I’ve written before about how I think Google Earth, or something like it, will become a new form of interface — not just for looking for places and routes, but any kind of information. Some people call it the geo-web, but it’s actually bigger than that. Something like Google Earth will become an environment in… Read More »
(This is the text of my weekly Loose Wire Service column, written mostly for newcomers to personal technology, and syndicated to newspapers like The Jakarta Post. Editors interested in carrying the service please feel free to email me.) What should you do with an old laptop that is so slow you have time to down… Read More »
Good grammar is important, whether you’re pitching a story to a journalist or a scam to a dupe. Here are two examples: how not to and how to. First off, a PR pitch that endangers its credibility with an error in the subject line: And now, here’s an example of getting it right: A scam that not only… Read More »
HP have long been fighting a battle against refill cartridges, especially in my part of the world. But I think they’re going too far in this case — abusing customers and damaging their credibility and brand in the process. Recently I received spam in my inbox from the website www.hporiginalsupplies.com, in Indonesian, inviting me to the HP… Read More »
(This is the text of my weekly Loose Wire Service column, written mostly for newcomers to personal technology, and syndicated to newspapers like The Jakarta Post. Editors interested in carrying the service please feel free to email me.) A lot of folk ask me whether they should buy a scanner: those things that take bits… Read More »