Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category

Self-control

21 June 2010

Speaking of email addiction, I think the topic can be extended just a bit. I enjoyed this clip from Joshua Harris speaking on the subject. […]

Email addiction

7 June 2010

Email addiction is a pretty big problem in the technological world, it seems. I just read somewhere that part of the problem is that businessmen feel the need to be always in touch with their employer, even if it’s the weekend or they’re on vacation. […]

Twenty things the iPad doesn’t do

13 April 2010

A list of twenty things the iPad don’t do. […]

So easy with online

11 March 2010

Many people seem to use Mac or Linux because those operating systems are ‘more secure’ or ‘don’t get viruses’. And I have nothing against that—I want my next computer to be a Mac. But that’s not the problem. […]

Feed readers

13 February 2010

Do you visit mine every week—or even every day (or more!)—just to see if there’s anything there? Then you’re wasting your time!

If you read anything else on the Internet besides my blog, you might want to look at Google Reader. Have you noticed that a blog is just a collection of individual posts that are date-stamped and filed into categories? Google Reader can give you these individual posts as updates. You won’t miss anything, and you won’t waste your time visiting all those sites, only to find that most of them haven’t been updated. […]

Isn’t the iPad just an oversized iPod touch?

3 February 2010

Short answer: Pretty much. It’s just the ‘just’ I don’t agree with. The iPad is pretty much a big iPod touch—and that’s exactly what it should be.

After all, what prevents people from using the iPod touch as their everyday computing device? The major reason is the screen size. […]