Monday, February 22, 2010
Blog 23 - 2/22/10
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In honor of the Olympics, this week we will look at Olympic timing.
Admittedly, I'm not a big winter olympics fan. I am, however, married to a HUGE winter olympics fan. Guess what's been on at our house EVERY. SINGLE. NIGHT. for the past 10 days?
Uh huh.
Anyway, I'm starting to like it more and more. Mostly because I don't really have a choice because NBC has pre-empted every bit of their normal programming (Office, anyone?) for two weeks.
So the geek in me wants to look at the timing devices, etc. Take a look at the following sites. Give me an opinion about something in one of the articles.
http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2009/10/uk-sports-timing-200910
http://www.omegawatches.com/spirit/sports/olympic-timekeeping
http://omega.watchprosite.com/show-nblog.post/ti-436441/
http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/olympic-timing3.htm
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P.S. Upcoming discussions (per your suggestions):
Video game technology
Movie technology
Car technology (sorry Maggaly!)
Weapons technology
Monday, February 15, 2010
Blog 22 - 2/15/10
Hola Peeps!
So we've reached the time of the year where I'm brain dead. You know that time . . . the part between Christmas Break and Spring Break where you start thinking "there is no possible way I can make it through the rest of this year."
Yeah . . . that's where I'm at.
So for this week's blog I would like for YOU to log in and give ME two ideas for future technology blogs. Preferably stuff you're actually interested in. Not just an answer for the sake of answering.
In order for you to receive credit both ideas must be technology related.
Talk to me . . .
So we've reached the time of the year where I'm brain dead. You know that time . . . the part between Christmas Break and Spring Break where you start thinking "there is no possible way I can make it through the rest of this year."
Yeah . . . that's where I'm at.
So for this week's blog I would like for YOU to log in and give ME two ideas for future technology blogs. Preferably stuff you're actually interested in. Not just an answer for the sake of answering.
In order for you to receive credit both ideas must be technology related.
Talk to me . . .
Monday, February 8, 2010
Blog 21 - 2/8/10
Hola Peeps!
So this week I'd like to explore how Apple introduces products to an unsuspecting marketplace. Have you ever noticed that we don't even KNOW we need the stuff until it starts hitting the market and then we get all jealous and . . . covetous? Is that even a word?
Look at these links. Pay particular attention to the stories about how they sold Cingular (AT&T) on letting them develop the iphone. It's interesting, really. Do not stop on page 1 of the stories, particularly the Wired story.
Log in and answer ONE of these questions. You MUST get the answer correct to receive credit. Please be aware if you copy somebodies answer and it's wrong, neither of you will be receiving credit.
1. What is Apple’s trump card?
2. Name one of the support headaches that occurred when the iphone hit the market.
3 Name one of the other companies Mr. Jobs reached out to while still in negotiations with AT&T (which was named Cingular at the time, meaning that Cingular is NOT the answer to this question).
4. Approximately how many people had seen the iPhone by the times Jobs announced it at Macworld in 2007?
5. What company did Jobs approach in order to build a phone that could bypass the carriers?
6. According to BusinessWorld, why are Apple design details impossible to get?
7. How many hours of negotiation did it take to finalize the deal between Apple and AT&T?
http://www.wired.com/gadgets/wireless/magazine/16-02/ff_iphone?currentPage=1
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_12/b3925608.htm
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/01/AR2010020101334.html
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB117168001288511981-euxzmjNFZTZhA_2z8OBtD6GK900_20070224.html?mod=blogs
http://lowendmac.com/musings/mm07/0720.html
Talk to me . . .
So this week I'd like to explore how Apple introduces products to an unsuspecting marketplace. Have you ever noticed that we don't even KNOW we need the stuff until it starts hitting the market and then we get all jealous and . . . covetous? Is that even a word?
Look at these links. Pay particular attention to the stories about how they sold Cingular (AT&T) on letting them develop the iphone. It's interesting, really. Do not stop on page 1 of the stories, particularly the Wired story.
Log in and answer ONE of these questions. You MUST get the answer correct to receive credit. Please be aware if you copy somebodies answer and it's wrong, neither of you will be receiving credit.
1. What is Apple’s trump card?
2. Name one of the support headaches that occurred when the iphone hit the market.
3 Name one of the other companies Mr. Jobs reached out to while still in negotiations with AT&T (which was named Cingular at the time, meaning that Cingular is NOT the answer to this question).
4. Approximately how many people had seen the iPhone by the times Jobs announced it at Macworld in 2007?
5. What company did Jobs approach in order to build a phone that could bypass the carriers?
6. According to BusinessWorld, why are Apple design details impossible to get?
7. How many hours of negotiation did it take to finalize the deal between Apple and AT&T?
http://www.wired.com/gadgets/wireless/magazine/16-02/ff_iphone?currentPage=1
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_12/b3925608.htm
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/01/AR2010020101334.html
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB117168001288511981-euxzmjNFZTZhA_2z8OBtD6GK900_20070224.html?mod=blogs
http://lowendmac.com/musings/mm07/0720.html
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Monday, February 1, 2010
Blog 20 - 2/1/10
Hola Peeps!
So last week there was much ado about the Ipad. Steve Jobs made an announcement that apparently made the world stop spinning for a minute.
To which I say . . . meh.
Don't get me wrong. I think the thing is cool. Do I need to run right out and get one when they become available in March? Not so much.
I also am not convinced that people will run out and buy one of these if they thought laptops were too expensive. I bought my last laptop for about $450 and it can do lots more than than Ipad.
I think this nifty little device plays right to the hardcore nerds and technophiles. You know the folks I'm talking about. The ones who have to go right out and purchase whatever the newest piece of technology is, without any thought to it's usefulness or longevity.
