Saturday 27 June 2009 at 09:59 am
Studies of email use patterns can indicate signs of a failing organisation -
email patterns can predict impending doom.
Take a look inside the
worlds greatest keyboard. They should have used the M to crush the modern keyboard.
If you want to send a
YouTube link but want to strip out all the attendant rubbish try
QuieTube.
I came across this free Java based Active Directory web-admin tool while looking for a Sun Access Manager replacement -
Corendal Directory. Looks handy.
Fantastic foresight -
Opium Magazine layers ink which will expose different text over a loooong period of time. I wonder how they make sure this happens evenly ?
Another comparative infographic -
bailout costs vs big historical events. Pretty amazing.
Long overdue -
Microsoft trailing free antivirus application. If its anything like
Forefront they'll be onto a winner. I wonder how Symantec, McAfee et al will be able to compete ?
Swoon worthy -
Olympus E-P1. Un-boxing pics over
here.
An in-depth look at
the Conflicker Worm.
Always on the lookout for good mono-spaced fonts to use in Notepad or TextEdit -
Anonymous Pro and
Typografi.
Monday 15 June 2009 at 2:24 pm
I've been a little slow catching up on some of the new emerging web technologies but someone said I should check out
Google Wave.
The demo video is an hour long but its definitely worth sitting through - even if you only view it in little 5-10 minute chunks.
Makes me wonder what Microsoft and IBM have up their sleeves to maintain the relevance of their groupware products (Exchange and Notes).
Monday 08 June 2009 at 10:23 am
As a sci-fi fan I rather enjoy the thought of computer AI or an impending
Singularity but the reality is that it isn't going to happen anytime soon.
The
Long Now Foundation has a
Long Bet section where people can lay bets on the future. The first of these bets -
“By 2029 no computer - or "machine intelligence" - will have passed the Turing Test.”
Proposed by Mitch Kapor (of Lotus fame) and challenged by Ray Kurzweil (technologist) with a stake of $20 000US.
Its interesting to read an evolutionist take on Ray Kurzweils Singularity theories -
Singularly silly singularity.
Monday 08 June 2009 at 10:11 am
As many other commentators have said this looks to be an all or nothing product release from Palm. It either succeeds of the company folds (or disappears into obscurity - same thing really).
For a 'Version 1' product it looks pretty impressive - it'll be interesting to see what Apple pulls out of the bag at todays WWDC to keep them a step ahead of the competition.
Take a look at
Engadgets Palm Pre review - its pretty comprehensive.
