Category Archives: ICT-stuff

How resilient is modern society?

Posted on Apr 19, 2009 by sim

The answer in short, it seems, is “not very”. And that’s because modern societies are so massively reliant on two things: electricity and fossil fuels. Our dependence on electricity in particular and how vulnerable our delivery system for it is, … Continue reading →

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Which Internet services will you pay for?

Posted on Apr 12, 2009 by sim

Most of us use many Internet services without paying much attention to the underlying business models – or lack thereof. The following observation by the Economist a couple of weeks back has a more profound impact than people are so … Continue reading →

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Why mobile & Internet are more valuable media

Posted on Mar 23, 2009 by sim

When one gathers the main media consumption patterns of people and sums up the figures, you end up with an interesting dilemma. For example, Finns: Watch an average of 3 hours 13 minutes of television daily [article] Listen to the … Continue reading →

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Hello, Internet – bye bye, battery

Posted on Mar 16, 2009 by sim

Among industry experts, it has long been known that so-called “always-on” mobile Internet applications present a huge and currently largely unsolved problem for battery life longevity. There various technical and non-technical reasons for this that I will not get into … Continue reading →

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Best mobile websites – and notes on mobile browsing

Posted on Feb 15, 2009 by sim

Some time back, I made a list of best practices for creating a mobile-optimized website. For some inexplicable reason, it seems not all companies have followed my advice yet To highlight some of the better sites, however, I thought I’d … Continue reading →

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