Shane Giroux
Director, Technology
A day of mourning for Internet Explorer 6
filed inEvents
Before I get further into this story, I want to get you in the mood for what I’m going to do next. To do that, I’m going to ask you to watch the video below. I hope you’re strong enough to muscle through at least half of it.
Time for a smart phone
filed inTechnology
When I moved to Saskatoon, the TV I brought with me was 20 years old. My parents had bought it when they moved into their first apartment together and I managed to inherit it on my way out the door.
The future is ebooks but print owns the present
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A trip to the bookstore is my nirvana—the cover art, the smell of the paper, the shrink wrap, the ability to sit and browse through whatever part of the book you want before buying.
What is Wolfram|Alpha
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There was a lot of hype leading up to the launch of Wolfram|Alpha and a flurry of coverage following its launch on May 17th. In reading some of the coverage, I think there is a lot of overhype and hate which can be cleared up with one fact: Wolfram|Alpha is not a new web search engine.
The end of the anonymous Internet
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The upcoming proliferation of Facebook Connect will twist a knife into what has been around since the dawn of the Internet: anonymity. Of course, online anonymity will never die because it’s a necessary evil, but I like sensational headlines…when I write them.
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