Posts Tagged ‘Technology’

Git yer Oklahoma Netroots bookmark, blogroll and widget code here

This will be a temporary measure, as I hope to put something more customized together that can be collectively managed. But for now, I have used Google Reader to collect all the Oklahoma Netroots blogs I have found, and, made the list public, so anyone who wants to can enjoy.
If you’re just a reader or [...]

5 year blogiversary, or, my Thanksgiving story

I started blogging on Thanksgiving weekend in 2003. I was inspired by an Oklahoma blog I started reading shortly after moving to the state in January. That blog: JMBzine and its owner is now a friend and colleague of mine in several social service and political projects.
Of course, I have blogged very sporatically, and [...]

The 25 Worst Tech Products of All Time

Amazingly, IE is ONLY number 8 on this list.
AOL is number 1, and deservedly so. Unfortunately, there are still some rural folks who have no other affordable choice but AOL dialup to get online. This is unforgiveable in the “most advanced nation on Earth.”
However, if those folks also use IE, they have no one to [...]

Supremes give Hollywood and corporate ISPs a big wet kiss

Not a Good Day for Innovation, Customer Rights and Free Speech
The Grokster file sharing decision was the most notorious of the ones handed down today. But the court also came down on the wrong side in the so-called “Brand X” matter, saying cable Internet access providers companies don’t have to provide access to third party [...]

BusinessWeek discovers blogging

This is hilarious:
Blogs Will Change Your Business
..wherein you will learn such important points as “[...]we’re going to take you into the world of blogs by delivering this story — call it Blogs 101 for businesses — in the style of a blog. We’re even sprinkling it with links. These are underlined words that, when clicked, [...]

$100 Laptop Proposed for World’s Poor

Stripped Down. This article from New Scientist magazine tells of an idea for bringing low-cost computing to the poor in developing countries. The key to making it possible: no Microsoft.