It’s time for 2010 tech predictions. Although there is no shortage of “authoritative” predictions for the new year such as ones published by Newsweek, I’d like to add some “lighthearted” ones of my own like I did last time. But before I get to the new ones for 2010, let me briefly reflect on [...]
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Unlike Carly Palmer, I couldn’t finish the 509-page book in 2 hours and 34 minutes. Having finished it, however, I don’t think it’s possible to say what the Lost Symbol, after all, exactly was – because, well, it’s much more than just a symbol that had been lost. It’s actually a phrase, an idea, a [...]
Does a person’s occupation or professional title dictate whether they are a geek? Probably not. This might serve as a counter-example (translation: Is Mr Fillon our Prime Minister a true geek?). Even in workplaces whose members are allegedly tech-savvy, it’s kind of hard to find people who are geeky at the core. I, too, have [...]
Lately I’ve been thinking about people who smoke while walking along crowded streets or standing at pedestrian crossings. Will the world be a better place without people who choose to smoke while walking along crowded streets or standing at pedestrian crossings? Possibly. But I have more important propositions that will definitely make the world a [...]
No Turning Back: The Story So Far is the latest album I purchased from iTunes – not that I have been buying a lot of music lately. Shannon Noll is a truly great artist, arguably the best Australian Idol.
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To celebrate the BAFTA/Oscar season, I thought I’d do something remotely related on a personal scale: to award top four shows on TV with a lost cause. I wanted to do Top 5, which feels like a nice odd number, but couldn’t quite think of the fifth one. Anyway, here’s the ranking:
Number 4 – “Top [...]
Three weeks into it, I’m beginning to realise that owning an iPod is expensive business. Now I’m motivated to dig up all those mystic tunes that I liked but did not bother to find out where they came from or where I could get them. Lately I’ve been putting quite a number of names to [...]
It’s been a week since I bought my first iPod. And it’s a 2nd-generation 32GB touch. I wanted something that could productively occupy my 23-minute on-foot commute but also wanted something more than just a music/podcast player. I bought the touch because I knew it was the most compact – and affordable – Mac portable [...]