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  • Google is really working the candle at both ends with trying to build a better mouse trap [per se] to compete with Apple‘s Siri. Google knows that it can’t do the things Siri does with out giving relevant answers to the questions at hand… or presented. Google’s voice recognition has made some vast improvements in the last 2 years. They improved the voice recognition of the service, and then added personalized voice recognition, sync’d with the persons Gmail/Google account. The personalization starts keeping track of what you say, how you say it and to make your device more accurate to you; building a database of your speech patterns. But with Siri, she answers your questions… You’re able to ask it questions in normal speech and she just does it. But Google is really playing catch up; now they need a brain for Majel [Google Assistant]. Majel is supposed to be the ‘answer’ to Siri…

    Google is building an answer brain with ‘Knowledge Graph’

    Posted on May 16, 2012 | No Comments
    Google is really working the candle at both ends with trying to build a better mouse trap [per se] to compete with Apple‘s Siri. Google knows that it can’t do the things Siri does with out giving relevant answers to the questions at hand… or presented. Google’s voice recognition has made some vast improvements in the last 2 years. They improved the voice recognition of the service, and then added personalized voice recognition, sync’d with the persons Gmail/Google account. The personalization starts keeping track of what you say, how you say it and to make your device more accurate to you; building a database of your speech patterns. But with Siri, she answers your questions… You’re able to ask it questions in normal speech and she just does it. But Google is really playing catch up; now they need a brain for Majel [Google Assistant]. Majel is supposed to be the ‘answer’ to Siri…

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  • If you’ve been around long enough to remember Apple vs. IBM. Or when Commodore C64‘s were better than TSR-80 [coco's]; from there, you can reference everything I’m going to say here. I’d presume this comes around with being in tech long enough to see it circle back around and repeat itself. It started with the PC’s. There was a whole work up on operating system’s, hardware specifications and then how small can you make them, and then how cheap can you make them… Having to watch the history of tech just wrap around again is kind of boring… The only difference is this time, it has to do with small portable devices. Small devices, running small operating system’s; operating system’s that can do just about everything.

    Smartphone development is just a repeat of the PC evolution…

    Posted on May 14, 2012 | No Comments
    If you’ve been around long enough to remember Apple vs. IBM. Or when Commodore C64‘s were better than TSR-80 [coco's]; from there, you can reference everything I’m going to say here. I’d presume this comes around with being in tech long enough to see it circle back around and repeat itself. It started with the PC’s. There was a whole work up on operating system’s, hardware specifications and then how small can you make them, and then how cheap can you make them… Having to watch the history of tech just wrap around again is kind of boring… The only difference is this time, it has to do with small portable devices. Small devices, running small operating system’s; operating system’s that can do just about everything.

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  • Over the past couple days there’s been a lot of traffic and a lot of articles written about the Apple Mac being attacked by a backdoor Trojan. At last count, it was indicated that roughly 600 to 700,000 Mac users were infected with the virus. since early April, the reports of the viruses have been coming in and for Mac users I’m sure the idea is very troubling, because Apple has always had a loyal group of users who account the operating system as the most secure, and most Mac users don’t even use antivirus or malware software because of this… Those same users are now scrambling to find software that can protect their system. They’re now finding that their systems are not impenetrable; there’s flaws in the operating system that can be exploited. What’s funny is the response from Apple in regards to the Mac’s being infected by malware and viruses; there’s not one.

    Apple MAC users learn that they’re not untouchable…

    Posted on April 20, 2012 | 2 Comments
    Over the past couple days there’s been a lot of traffic and a lot of articles written about the Apple Mac being attacked by a backdoor Trojan. At last count, it was indicated that roughly 600 to 700,000 Mac users were infected with the virus. since early April, the reports of the viruses have been coming in and for Mac users I’m sure the idea is very troubling, because Apple has always had a loyal group of users who account the operating system as the most secure, and most Mac users don’t even use antivirus or malware software because of this… Those same users are now scrambling to find software that can protect their system. They’re now finding that their systems are not impenetrable; there’s flaws in the operating system that can be exploited. What’s funny is the response from Apple in regards to the Mac’s being infected by malware and viruses; there’s not one.

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  • We all know the iPhone can do amazing and wondrous things, but one of the coolest features of the iPhone is the fact that it takes its own internal functions and expands on them. Your GPS, for example, is oh so much more than your every-day GPS that you can plop up in your car. No, your GPS on your iPhone is a magic wand in and of itself that can do amazing and mystical things. Well, maybe not quite – but it can be used in some pretty cool ways you never knew about. All you need are these apps.

    5 Apps that Use Your Phone’s GPS in Ways You Never Knew

    Posted on March 27, 2012 | No Comments
    We all know the iPhone can do amazing and wondrous things, but one of the coolest features of the iPhone is the fact that it takes its own internal functions and expands on them. Your GPS, for example, is oh so much more than your every-day GPS that you can plop up in your car. No, your GPS on your iPhone is a magic wand in and of itself that can do amazing and mystical things. Well, maybe not quite – but it can be used in some pretty cool ways you never knew about. All you need are these apps.

