Tech Talk

Observations from Jamie DeLoma, journalist and computer nerd

Archive for 2009

Can you hear me now?

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The days in which e-mail dominated the way Person A communicated with Person B are already over. While I continue to send and receive e-mails every day, I sift through more tweets, Facebook messages, RSS feeds and blog postings. Heck, you are reading one right now.

Woman faces pokey after Facebook poke

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A Tennessee woman was arrested for allegedly poking someone on Facebook.

Don’t become too dependent on social networking

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Has social networking become part of your daily routine at work? If so, you might soon have to go through withdrawal.

Keep an eye on the swine flu

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The Internet offers everything you need to know about the spread of H1N1 and how to stay healthy.

Skype grows in users, usability

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Skype, a service that provides free video and voice calls, instant messaging and file sharing capabilities, is a must-have tool for all Internet surfers.

Only known footage of Anne Frank posted

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The only known video footage of Anne Frank has been posted on YouTube, the Guardian newspaper reports.

Ride the wave, dude!

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Do you want Google Wave? Unfortunately, so does everyone else.

Poll asking if Obama should be killed has been pulled, probed

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A survey that asked Facebook users if President Barack Obama should be assassinated was removed.