Phil Windley's Technometria - Archive for Feb 2012

Archive for Feb 2012

8 entries

NPR Story on Internet Piracy Misses the Point

Thu Feb 23 18:05:00 2012

If Hollywood were willing to battle piracy in the courts, almost no one would have issue with them. The problem is that they want extra-legal means that skirt due process.
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Prepared to Be Boarded!

Wed Feb 22 17:12:00 2012

Modern language is indicative of a corporate culture that views customers as undifferentiated herd to be "managed" rather than as human beings.
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Crucial SSD in Macbook Pro: Updating Firmware with a Dual Boot Partition

Sat Feb 18 20:22:00 2012

This post explains how to update the Crucial firmware on a Macbook Pro without a DVD drive. I think it's outrageous that Crucial sells a drive that requires this level of work to update the firmware. And you can't not update it. The drive literally becomes inoperational after a certain number of cycles without this firmware update. At this point I wouldn't recommend anyone with a Macbook Pro buy one since requiring this level of technical expertise to update firmware is insane.
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Event Channels

Thu Feb 16 17:46:00 2012

Event channels provide a means for people to independently manage, permission and respond to online connections.
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Sky Event Console

Mon Feb 13 11:20:00 2012

A debugging console makes working with the new Sky event API and debugging KRL rulesets easier. This post shows you how.
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On Call TA: Distributed Event Network Federation Through Subscription

Mon Feb 6 10:24:00 2012

Personal event networks can be federated to provide groups with interactive services. By allowing apps to customize the owner's experience, use and manage personal data, and take advantage of shared services, personal event networks provide operating system like services for their owners.
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An Operating System for Your Personal Cloud

Fri Feb 3 17:12:00 2012

A personal event network is like an OS for your personal cloud. You can install apps to customize it for your purpose, it can store and manage your personal data, and it provides generalized services through APIs that any app can take advantage of.
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