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Apple on a roll There’s no doubt in my mind that the creative engineers at Apple are head and shoulders above the competition when it comes to building beautifully seductive hardware (iMacs, iPods, etc.) and computer software (OS/X, iTunes, etc.). … Continue reading
Open source software is the keyI truly believe that open source software is the key for developing countries to catch up to rest of the G8+ world. Why do I boldly make such a claim? It’s simple: Co$t. Quite frankly, … Continue reading
Oh, Canada?Okay, people, this blog entry today is a detour from my “serious” Info Tech stuff. I simply cannot believe that people the world over could have such ridiculous views about Canada. I just have one question to ask all … Continue reading
HD = High DefinitionI’m very interested in the endless possibilities of “future media”, considering the torrent pace in which our digital worlds (voice, data, TV) continue to converge. In short, I am simply blown away with the plethora of technologies … Continue reading
Necessity: The mother of all inventionHave you ever went to a party where everyone’s playing music — either from the radio, CDs or (gasp!) cassettes tapes? Or, did you ever wish there was a way to simply insert your USB … Continue reading
A new communications era is upon usCompanies like Skype and Google are the new masters of the Internet. But Skype has huge implications because, well, everything’s practically FREE with regards to voice communications leaving the greedy telcos out in the … Continue reading
Interesting WiFi conceptI was just reading an article (Cisco on IPTV: “When, Not If” ) where the author was interviewing a Cisco VP (Mike Volpi) regarding the company’s massive investment in IPTV technology (TV over the Internet). However, what really … Continue reading
5 Career$: Big demand, big pay.NET: A licen$e to print money?I saw this article on CNN’s Money website, and thought I’d share a bit of it for the benefit of my fellow IT colleagues. For those of you who are … Continue reading
Red alert: You have just been screwedOne scene I eagerly anticipate whenever I watch Star Trek: The Next Generation is for first officer, William Riker, to scream, “Red alert, Romulan Warbird decloaking.” Boy do I love the Romulans and their … Continue reading
Managing Agile Projects – Methods that make traditional project managers nervousWhen I pursued my undergraduate studies in Computer Science in the mid to late 1990s, my professors kept hammering away the old Waterfall model (Requirements Analysis, Design, Implementation, Testing, Integration, … Continue reading