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In case you weren’t at the Web 2.0 Summit earlier this month to hear FCC Chairman Genachowski, O’Reilly has published the interview on YouTube. My Google Reader had already bombarded me with excerpts of Genachowski’s remarks (“net neutrality will happen”) … Continue reading →

If we, the Web’s users, allow these and other trends to proceed unchecked, the Web could be broken into fragmented islands. We could lose the freedom to connect with whichever Web sites we want. The ill effects could extend to … Continue reading →

One of the benefits of  joining Hoboken Tech Meetup is learning about tech startup activity and entrepreneurial opportunities on the other side of the Hudson. Sometimes, as is the case with Bubbalon (Montclair), you come upon an exciting recommendation and … Continue reading →

I’ve been exploring less expensive Android gadgetry lately in my search for a capable but not overly glitzy e-book reader. My experience with Velocity Micro’s Cruz Reader, which I have previously documented, was not a positive one. I’ve now turned … Continue reading →

With my request to use Google’s black-box Prediction APIs finally approved and a little time available in my schedule, I set out to see how well Google’s racks of CPUs would do against a few training sets I had in … Continue reading →

Bruce Schneier points out—you know he would!—some of his issues with Microsoft’s proposal to quarantine infected computers.  He’s not against the idea in principle. For it to work, though, it has to have a good chance of success. Schneier’s main … Continue reading →

FYI: I was just notified by the Xydo folks that I’ll be getting a beta invite within the next few days.

I’m liking the Hoboken Tech Meetup experience. As I remarked in my last HTM post, there are advantages with smaller groups and a limited roster of speakers. The pace is less hurried, the demos more leisurely, the speakers can make … Continue reading →

I’m still near the starting point in my travels through recommendation services and their underlying algorithms. It’s always a great help therefore to meet a more experienced knowledge hiker returning from the other direction who can offer a better sense … Continue reading →

While on the way to other activities yesterday, I paid a call at Samsung’s retail store at the Time-Warner building, the mini-metropolis anchored at the start of New York’s Central Park. The plan: give the Galaxy Tab a hands-on and … Continue reading →