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POPSNational Writing Day Now there's the computer and the internet. In the digital age, anyone with a laptop, a wi-fi card, and a place to sit at Starbucks can put material into cyberspace. The digital revolution means everyone's an author, every day is National Writing Day. And this sudden democratizing of the writing process generates its own set of complaints: * it's wrong to give so many people access to authorship -- after all, most people won't be very good at, and some people are going to write things that we don't agree with * computers make writing too easy -- something so important should only come with effort -- no pain, no gain -- maybe we should increase the entrance fees? * we need to control, license, censor what's on the 'net: after all, the web is full of lies, misinformation, nonsense, pornography, fraud, Nigerian money scams, and hate, not to mention all those pictures of little cats But despite the complaints, writers everywhere are grabbing their keyboards...
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POPSAnother Nail in Cable's Coffin I'm not watching cable TV just because I'm not free to choose (I mean completely free) and of course of commercials. In goal oriented information is not easy to insert manipulative technique. Apple QuickTime player is the best in quality and stability, the same for their hardware. So welcome, Apple, in our virtual life.
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POPSA scary wireless-networking story This is true to. I know from experience from watching my network connections when cars would park near house. Soon as i secured my wi-fi problem solved. Not that hard to do either if you know how to follow instructions.
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POPSGet your personal lifetime phone number. Open an account with Google (if you didn't so far), get gmail address and choose lifetime personal phone number. You will connect all your numbers altogether with easy management and making calls from your contact books, even abroad, from any computer or iPod touch. It's look even more promising, than Skype, which after last Apple's update simply refuse to open and aborting at each attempt to use it. Skype on iPhone doesn't work, God knows why, even thru Wi-Fi. Even their own iPhone's headphones messed up, no telling about outside Bluetooth devices. Google "pretend" to be people's servant, not ripping-off crook from side of the road.
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POPSFree Wi-Fi As an Albany resident this is great news. It may only be available in certain areas of the city (I don't know) but it would be nice if it was city-wide. I think it would be especially good for those residents who can't afford internet service.
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POPSScroogle: An introduction and micro-review As mentioned in a previous rant, here it is in the flesh. every person I have turned on to this has continued to use it, and with good cause. Its most obvious advantages are that it is simplistic and unbiased. Unlike serach engines from the Google family where the highest bidders appear on the first page. But it doesn't stop there, this is truly anonomous searching and surfing that to a large extent ignore ads, has multi-browser support (support for safari is near completion if not already done) and has a toggle button for when encryption is required. As with all open source stuff if you like it then support it... or don't.
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POPSAnother item on the "Why I no longer do Burning Man" list One of the things that {{Spiritualmonkey}} and I valued about Burning Man, back when we were still doing it, was the emphasis on radical self-reliance . If you needed it, you'd better bring it; if you didn't bring it, you wouldn't have it. There are a number of reasons we no longer go, but the shift away from radical self-reliance is part of it.
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POPSFabulous collection of Luxury hotels Fusing modern-day chic with classic luxury, the 5-star London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square is London's best address. Situated in stylish Mayfair, just seconds from Park Lane and Oxford Street, this vibrant core of the historic West End brings together iconic shopping, theatre, dining and attractions while the city's financial hub is only moments away. Originally built as a stately townhouse, bedrooms are tastefully designed with plush bedding, garden views, flat screen televisions and WiFi internet. The new Club Floor pairs a contemporary sensibility with the building's grand proportions and features wooden flooring, four-poster beds and luxurious bathrooms with raindance showers. Select rooms open onto private garden terraces with fireplace. The hotel also boasts an exceptional array of Gordon Ramsay dining experiences from Michelin-starred maze and the relaxed maze Grill to indulgent In-Room Dining and Private Dining.
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POPSSurvey: Airport Wi-Fi more important than food With the outrages prices they charge for food at the airport this is a no brainer. Besides, you can skip a meal, but a lot of people need to stay connected. While we are on this issue, wi-fi should be available free to the public, everywhere.
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