http://www.macworld.com/article/145976/2010/01/ipadissues.html
The author of this article makes some very good points about the iPad’s capabilities, or, lack thereof. In particular, the issue of multitasking. As computers get sleeker, newer, faster, and processing power builds, we, as consumers, want computers that can do more and more things at once. In this, the iPad is a colossal step back into the computer Stone Age with its limited multitasking capabilities.
I also agree strongly with what the author says about the lack of a video camera. An overly gorgeous display, all but designed for video viewing, but no way to record, or even video chat? The author offers the opinion that this is an intentional omission, something “held back” for iPad 2.0, and I couldn’t agree more.
Also, no Flash support? Love it or hate it, Flash is a fairly common element on the Web today, and there are a great many sites that utilize Flash. It’s not as bad as having a web browser that can’t handle html, but it’s not too far off.
I agree with the author of this article on almost every point he makes, with one exception.
He says, “with just a couple little tweaks, I can certainly see an iPad in my future.” That’s the point upon which we differ.
on spam messages were being sent from these “zombie” computers everyday. In many cases the owners of these machines were entirely unaware that their computer was infected at all. Upon receiving the permission of US courts to disrupt this system, Microsoft severed the connection to most of these computers and cut off traffic to Waledac’s website. The effect of this action is however unclear as experts are divided as to the degree to which this has reduced worldwide spam proliferation. Richard Cox, the cheif information officer at the anti-spam service known as Spamhaus was quoted as saying “Waledac was not a high threat, its less than 1% of spam traffic.” Regardless public opinion is virtually unanimous in condoning this step as a favorable one. I personally see this as a small step towards success in the war against spam e-mail, but I am pessimistic about it having any long lasting effects. Spam it seems is the unintended negative consequence associated with the convenience of e-mail. People have resigned themselves to, in many cases, having to spend ten of fifteen minutes each day sifting through the morass of junk mail. As the world shifts away from the tangible mail of the past towards electronic mail the effects of this spam will become all the more widespread. True elimination of this problem would, however, require giving a few individuals a large degree of control over the internet, which many people are not willing to do at the moment. Perhaps, however, as more and more people turn to email as a main source of communication these attitudes towards spam will shift and harsher measures will be taken.
When we look at successful electronic kiosks, what comes to mind are the types that promote advertizing, those that collect information and ATM’s. The question is, are there other uses for electronic kiosks now that handheld devices have become such an important part of our lives?
mbering it because in the report, the officer specifically called for the Chinese government to use cyber-warfare. We know well China’s human rights issues, so the hack into activists accounts is very suspicious to begin with. Add to that that the computer attacks originated from a school that probably does have ties to the Chinese military. I really would not be surprised to learn that the Chinese are utilizing students to launch cyber-attacks against “threats foreign and domestic.” It’s a great way to subvert the trail that leads back to the Chinese government itself.
