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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.
Some editors can even spell
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 03/07/2013
» One of our subeditors here at the centre of human Life came up with one complaint and one request that resulted in satisfaction all around. The complaint was that using a word processor like Microsoft Word just to write stories and notes was clumsy, and ultimately slowed her down. But she wasn't aware of a decent text editor that had a spellchecker.
Inbox zero on your iPhone
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 27/02/2013
» The new and useful Mailbox for all Apple devices is backed by a unique marketing campaign that makes the app appear a little bigger than it really is.
Virtual disaster relief
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 23/01/2013
» Over the years, the world's only officially court-designated abusive monopoly has contributed some very nice, free software, and HelpBridge is the latest example.
OCR made more user friendly
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 20/03/2012
» OCR stands for optical character recognition, and means convert a picture of text into real, computer style text that you can edit, change and save. You can capture a page of a newspaper or a book or a magazine easily enough with a scanner, but all you have is a photo. If you want to search or copy the words on the page, you will have to use an OCR programme.
Are you busy tonight?
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 06/12/2011
» I don't think science has got around to precise measurements in Thailand, but the worldwide trend is that there is more e-dating than face-dating, and more of it on mobile apps than on dating websites.
IT has the blues
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 20/09/2011
» Nothing is more important than problems and questions from the world's best readers, so let's start with a couple.
A lot of mail. No, really, a lot
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 12/07/2011
» A regular Bangkok Post reader, Patrick, has an email problem. Well don't we all, eh? But Patrick's is one I haven't heard for a while. He writes:
Our converging social e-life
Database, Wanda Sloan, Published on 27/10/2010
» Remember "convergence"? Remember when everything you owned was going to converge into one, and you would only need one little piece of hardware to do, well, everything but make a decent khao thom for breakfast?
Sharp-edged tools, recent additions
Database, Wanda Sloan, Published on 28/07/2010
» Out on the edge of computing, past the Microsoft office, past the apres-disco benches lining Ratchada alongside the khao thom restaurants, past even Pantip Plaza booths, there are artisans at work.