February 2012
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“The API is designed to tackle high-value use cases related to gaming, and is not...”
– Vibration API Working Draft from W3C
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Keep IT quiet
First time I heard the term Consumerisation of IT I thought, “Oh no, someone found me out!”
You see; new to my technician post I was greeted by the folks who never got on with the last guy, and who saw an opportunity to get their ideas aired and their most trivial of problems fixed.
Suggestions came as blunt as, “We need guest wifi in reception”, or as subtle hints like, “I’ve always said - we...
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6 key skills new IT grads are lacking
“It’s a horrible thing to say, but there’s just not enough time [in college to learn] all the skills that people need to be successful. We are expecting more and more, and universities are supplying more, but we’re asking for still more”
So says Greg Taffet, CIO of U.S. Gas & Electric in North Miami Beach, in a recent article in ComputerWorld which has...
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Computers have feelings too
Sensing input devices are a recent innovation, perhaps seeming like a flash in the pan. Microsoft Kinect made quite an impression, dominating in the press, and soaking up many many weekends for enthused hackers.
I admire the stance Microsoft took open sourcing the Kinect drivers. It takes courage to embrace any resulting crazy ideas born of your technology. Some truly inspirational hacks came...
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“The higher take-up rates for tablet owners make sense for an app such as Mint’s....”
– Why Mint on Android tablets could boost its user base - GigaOm Mobile
See also - Curl up with cloud computing