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  • Today’s technology makes it easier than ever for everyone from the average Joe to the business executive to stay organized at all hours of the day. There are literally apps for everything to help you manage your time and work and even more apps to help you multitask. You might have some of these awesome tools on your laptop, or on your tablet or some might even be on your phone. So what exactly do you do when you’re fumbling around between technology devices to get the information you need? Technology is supposed to make your life easier and more organized, not more difficult and challenging to keep track of. Here are some ways to better organize your use of all of your technological devices.  

    Organize Your Technology to Organize Your Life

    Posted on March 26, 2012 | No Comments
    Today’s technology makes it easier than ever for everyone from the average Joe to the business executive to stay organized at all hours of the day. There are literally apps for everything to help you manage your time and work and even more apps to help you multitask. You might have some of these awesome tools on your laptop, or on your tablet or some might even be on your phone. So what exactly do you do when you’re fumbling around between technology devices to get the information you need? Technology is supposed to make your life easier and more organized, not more difficult and challenging to keep track of. Here are some ways to better organize your use of all of your technological devices.  

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  • Imagine that you are an IT Manager for a large company.  You are responsible for ensuring every employee has a working computer equipped with the right hardware and software programs to do their jobs.  Each hardware and software program requires a license — and they are expensive.  When a new employee is hired, you must make certain they are covered by your company’s existing licenses.  If not, other licenses may have to be purchased.  As you can see, all of this is not only very costly, but difficult to organize and very stressful. Relax.  There are big changes on the horizon.  Instead of setting up multiple programs on each employee’s PC, wouldn’t it be easier to simply install one program instead?  This program is designed to allow each employee to securely log onto website that hosts all of the programs required to get their jobs done. This website offers what has come to be known as cloud computing.  Cloud companies offer services as varied as word processing and email to complex analytical and design programs.

    The Many Benefits of Cloud Computing

    Posted on March 16, 2012 | No Comments
    Imagine that you are an IT Manager for a large company.  You are responsible for ensuring every employee has a working computer equipped with the right hardware and software programs to do their jobs.  Each hardware and software program requires a license — and they are expensive.  When a new employee is hired, you must make certain they are covered by your company’s existing licenses.  If not, other licenses may have to be purchased.  As you can see, all of this is not only very costly, but difficult to organize and very stressful. Relax.  There are big changes on the horizon.  Instead of setting up multiple programs on each employee’s PC, wouldn’t it be easier to simply install one program instead?  This program is designed to allow each employee to securely log onto website that hosts all of the programs required to get their jobs done. This website offers what has come to be known as cloud computing.  Cloud companies offer services as varied as word processing and email to complex analytical and design programs.

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  • In the realm of technology, there’s always something involving, something always changing like every six months; and every once in a while you get something really big. With the Internet and social technology, there’s always something new happening. Big players like Google+, Facebook, twitter, and now a newcomer called Pinterest. Pinterest has enjoyed a humble rise to popularity over the past couple of months, if you look at the statistics from compete.com, the popularity of the website really started shooting up from September of 2011, and now Pinterest is drawing in about 11 million users monthly. It was also named one of Time Magazine’s 50 best websites of 2011.

    Who is and What are the benefits of using Pinterest?

    Posted on March 9, 2012 | No Comments
    In the realm of technology, there’s always something involving, something always changing like every six months; and every once in a while you get something really big. With the Internet and social technology, there’s always something new happening. Big players like Google+, Facebook, twitter, and now a newcomer called Pinterest. Pinterest has enjoyed a humble rise to popularity over the past couple of months, if you look at the statistics from compete.com, the popularity of the website really started shooting up from September of 2011, and now Pinterest is drawing in about 11 million users monthly. It was also named one of Time Magazine’s 50 best websites of 2011.

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  • I was kind of surprised to see this new application/feature of Facebook being offered to everyone. I mean, did you happen to notice the pop-up window in the bottom right-hand corner? I thought it was interesting that Facebook would offer something like this considering that Facebook has an open protocol, jabber, that will let pretty much any instant messaging application interface with Facebook to be able to communicate with other members of Facebook. One of the things that you notice about the messenger immediately is that it looks almost exactly like the smartphone application that everyone uses. I just wrote an article recently on how to set up Digsby with Facebook, using jabber. For the time being, Digsby is my favorite application for managing my instant messaging needs.

    The new Facebook Messenger – but do you need it?

