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Category Archives: Computers
Worldview Web Roundup for 20100609
Um, duh, the internets are making us dumber. Just don’t stop reading Worldview… DLH
Posted in Computers, Internet, Medicine, Science and Technology, Updates, Worldview Web Roundup
Tagged cognition, Intelligence, Internet
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Chrome gets way cooler
Somehow I missed that Google’s browser, Chrome, which I have been using since Firefox stopped working on my Vista machine about a month ago, got updated earlier this week. Updates aren’t always that exciting, but this one for Chrome added … Continue reading
Posted in Computers, Google, Internet, Science and Technology, World Wide Web
Tagged bookmarks, Chrome, extensions, Google, Updates
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Why can’t it just work?
One of the problems with using the Internet as much as I do is that it takes a lot of other things working to get there. Specifically, I have to have a good, reliable connection, an adequate computer, and a … Continue reading
Posted in Computers, Google, Internet, Reviews, Science and Technology
Tagged Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Working
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$99 netbook for the developing world
Via PC World, a company called Cherrypal introduced a $99 netbook based on smartphone hardware. This isn’t a power netbook for the latte set, but it may prove to be a godsend for people looking to get internet access and … Continue reading
Posted in Computers, Robotics, Science and Technology
Tagged access, netbook, Robotics
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The audacity of… wonder?
Over the weekend, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) conducted an interesting crowd-sourcing exercise wherein it challenged people to locate ten red balloons scattered across the United States and report their locations back to DARPA. A team led by … Continue reading