Category: Computers/The Web


Americans View TV And Computer Screens

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December 14, 2010

Do you spend as much time in front of your computer as you do watching television? Then you could be an American!

According to NewsCore via myfoxdc.com, here’s the story:

>>Americans Use Internet As Much As Television, Study Shows

Americans now spend as many hours online as they do watching television, a new Forrester survey released Monday showed.

More than 30,000 media consumers were interviewed for the study, which showed that, on average, Americans spend about 13 hours a week on the internet and the pass the same amount of time watching television offline.

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Watch Out For iBills Playing iPhone Games!

Filed Under: Beliefs, Computers/The Web, iPod, iPhone, iPad, i by Wayne Hall — Leave a comment
December 10, 2010

Just because you can download a game for free doesn’t mean that you won’t rack up some cost playing it!

Check out this case of an innocent-seeming iPhone game that cost a Mom a bundle:

>>Kids go on expensive buying sprees in iPhone games

“The Smurfs’ Village,” a game for the iPhone and other Apple gadgets, was released a month ago and quickly became the highest-grossing application in the iTunes store. Yet it’s free to download.

So where does the money come from? Kelly Rummelhart of Gridley, Calif., has part of the answer. Her 4-year-old son was using her iPad to play the game and racked up $66.88 in charges on her credit card without knowing what he was doing.

Rummelhart had no idea that it was possible to buy things — buy them with real money — inside the game. In this case, her son bought one bushel and 11 buckets of “Smurfberries,” tokens that speed up gameplay.

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Your Medicine May Be Watching You

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November 9, 2010

I’m the first person in line when wanting computers to do more for us. It’s effortless, after all! But now, our medicines may have a microchip in them to dish on us!

Here’s the story from Reuters:

>>(Reuters) – Novartis AG plans to seek regulatory approval within 18 months for a pioneering tablet containing an embedded microchip, bringing the concept of “smart-pill” technology a step closer.

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Taking A Break

Filed Under: Computers/The Web, What-everrr! by Wayne Hall — Leave a comment
September 13, 2010

Folks:

Please don’t feel I’ve deserted you all. It’s just that real life gets in the way of blogging sometimes. I’m working on a couple of projects that require some time away from blogging, but I will be back as soon as I can!  Thanks!

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iTunes U Downloads Go Over 300 Million

Filed Under: Computers/The Web, iPod, iPhone, iPad, i by Wayne Hall — Leave a comment
August 27, 2010

Online eduction is becoming a big thing. And why not? You can learn things according to your schedule, targeting your specific interests. You can even learn while riding the bus or Metro. It’s a perfect way to expand your horizons.

I’ve been a big fan of iTunes U, in which one can download for free all kinds of classes to listen to. One class I downloaded recently was about C.S. Lewis, one of my favorite writers. I learned a lot about his history and his theology, which was very helpful in my understanding of the man and his works.

Here’s a story about iTunes achieving a certain accomplishment, having 350,000 files anyone can  access:

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Will We See The New iPods September 1?

Filed Under: Computers/The Web, iPod, iPhone, iPad, i by Wayne Hall — Leave a comment
August 26, 2010

These days, it seems like Steve Jobs says to jump, and we all ask, “How high?”

Now that the iPad is doing brisk business, it is time to revamp to beloved iPod. Here’s a story about that:

>>Apple likely to show off new iPods Sept 1

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Apple Inc. is expected to show off a snazzier line of iPods on September 1, as speculation mounts the consumer electronics giant may also unveil plans to reinvigorate its long-neglected TV project.

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Paying For The Privilege Of Blogging

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August 23, 2010

One of the things that has made the Internet so popular is that it’s free! Anyone can pretty much, within reason, do anything they want on here. However, that may not always be the case.

Here’s a story about a blogger having to pay for her use of the Web:

>>Philly requiring bloggers to pay $300 for a business license

By Mark Hemingway

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iPod, Then iPhone, Then iPad, Now … I-Dosing

Filed Under: Computers/The Web, iPod, iPhone, iPad, i, Music by Wayne Hall — Leave a comment
July 21, 2010

Admittedly, I enjoy my techno-stuff. I enjoy listening to music on my iPod, talking on my iPhone, and dreaming about the iPad I’ll own one day.

But apparently, some teens have taken this to a whole new level.

Remember that the job of every new generation is to make the one before it seem sane. Compared to I-Dosing, sniffing glue might not seem so bad, I guess, but not to me. Seems like every few years, a new “high” has to be found.

Here’s an article on the phenomenon from The Daily Mail:

>>I-Dosing: How teenagers are getting ‘digitally high’ from music they download from internet

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StarTrek.Com Ready To ‘Engage’ Fans Again

Filed Under: Computers/The Web, iPod, iPhone, iPad, i, Science Fiction, Star Trek by Wayne Hall — Leave a comment
July 16, 2010

I had a big memory flash when I read this. Back in the day, startrek.com was THE place to go for news about my favorite TV franchise. That it is back and ready to challenge trekmovie.com is good news!  Here’s the report from ontheredcarpet.com:

>>The official Star Trek website has been relaunched “with newcomers and longtime fans alike in mind” following the 2009 movie reboot and Leonard Nimoy, who played the half-Vulcan Spock in the original 1960s series as well as the film, welcomes fans to boldly go where millions are set to go.

“I couldn’t have imagined–no one could have, really–that the TV shows we did so long ago would find a new audience today, that the films would continue, and that there would be so many spin-offs,” Nimoy, 79, says in a posted message.

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Look Out Above For The ‘Spy Pigeon’ Drone!

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July 11, 2010

A prototype of the Air Force Research Laboratory's bird-like micro air vehicle is shown. Researchers say the so-called spy pigeon will flap its wings like a real bird, and even be able to land on power lines.

I’m always impressed by the amazing advances in technology we see from day to day.  Computers and robots can do so much more than even those of us who are science-fiction fans ever conceived of years ago.

Take, for example, the “spy pigeon” aerial drone. This amazing little aircraft could save lives, or it could mean the end of privacy.  Here’s the story from AOL News:

>>In the run-up to the invasion of Iraq, U.S. officials often had to rely on grainy satellite photos to decide whether facilities on the ground were intended for producing weapons of mass destruction. Now imagine that instead of overhead satellite imagery–or even high-flying unmanned aircraft–they could send in a flock of microdrones that could actually fly right over, or even inside, such facilities.

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