Digital Life by Chin Wong
The death of e-mail
“I hardly even check my e-mail anymore!” the giggly 20-something said to her companions. The snippet of a conversation that...
Copying Apple
IN a snarky aside during his now-famous 2005 commencement speech at Stanford University, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs observed that “Windows...
Ubuntu 16.04 to-do list
UBUNTU 16.04 or Xenial Xerus, the latest upgrade of the popular Linux distribution, became available as a free download last...
Be afraid, be very afraid
IF you’re a registered voter, you need to worry. Contrary to the assurances offered by the Commission on Elections (Comelec),...
A friendly squirrel this way comes
IN just a few days, Ubuntu 16.0also known as Xenial Xerus—will be available as a free download from Ubuntu.com. The...
The mind behind Linux
A video uploaded on Ted.com this month features a question-and-answer session with Linux creator Linus Torvalds recorded in February at...
Bad robot
COMPUTER enthusiasts of a certain age will probably remember Eliza, a computer program written by Joseph Weizenbaum at the MIT...
More competition, please
I RECEIVED a letter last week that caused a fair amount of anxiety. “Welcome to Globe, your new home!” said...
7 Cool TED talks
IN 2020, a presenter will win $5 million for delivering a talk no longer than 18 minutes that tackles “some...
No to backdoors
IN a fiercely competitive industry, it isn’t often that technology companies come together to support one of their own. Yet...
Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.