If the use of encrypted communications were the make and break of the outcome of the Second World War, rioters in England should not be too confident. Blackberry phones are used by government, military, organized crime, and people in industry because the encryption is great. It has yet to be cracked by top security officials.
Regardless, how will the image of RIM be affected by the scandal of looter and rioters?
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Electronic rapture party
Kill facebook on November 5th ? What would be the point of that. I thought we mostly have discovered that facebook users are middle aged people who play games and have mostly forgotten to go out for a beer, tea or try to have sex in the park.
Should hackers take down Facebook, I personally will not feel any loss. It will just be really sad for those who seem to rely on the network for their day to day communications.
Should hackers take down Facebook, I personally will not feel any loss. It will just be really sad for those who seem to rely on the network for their day to day communications.
Sunday, August 7, 2011
What the hell is an iPhone good for anyway?
I use the Internet when I want to find something. Some questions can be thought about, others you just need the information to answer a certain question that you may have.
Receiving e-mail on a phone is a good thing, but taking a break from communication, status updates etc. is equally healthy. Today's world asks us to keep up to date with all the socio-economic, political, environmental and technological changes. In knowing what defines our world, we can relate to people. If the changes on the world's activities obscure our relationships, or that the technologies of communication drive a more self-centred form of expression, it may disrupt what we have conventionally seen as a way to socialize.
So the iPhone can be used to take and share videos, photos and sounds, go on the Internet to gather or distribute information right? Is it a tool to live in the moment, or one that could be used detract us from the challenges of planning, coordinating and communicating to set things ahead of time.
I am satisfied with the internet on my computer. I tend to be productive and social when I am offline.
Receiving e-mail on a phone is a good thing, but taking a break from communication, status updates etc. is equally healthy. Today's world asks us to keep up to date with all the socio-economic, political, environmental and technological changes. In knowing what defines our world, we can relate to people. If the changes on the world's activities obscure our relationships, or that the technologies of communication drive a more self-centred form of expression, it may disrupt what we have conventionally seen as a way to socialize.
So the iPhone can be used to take and share videos, photos and sounds, go on the Internet to gather or distribute information right? Is it a tool to live in the moment, or one that could be used detract us from the challenges of planning, coordinating and communicating to set things ahead of time.
I am satisfied with the internet on my computer. I tend to be productive and social when I am offline.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
IQ low Safari Internet Explorer like user stupid
People use whatever tools are available. Lynx did a great job in the day that the internet was text based. It was quick and efficient. Using the mouse less is a step in the right direction.
Regarding the study claiming that IE users have lower IQ, it means nothing. A tool that is standard works best because people can communicate about ways to use the tool. However that common tools is also prone to attacks.
I would perhaps use IE if it had all the addons that Firefox has to offer. But knowing the keyboard shortcuts and other perks such as search as you type, makes FF the browser of my choice.
Regarding the study claiming that IE users have lower IQ, it means nothing. A tool that is standard works best because people can communicate about ways to use the tool. However that common tools is also prone to attacks.
I would perhaps use IE if it had all the addons that Firefox has to offer. But knowing the keyboard shortcuts and other perks such as search as you type, makes FF the browser of my choice.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
The future of smartphones - Nokia, RIM Blackberry, Apple iPhone, Android or Windows?
Being too conspicuous is something that large manufacturers hope to do when they want to make a name. The shocking prices that people spend on technology that is worth less than a disposal fee in a few years.
Regardless, looking at the use of cell phones today, people are using text more frequently than making phone calls. If you come upon this blog, you would think that there are millions alike - I could include videos, photos etc. but really who will spend time to read it?
Smartphones can be tools for consumption as much as they can be used for publishing and two way communication. It seems however that most of us use the internet to consume the works of others rather than produce our own. However considering that texting is becoming more common than phone calls, I strongly believe that smartphones will continue to have a real keyboard, but will probably all include a touch screen. Real keyboards give tactile feedback and generally much less prone to errors when typing.
Regardless, looking at the use of cell phones today, people are using text more frequently than making phone calls. If you come upon this blog, you would think that there are millions alike - I could include videos, photos etc. but really who will spend time to read it?
Smartphones can be tools for consumption as much as they can be used for publishing and two way communication. It seems however that most of us use the internet to consume the works of others rather than produce our own. However considering that texting is becoming more common than phone calls, I strongly believe that smartphones will continue to have a real keyboard, but will probably all include a touch screen. Real keyboards give tactile feedback and generally much less prone to errors when typing.
