by Minter Dial | Sep 15, 2009 | New Tech, Social Media
Having spent the better part of the evening trying to download an older version of Internet Explorer in order to play an old DVD for my daughter’s homework, I finally landed upon the best solution: OldVersion.com OldVersion so rightly says in its tagline:...
by Minter Dial | Sep 1, 2009 | New Tech
If you are like me, you will have said, “what on earth is an ontology?” Some form of scientific anthology? Well, I first came across the word “ontology” here, a post in which Professor Michael Wesch from Kansas University said/wrote that...
by Minter Dial | Aug 10, 2009 | New Tech, Politics
When I was in London recently, I observed a lady parking warden walk up to a street sign and snap some close up photographs. It was a curious sight, as I initially imagined that it might be a cross between curiosity and tourism. Then, she went some five or so metres...
by Minter Dial | Jul 22, 2009 | New Tech
Here’s a business opportunity for an enterprising individual: create a screen that can be read despite the sunshine. I was in Naples last week and, braving the 40C degree heat, I attempted to draw some money from an ATM (pictured below). With the...
by Minter Dial | Jun 25, 2009 | Environment, New Tech
Henrie Meiresonne, CEO of Fost Plus Belgium and newly appointed President of PRO Europe, gave a speech in Paris on June 22, 2009, regarding the efficiency and effectiveness of the Green Dot (“Grüne Punkt” or “point vert”) in France. Here are...
by Minter Dial | Jun 24, 2009 | New Tech
THE SEARCH MARKET GOES KOSHER This post is being published today, Wednesday, a day other than Saturday, on purpose. It is about yet another new search engine… In the wake of Wolfram Alpha and Bing, announcing Koogle (www.koogle.co.il), a cross between Google and...