Microsoft big loser of tablet tech
Last week Steve Ballmer surprised the tech world by announcing that in 12 months he will be stepping down as CEO of Microsoft. According to the rumor mill, Ballmer is [...]
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Posted September 04, 2013in Tech Talk
Posted August 28, 2013in Tech Talk
The gift of GIFs
If there is one thing technology is not, it’s cyclical. Once it becomes outmoded, technology is more or less immediately forgotten. Bulky computer monitors, floppy discs and audio cassettes are [...]
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Posted August 21, 2013in Tech Talk
Podcast kills the radio
Road trips are a hard prospect for the tech addicted. With a digital world of friends and information only a few smartphone clicks away, it’s difficult to resist the temptations [...]
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Posted August 14, 2013in Tech Talk
Tech levels filmmaker playing field
In film fanatic circles, much is made of the “Golden Age” of cinema, i.e. the 1930s and 1970s. Films from these periods, such as “Gone With the Wind” and “The [...]
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Posted August 07, 2013in Tech Talk
Watching the Web on TV
Every few years a technological innovation comes along that is so obvious it’s infuriating that you didn’t come up with it yourself. A few recent examples include eBay, the iPod [...]
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Posted July 31, 2013in Tech Talk
Make Web-based zines with Flipboard
After years of swimming against the tide, I finally broke down and bought a tablet last week. While I still feel they have little value outside of watching videos and [...]
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Posted July 24, 2013in Tech Talk
PC-asaurus to be replaced by tablet
A universal experience in personal computing is the moment when we sit down to do some work only to discover our computer can barely keep up. You don’t know if [...]
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Posted July 10, 2013in Tech Talk
Death of the Reader?
Last week I survived something I will forever deem the most treacherous act of technological perpetration in my life, full stop. After almost eight years of uninterrupted service, Google shuttered [...]
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Posted July 03, 2013in Tech Talk
Ingress gets gamers off the couch
You may not be aware, but you are living in a war zone. Central Iowa is currently besieged by two warring factions that are fighting for the future of our [...]
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Posted June 26, 2013in Tech Talk
Internet of Things knows you almost better than you do
If you’re technologically inclined, you can hook practically anything up to a universal remote. Your entertainment center, house lights, heating-and-cooling system and much more can be accessed at the push [...]
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