I then find myself looking at them again and saying “Give it 5 years, … Continue Reading
General Tech Comments OffUK Students Outsourcing Coursework to India
Students in the UK are learning the basic principals of business by using the corporate example and outsourcing their coursework. According to Silicon.com in a recent article, IT students have been outsourcing code work from countries like India and Romania for as little as £5.
General Tech Comments OffTop 5 Recession-Proof Tech Companies
There’s no getting around it. The economy is in a recession, and the computer industry is being hit especially hard. Even companies as big as Google have announced layoffs, and who doesn’t know about Circuit City going under? Despite the bad news, the entire industry isn’t doomed. Here’s a list of five technology companies that … Continue Reading
General Tech 1 CommentStalk Friends with Google Latitude
In its ever-unfolding plot to take over the world, Google has launched a new tool called Latitude that lets users keep track of the whereabouts of friends and family.
General Tech Comments OffRITI Printer Concept Replaces Ink with Coffee Grounds
To tackle the problem of expensive ink cartridges that are often hard to replace, Korean designer Jeon Hwan Ju came up with a rather innovative approach: use coffee ground or tea dregs as ink.
General Tech Comments OffAnd You Thought Americans Texted too Much?
Go to any mall, movie theatre, subway station, or airport, and you’ll see dozens of people texting. With everyone clicking and clacking on their phones to no end, it seems as though everyone is hooked on texting. Even train engineers can’t get enough of it. As it turns out, Americans aren’t the texting champions we … Continue Reading
General Tech Comments OffAdopt a Word, Save it from Extinction
Use words like “lubency” very often? Well, I don’t, and neither do most of other people. That’s what a team of lexicographers at Oxford are trying to change with its innovative Save the Words campaign. Using the Save the Words website, one can view hundreds of words that have grown so far out of usage … Continue Reading
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