    Posted on March 7, 2012 | No Comments
    I was kind of surprised to see this new application/feature of Facebook being offered to everyone. I mean, did you happen to notice the pop-up window in the bottom right-hand corner? I thought it was interesting that Facebook would offer something like this considering that Facebook has an open protocol, jabber, that will let pretty much any instant messaging application interface with Facebook to be able to communicate with other members of Facebook. One of the things that you notice about the messenger immediately is that it looks almost exactly like the smartphone application that everyone uses. I just wrote an article recently on how to set up Digsby with Facebook, using jabber. For the time being, Digsby is my favorite application for managing my instant messaging needs.

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  • Time management is an indispensible requirement for working professionals and business people who want to manage work as well as their personal lives. Research indicates that business people, if tied up with responsibilities and unfinished tasks, end up leading an unhealthy lifestyle and have a diminishing personal space. In order to avoid such scenarios and for good returns on the time you invest, here are some quick tips:  

    10 Time Management Tips For Business People

    Posted on March 2, 2012 | 2 Comments
    Time management is an indispensible requirement for working professionals and business people who want to manage work as well as their personal lives. Research indicates that business people, if tied up with responsibilities and unfinished tasks, end up leading an unhealthy lifestyle and have a diminishing personal space. In order to avoid such scenarios and for good returns on the time you invest, here are some quick tips:  

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  • Everyone knows that iPhone’s Siri app can do simple commands and remember some contacts, but few people know the other things she can do, like dictate messages and set contact relationships like siblings or bosses. If you really want to maximize Siri, read through this article for some helpful tips and tricks.

    How to Maximize ‘Siri’ on the iPhone Models

    Posted on February 24, 2012 | 3 Comments
    Everyone knows that iPhone’s Siri app can do simple commands and remember some contacts, but few people know the other things she can do, like dictate messages and set contact relationships like siblings or bosses. If you really want to maximize Siri, read through this article for some helpful tips and tricks.

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  • Back in June of last year, I was discussing the point that video chat protocols were a mess and that there needs to be a standard. Anyone with video chat should be able to go from [say] Skype to a Google+ hangout, or use WebEx. And to reiterate: ‘…The way I see it, there’s nothing wrong with Comcast, Skype, Google or Apple coming out their versions of video chat protocols; ones that work better for their phones, their customers or do things the way they want to do them— it’s ok, really. But as long as you can fall back on the standard protocol for a video call, that’s fine.’ So, now we have this new article from the BBC… …”Cisco does not oppose the merger, but believes the European Commission should have placed conditions that would ensure greater standards-based interoperability,” Cisco’s video conferencing head Martin De Beer wrote in a blog post.’ Were they reading my posts; reading my mind, or are they starting to see the light?

    No doubt: Video Chat standards are finally being discussed

    Posted on February 15, 2012 | No Comments
    Back in June of last year, I was discussing the point that video chat protocols were a mess and that there needs to be a standard. Anyone with video chat should be able to go from [say] Skype to a Google+ hangout, or use WebEx. And to reiterate: ‘…The way I see it, there’s nothing wrong with Comcast, Skype, Google or Apple coming out their versions of video chat protocols; ones that work better for their phones, their customers or do things the way they want to do them— it’s ok, really. But as long as you can fall back on the standard protocol for a video call, that’s fine.’ So, now we have this new article from the BBC… …”Cisco does not oppose the merger, but believes the European Commission should have placed conditions that would ensure greater standards-based interoperability,” Cisco’s video conferencing head Martin De Beer wrote in a blog post.’ Were they reading my posts; reading my mind, or are they starting to see the light?

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  • This is a kind of a new thing for me, it’s a first; and I will TRY to start doing more of these types of posts [I really wil]. I get to see a lot of tech news during the week. As a blogger, you can’t pick everything to write about, but some things will spark a post, but I thought I would start sharing some of the interesting stories of the week for an end of the week review. This past week was a lot about SOPA, politics, ingorance, the power of the Internet and new waves of technologies. It was interesting to see how things played out this week. It started out with a rage against the stupidity of the United States congress and the senators and representatives that were trying to push it and then the logic behind it and then why have it when you have other laws that can do the same thing. Another point, was the talking of MegaUpload; wow, what an interesting story there. I have So, here’s a few quick picks for the week…

    This week in tech – 1/21/2012

    Posted on January 21, 2012 | No Comments
    This is a kind of a new thing for me, it’s a first; and I will TRY to start doing more of these types of posts [I really wil]. I get to see a lot of tech news during the week. As a blogger, you can’t pick everything to write about, but some things will spark a post, but I thought I would start sharing some of the interesting stories of the week for an end of the week review. This past week was a lot about SOPA, politics, ingorance, the power of the Internet and new waves of technologies. It was interesting to see how things played out this week. It started out with a rage against the stupidity of the United States congress and the senators and representatives that were trying to push it and then the logic behind it and then why have it when you have other laws that can do the same thing. Another point, was the talking of MegaUpload; wow, what an interesting story there. I have So, here’s a few quick picks for the week…

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