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TECHNOLOGY | June 18, 2009

Bad Search Results Hurt Customer Service

Here is another missed opportunity to provide good customer services by a telecommunication company. I am going to San Francisco next week. I read on PCWorld that with iPhone OS 3.0 AT&T will deliver free Wi-Fi access non-U.S. carriers who include Wi-Fi access in their plans. Naturally, I am curious to see if the plan I [...]

APPLICATIONS, TECHNOLOGY | June 1, 2009

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Need for More User Control with Mashups

One of the main reasons why I migrated my blogs to Wordpress is to be more independent technically. I wish to be able to add features using plugins without needing the help of a programmer. For the most part, it works fine. But as many other bloggers, I often wish to mix and match plugins in [...]

TECHNOLOGY | May 6, 2009

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Official Blogger at Webcom Montreal 2009

The 6th edition of Webcom Montreal is scheduled for Wednesday, May 13th, 2009. This is a bi-annual one-day conference. I am writing a quick note to tell you that I will be publishing posts live (assuming no technological problems) one week from now. Readers of On The Web will be lucky since you will get [...]

APPLICATIONS, TECHNOLOGY | April 10, 2009

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Tungle Simplifies Booking Appointments

You know the drill. Every time, you need to book a meeting with someone we go to this back and forth dance to find a suitable timeslot. The Meet with Me feature of Tungle simplifies everything since it eliminates the need to constantly open your calendar as you are answering emails. Here is how it works Instead [...]

APPLICATIONS, TECHNOLOGY

March 1, 2009

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Envisioning the Future Technologically

I watched a cool 5-minute long video by Microsoft that explores how easy it could be to communicate, share ideas and documents, make plans, get informed and play in the future. New devices and natural user interfaces will be invented to make our life easier. Just things of all the progress we did over the last [...]

APPLICATIONS, TECHNOLOGY

February 5, 2009

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Having fun catching bugs with Crazy Frog for the iPhone

Igor Pusenjak, one of the co-founders of Lima Sky said in an interview that they make games for kids. Let me tell you that Crazy Frog is as fun for adults. I saw my husband playing it before dinner. My first reaction was “It is so cute!”. Then, I said “I want it!” The game play [...]

TECHNOLOGY

January 25, 2009

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PC or Mac: Which laptop is best for bloggers?

Many non tech savvy people around me are having this dilemma: should I go for a PC or a Mac laptop? I prefer the Mac, unconditionally. I used to be a PC user (I still have a desktop at the office) but I do not intend to go back for my daily activities. I feel that [...]

TECHNOLOGY

January 22, 2009

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Quick Guide for Canadians Traveling with an iPhone to the USA

As we arrived in Los Angeles, my husband and I turned down the data roaming on your iPhone since the fees add up pretty quickly. Then, the iPhone becomes a simple cell phone with a contact book. Nothing smart about it. I felt naked. It is easy to forget the technological advancement as we get used [...]

TECHNOLOGY

January 10, 2009

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Not Enough Girls in IT

When we say that they are enough girls in technology; it is true. It is a fact that a small number of girls working in IT are involved in programming or direct application development. A sign of the lack of girls in IT: I just wrote my name to attend iPhoneDevCamp. I am the only girl [...]

TECHNOLOGY

January 6, 2009

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Think Twice Before Changing a System that works

My husband wanted to pleased me last December so he decided to replace the cables by wireless connections for our Media Center (a digital video recorder). My Xbox 360 is hooked to my kitchen TV so I can watch the cooking and design shows I recorded during the week. I got an Xbox 360 because [...]