Enjoy this short film called IDIOTS. In it, it shows how some obsessions to technology looks a lot like factory line work or something that could be automated. There's also planned obsolescence personified. But, the video description asks us to not take the message too seriously. It's a fun little video with great animations. Try to laugh when you have behaved like a robot … [Read more...]
I love the sound of dial-up in the morning!
Thankfully, most of us are way past dial-up and counting our connection speed in Kbps. However, some might still be fascinated with how dial-up worked. How did those weird noises we heard at the beginning of a dial-up connection establish a data connection? Could I reproduce the sounds like Cap'n Crunch and establish a connection? Oona Räisänen has analyzed a dial-up … [Read more...]
Can social networks make you more lonely?
This video discusses Dunbar's number and the effect of social networks on our society's ability to connect, have conversations, and not feel lonely. Is our desire for self-actualizing contradictory to our desire to not be lonely? Do social networks expand us beyond our comfortable capabilities for somebody else's profit? http://vimeo.com/70534716 Inspired and Based on the … [Read more...]
Free ebook – Introducing Windows Server 2012 R2 Technical Overview
Microsoft Press has another free ebook available. Introducing Windows Server 2012 R2 Technical Overview gives a great explanation of new features and changes made in Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1. The book covers such topics as previous enhancements and new changes to: Hyper-V Storage Failover clustering Networking Active Directory Group Policy IIS Remote Desktop … [Read more...]
Internet Explorer as an anime girl [official video]
Because you asked for it... Wait, you didn't ask for a female anime personification of IE? Well, anyways, Microsoft Singapore has created this little promo video dedicated to anime fans. It shows Inori Aizawa, a heroine representing Internet Explorer, as you can tell by the Windows tramp stamp. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHTUlF7NA2o The video description links to … [Read more...]