tech

2011 in review

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This has been one heck of a year, that’s for sure! So, I’ll spend this post reflecting on some of the key events that have happened to me personally, within the tech industry, and around the world in general (with my cheeky perspectives of course).

Hard drives are dead

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Poor hard drives. Is their time really at an end?

The transputer

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Have you heard of the transputer? Probably not. But in the mid 1980s, many people in computer science thought it was going to be “the future computer,” including one of my computer science professors at the University of Waterloo.

BCE, CE, and the new IE

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Are we entering a new era - the Internet Era (IE)?

Jaron Lanier on technology

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Some key points from someone at the forefront of our social-technical evolution.

Copyright in Canada

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Everyone working in tech should understand copyright!

The Amazon Kindle ROCKS!

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It really is a great device. Read this post to find out why.

IBM hard drive from 1981

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And it makes a wicked coffee table too!

The Amazon Kindle: Friend or foe?

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It's cool, but is the DRM worth it?

Thank you, Apple

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This is exactly what an upgrade is supposed to be.