I think it is important to consider the ownership you maintain over files and information you store within online services. This article from AppAdvice offers a good summary about your “rights” when storing things on several popular cloud services.
#tech#privacy#copyright
April 25, 2012
3:09 pm
Who owns the information you store in the cloud? →
April 24, 2012
9:35 am
Harvard Library: subscriptions too costly, faculty should go open access →
I find it odd that subscription cost is what prompts Harvard to propose a shift toward open-access publication, but I am excited by the benefits this may bring to the future of academic publishing. I wager that Harvard maintains the clout to bring “prestige” to a model centered on open-access.
#academia#publishing
April 10, 2012
10:17 am
Flashback Checker for Mac to check for the Flashback Trojan →
Attention all Mac users:
The days of minimal virus susceptibility for Macs are on the decline. Be sure to run this free piece of software to determine if your Mac is free of the Flashback Trojan.
February 18, 2012
February 13, 2012
6:06 pm
I finally saw Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1. I declare this Robot Chicken parody to be far superior to anything I saw in that horrid film.
#film#parody#Robot Chicken
December 6, 2011
10:25 am
Amazon leveraging iOS app and discounts to lure shoppers away from physical retail outlets - 9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence →
Good added price-cut bonus!
Amazon, the online shopping juggernaut, just announced that it will incentivize shoppers in physical retail stores to buy products on the Amazon.com instead by shaving an additional five percent off of qualifying products. The company urged customers to download their updated Price Check app so they could price check items as they stroll down the store aisles this coming Saturday, December 10
#tech#deals