Category: tech

shameless plug

I have decided to spawn my photography stuff into a new blog and keeping this one exclusively for tech, it does not mean that I will never talk imagery, but will probably be more about the hardware/software than the picture taking itself. So feel free to visit: http://photo.ennev.net/ Thanks to wordpress multi-site features 🙂

The MPAA’s Secret Lobby Campaign on Bill C-11 and a Canadian SOPA

I was just reading Michael Geist post and I really believe that all Canadians should read this one too. I do not think theses kind of lobbies should exist in a democracy. Here’s the link: http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/6542/125/

A good idea to recycle that old computer

Every few year we tend to change computer, the hardware can’t cope with modern demands, so that machine usually end up gathering dust somewhere in a cupboard in case the new one get defective or that we don’t know what to do with it. Sending it to the recycler is a good idea or course,…

Foursquare App Getting a Face-Lift

Being a big user of this application I will check, but it look like foursquare is really working on monetizing, which isn’t bad in itself, I rather much prefer that to stupid banner adds. Foursquare App Getting a Face-Lift This Week http://mashable.com/2012/06/03/foursquare-app-redesign/    

Flickr’s overhaul holds promise of restored glory

Read that on CNET this morning. As a big user and lover of Flickr, that’s a great news!   Flickr’s overhaul holds promise of restored glory http://www.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57427800-93/flickrs-overhaul-holds-promise-of-restored-glory/

About Podcasting

So it look like mevio.com is no longer hosting “non profit” podcast, I don’t know if it’s just a bug or it’s a decision they have taken recently, but the thing is, is that they haven’t publicized it yet and as far as I know a lot of producer got theirs account suspended without notice…

Kobo acquired by Japanese firm for $315 million

Honestly, I think it is a bad news.  Yes, it might be good news for Rakuten, I really believe that the kobo like of product is great; I had the opportunities to try the latest kobo touch and it was amazingly crisp and fast. The kobo apps on my iPad is my Book reader of…

New toy

Just got an android phone just for the fun of it, I got a cheap Samsung Galaxy 550. I mainly use my Ipad and will still do so, but I thought it could be interesting to see what is on the other side after all theses years of using apple’s product. So far I am…