Self-evident Computing

Jason Hiner's article , Self-evident computing: What does it mean in the future, has a good point.

I think that IT workers should create products that are user friendly. Yung hindi kumain ng tanga! Many IT users are teenagers and professionals who use these technologies in their everyday lives. I use MS Word and MS Excel everyday in preparing reports and memorandas in the office. I can't live without them! On the other hand, people who are in their late 50s, are not so interested in technology because of their age and simple lifestyle.

One of my immediate supervisors, who is in her late 50s, has a computer but she doesn't use it because she always tell me the same old excuse... Matanda na ako para matuto niyan at mahihirapan akong gamitin yan. I find her reason so lame! The office bought the computer for her to make work easier but she refuses to use it or even learn how to use it. Sayang ang computer. The computer became an opportunity cost for the office.

According to this survey conducted by the British Telecom Home IT Support, 71% of Britons has up to 10 gadgets lying around the home unused, as they find them too hard to use. Over half of Brits have abandoned gadgets because they don’t know how to use them properly. (http://www.uselog.com/2009/01/survey-consumers-abandon-complicated.html)

If IT companies will start producing easy-to-use products, I'm sure consumers will buy them most especially the old ones. I think that tech companies should also include them in their list of target markets to further increase their market shares and sales. For example, Nokia can create a cellular phone that is so simple to use but chic. The company may hire Christian Siriano (Project Runway winner) to design a phone for them. EASY but FIERCE!

The First Internet Browser Wars

I'm glad that the "The True Story of the Internet Browser Wars" was available in Youtube. The video was cut down into 5 because it was quite long. The documentary is about the first Internet browser war, Microsoft's Internet Explorer versus Netscape's Navigator.

Reminiscing... When I was still studying high school in OB Montessori Center in Greenhills, me and my classmates used to hang-out in Virra Mall. After class we went straight there to kill time while waiting for our sundo or school bus. The mall was a haven for kids because there were plenty of computer game shops and internet cafes. I always used Netscape Navigator whenever I searched the web because it was the only browser available in the PCs at that time. Though I am a user of Internet Explorer, I don't have negative comment against the Navigator.

Going back, the competition was similar to David versus Goliath, but with a different ending. Netscape, a small corporation, had a good start when they introduced the Navigator in the market. Success came when there usage share increased, but that success threatened Bill Gates' Microsoft. It was a pitty moment for Andreessen, Clark and their engineers because Microsoft introduced their Internet Explorer, bundled it with its Windows OS, and successfully knocked them down. Obviously there wasn't a healthy competition during those times because any company who may want to compete against the monopoly giant will really go down.

Bill Gates succeeded, but there were more problems ahead of them. The US Department of Justice filed an anti-trust lawsuit against them for monopolization. Microsoft lost this round. It's karma for them. For me, this lawsuit didn't have any negative effect to Microsoft because until now a lot of commercial businesses and individuals use their Internet Explorer. Plus... Bill Gates is still one or the richest man in the world!

Another pitty moment for Netscape when it was bought by America Online (AOL). I think that AOL tried its best to revive it but to no avail. Early 2008, AOL announced it will no longer give support to the brand, hence, brought Netscape to its death. RIP....

The anti-trust lawsuit benefited others because new browsers entered the market like Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Google Chrome, etc. And this opened the way for the second browser wars.

For me, all browsers are just same regardless of their features. As long as it helps me explore the World Wide Web, its OK.

I also don't find Rain SEXY at all!

PopSeoul is a blogsite that I always visited... I think almost everyday?... because it updates me with the latest Korean entertainment news. I learned this site from my mom who is also a Korean fanatic. I just read this news about G.Na, a rising Korean pop-star and she was quoted saying...

"Personally, I don’t find Rain sexy at all. He is tall, good-looking and very charismatic but he feels more like a family friend to me. I find Korean-American model-actors Daniel Henney and Dennis O’Neil very cute and adorable. The two of them have very chiseled features and good bodies.” (http://popseoul.com/2010/10/01/g-na-exclaims-i-don%e2%80%99t-find-rain-sexy-at-all/#more-85082)

Rain

And I totally agree with this...

I always see Rain as a talented singer, dancer and actor. Obviously he has the complete package which made him one of the most popular Asian artists in the world (though all his international films were flop in the market). I heard that he underwent a very strict diet and exercise program to lose more weight, in preparation for his films, but he is still ain't sexy for me.

I think that G.Na and I have the same taste. Daniel Henney and Dennis O'Neil are really sexy! When I watched their TV dramas, My Name is Kim Sam Soon and Sweet Spy, I started to like them. I had observed that Dennis looks like Superman's Brandon Routh.

Dennis Oh

Daniel and Rain are currently working in a TV drama "The Fugitive". They went in the Philippines few weeks ago to shoot some scenes in Boracay and promote the TV drama as well. Ruffa Gutierrez is so lucky cuz she got the chance to interview Daniel for her Paparazzi show.

Daniel Henney

My mom is a big fan of Rain and I'm sure she will not agree with me! :D:D:D