The presentation style is also quite entertaining and intriguing.
February 1st, 2011
Lottery Code Breaking
Great article in Wired Magazine “Cracking the Scratch Lottery Code“.
December 3rd, 2010
Maps and Usability
Great article on the usability of Google Maps. Very detailed but worth a read.
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June 11th, 2010
Instapaper Article
Good article on Instapaper, “Why Instapaper Will Never Be Booted From the iTunes App Store“, one of my favorite iPhone/iPad applications. Many of the commenters have interesting points also so read the comments if you have the time.
I also use RSS feed readers on the iPad/iPhone (NetNewsWire, NewsRack and I’ve recently have been trying out Pulse). I can’t imagine that I’d be able to browse so many news sources without these apps and their access to traditional media’s content.
May 29th, 2010
iPad, Mac Mini and a Great Monitor – all you need
Interesting article, Why an iPad and a Mac mini are my computing future, from TUAW. I’d probably do the same thing if I didn’t already have a fairly new Mac Pro.
May 17th, 2010
DNS Slowing Down Your Web Browsing?
May 17th, 2010
Functional Languages and Google App Engine
Nice post on Clojure and Google App Engine. I’ve always been a fan of functional programming and Paul Graham’s Book “Hackers & Painters“.
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May 16th, 2010
Cloud Computing and Systems Failure
Failure as a Service. Good article on the risks of relying on a cloud computing provider and what one should know about service levels. (from Cloud Computing Journal)
May 16th, 2010
Persistent Worm
Great article on the Conficter Worm from the Atlantic Monthly.
When the Conficker computer “worm” was unleashed on the world in November 2008, cyber-security experts didn’t know what to make of it. It infiltrated millions of computers around the globe. It constantly checks in with its unknown creators. It uses an encryption code so sophisticated that only a very few people could have deployed it. For the first time ever, the cyber-security elites of the world have joined forces in a high-tech game of cops and robbers, trying to find Conficker’s creators and defeat them. The cops are failing. And now the worm lies there, waiting …
April 27th, 2010
When we understand that slide, we’ll have won the war
Great article on the illusionary power of PowerPoint. We Have Meet the Enemy and He is Powerpoint (from the New York Times)
