Monthly Archives: July 2012

Still Going Strong.

Posted on July 30, 2012 by John

Apple’s latest and greatest (of course) OS X Mountain Lion release has 4 million downloads and counting… which again just demonstrates the staying power of their products and loyal followers. Couple this with the rumored, redesigned September release of the … Continue reading →

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Gone Fishing!

Posted on July 25, 2012 by John
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Celebrating Another Pioneer.

Posted on July 24, 2012 by John

Adventure is worthwhile in itself. – Amelia Earhart. We would all be well-served to embrace this orientation for life! (Source) The Washington Times: http://goo.gl/gFm9B

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Fighting Another Battle!?

Posted on July 22, 2012 by John

Not satisfied with how a company potentially ripped off your firm’s mobile access capabilities (for one of their games?) Just sue them then which is what happened to Mojang (due to what looks like the latest in an ever-growing scope … Continue reading →

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Hack This!

Posted on July 21, 2012 by John

Despite the frequency of cybercrime and the negative news that’s reported as a result, it is good to remember that people are actually caught for their wrong-doings (as is the case with a hacker who went after Amazon amongst other … Continue reading →

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Conversely…

Posted on July 20, 2012 by John

Google’s fortunes were positive in their first post-Motorola quarter as the firm reported increases in both sales and profits… long-term, will that trend continue? (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/94Cyb

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Nobody’s Immune.

Posted on July 19, 2012 by John

Although today they posted their first-ever post-IPO quarterly loss (dating back to 1986!); all is not gloom-and-doom as the Microsoft looks to gain from the upcoming release of their latest OS (and the subsequent Corporate IT upgrades as well as … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday!

Posted on July 18, 2012 by John

Enclosed is a very creative historical chronicle of Nelson Mandela’s life set to New Media. (Source) YouTube: http://goo.gl/fRwo3

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How Low Can You Go?

Posted on July 17, 2012 by John

(Darpa) the US Defense Advanced Research Project is researching how to approach fire-fighting from a completely different angle – physics – in an attempt to create better solutions. (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/zwQxT

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Does Pedigree = Success?

Posted on July 16, 2012 by John

Yahoo! scored a major coup today. Whether or not this coup, their newest CEO’s credentials and (Google) pedigree translates into success is anyone’s guess. Nevertheless, with all the self-inflicted miscues (for how long now?) it’d be a really nice, feel-good story … Continue reading →

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