Category Archives: Technology

Africa is the world’s least developed continent, and most rural inhabitants live without electricity or running water. But in some of its poorest and most remote corners, the Internet has become a powerful weapon for rebel and opposition leaders. In … Continue reading →

The following notice appeared today on the web site of Western Union: Effective January 27, 2006, Western Union will discontinue all Telegram and Commercial Messaging services. We regret any inconvenience this may cause you, and we thank you for your … Continue reading →

A fascinating side-by-side comparison of actual current search results from the new Google China service and the regular Google search the rest of the world gets. The results are displayed as graphics side by side to searches including "Falun Gong" … Continue reading →

The back pain has been with 32-year-old Laura Tibbitts ever since she was thrown from a horse eight years ago sometimes a dull ache, sometimes a sharp stab, yet always there. But recently, she found some relief using what may … Continue reading →

Adding insult to injury, not only did the Dowbrigade nearly die during our latest Latin American expedition, but our iBook AND our iPod DID die, at most inopertune moments, and we miss them both. The iBook, which is now on … Continue reading →

Saying they hope to bring every child in the world a computer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers are set to unveil a laptop that will cost around $100, run on batteries that can be recharged by turning a crank, and … Continue reading →

Like everyone else we know, we were blown away by the innovations in mapping featured on maps.google.com, principally the satellite photo and hybrid views, featuring street names and labeled landmarks superimposed on the satellite photos, and the unlimited click and … Continue reading →

Like everyone else we know, we were blown away by the innovations in mapping featured on maps.google.com, principally the satellite photo and hybrid views, featuring street names and labeled landmarks superimposed on the satellite photos, and the unlimited click and … Continue reading →

Like everyone else we know, we were blown away by the innovations in mapping featured on maps.google.com, principally the satellite photo and hybrid views, featuring street names and labeled landmarks superimposed on the satellite photos, and the unlimited click and … Continue reading →

Science Fiction: Moon Collector, Broadcast Power, Space Elevators In November 2003, David Criswell, director of the Institute for Space Systems Operations at the University of Houston, testified before the Senate Commerce Committee’s subcommittee on science, technology and space to pitch … Continue reading →

Wiki‘s are wicked cool. What at first seemed to us like a gimmick or a cute toy, has proven to be a brainstorm of elegant simplicity. Ever since the first Killer WIKI, Wikipedia, reached critical mass several years ago (somewhere … Continue reading →

Berkman Fellow Jim Moore has proved prescient in spotting and analysing emerging web trends. Here are his latest notes on what’s going on in high-tech industrial developments…. Google, Yahoo and the industry structure of the new web economy at the … Continue reading →