May 2003

Chinwag's Old Blog: Reading Email on the Toilet

The traditional newspaper has always won hands-down in the go-anywhere contest with the web. You can't take the web or emails with you on the train (barring small-screened phones/PDAs or laptops) and taking it with you for some quiet-time in the loo wasn't entirely practical either. My suggestion at an office meeting for ethernet ports in our 'cubicles' wasn't greeted with much enthusiasm.

// more

7 May 2003 by Sam Michel

Chinwag's Old Blog: 25 Years of Spam

Yes, that's right, the scourge of your inbox isn't a recent phenomenon. According to recent research by Brad Templeton, DEC have the dubious privilege of being the first company to have sent spam. This also pre-dates the Internet itself to a time when the network of inter-connected computers was the preserver of the academic and defence communities.

// more

7 May 2003 by Sam Michel

Chinwag's Old Blog: Half of Company Email is Internal

According to a recent survey in North America by Osterman Research, 52% of respondents said half their work email was sent internally.

Lean across the desk? Nope, send an email, instead. The reliance on the medium and the speed with which we've come to rely on email is truly amazing. So the fax is relegated for contracts and other documents that need signatures, but for how long? You can already digitally sign email, although the process is complicated and expensive...for the moment.

// more

6 May 2003 by Sam Michel

Chinwag's Old Blog: Wi-Fi Meets Hi-Fi

Until recently Wi-Fi has meant enabling PDAs and laptops to go wirefree. That's all changing with the new breed of home entertainment centres that are using wireless' ability to shift bits without wires to the maximum.

// more

5 May 2003 by Sam Michel