The thing that could change everything may not be a smartphone, contrary to what most technology pundits think. Instead, it may be an incredibly simple PC operating system from Google where everything is stored in the cloud. Released late last week as open-source beta code, Chromium OS (the ‘generic’ open source name of what’ll eventually [...]
Archive | November, 2009
Listening to: Diane Birch, Bible Belt
A review of Diane Birch’s Bible Belt It almost didn’t happen, my finding out about Diane Birch. My friend and coworker P. and I decided to visit our local Sunrise Records yesterday, on our way back from lunch. You know, two old people looking at CDs. And while I was mildly interested in seeing that [...]
WikiReader takes Wikipedia offline
WikiReader is a small device for $99 (US) that puts Wikipedia in your pocket (according to the manufacturer’s website). I’m in two minds about this: the number of times per day that I consult Wikipedia on my smartphone to look something up or settle a debate indicates that having something like this might be useful. [...]
Thoughts about 10/GUI
Robert Clayton Miller has done an excellent thing: he’s re-imagined the personal computer GUI and associated input devices in a practical, achievable, realistic way. It’s no small achievement, this: we’ve essentially been using the same lineage of human-computer interface metaphors and technologies for more than 25 years. Originally developed at Xerox PARC, Steve Jobs brought [...]
Listening to: The Beatles stereo remasters
Is there a more valuable, interesting and diverse catalogue in popular music than this one? In twelve records, the Beatles changed the entire face of music several times over, imprinting their songs on our culture in a way that transcends generations, politics, location and taste preferences. I think of music as belonging – at the [...]
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