A techie’s view

According to my prejudiced view, communications technology is supposed to help people communicate. Before I start bellyaching, I must state that I think that it works on the whole. But …

Too Much Technology
Spell Checkers
Spell-checkers (or spill-chequers) have been with us over a decade. While they have their uses, people have become over-reliant upon them. There [...]

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Every technology attracts its share of evildoers. Ships brought us piracy 2000 years ago. The motor car brought us crooked car salesmen 100 years ago. The e-world has brought us e-vandals (commonly known as “virus writers”) and e-fraudsters (”phishers”).

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What About Our Children?
When I [...]

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My heartfelt thanks go to Sue Waters for her wonderful support in getting me into this social arena. She has written this wonderful page to help people like me try to get it write (okokok, that should be “right”, anybody who has heard me speak knows my propensity for lousy puns). I want to become [...]

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