Archive for May, 2008
The 3 Things You Need to Know About Windows 7
Although everyone is talking about Windows 7, few seem to understand what it means that Microsoft is pushing its Surface-like and iPhone-like UI for the next Windows. Here’s what it means: After several decades, the DEATH OF THE WIMP USER INTERFACE is at hand. (WIMP stands for Windows, Icons, Menu…
New Service Sends E-mail ‘After the Rapture’
A new e-mail serviced called “You’ve Been Left Behind” lets you send e-mail that won’t be delivered until AFTER THE RAPTURE. What is that Rapture thing again? According to the Wikipedia, the Rapture is: “the future event in which Jesus Christ will descend from Heaven, accompanied by the spirits of a…
‘PDAs’ Banned At UK Amusement Park
A UK amusement park called Alton Towers Resort will BAN PDAs (by which they presumably mean cell phones — “PDAs” don’t exist anymore, do they?) in a trial. “PDA Police” will roam the park looking for violators, who will be asked to take their “PDA” to one of five “PDA Drop Off Zones” for the day.Or…
In Search of the First Super Easy Super-Phone
MIT Media Lab founder Nicholas Negroponte recently railed against complexity in cell phones, saying that “simplicity is the biggest challenge that handset makers face.” He’s right. What users are really clamoring for is a phone with a beautiful screen and a brain-dead-simple user interface like the …
Is There a Cure for the ‘Distraction Virus’?
We all want to succeed in our careers. We go to school for at least 16 years. We study late at night to pass exams and get certifications. We take on-the-job training, and try to teach ourselves new skills. We attend industry conferences to build our knowledge and cultivate peer contacts. We read pr…
Alcoholic Housewife Becomes New Eee PC Girl
The Register Hardware claims to have spotted the future face of the Eee PC, the one who will replace the Spring Break Beach Bunny. Behold! The 19-year-old ALCOHOLIC HOUSEWIFE! Is that the new face of America’s favorite cheap laptop?Original post by Mike
TechCrunch, WIRED Go to War by Post Deal
TechCrunch blogger Michael Arrington BLASTED Wired Magazine blogger Betsy Schiffman’s SWIPE at TechCrunch’s recently announced syndication deal with the Washington Post newspaper. In a nutshell, Schiffman’s view is: What’s a legendary newspaper like the Washington Post (they broke the Watergate stor…
