Monthly Archives: November 2012

A Drop Off.

In light of a on-going transition of power within the ruling (PRC) apparatus (aside from the residual bad-blood over the past few years) it should really come as no surprise that Google saw a dramatic drop in their traffic (in … Continue reading

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Becoming Self-Aware?

Astronaut – check. Robot – check. Outer Space – check. And, a new medium for intergalactic – check. As the International Space Station (ISS) experiment demonstrated the prospect for more efficient / reliable data transmission between planets (e.g., Earth to … Continue reading

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Captain ‘Cooked?’

Fact or fiction: In light of some of Apple’s recent stumbles (aside from the challenge of having to follow Steve Jobs) it was inevitable that his leadership would eventually (e.g., sooner than later) be called into question. (Source) ZD Net: http://goo.gl/tY1IH

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From Down Under…

Ultrasound; Wi-Fi and a host of other modern inventions that most people in all probably do not know come from Oz! (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/5r3tx

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VOTE!

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Exercising Your Right!

America’s (toxic) political divisiveness aside (is that even possible?) please do the right thing: VOTE!

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Still Above Reproach?

Despite (and/or because?) their profits increasing by 24% Apple still only paid 2% corporate tax (outside of America). Given that this is also where all of the production resides; whose fault is it: Apple’s and/or the local government (e.g., mainly … Continue reading

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Mini-Me.

With a projection of 1.5 million units being sold (this weekend) Apple’s Mini iPod looks to mark another hit for a product debut. (Source) WSP: http://goo.gl/Na69R

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Can We All Get Along?

Getting (often times) divergent applications / software, etc. to work together is (seemingly) a never-ending IT challenge. Perhaps until now? (Source) Zapier: http://goo.gl/Crb5J

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