The other week, an article written in 1995 by Clifford Stoll who – in short – could see no future for the internet, resurfaced.
While events obviously took a different course, Stoll’s words started me wondering about a world without an internet, and what our lives in 2010 might be like in the absence of [...]

Writing in 1995, Clifford Stoll outlines why he sees no future for the internet, quite simply, it’s all too difficult:
Consider today’s online world. The Usenet, a worldwide bulletin board, allows anyone to post messages across the nation. Your word gets out, leapfrogging editors and publishers. Every voice can be heard cheaply and instantly. The result? [...]

Today is the big day, Apple is supposed to finally reveal whatever it is they are keeping up their sleeve. Whether it be an iSlate, an iTablet, or an iCanvas, Derek Powazek hopes the device will serve to meld print and online content.
Every content website I’ve ever worked on has proclaimed the death of [...]

British town Swindon is to offer its 186,000 residents free wireless internet access, in what is said to be a first. While basic access will be cost-free, users looking for a decent data allocation would need to start paying however.
Local authorities will set up 1,400 secure access points around town to create a “wi-fi [...]

Did You Know 4.0. While it’s easy to get your message out there, is anyone hearing it?
Convergence is everywhere. It’s easier than ever to reach a large audience, but harder than ever to really connect with it.

Via Drew McLellan.

Glad it’s not just me that finds the WWW a tad frustrating at times, though I hadn’t compiled a list 65 gripes long… yet.
The reset button. Do we really need this? I especially love it when I accidentally press “reset” instead of “submit”. It’s especially satisfying when it’s a long form.

Vint Cerf, “chief internet evangelist” at Google says the next stage of the internet’s development will see it interface with humans – by way of cochlear brain implants – while extending its reach into the depths of space.
His current predictions that the falling cost and rising sophistication of programmable devices will allow the [...]

Incredible article about homeless people in the US who still manage to maintain an online presence despite being without a roof over their heads.
Like most San Franciscans, Charles Pitts is wired. Mr. Pitts, who is 37 years old, has accounts on Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. He runs an Internet forum on Yahoo, reads news online [...]

David Edgerton dissects the hype of the new web order.
“The internet”, says David Edgerton, professor of the history of technology at Imperial College London and author of The Shock of the Old: Technology and Global History since 1900, “is rather passé… It’s just a means of communication, like television, radio or newspapers.” Edgerton is the [...]

iPods, social networks, twittering (by inference), and the web itself, are among five “technological advancements” considered beneficial to our mental well-being.
TV also makes the list on account of the “comfort” it can spawn:
No, television is not exactly an “advanced technology” anymore, but it is a tool nearly every household in America has and one [...]