Feb 14
Well, actually it might already have become a great business rather than a potential. But as I don’t know how it might exactly be, I’ll stick to my title.
What I’m going to talk about is the WikiReader.
What is WikiReader
WikiReader is a small BSD-based (?) handheld device that let’s your search in a previously downloaded version of Wikipedia articles. Or as the website says
WikiReader is an electronic encyclopedia giving physical form to Wikipedia. Now you can take it with you wherever you go.
It has a nice look, with only three buttons and a touch screen for easy navigation. With two standard AAA batteries it’s said that it’ll function for up to 12 months of normal usage.
It has an apparent monthly schedule for providing update files (which as of now measure to 4.7 GB).
No knowledge of how a wiki operates is required to use this device, which has an intended audience of school children and the like.
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Tagged with: business • device • wikipedia
Jan 03
Well, it’s not here yet, but what I’ve seen is pretty smooth. I think the eyeOS GUI designers are well into their business. What I’ve seen so far from the mock-ups and videos and images suggests a big facelift in the upcoming eyeOS major release.
I think you will agree with me when you see the video.
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Tagged with: eyeos • gui • video
Jan 03
Okay, it seems like I’m not gonna be able to run eyeMail on my server. After a couple of Google searches, I found out that there could be two things preventing eyeMail from functioning correctly.
One was the MBString PHP module, which as I’ve previously mentioned, I’ve gone through pains to install. The other was the SQLite extension. Well, I tried everything and it seemed to be doing well. But as I searched some more, I realized that my PHP was compiled with PDO-SQLite. But, eyeMail requires the SQLite extention, not the PDO-SQLite.
So, I’ll only be able to run eyeMail on my server if I recompile PHP without the “—without-sqlite” option. Right now, it’s not that important to me, so I’m gonna let it pass.
Tagged with: eyeos • host • imap • mail
Dec 24
Yesterday, I saw this awesome teaser for Google Chrome. The innovation and creativity in this clip is just mind-blowing.
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Tagged with: chrome • google • video
Dec 01
It’s been already five years now that we are using Mozilla Firefox all over the world. I, for one, have used Firefox since it’s release in 2004, and have found the experience joyful.
Go on and check if there are any Five Years of Firefox parties near you. Unfortunately here there aren’t any, so I have to celebrate it all on my own.
There’s also a nice movie up here, which you could enjoy.
Tagged with: firefox • mozilla • video
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