Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category
I came across this cool online application call See-Click-Fix (www.seeclickfix.com) which lets people post problems they see in their community on a map, alert others and their local government so that the problems can be fixed. For example, if you see graffiti on the side of a building on your street or a broken water [...]
Why high oil prices are good for the US (and Europe)
Posted: 30 May 2008 in Current events, Solitude, Silence, Serenity, Stillness, Technology, TravelTags: amsterdam, netherlands, oil prices, public transport
Marketwatch columnist Chris Plummer makes several arguments as to why high gasoline prices are good for the US. It’s one of the more lucid articles on the subject. As oil prices climb, we’ve seen politicians call for a moratorium on the gasoline tax. In Europe, they’re calling for a lowering of the high benzine tax, [...]
Mapplr’s favorite Berlin hotels Free Wi-Fi service on trains in Denmark FON’s global wireless ambitions: what’s taking so long? You guys are cheap: WiMAX service for no more than $20 per month Public transport Wi-Fi is hot: SF BART to be unwired
Technology bits: an entrepreneur tells all; Apple has 66 percent market share
Posted: 21 May 2008 in TechnologyTags: Apple, meetro, paul bragiel
An entrepreneur’s honest assessment of what went wrong Apple has 66 percent of market for $1000-plus computers
