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VR Pacman

In Web/Tech on June 6, 2005 at 10:23 am

Check this out. The link is an interesting one, Pac Man as virtual reality game. Seems an interesting concept. I wonder how long before you start seeing people on the streets running or chasing somebody with goggles on they head.

Update: This seems to be another interesting game, although this one to watch.

Blogging as a Job

In Web/Tech on June 1, 2005 at 5:57 pm

This little article that appeared on the WSJ yesterday is interesting. It tells how blogging is becoming a respectable profession and as companies recognize the value of blogs for their corporate image they start hiring bloggers to do the company blog. Altough the article says that the leash is relatively long for Bloggers I wonder how long would that last as it becomes a main stream trend.

100 GB e-mail account

In Web/Tech on October 1, 2004 at 3:25 pm

Are you one of those that is running out of space in gmail? Take a look at this e-mail offer of 100 GB of space for e-mail.

Phishing and Spam

In Web/Tech on June 30, 2004 at 1:59 pm

citiI got this message, and although I was already aware that this kind of e-mails are flying around I was alarmed at how real this message looked.
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Freedom of Speech

In Web/Tech on May 20, 2004 at 5:08 pm

Today I watched over the lunch with my co-workers the terrific video by June Arunga and produced by the BBC, “The Devils foothpath” which recounts the adventures of this Kenyan law student trying to travel from Egypt to South Africa through several countries of the continent. The video is excelent and my friend Brad saw it first and made an interesting review of it here where among other things recounts her stay here at Atlas. As I watched the video I realize how akward things are in Africa and how freedom of speech will bring them some sort of relief. Speaking with a fellow co-worker, he pointed me out to this article that appeared in MSNBC The Lifeline Radio Project by the Free Play foundation.
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Alive here

In Personal, Web/Tech, Weblogs on May 18, 2004 at 1:28 am

Well it seems that throughout April I have been lazy to write in this BLOG. Part of the problem why I am not blogging is that most of the time I did that while I was forced to used the computer for my final work in my MBA.
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