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Apple must continue to resist FBI's 'cracking' demands
News, Wanda Sloan, Published on 22/02/2016
» It has been 25 years since encryption hit the computer-internet mainstream, and it is disheartening to see just how little the issue is understood.
You needn't be censored
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 29/01/2014
» One of the immediate problems resulting from civil disorder and the imposition of states of emergency is the use of censorship. It is a rare government, junta or revolution that doesn't attempt to cut citizens off from news it does not control and prevent them from telling the world what is going on.
SCI-FI fantasies take on real dimensions with 3D printers
B Magazine, Wanda Sloan, Published on 30/06/2013
» Just before a premature baby died in their care because his airway collapsed after birth, doctors in the US state of Michigan made a tiny plastic airway splint, inserted it and saved his life.
Three little suitehearts
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 02/01/2013
» Pretty well everyone who computes realises that Microsoft Office is the king, and also realises that there is a good, free alternative to the expensive software from Redmond.
All aboard the apps bandwagon
Business, Wanda Sloan, Published on 12/10/2012
» Despite the hardware wars and the multi-billion-dollar lawsuits over operating systems, a 3G phone without attractive applications is not really more useful than an 800-baht mobile with a 1-2-Call SIM.
Proxy apps for smartphones
Wanda Sloan, Published on 20/03/2012
» A recent column on proxy programmes for computers got a response and a lot of questions, especially, what about my phone?
Put a little light on the subject
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 14/02/2012
» There's a US keyboard being pitched mostly in TV adverts of a large-character device that glows in the dark, so when the sun goes down you can continue working and still see your keyboard.
Music app worthy of note
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 24/01/2012
» Midi Sheet Music is not going to take the computing world by storm, but this excellent music utility does reveal something about the direction technology is headed.
Keeping track of photos, safely
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 20/12/2011
» The end-of-year holidays are all about giving, and I was thinking about giving myself some lovely new photo apps for the smartphone. But more on that later.
Aid to finding stuff
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 15/11/2011
» The great thing about computers is that they never forget, which is almost the direct opposite of humans. The great thing about humans is that they always know what they want, which is often very difficult to transmit to the computer.