So I want to explore the Ipad a bit. On a larger level, I want to explore over the coming weeks Apple's devotion to introducing us to technology we didn't know we needed. And also I would like to explore how Apple designs products and gets them to market.
Check out ALL these links. Give me an INFORMED opinion about how we could use this device.
Talk to me . . .
http://www.apple.com/ipad/
http://www.smh.com.au/business/ipad-and-apples-world-domination-20100201-n90c.html
http://theretrospective.com/2010/02/01/ipad-a-mild-mannered-device-or-god-save-the-media/
So last week there was much ado about the Ipad. Steve Jobs made an announcement that apparently made the world stop spinning for a minute.
To which I say . . . meh.
Don't get me wrong. I think the thing is cool. Do I need to run right out and get one when they become available in March? Not so much.
I also am not convinced that people will run out and buy one of these if they thought laptops were too expensive. I bought my last laptop for about $450 and it can do lots more than than Ipad.
I think this nifty little device plays right to the hardcore nerds and technophiles. You know the folks I'm talking about. The ones who have to go right out and purchase whatever the newest piece of technology is, without any thought to it's usefulness or longevity.
So I want to explore the Ipad a bit. On a larger level, I want to explore over the coming weeks Apple's devotion to introducing us to technology we didn't know we needed. And also I would like to explore how Apple designs products and gets them to market.
Check out ALL these links. Give me an INFORMED opinion about how we could use this device.
Talk to me . . .
http://www.apple.com/ipad/
http://www.smh.com.au/business/ipad-and-apples-world-domination-20100201-n90c.html
http://theretrospective.com/2010/02/01/ipad-a-mild-mannered-device-or-god-save-the-media/
Monday, January 25, 2010
Blog 19 - 1/25/10
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In preparation of switching topics, this week let's look at sparkly new technology again. Yall already know my favorite site for this:
Please don't stop on Page 1. Dig back a few pages and pick something cool. Preferably something that has something to do with technology.
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Monday, January 18, 2010
Blog 18 - 1/19/10
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Let's get deep this week.
I want to talk about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his thoughts on technology.
In 1964 Dr. King delivered a lecture the day after winning the Nobel Peace Prize in which he told his audience at the University of Oslo that "material advancement was meaningless without an accompanying moral structure." In other words, the growing abundance of technology is undermining the human spirit. My favorite quote from the article is: "The richer we have become materially, the poorer we become morally and spiritually," he said. "We have learned to fly in the air like birds and swim in the sea like fish, but we have not learned the simple art of living together as brothers."
This week I'm asking you to think, REALLY THINK about Dr. King's words. DO NOT post until Thursday. I want his words to work on you a little bit.
He is telling us that technology advancement needs to go hand in hand with spiritual advancement, or it's all for nothing. THINK. Do you agree with Dr. King? Disagree? WHY? You will answer both of those questions to receive credit this week.
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http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/12/dayintech_1211
Let's get deep this week.
I want to talk about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his thoughts on technology.
In 1964 Dr. King delivered a lecture the day after winning the Nobel Peace Prize in which he told his audience at the University of Oslo that "material advancement was meaningless without an accompanying moral structure." In other words, the growing abundance of technology is undermining the human spirit. My favorite quote from the article is: "The richer we have become materially, the poorer we become morally and spiritually," he said. "We have learned to fly in the air like birds and swim in the sea like fish, but we have not learned the simple art of living together as brothers."
This week I'm asking you to think, REALLY THINK about Dr. King's words. DO NOT post until Thursday. I want his words to work on you a little bit.
He is telling us that technology advancement needs to go hand in hand with spiritual advancement, or it's all for nothing. THINK. Do you agree with Dr. King? Disagree? WHY? You will answer both of those questions to receive credit this week.
Talk to me . . .
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/12/dayintech_1211
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Blog 17 - 1/11/10
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Along the lines of last week's discussion, let's talk about technology and weight loss.
Here are a few sites devoted to gadgets / technology and weight loss:
http://www.bestdietforme.com/DietTechnologyGadgets.htm
http://www.technologyevangelist.com/2007/01/5_techie_weight_loss.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/31/technology/personaltech/31smart.html?_r=1
http://inventorspot.com/weight_loss_for_the_lazy
and just for fun, go look at this one from the 1930's:
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/03/16/electric-bubblebaths.html
GOSH I wonder why it didn't go over? Hmmmm . . .
I don't know about yall, but I'm digging that hula chair. I could lose weight just by sitting all day! Woooohooooo! And did yall see the thing that turns the TV down when you stop peddling / exercising? I have ALWAYS said if there was a device like that more people would exercise just to power their TVs.
So pick one and give me an opinion.
Talk to me . . .
Along the lines of last week's discussion, let's talk about technology and weight loss.
Here are a few sites devoted to gadgets / technology and weight loss:
http://www.bestdietforme.com/DietTechnologyGadgets.htm
http://www.technologyevangelist.com/2007/01/5_techie_weight_loss.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/31/technology/personaltech/31smart.html?_r=1
http://inventorspot.com/weight_loss_for_the_lazy
and just for fun, go look at this one from the 1930's:
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/03/16/electric-bubblebaths.html
GOSH I wonder why it didn't go over? Hmmmm . . .
I don't know about yall, but I'm digging that hula chair. I could lose weight just by sitting all day! Woooohooooo! And did yall see the thing that turns the TV down when you stop peddling / exercising? I have ALWAYS said if there was a device like that more people would exercise just to power their TVs.
So pick one and give me an opinion.
Talk to me . . .
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