Why e-book will never take off
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Japanese innovation
Usually, I do not read the “Special Advertising Section” in magazine (for obvious reasons). However, a recent piece on “The Japan of the Future” in FORTUNE magazine caught my attention not only because of the abundance of innovative ideas (such as the Lunascape browser, Toppan’s eco-friendly Cartocan, Takram’s Afterglow software, etc.) showcased in the article,… Read More »
A gentler, softer Microsoft
Just when you thought Microsoft has passed on the baton to hard-hitting Steve Ballmer, the company suddenly went soft on alleged pirates of Windows Vista. The software giant is abandoning a system that disables programs on a user’s computer if it suspects that the software is pirated. Instead, it is opting for a gentler approach… Read More »
Wikipedia is also blocked
I was trying to do some research this morning and I realised that Wikipedia is also censored by the Chinese authorities. I wonder if there’s any way to circumvent this. And I thought now that I’m in Hong Kong, my surfing troubles would be a thing of the past. But no! The supposedly “broadband” Internet… Read More »
Why Second Life will fail
For my own part, I have never had a thought which I could not set down in words with even more distinctness than that with which I conceived it. There is, however, a class of fancies of exquisite delicacy which are not thoughts and to which as yet I have found it absolutely impossible to… Read More »
Historic moments in office automation
3,000 B.C.The Chinese invent the handheld calculator. They call it ABACUS (short for “automatic business accounting and calculation utility system”). The invention enables the Bronze Age Man to count higher than 10 without removing his shoes. Other advantages include portability and a battery-less design. But it has one major drawback: no print-out capability. 600 B.C.The… Read More »