Archive for the 'tech' Category

The Evolution of the Web, in a Blink : The New Yorker

May 11, 2013

Netscape => IE => firefox => chrome

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/05/the-evolution-of-the-web-in-a-blink.html

Melissa Terras’ Blog: Is blogging and tweeting about research papers worth it? The Verdict

May 8, 2013

http://melissaterras.blogspot.com/2012/04/is-blogging-and-tweeting-about-research.html

adobe cs future

May 6, 2013

http://www.zdnet.com/adobe-goes-all-in-on-the-cloud-ditches-creative-suite-7000014953

The Touch-Screen Generation – Atlantic Mobile

May 6, 2013

http://m.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/04/the-touch-screen-generation/309250
A very positive view of the ipad relative to TV and video games

Your Body Does Not Want to Be an Interface | MIT Technology Review

May 5, 2013

http://www.technologyreview.com/view/514136/your-body-does-not-want-to-be-an-interface contains hilarious quote from
http://www.fastcodesign.com/1671960/why-the-human-body-will-be-the-next-computer-interface viz: see someone & initiate a “pairing protocol”…

FULL QT: ”
Think about this scenario: You see someone at a party you like; his social profile is immediately projected onto your retina–great, a 92% match. By staring at him for two seconds, you trigger a pairing protocol. He knows you want to pair, because you are now glowing slightly red in his retina screen. Then you slide your tongue over your left incisor and press gently. This makes his left incisor tingle slightly. He responds by touching it. The pairing protocol is completed.

Using IFTTT with the Jawbone UP – TUAW

May 5, 2013

Interesting….
http://m.tuaw.com/2013/05/03/using-ifttt-with-the-jawbone-up/?post=1&icid=tuaw_home_latest_art

Own Every Single One of History’s Most Important Cameras (On a Poster)

April 30, 2013

http://m.gizmodo.com/5995284/own-every-single-one-of-historys-most-important-cameras-on-a-poster

Your Body Does Not Want to Be an Interface | MIT Technology Review

April 28, 2013

http://www.technologyreview.com/view/514136/your-body-does-not-want-to-be-an-interface/

Charging Gadgets While You Bike Is About to Get a Lot Simpler

April 27, 2013

http://gizmodo.com/5995242/charging-gadgets-while-you-ride-is-about-to-get-a-lot-simpler

BitTorrent Sync Keeps Your Files In Sync, Skips the Insecure Cloud

April 27, 2013

http://lifehacker.com/bittorrent-sync-keeps-your-files-in-sync-skips-the-ins-478810621