Bloggers are being closely monitored

December 16, 2006

I started blogging relatively recently, which means that while my audience has been increasing steadily, it is still relatively small. That is why I was quite surprised to see the response I got to my most recent posts. Two days ago, I wrote about a web-site called yourminis.com. It is a great site and I […]

Why is Adobe releasing a Photoshop CS3 beta?

December 15, 2006

I just watched the latest MacWorld video podcast which discusses the launch of a beta release of Photoshop CS3 for existing Photoshop customers. While I am sure that pro Mac users will be very pleased to be able to finally use this great app at full speed on modern Apple hardware, I cannot avoid wondering […]

Multitasking

December 14, 2006

Every time I read articles in which the author is amazed by the alleged ability of teenagers to effectively multitask I can’t avoid frowning. It is true that we can all see examples around us of young people chatting simultaneously with countless friends while listening to music or watching TV, but does it really mean […]

Google’s unfair advantage

December 13, 2006

There has been much discussion on the Net over the fact that Google has an unfair advantage over any potential competitor because of their leadership in the Internet search market. The truth is that even though Google has been building up an amazing arsenal of online services, either developed in-house (gmail, google calendar and google […]

Top 12 reasons to get an iPod (instead of a Zune)

November 15, 2006

Microsoft has just released the Zune (in the U.S. only). This seems to have generated a lot of buzz among geeks, even though the general public does not seem to have followed this story with the same level of interest. I must say that I have not been particularly impressed by the Zune. This is […]

MAME OS X released

November 14, 2006

When Apple decided to move to Intel, most were concerned with the performance of Photoshop or Microsoft Office on the new systems. I was much more concerned with the lack of availability of a native version of MacMAME. That is why I was so glad to find out that Dave Dribin had just ported MAME […]

iTV’s missing piece

November 12, 2006

Last September, Apple’s Steve Jobs clearly explained the strategy for the iPod during a Special Event. He mentioned that people can now use their digital content on their iPod, in their cars and on their computers. The next step is to be able to access that content from the living room on large TVs through […]

The future of public opinion and democracy

November 8, 2006

In the fifties, in most countries there was a single TV channel. This made it a very coveted media for politicians, who bitterly fought over control of TV news in order to influence voters. This fight for control of mass media continued until recently. In the 90s there was much concern that a media mogul […]

A new virus on the Mac?

November 6, 2006

Over the last few months we have been bombarded with news of malware for the Mac. However, Macintosh users are very skeptical because despite all the noise, we still have to see one of those mythical Don’t get me wrong, it is just a matter of time before a Trojan causes some damage on our […]

Saddam Hussein to be hanged

November 5, 2006

As expected, today Saddam Hussein was sentenced to death. The head of a regime based on terror certainly deserved a harsh punishment for his acts. The defense argument that Saddam did not order the slaughter of Kurds as a Shiites after they tried to free themselves from his ruthless rule is simply childish and unsustainable. […]

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