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POPSTouch Screen Back in 1998/99, myself and a co-worker were brainstorming on computing ideas. We came up with an idea for a computer screen that would act like a kiosk of sorts, for the elderly. Realizing that there was a need to keep in touch and up to date with technology, it 'felt right' to bring something like touch screen for the elderly or those that could not type, into age (pun intended). Our idea was to set up these kiosk style monitors in senior assisted/non-assisted homes; on campus clubhouses, etc so anyone could send email and play a few games. Easy stuff that would not be intimidating or difficult to learn. Idea blown away when presented to our employer as not 'marketable enough.' About 3 weeks ago, I walked into Sam's Club; the computer section. A round table was set up with HP Touchscreen monitors. Curios, I walked over to inspect and could not get close enough except to watch. Persons much older than myself standing around the table, playing games by touching the scre
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POPSdifferent methods to eliminate Spyware Spyware has been plaguing millions of computers around the world for years. Every time removal methods surface, more kinds of spyware are made that are a lot harder to detect.
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POPSBill Gates is a bad father because he won't let his kids have ipods iphone. The kid's has the richest man in the world for a father and get's made fun of at school because he carries a zune. I would rather be Steve Jobs kids. I'm not going to allow my kids to have zunes or Windows Mobile phones. Friends don't let Friends drive windows.
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POPSWhy A Microsoft Zune Phone Won't Matter Here's a smart take on a relentless rumor. There's chatter again that Microsoft plans to launch a cellphone utilizing technology from its Zune media player. This writer argues that even if this is true--and there is no real evidence that it is--we are likely to be disappointed by the emergence of a Zune phone. Microsoft needs to go bigger than a single product to surprise people and win mindshare, she says.
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POPSHumble mouse turns 40 and loses its touch "The mouse now faces unprecedented competition. Laptops which make no use of a mouse are an increasingly popular alternative to desktop computers for workers on the move. Apple's popular iPhone and Nintendo's Wii have shown the potential for touchscreens and movement sensors. HP is pushing a mouse-less TouchSmart PC. Microsoft has invested millions of dollars in a coffee table-shaped 'Surface' computer which responds to natural hand gestures, touch and physical objects." And still it has done its job in making computers more accessible... happy birthday :-)
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POPSNext Microsoft operating system has touch controls Multi-touch software builds on existing capabilities Microsoft has introduced in recent years including Surface, for interacting with large tabletop computer displays, TouchWall for mounted screens and Tablet PCs for touch-screen notebooks. In a demonstration of touch-screen capabilities to be offered in Windows 7, Microsoft showed a new application called "Touchable Paint" that lets a user paint with their fingers, as well as software to organize photos or navigate maps by touch. "It is not about complete replacement of the mouse," Julie Larson-Green, Microsoft's corporate vice president in charge of Windows Experience Program Management, said in a first-time demonstration of multi-touch features to run inside Windows
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