“We live in a world that assumes that the quality of a decision is directly related to the time and effort that went into making it.” -Malcolm Gladwell in Blink
Funny thing is that we live in a world where many people assume the quality/value of most things (not just decisions) is directly correlated to [...]
Came across this scary article last week…
“…Israeli military leaders have begun early planning for a new, robotic defense system, armed with enough artificial intelligence that it ‘could take over completely’ from flesh-and-blood operators. ‘It will be designed for… autonomous operations,’…”
Israel Eyes Thinking Machines to Fight ‘Doomsday’ Missile Strikes via BoingBoing
In case you don’t know what [...]
Over the Christmas holidays my sister told me that one of her friends had bought a Nintendo Wii for $320 and that he managed to sell it on Ebay for $450. As Christmas got closer, the price of Wiis on Ebay had shot up closer to $700 for the basic package.
About 2 weeks [...]
Once again, I seem to have neglected my blog. I remember reading somewhere that the age of a blog is directly correlated to the frequency of posts in many cases.
I’ve started a couple of new trends this week, mostly because I have a little more time to spare, so hopefully updating this blog more [...]
I’ve been in Toronto for the last 2 weeks at the SAP Sales and Distribution academy. I have a week in Montreal and then I’ll be heading back for another 2 weeks this Sunday to complete the course. Immediately after the course I will write the certification exam after which I’ll be an SAP certified [...]
This is where things start to get really interesting. The convergence of 3G (high speed, “always on” Internet access) and VoIP drastically changes the playing field. If a mobile operator were to offer Internet access, without any value added service(s), then they would become nothing more than a wireless ISP. At that point, the only [...]
I refused to jump onto the Skype wagon even when I heard about it over a year ago. However, while finishing up some research for my VoIP Project I came across this article:
Skype Introduces Free Calls to Traditional Landlines and Mobile Phones in the US and Canada
Needless to say, I’m downloading Skype as I’m [...]
Picture This…
You’re working for a multinational corporation based in Montreal and you’re on a business trip in San Francisco for a week. While you’re relaxing in a café sipping your latte (don’t ask) you suddenly realize you’ve forgotten a critical document on your work PC and you have to call your technical support to get [...]
The first generation of commercially available cellular phone technology began as basic analog (AMPS) service. Eventually the transmissions became digital (D-AMPS / GSM) and today, 3G refers to third generation of new technologies such as WCDMA, UMA and CDMA2000. [1] Although 3G has been rolled out in a few countries already, the most commonly used [...]
With wireless hotspots spreading like wildfire and the explosion of VoIP, VoWifi was the next obvious step to facilitate communications. Now, a VoIP phone call no longer requires a [direct connection to a] PC wired to the Internet! Now, we’ve got the possibility of free phone calls while on the go! Of course, VoWifi is [...]
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