There’s a saying that’s been around for a few years now: “On the internet no-one knows you’re a dog“. The point is that anonymity, or at least the illusion of anonymity, leads us to be bolder than we might be … Continue reading
Update: Last week, just after my SOPA piece was published, I learned that the act had been shelved for now. This is definitely not the end of the tale. More legislation (search for PIPA and ACTA) is also being considered … Continue reading
The internet as we know it is an incredible resource. I’m not referring to the technology that makes it possible. I’m talking about the wealth of information available to all of us for free. The media giants would prefer that … Continue reading
2012 should be an interesting year in technology. Here are some predictions about what might be coming down the line: Google takes over the world Google has exhibited megalomaniac tendencies for years, and its dominance has crept up on us … Continue reading
We live in strange times. Thirty years ago, we could put a man on the moon or fly from London to New York on a commercial flight in a couple of hours. We no longer have the capacity to do … Continue reading
So I gave up Twitter for November. Excluding any content that gets autotweeted when I publish a blog post, I’ve maintained Twitter silence for a month. I was curious as to the impact it would have on my day-to-day life, … Continue reading
Christmas is coming, and it’s high time you started considering the perfect gift for the technophile in your life. Gadget freaks have never had it so good. For the last couples of years smartphones and tablets have had us foaming … Continue reading
If you want to learn how to drive, you’ll need to pay for lessons from a professional and then pass a test. Yet, you can walk into a shop and buy a computer without needing to demonstrate competence. I’m not … Continue reading
Google announced Google+ brand pages on November 7th, meaning that we can now create business pages on Google+. This has been coming for a while, and is Google’s attempts at replicating Facebook’s success with the business community. The development comes … Continue reading
We’ve had an interesting couple of years in the field of computing and mobile computing. Competition has driven laptop prices down, our mobile phones have become computers and the tablet computer has emerged as a popular alternative to the netbook, … Continue reading