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Tiny tiny comics
November 2, 2009 – 9:54 pm | Comments
Tiny tiny comics

I like steak. And I like jelly donuts. But I wouldn’t want to eat a steak jelly donut. Similarly, I like comics. And I like iPhones. But I am not wild about this new mesh …

GM to offer WiFi in vehicles
October 27, 2009 – 1:38 pm | Comments
GM to offer WiFi in vehicles

AutoNews is reporting that GM is embracing WiFi as a vehicle option. Sounds great, at first glance anyway:
General Motors is making an Internet router available as a dealer-installed option on select vehicles throughout its Buick, …

Defining an industry: The Mobile Workforce
October 27, 2009 – 11:46 am | Comments
Defining an industry: The Mobile Workforce

The dramatic changes in the way people work since the advent of the computer and the internet often occur at such a pace that not even language can keep pace. One sign of mainstream acceptance …

Geocities Permanently Evacuated
October 26, 2009 – 12:23 pm | Comments
Geocities Permanently Evacuated

Geocities ist kaput. The once-popular service has been on life-support for years and the plug finally was pulled today. This termination officially marks the end of the dotcom bubble era, Geocities being arguably one of …

Carbon Indulgences and the Mobile Worker
October 16, 2009 – 10:38 am | Comments
Carbon Indulgences and the Mobile Worker

In the middle ages, the catholic church sold “indulgences”, forgiveness for sins at a price. Today, carbon offset programs offer similar absolution for your global warming sins. Georgina Laidlaw over at Web Worker Daily makes …

AT&T, Defender of Rural America
October 10, 2009 – 8:40 pm | Comments
AT&T, Defender of Rural America

Rural Americans awoke a couple weeks ago to find themselves with an unlikely champion against a threat they likely did not know nor care about; having their numbers blocked from Google Voice users. AT&T had …