There Is Help
A treatment center for internet addiction has opened near Seattle. The story is in the Guardian. I wasn’t going to mention it until I started reading the comments; some of them are priceless. My favorite comment:
September 2009
Cloudy Thinking and a Fine Mess
I have two topics in this post because I find both interesting, but don’t think I have enough to say about either to warrant two posts. In the Guardian, Cory Doctorow expresses his skepticism about cloud computing. I’m not going to try to excerpt it, just recommend it as food for thought. This other one, […]
Buy One Friend, Get One Free
On my own blog, I have a category called “Words Fail Me.” That’s what I have to say about this story, from Reuters, except for this: “Screen those friend and follower requests.” Follow the link. There’s more.
Notebook, Netbook or Smartphone – Which will replace the desktop?
10 years ago, if you had a computer, it was most likely a desktop. Notebooks – then called Laptops – were pretty expensive, but were also beginning to show that they could start to replace a desktop model. Fast forward to today: Event the Notebooks have been threatened as of late by Netbooks and smartphones. […]
Geekazine Podcast Ep. 102 – Skype, NFL and Chrome
New Brakes on the Car – Day in Tech History work – Great Roundtable this last week – CES2010 prep. Take the Geekazine Podcast Survey Try GoToAssist free for 30 days – No CC needed: GoToAssist.com/techpodcasts. GoDaddy for $7.49 domains use podname150 – 10% off hosting use pod150 Click here for Free Industry Resources! All […]
Chrome-Plated Sony
Google’s Chrome browser will be included on some Sony computers, according to Bloomberg. The story states that There has been much ado about Microsoft vs. Google lately, not just in the market but also in politics, such as this report on Microsoft’s lobbying efforts. I’ve certainly done my share of fulminating about Bing, not as […]
Skype Sale
According to Bloomberg, EBay’s has found a buyer for Skype–an investment outfit that includes Marc Andreessen, father of Netscape. It was a marriage that never worked out. Skype has continued to grow, but Ebay was never able to do what they wanted with it. I think that it is probably a good move for both […]