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On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 7:48 AM, Richard Williams <pundits...@gmail.com>wrote: > What People Want > > YES! "I don't want a curved phone. I want one that won't break when > dropped, is waterproof, and that I can see in the sun." And with all-day > battery life... > > https://twitter.com/GPollowitz/statuses/423787604559945728 > > [image: Inline image 2] > > > On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 7:09 AM, Richard Williams <pundits...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Twitter at 3:00 AM >> >> "The activity column shows you what everyone you follow on Twitter is >> doing. It will tell you if someone just favorited a tweet or followed >> someone new in a constantly moving stream. But if you follow a lot of heavy >> Twitter users, the feed will often move fast..." >> >> 'There Are Things You Do On Twitter That Should Only Be Done At 3' AM' >> http://www.newstimes.com/technology/business/insider/ >> >> >> On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 4:04 PM, Richard Williams >> <pundits...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> The anti-NSA smartphone? >>> >>> [image: Inline image 1] >>> >>> Blackphone at Popular Mechanics >>> >>> "Of course, perfect encryption (which many argue isn't even possible) is >>> a two-way street. Whether calling, emailing, or texting, the level of >>> security is dependent on what tech or services are being used on the other >>> end of the line." >>> >>> Blackphone, the Security-First Smartphone: >>> http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/<http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/tech-news/silent-circle-announces-security-first-smartphone-16384335?click=pm_latest> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 6:57 PM, Richard Williams >>> <pundits...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Galaxy Nexus 16GB (Unlocked) >>>> >>>> "Lack of an SD card slot and only 16GB of internal memory. This is the >>>> only thing that bothers me. However USB OTG solves part of this problem >>>> (with a special cable, you can plug in an external mass storage device -- >>>> this does not currently work without rooting, but official support will be >>>> included in a future firmware update as confirmed by Google)." - Amazon >>>> review: >>>> >>>> http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-I9250-Galaxy-Nexus-Unlocked/<http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-I9250-Galaxy-Nexus-Unlocked/product-reviews/B005ZEF01A/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?showViewpoints=1> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 12:07 PM, Richard Williams < >>>> pundits...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Example of abandoned technology: >>>>> >>>>> [image: Inline image 1] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 4:25 PM, Richard J. Williams < >>>>> pundits...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> So, the Obamacare web site isn't working too well - what else is new? >>>>>> >>>>>> Sometimes it's hell working in IT - for years I tried to get the >>>>>> enrollment systems right at a major community college. >>>>>> >>>>>> When I first got there, they were enrolling students using paper and >>>>>> pen and long lines standing out in the sun. Teachers would be sitting at >>>>>> long tables enrolling students one by one - it took all day just to >>>>>> enroll >>>>>> in a few courses. >>>>>> >>>>>> Enrollment was hell back then! >>>>>> >>>>>> Then, we got our first PC - an IBM running on DOS. Instructors would >>>>>> walk all the way across campus just to look at it, not use it, just look >>>>>> at >>>>>> it. The college IT director couldn't understand what we were going to do >>>>>> with all that hard drive space! >>>>>> >>>>>> Today, there are over 5,000 PCs on the main campus and another 5,000 >>>>>> spread out over twenty computer labs on five campuses. >>>>>> >>>>>> And, enrollment is still hell! >>>>>> >>>>>> The school has at least three Oracle databases for student >>>>>> enrollment, one for credit card payments, personal data like adds and >>>>>> drops, grades, and the online library database, and then the course >>>>>> database. Not to mention the 3,000 online courses using the Blackboard >>>>>> database! Who do they think is going to run all this technology with me >>>>>> gone? Go figure. >>>>>> >>>>>> Somebody should write ONE simple program called 'schools'. Go figure. >>>>>> >>>>>> 'Some say health-care site's problems highlight flawed federal IT >>>>>> policies' >>>>>> Technology: >>>>>> http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/<http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/some-say-health-care-sites-problems-highlight-flawed-federal-it-policies/2013/10/09/d558da42-30fe-11e3-8627-c5d7de0a046b_story.html> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >
