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I wasn’t long ago when we had webpages where the main purpose was delivery of content and there was a big divide between the authors and the audience. Then, came along the Web 2.0 and changed the web into a social platform, fostering the importance of collaboration and communication. The “content” [...]

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ScreenMarker

On June 8, 2010 By

For a project we need to use Camtasia to prepare tutorials and at some point we needed to record our drawings that we make through our Wacom Tablet. As Camtasia can already record slideshows very easily, we didn’t want [...]

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Cloud-based OS?

On April 16, 2010 By

Over the last couple of weeks, I constantly find myself opening up my browser whenever I want to open my computer to look for a file. Then, I remembered my initial strong reaction to a cloud-based operating system Google was working on. I didn’t like that a bit. I instantly thought about a potential of not being able to use photoshop, or any other powerful software for that matter. However, I guess, my reaction has been changing. I AM spending almost all my time on my computer on the internet. I am using Google Docs, and at this point, can happily do without Microsoft Word (especially with the new improvements to Google Docs).

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Human mind cannot perceive the things it has not experienced, at least easily. For a person who grew up in his/her native environment it would be hard to understand what other people eat on other parts of the world, or the thought would not go beyond a simple expectation of the similar customs. However, the World varies greatly in its geography and this reflects upon the societies in an immense capacity. Jared Diamond starts the book with one simple question and finishes it with one simple deterministic answer to a this simple question:

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Cloud Computing

On February 19, 2010 By

This is a crosspost of an article of mine that appeared on  ideaplay.org.

Das Cloud: How I Learned to Ditch the Local and Love the Cloud

Well, obviously the title is a close derivative of the big master’s great movie, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to [...]

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