The Chronicles of Noivad

Category: Computing

  • The Tablet Graveyard

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    The tablet wars have yet to be decided, but so far every iPad killer has ultimately met with failure. Even in the smartphone space, despite Android’s lead, every study found that iTMS’s AppStore collects more money than competing digital stores. About the only thing you can say with certainty is that UNIX derived mobile operating…

  • “SOPA: Due Process is for Chumps”

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    Now available on Dice News: SOPA: Due Process is for Chumps. Find out why it is such a bad idea, and what you can do about it—hint it starts with looking up your congressional representatives’ contact info.

  • Meeting Jef

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    In the beginning there was nothing but undifferentiated ether that took form when something decided it was time for the infinite void of indifference to chose what to be. Some things spun off into matter and some to energy, and everything changed in the longest  instantaneous blink of an eye. As things cooled down, patterns…

  • Apple’s iTV: Some Don’t Like What They Haven’t Seen

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    Did I already write and publish my axiom about Tech pundits? If not, it goes something like this: The minute a tech pundit starts dismissing new technology, they lose touch of their field and lose relevancy. I’ve always followed the “Evolve or Die” axiom, and try to learn one new thing a year. So, often…

  • mApp Confusion! or “Mobile App Overload” (Solution)

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    Everyone makes Mistakes. It is inevitable. If you never make a mistake you are either unrealistic with yourself, you never try anything new (which is a mistake unto itself), or you are an alien whether you realize it or not. My mistake in relation to this article was not keeping up with all the apps…

  • Kindle Fire: What Everyone is too Polite to Say

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    I get into conversations about technology all the time, even when I’m not expecting to. But these days everyone has some sort of computer disguised as a mobile device. I’m a staunch advocate of full disclosure, so I’ll prefix this by saying I’m not getting compensated in any way to say anything pro or con…

  • “Fraud in them thar ratin’s” or Combating Fake Reviews

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    With a world of buying choices at our fingertips for anything from eye liner to refrigerators it’s no wonder more and more web sites are adding user reviews and ratings systems to help guide people to the better products. But like all noble pursuits, there are those that “game the system” and use the very…

  • Excel is not a Database

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    With the bulk of the comm series delayed, I thought I’d write the light hearted fun entry that’s been on my list for a long time. In one of my incarnations, I work as a consultant for small businesses and home users. Usually I’ll be referred to someone by a friend or a friend of…

  • Inaccuracy in Media or “Teh Wurd Processor Et my Post” (Again)

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    I had planned to have article 2 and a few others out by now. But technology is a cruel mistress. While fact checking my draft, I stumbled upon a media watch group that claims to be a grass roots group that tells the truth about what the media reports. They are so impartial that they…

  • My First Encounter with a GUI. A true story.

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    Hey, I’m not always goofing off on the internet. That’s not why I’m not getting article 2 out the door. No, to preface the content and explain my lack of article 2 I’ll explain (and hopefully wordpress won’t lose my text this time). I take part in about 5 forums where the focus is on…