The Chronicles of Noivad

Tag: technology

  • Quick Shot: Too Long for a Tweet, Too Short for a Page

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    Okay, Quickly: This month has been a “lurning [sic] experience.” I am juggling multiple projects which are all related only by the fact that they’re simply making me a better designer. New tricks are being learned, etc. Sites are going up and being moved, and I’ll be updating everything and essentially leveraging what I learn…

  • Social Networking: You are the Product

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    Social Networking is the hottest property on the internet. Social Networks (SoNets) allow better targeted marketing and allow companies a glimpse into who is buying their products. Most companies on the internet either have or are working on ways to establish  positive mindshare by encouraging customers to talk about their products and build communities based…

  • Technology Failures or “Hammering with a Screwdriver”

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    The guiding principle of technology is, technology is supposed to make our lives better by alleviating the drudgery from our lives and letting us have more time doing what we enjoy. But there is a dark side to technology, and I am not talking about surveillance this time. This dark side is perpetrated by people…

  • “For why is there no Second Article?” a.k.a. Research & App Overload

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    Wow WordPress just failed me badly. I spent a good hour or more on a long post, and this is all that’s left: Well, I planned on having the second article in the communications series out by now, but it hasn’t happened for a few reasons. None of them being procrastination. As it turns out,…

  • OS X 10.7 (Lion) review

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    So, I’ve had Lion installed for less than a week and there’s some good/great things about it and some really frustrating changes. Now, there’s a lot of articles that cover the same ground and mention the same problems or improvements. I’m going to try to add new information about Lion’s new capabilities and steps backwards.…

  • HP concedes Tablet Market and why Apple has nothing to worry about

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    Well by now those savvy tech people have already heard that HP today decided to fold its tablet device offering not long after cutting the price by $100. This doesn’t mean much in isolation, but then news comes that Galaxy Tablets will be given away with purchase of large LED HDTV at Best Buy. Is…

  • Communication

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    I had a huge misunderstanding with someone over text last week and it blew up into a big fight. The weaknesses of technology is that it lacks subtle cues and timeliness of face to face interactions or even the telephone. It makes me hesitant to use text or IM for that matter. Luckily, we resolved…