Tech Talk by a Kiwi
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How digital media stores have changed our behaviour
Apr 13th
I still buy lots of physical media. However, my collection of games bought off Steam currently is large enough that the backups/installers for the games I have actually taken time to download fill an entire 2 terabyte drive. There are games associated with my Steam account that I haven’t ever downloaded yet. I still have countless boxed editions of games going back to the early 1990s, and for rare occasions I still buy boxed games when I think the game warrants it. Nearly always the Collectors Edition. But I also have the Steam versions of many boxed games I have purchased. So some games I have paid for several times. Why?
Why IE9, Windows Phone 7 and Windows can’t replace my Chrome, Android, Google Apps combination
Apr 12th
I have a very serious admission to make.
I used IE9 today for the first time in … well …
I don’t think I’ve ever opened it before and actually looked at it. I might throw the URL to google chrome into the run box, start the download and then close the browser. But I don’t think I’ve ever actually paid it attention before.
I looked at the interface of IE9 for the first time today, had a play with using the browser. Purely on aesthetic alone I deem it to be…..
CyanogenMod 7.2 RC1 available
Mar 19th
CyanogenMod 7.2 RC1 is out. This is the latest (and presumably last) major Gingerbread release.
It now supports 70 devices and includes features back ported from CyanogenMod 9 (ICS.)
WinRT is coming. That’s not a bad thing.
Feb 25th
Personally I’m kind of looking forward to WinRT and Windows 8. I doubt I’ll ever buy Windows 8 unless it comes bundled on some future computer I buy instead of build. (Likely a laptop.) But consider that its the first real step to finally unifying the various Windows platform’s APIs into a single code base. Eventually, the same software you run on your desktop will run on your laptop, netbook, ultrabook, tablet and cellphone.
Pocket – Secure data wallet for your phone
Feb 25th
Pocket is brilliant. It is simple. You enter your secure data into groups and they’re encrypted and stored away. When you want to log in to a website, instead of extra plugins or extensions, you just click a button to copy the login password to the clipboard. Then you open your web page and sign in, pasting the password from the clipboard.
What Microsoft’s buy of Skype means to me
May 11th
There are several issues that I think some people are missing regarding Microsoft’s buy of Skype. Skype is fully IP based. It relies only on a data connection and its biggest user base is OUTSIDE the US. I use it almost exclusively in place of a land line. I use it on my Android phone,…
Apple’s tantrum against cellphone makers
Mar 19th
A very long piece about Apple’s behaviour in the cellphone market and their suits with HTC and Nokia. A brief appearance from Microsoft who offer their viewpoint. And we have a discussion on how Apple is using HTC to go after Google.
My digital lifestyle and why I am so excited for your future
Aug 12th
Posted by Steve in Commentary
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A discussion about my current state of technology, and my Digital Lifestyle. I talk about why I love riding the cutting edge of technology and how I am starting to see friends and family get to the place today that I was four years ago. That excites me because I know what is ahead for them and how amazing that will be for them.