Category Technology
The wireless network with a mile-wide range that the “internet of things” could be built on
This looks like an interesting alternative to WI-FI with a much longer range.
Story of my Work Life – xkcd: Standards
xkcd: Standards.
The iPhone: the Zen smartphone choice
Originally posted on WordsByNowak:
The Venerable Nohyu says smart smartphone use is about apps, not models. Apple has taken its share of grief for supposedly being slow to release new models of the iPhone. Some industry analysts have suggested that by sticking to its one-a-year release schedule, the company is falling behind faster-iterating competitors and…
Wireless contracts: an endangered species soon
Originally posted on WordsByNowak:
The funny thing about Canada finally getting in line with the rest of the developed world in making two-year cellphone contracts the norm rather than three years is that, as per usual, we’re probably still going to end up behind the times. Don’t look now, but one-year contracts are about to…
It’s time to look at splitting up Canadian telecoms
Originally posted on WordsByNowak:
So Canadians finally have a set of rules that will shield them from the worst practices of cellphone carriers – three-year contracts and exorbitant roaming rates among them – thanks to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission and its new Wireless Code of Conduct. But will the regulator’s manifesto result in…
Brilliant way to advertise your bulletproof glass
Originally posted on Things Could Be Worse:
A rather unorthodox way to advertise your bulletproof glass… Things Could Be Worse View original post
Xbox One: the game console for non-gamers
Originally posted on WordsByNowak:
As a gamer, I must admit to being a little put off by Microsoft’s big reveal of its next-generation console, the Xbox One, on Tuesday. With a focus so far on the things I don’t care a lick about – live television, sports and Kinect voice controls – and a couple…
New Adventures in Coding
I have taken it upon myself to start practising coding again after a long break from it. I assume it’s because I am under the mistaken impression that I have a huge amount of free time on my hands that I’ve decided to start doing this. One of the things I’m most proud of doing […]
The Emporium of Lost Thoughts 