Author Archives: Tom Long

iCloud, My Cloud?

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Tom Long

Well, everyone else is talking about it. Why not me? Actually, that’s pretty much all it is until iOS 5 comes out this fall – talk. Apple has announced that they, too, have cloud aspirations for the future of computing. … Continue reading →

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Google v Facebook

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Tom Long

courtesy of Укларочить on Flickr As things currently stand, I think we can say that Google dominates the search market. Bing has scrapped and bought its way to a significant market share, but in search Google rules. As a social … Continue reading →

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Plus One Button More

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Tom Long

So sue me. Yes, I’ve added another button to share this post. I’m sick of all the button-proliferation, too. BUT, on that subject (think about those words), you probably found this post by using Google. To make discovery easier, I … Continue reading →

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Net Neutrality

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Tom Long

Photo courtesy of jpoesen How does the internet fit into local, regional, national, and global societies? What roles should individual, corporate, charitable, and governmental entities play with respect to the internet? It is difficult to imagine a broader topic. There … Continue reading →

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Tech Travel

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Tom Long

For someone like myself travel consists of three phases – planning, doing, and “lessons learned”.  But travel also consists of layers: experiencing the place, building relationships with fellow travelers, recording impressions (primarily through photography), and sharing my experience with others … Continue reading →

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