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I said, 'stop following me'
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 28/02/2012
» There is this company in central Bangkok, one of the biggest employers in the country, and all it does is to assign young men and women to follow thousands of citizens and make detailed notes about them.
Access blocked sites
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 28/02/2012
» I just can't think of any reason why a person might want to look at internet pages that have been blocked by authorities who know much more than the rest of us about what we should see.
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 programme with promise
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 14/02/2012
» Music Box is a new PC programme that seems so certain to go places that it is well worth having it now.
Apps becoming a new tech revolution
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 24/01/2012
» The phrase "killer app" is from the old, long-gone 20th century, but it probably ought to be revived. The spreadsheet and the word processor is what got the world going on the technology revolution, but it is the compact software on a phone or tablet that is driving the tech age now.
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.
Deleting for good
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 13/12/2011
» Pretty well everyone knows by now that deleting a file on a PC is a misnomer, and the file stays right where it is. The operating system just makes the space available to put another file on top of it.
A few words about a lot of things
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 06/12/2011
» Busy, busy, busy. Isn't technology great? I don't know if I spend more time getting it, or save more time using it. Here is some stuff that intrigued me lately.
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.