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'The Future of Personal Entertainment' MIT Technology Review: http://www.technologyreview.com/news/523966/the-future-of-personal-entertainment-in-your-face/ On Sat, Feb 8, 2014 at 8:34 AM, Pundit Sir <[email protected]> wrote: > The End of the Swipe-and-Sign Credit Card > > "It's a payment ritual as familiar as handing over a $20 bill, and it's > soon to go extinct: prepare to say farewell to the swipe-and-sign of a > credit card transaction. Beginning later next year, you will stop signing > those credit card receipts. Instead, you will insert your card into a slot > and enter a PIN number, just like people do in much of the rest of the > world." > > http://blogs.wsj.com/corporate-intelligence/<http://blogs.wsj.com/corporate-intelligence/2014/02/06/october-2015-the-end-of-the-swipe-and-sign-credit-card/> > > > On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 10:52 AM, Bhairitu <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> Plus maybe you'll be able to use it as a radiation detector: >> >> http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/01/17/263369742/weekly-innovation-a-radiation-detector-in-your-smartphone >> >> Probably a mistake as the article says CCDs detect radiation but today's >> devices use CMOS chips for the camera. But at least you can keep up on >> Fukushima's encroachment on your environment. Happy gamma rays! >> >> >> On 01/31/2014 07:19 AM, Richard Williams wrote: >> >> >> Meet the $38 tablet: Hands-on with DataWind's UbiSlate 7Ci >> >> >> http://shopping.yahoo.com/datawind-ubislate<http://shopping.yahoo.com/blogs/digital-crave/meet-38-tablet-hands-datawind-ubislate-7ci-185612468.html> >> >> >> On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 7:48 AM, Richard Williams >> <[email protected]>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 >>> <[email protected]>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 <[email protected] >>>> > 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 < >>>>> [email protected]> 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 < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Example of abandoned technology: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [image: Inline image 1] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 4:25 PM, Richard J. Williams < >>>>>>> [email protected]> 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> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> > >
