Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category

July 8, 2010 Off

Mounting a DSLR lens onto iPhone 4

By Michael Doan in Photography, Technology

Combining my two favorite things, iPhone 4 and a DSLR lens, some guy mounted a lens onto iPhone 4 using a little tripod contraption. (via Engadget)

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April 23, 2010 Off

For Everyone

By Michael Doan in Technology

As I mentioned in an earlier post, iPad removes the barrier between the user and the computer. There’s no need to learn about saving documents, file structure, or folders (yet). Need more proof? From TUAW, a story about a 99 year old women who buys her first computer, iPad, and is able to read and [...]

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April 18, 2010 1

Pages for iPad, Simple for Kids

By Michael Doan in Design, Technology

A couple years ago I bought a OLPC for my daughter who was four years old at the time. Recently she has shown interest in learning to type. I pulled out the OLPC and started up the word processor. She would practice typing but never saved any of her work. One day she asked how [...]

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January 28, 2010 Off

iPad is Bigger Than iPad

By Michael Doan in Technology

A pretty darn good theory about where Apple is headed from Gruber: Apple now owns and controls their own mobile CPUs. There aren’t many companies in the world that can say that. And from what I saw today, Apple doesn’t just own and control a mobile CPU, they own and control the hands-down best mobile CPU [...]

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January 26, 2010 Off

Tablet

By Michael Doan in Technology

Tomorrow is a big day for all the Apple fanboys (me included) as we await for Apple’s newest creation. There are many rumors and predictions on what it could be, what it’ll look like, and its capabilities. Steve Jobs never fails to surprise, so tomorrow I expect to be surprised. At this point, I don’t [...]

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January 19, 2010 Off

On Facebook, the dead live on

By Michael Doan in Technology

What happens to your Facebook account when you die? When Facebook gets a notice that a member has died (it has to include a link to an obituary, news article or some other proof of death), it locks the profile so that only confirmed friends have access to it and can leave messages. Birthday notices [...]

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January 18, 2010 Off

Newton “Batmobile” Prototype

By Michael Doan in Technology

via flickr.com In 2001, my wife and I were in the process of buying the house we currently live in now and we had a house inspector inspecting the house in order to complete the purchase. There’s not much that I remember from our house buying experience, but the thing I do remember is this: [...]

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May 1, 2009 Off

Sony Wins, If No Kindle

By Michael Doan in Technology

This says it all: In a world without Kindle, the Sony eReader wins.

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