Employment for identity
North America has become the shitting hole of human culture. No colonial history is fair, but the Americas are particulary ugly when it comes to the recognition of the rights of the indigenous people.
Regardless, the lack of rites, carnivals, collective festivals, make the residents of Canada and the US people who will have no choice but to define their identity.
Many people see employment as only a source of revenue. I unfortunately see work should be an activity through which one will be able to forget to eat and sleep. A passion is what we are looking for.
我覺得找工作更難因為我不想聯絡。 我沒有身份認同因為沒有人覺得我值得什麽事！
Regardless, the lack of rites, carnivals, collective festivals, make the residents of Canada and the US people who will have no choice but to define their identity.
Many people see employment as only a source of revenue. I unfortunately see work should be an activity through which one will be able to forget to eat and sleep. A passion is what we are looking for.
我覺得找工作更難因為我不想聯絡。 我沒有身份認同因為沒有人覺得我值得什麽事！
Monday, August 1, 2011
Rusty Hearts - System Requirements - I guess
I really like the style of Rusty Hearts. It is a knock off of Devil May Cry, but you can change the weapons, etc. There is a lot less freedom if you compare it to Devil May Cry, as the scenes or lands feel limited, but I have yet to comment as it will probably improve post closed-beta.
With any game you should just try to install the game (or demo) and see if it runs
here.
However the requirements are much more like the ones found on the Perfect World site
Operating System
Windows® XP, Windows 2000, Windows Vista, or Windows 7
CPU
Intel® Pentium® 4 at 1GHz, (Mid to High Range Dual-Core 2.5GHz CPU or better recommended.)
RAM
1GB of RAM (2GB or more recommended for XP, 3GB or more for Windows Vista and Windows 7)
Hard Disk
5GB of Hard Drive Space or more (14GB or more preferred)
Graphic Display
3D video chipset with pixel and vertex shader model 1.3 supported. GeForce 4 Ti4200 64MB or ATI Radeon 8500 64MB or newer for Windows XP. For Windows Vista and 7, a GeForce FX 5200 128MB or ATI Radeon 9500 128MB or newer is needed.
Sound Drivers
DirectX 9.0c compatible sound chip or onboard audio capability with the latest sound drivers
Network
Broadband Internet connection required
My system is just over the min specs :
2GB RAM
1.7 Ghz Pentium M ( considerably more performance than Pentium 4 1.5GHz)
128MB Graphics adapter with Shader model 2.0 ( Quadro FX Go700 should offer better performance over the GeForce FX5200)
Maybe I should try in Windows 7 - I get a WEI 3.2 for Aero and 3 for games !
The game is more less unplayable from the intro - it takes me 5 minutes to log in. My GPU is not under stress, however the CPU is 100% the whole time. I believe the game is not optimized.
Perhaps the game is more CPU dependent, however until recently there was nothing that I could not do with my old Dell M60...
With any game you should just try to install the game (or demo) and see if it runs
here.
However the requirements are much more like the ones found on the Perfect World site
Operating System
Windows® XP, Windows 2000, Windows Vista, or Windows 7
CPU
Intel® Pentium® 4 at 1GHz, (Mid to High Range Dual-Core 2.5GHz CPU or better recommended.)
RAM
1GB of RAM (2GB or more recommended for XP, 3GB or more for Windows Vista and Windows 7)
Hard Disk
5GB of Hard Drive Space or more (14GB or more preferred)
Graphic Display
3D video chipset with pixel and vertex shader model 1.3 supported. GeForce 4 Ti4200 64MB or ATI Radeon 8500 64MB or newer for Windows XP. For Windows Vista and 7, a GeForce FX 5200 128MB or ATI Radeon 9500 128MB or newer is needed.
Sound Drivers
DirectX 9.0c compatible sound chip or onboard audio capability with the latest sound drivers
Network
Broadband Internet connection required
My system is just over the min specs :
2GB RAM
1.7 Ghz Pentium M ( considerably more performance than Pentium 4 1.5GHz)
128MB Graphics adapter with Shader model 2.0 ( Quadro FX Go700 should offer better performance over the GeForce FX5200)
Maybe I should try in Windows 7 - I get a WEI 3.2 for Aero and 3 for games !
The game is more less unplayable from the intro - it takes me 5 minutes to log in. My GPU is not under stress, however the CPU is 100% the whole time. I believe the game is not optimized.
Perhaps the game is more CPU dependent, however until recently there was nothing that I could not do with my old Dell M60...
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