During the Internet boom, it really looked like you could get a free lunch. Hundreds of startups were giving stuff away to lure visitors to their websites, which they hoped would bring in advertising revenues.
Not too many people know that June is IT Month, but there it is. Sandwiched somewhere between Fire Prevention Month in March and National Disaster Consciousness Month in July, we have a whole month devoted to raising public consciousness about information technology.
The record companies don’t want us to download music for free are doing all they can to stop us from doing so.
Critics might say that the AOL-Microsoft settlement is proof that monopoly power can’t be stopped, even in the US where strong legislation is in place. On the other hand, we can only imagine what the industry would look like without the safeguards in place.
I remember Mr. Locsin as an enthusiastic user of technology who seemed to enjoy moving along the edges of the electronic frontier.
The Comelec’s voters validation system is too expensive, does too little, is difficult to implement and is unnecessary to boot. It might even be illegal, says a veteran of the IT industry.
Talk of dumb technology ideas: does anyone really want to subscribe to a service called “Addict Mobile”?
I took my copy of Knoppix home, popped it into my CD drive, rebooted my system, and had my first taste of Linux in about five minutes.
The SARS virus has taken its toll on the high-tech industry, causing major electronics companies to close offices, cut travel and cancel events in Asia, a major manufacturing hub.
If we really value most what we count, what does our lack of basic information about the IT industry tell us?
Desktop video is everywhere, with reporters, producers and photojournalists editing their own pieces on laptops in the field.
Despite the poor state of the economy, a number of IT students at the UAP say they intend to follow through on their e-commerce projects.
Digital Life is a blog that features a technology column by the same name that appears every Tuesday in Manila Standard Today, a national daily from the Philippines. This blog gives readers easy access to the column, which started in November 2002. Copyright 2009 Chin Wong.
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