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Tag Archives: Internet
Review: Couldn’t fall for ‘Her’ (** of four)
For a movie about the unexpected romantic connection between a man and his computer, “Her” from writer/director Spike Jonze was oddly disengaging. I must admit that I didn’t enter the film with a lot of energy on a lazy Saturday … Continue reading
Posted in TV, Film and Radio
Tagged AI, computer, drama, Internet, Joaquin Phoenix, review, romance, Scarlett Johansson, sci-fi, Spike Jonze
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The Interweb – Part 1
Photo via fr.wikipedia.org A photo of an eMac, the kind of computer we use at work. Apple discontinued them in 2006. IN 2006. Our introductory offer up, my husband and I decided that $70 was really too much to be … Continue reading
Surfing Internet from train a breeze… when I could get online
Taking the train to visit family in Southern California over the holidays gave me a chance to check out the new Wi-Fi Internet service fromAmtrak. The service was convenient when it worked, but I often had problems connecting to the … Continue reading
Betty White an unlikely SNL fit, but could do well with backups
One of the latest Internet campaigns that seems to be gaining traction is a push to get comedienne Betty White to host an upcoming episode of “Saturday Night Live.” While she showed some toughness and strong comedic chops in a … Continue reading
Posted in TV, Film and Radio
Tagged Betty White, comedy, Internet, meme, NBC, Saturday Night Live
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Google’s holiday WiFi gift – 15 of 47 airports already had free Internet
I love free stuff — lots of people do. That’s probably one big reason why Google’s offer of free WiFi at 47 participating airports during the holidays (through Jan. 15) sounds so nice. But looks can be deceiving. I didn’t … Continue reading
For want of spite, Twitter was lost
Less than a day after the microblogging Web site Twitter was briefly knocked offline and social Web site Facebook was hampered, a picture of what happened began to develop and who was targeted. Instead of some sort of corporate or … Continue reading
Posted in World at large
Tagged cyberterrorism, denial of service, Facebook, Internet, outages, Twitter
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