Mobile phones have been spreading much faster than computers. By the end of 2010, almost 75% of the world population will have access to a mobile phone. And these phones can bring all the benefits of the Internet and computing…
Middle of the Pyramid (MoP) 1
Looking at the current world state from a technology perspective is very illuminating. Current estimates suggest that the benefits of computing have reached fewer than 1.5 billion people. The world population is more than 6 billion. Latest estimates suggest that…
Meta Data is also Data
In so many discussions, people keep discussing about data and meta data. So one starts wondering what is meta data? Well, meta data is data about data. Because of several discussions with my respected (and very well known) researcher friends…
Reflecting on your life
Many projects like LifeLog, myLifeBits, and eChronicles started to keep track of life memories. In fact UK has a computing Grand Challenge called “Memories for Life” that is related to this. People find it fascinating to save their experiences and…
LifeLog made easy
A few years ago, lots of activity started in logging one’s lifeusing all kind of electronic devices. A DARPA project with the name LifeLog was launched but was later cancelled due to privacy issues. But many other efforts started at…