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Disconnecting in a world that’s too connected

Disconnecting in a world that’s too connected

How are you living your life unplugged? When was the last time you truly switched off and disengaged from anything remotely electronic and just enjoyed the quiet? Sleeping doesn’t count. Technology has been so entrenched in our daily lives that it seems impossible to live without it. Admit it – how many times have you looked at your phone in the past few minutes? How many times did you open a few more tabs in your browser? While technology is a reliable way to keep informed, it also is a reliable reason for disengaging you from what’s going on around you.

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SOPA on the Ropes: the blackout's fallout

SOPA on the Ropes: the blackout's fallout

It’s been an exciting time for the internet. Last week , we talked about the then-current internet blackout, protesting the Stop Online Piracy act and the Protect IP Act, and how notable sites, such as Wikipedia and Google US, were openly opposing the act. All in all, well over 115,000 websites parti...

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Can't access Wikipedia and other sites going black? Here's why.

Can't access Wikipedia and other sites going black? Here's why.

What would it take to stop online piracy? On January 18 (until 19 in the United States), Websites such as Reddit, Wikipedia and others around the world are going ‘black’. They’re going to tune out for a few hours in protest against two pending legislation in the United States Congress. The first ...

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Book Review: Steve Jobs: Contradictions of a counterculture rebel

Book Review: Steve Jobs: Contradictions of a counterculture rebel

I could hardly put it down. Every spare moment I had in the days following the release of Walter Isaacson’s book on Steve Jobs was spent reading it, in Apple devices, no less. It seemed appropriate.


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The Cloud: 101

The Cloud: 101

“The Cloud” or Cloud Computing is one of the hottest buzzwords the past few years. John Gruber calls The Cloud , “Ubiquity. Accessing your data, your stuff, from anywhere, using a wide variety of devices, software, and interfaces -- GUI at the desk, touch on the couch, voice on the go. "The cloud" is...

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