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New Interfaces are another area in which we can expect to see change. Since the development of the mouse and touch screens we have not seen any significant improvements in how we interact with devices.However, over the next few years we will see a move away from textual interfaces
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It has been prevalent among many cultures to laugh at geeks. But this is a shortsighted approach to this special breed. Geeks have been with us for a long time. Back in our cave dwelling days, while most of the tribe were running around with pointed sticks trying to catch
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Another area that is enabled by wireless technology and miniaturization is wearable computing. Already we are seeing wearable computing in daily life with integrated wearable technology beginning to be commercially available. Nike Plus and Adidas adiStar Fusion running shoes are already on the market which can deliver data on distance
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I had the distinct pleasure of talking with Mark Jones, Paul Kangro (Novell), Greg Luck (Wotif), and Matthew Mengerink (PayPal) while recording the The Scoop podcast recently (the show will be posted soon). Our conversation got me thinking about where Open Source and Linux are in terms of enterprise today.
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Sometimes we just need to slow down and allow the cuteness to be!
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According to AdBusters it is Buy Nothing Day on either 28th Nov (US) or 29th Nov (Int'l). Perhaps after the GFC (Global Financial Crisis) outbreak it is time to think about how we spend and what we spend it on? Worth thinking about at least ... Here's
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According to AdBusters it is Buy Nothing Day on either 28th Nov (US) or 29th Nov (Int'l). Perhaps after the GFC (Global Financial Crisis) outbreak it is time to think about how we spend and what we spend it on? Worth thinking about at least ... UPDATE: Thanks to
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Download diffusion2008-11-17.mp3 I found it mildly ironic to walk past a church in the central business district of Sydney yesterday to see a banner protesting against the great firewall of China when Australia is about to implement the same thing. A number of bloggers are writing and taking various
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Occasionally a completely frivolous meme goes viral on Twitter for no apparent reason and then dies away just as suddenly. And since, as is often said, all origins are obscure nobody really knows what sparked it (although some might have theories). A good example of this phenomenon occurred this afternoon
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One of my goals this week was to use public transport to travel to the city and back more than once. So I'm in the middle of my first trip now. The train was a few minutes late, but for a cost of $7.60 it is a
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A buddy has really impressed me with his desire to create community and do something positive for the environment. He did a letterbox drop of 200 homes with the message below. This is a really great example of thinking globally and acting locally. I think I've almost persuaded
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A technology that is pushing the boundary of what is possible is wireless sensors. We are moving into a time of pervasive applications that will continuously monitor the surrounding environment and react to changes. This will be supported by wireless sensor technologies that are capable of tracking and transmitting real