Author Archives: John

What Would Bono Do?

Posted on March 13, 2013 by John

Recall the introduction to U2’s Elevation tour (whereas Bono’s wearing a pair of glasses allowing for a bird’s eye view of the crowd)… that said, is life imitating art and/or vice versa? (Source) PC Magazine: http://goo.gl/awkDU

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Tech Gone Wild!

Posted on March 12, 2013 by John

The enclosed is an example of real issues being largely ignored (at the expense of the future citizens who’ll wind up bearing the brunt of their predecessors excess)… tragic… (Source) Salon: http://goo.gl/a0wJi

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Talking Shoe.

Posted on March 11, 2013 by John

Move over Google Glass (although we hardly got to know it) as Google’s Talking Shoe debuts at SXSW. (Source) Techcrunch: http://goo.gl/D8kx3

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MySpace.

Posted on March 10, 2013 by John

The once high-flyer of the Social Networking space challenges itself to stage a monumental comeback. In sum, can a former player eclipsed by an upstart (FaceBook) become cool again on their own merit? And/or will any sort of FB-backlash be … Continue reading →

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Truth Be Told?

Posted on March 9, 2013 by John

According to the enclosed report, Skype’s been hacked in China and Microsoft is okay with it? If so, Orwell couldn’t write this stuff! (Source) NY Times: http://goo.gl/DeV3x

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You’re Being Watched.

Posted on March 7, 2013 by John

According to the Google Transparency Report, the FBI is (regularly) surveilling your ‘net activity. However, the firm can’t determine how extensive their level of monitoring is. (Source) Times of India: http://goo.gl/tL4Ra

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iWatch.

Posted on March 6, 2013 by John

Not on my watch… Okay, bad pun. However, if ‘Captain Cook’ pulls this off (this year) it might take a lot of the heat off of him (as Apple is again out in front of the competition). That’s of course … Continue reading →

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Freedom of Choice.

Posted on March 5, 2013 by John

America’s government (okay, the White House) at least got one thing correct with supporting an end-user’s right (now an ideal as a law recently outlawed this) to unlock their smart / mobile phones… the question now is will this support … Continue reading →

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Think (Well, Think Again!)

Posted on March 4, 2013 by John

Apple’s kibosh on Flash shows no signs of abating anytime soon (in this instance, their position is certainly justifiable). (Source) ZD Net: http://goo.gl/7JYwB

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Got Hacked?

Posted on March 3, 2013 by John

50 million users can’t be wrong… Sorry, wrong reference… 50 million users are in all probability less than thrilled regarding Evernote being the latest firm that had their Enterprise (Security) compromised. (Source) Huffington Post: http://goo.gl/TVMKK

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