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    Out with the old, in with the new

    Outlook, Marius Murdoch, Published on 14/01/2010

    » It might seem like the ancient past, but it wasn't so long ago that we lived in the dark ages of dial-up internet, floppy disks, pagers and fax machines. Luckily these old-hats died with dignity, and while we may miss the harrowing screams of connecting modems, good riddance to bad rubbish. But other technologies seem insistent on carrying on, despite smarter and more accessible alternatives gaining saliency in the new decade. What looked to be consumer mainstays seem poised for poor performance and obsolescence this year. Here's a list of some of the stale technologies of 2010.

  • TECH

    File incompatibilities

    Database, Published on 13/01/2010

    » Recently, I purchased a new computer using Windows XP. My old computer used Windows ME. I transferred all files to the new computer, two of which were records an invaluable video file of my doggie taken through the years of her growing up. When I tried to open this file in Windows XP Media Player (as always I did this successfully on my old computer), the following message came up:

  • TECH

    Thunderbird gets more improvements

    Database, Wanda Sloan, Published on 13/01/2010

    » Many computer users, including Database readers, prefer - or are leaning towards - handling all their email in the cloud. But I know that many wouldn't think of taking their regular email duties away from their desktops.

  • TECH

    Join the thousands and add your voice if you don't trust Oracle

    Database, James Hein, Published on 13/01/2010

    » You may have noticed that things tend to slow down a week or so each side of the New Year.

  • LEARNING

    Temple of knowledge

    Learningpost, Published on 12/01/2010

    » A Buddhist temple in northeastern Thailand is deploying education as a highly effective tool to combat the trafficking in young hill tribe girls.

  • LEARNING

    An ode to the service industry

    Brunch, Andrew Biggs, Published on 10/01/2010

    » This is a column for my Thai readers only. That's because I want to teach them a lesson about their service staff. I want to make a complaint and I want Thais to sit up and take notice. Simply put ... what on earth has happened to good ol' service these days? I'm talking about restaurants.

  • TECH

    Promising start for QR codes

    Database, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 06/01/2010

    » In November I attended a conference in Kuala Lumpur as part of a team from Mahidol University. Next year, the university is hosting the same conference in Bangkok, so as well as making a presentation I took notes.

  • TECH

    My crystal ball has booted up...

    Database, James Hein, Published on 06/01/2010

    » We have entered the New Year and by some accounts with less than two years left, if the 2012 alarmists are right.

  • TECH

    Apathy reigns as Thailand continues to fail to embrace its potential

    Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 06/01/2010

    » After so many years of writing, I have ended up with a 'why bother' attitude when it comes to the more controversial news which should matter. Anyone remember the not-very-smart ID cards that cost 888 million baht and which, to this day, are not fully utilised?

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