segunda-feira, 14 de agosto de 2017

Internet neutrality - what's it all about?

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-13/net-neutrality-internet-wide-day-of-action/8704072

Quoting:
"Key Points:

- Net neutrality is a principle that says all data on the internet is equal
- Trump-appointed FCC chairman wants to wind back Obama-era protections
- Companies like Facebook, Google, Amazon joined action to support net neutrality."
(...)
"It's a broad principle that says all data on the internet should be treated equally. Your personal blog, for example, should be given the same access to the internet as a major international news website.

It's supposed to stop internet service providers selling a "fast lane" version of the internet to big companies and relegating your personal blog to the "slow lane" unless you pay up.

It was bit of an unspoken agreement on the internet, but the Obama administration made it an official rule in 2015."

sexta-feira, 5 de maio de 2017

Internet archives and caches - some ideas for going back in time

When links are broken (for PDFs, ISOs, installers) you can try to look for and use the cached version by Google (on the drop-down menu to the left of the link there is a "Cached" menu entry). That is why it is said: "Once in the Internet, forever in the Internet".

For HTML sites, there's a way to "travel back in time".
For example to see several home pages of CNN, or PCMagazine you can use the Internet Archive site (that contains a slider that allows you to choose the date):

home - PC Magazine

Powerful, useful and interesting, ain't it?

terça-feira, 2 de maio de 2017

Needing a moodle replacement (CMS/LMS)?

CMS, LMS, one more to go? Could be worth checking if you're needing a moodle (arghhh!) replacement:

About Open edX | Open edX Portal

terça-feira, 4 de abril de 2017

Almost paper?

I like all in the concept (except the price) ;)
https://getremarkable.com/

sábado, 18 de março de 2017

Multi Clipboard for Android?

Yeeees:
https://www.google.pt/amp/www.greenbot.com/article/2598362/android/power-up-your-android-clipboard-with-these-four-awesome-apps.amp.html

sábado, 4 de março de 2017

Windows 98 in your wrist?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2017/03/03/have-windows-98-wrist-genius-smartwatch/

Quoting:
"The Redditor shared details of his Windows 98 Wrist Watch Project online, using his Raspberry Pi Model A+ to build the DIY timepiece which features a 2.4-inch touchscreen.

He then used virtual machine software QEMU to get Window 98 running on the Pi, posting the results on Reddit with the caption: “Nostalgia overload!”"

sexta-feira, 3 de março de 2017

NASA software and hiring NASA-style?

There's a catalog of interesting software (restrictions apply) available. There are things used in recruitment for instance. Details:
https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/02/nasa-released-a-ton-of-software-for-free-and-heres-some-you-should-try/